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Angels' Mike Trout, Yankees' Aaron Judge look for encores in finale
Mike Trout is enjoying a memorable power display at Yankee Stadium for the Los Angeles Angels.,Jose Caballero is enjoying a memorable series in the late innings for the New York Yankees.,Both players are making their managers appreciative as the teams head into the finale of a four-game series on Th...
Modest offense aside, Tigers vie for series sweep of Royals
The Detroit Tigers have scored only four runs during the first two games of their home series against the Kansas City Royals. It's still been enough to keep their winning streak going.,Detroit will be aiming for its sixth consecutive victory in the finale of the three-game series on Thursday afterno...
Braxton Ashcraft, ascending Pirates set for finale vs. Nationals
Pirates right-hander Braxton Ashcraft and Washington Nationals left-hander Foster Griffin will aim to continue their respective impressive starts to the season when they take the mound Thursday afternoon in Pittsburgh.,Ashcraft (1-1, 2.12 ERA) also will attempt to lead the Pirates to their 11th win ...
Oilers can wrap up home ice in playoffs with win over Canucks
The Edmonton Oilers cannot win the Pacific Division, but home-ice advantage in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs remains in play for the two-time defending Western Conference champions as the Vancouver Canucks arrive on Thursday for the regular-season finale.,Edmonton also will welcome bac...
Braves blast 3 home runs in victory over Marlins
Bryce Elder threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings, and the Atlanta Braves backed him up with three home runs to defeat the visiting Miami Marlins 6-3 on Wednesday in the rubber game of a three-game series.,Elder (2-1) allowed four hits and two walks and struck out seven. The right-hander lowered his ERA to ...
Blackhawks score 5 straight to beat Sharks in season finale
Louis Crevier scored two third-period goals and Chicago scored five straight to rally for a 5-2 win against the visiting San Jose Sharks in the Blackhawks' season finale on Wednesday night.,Sam Rinzel, Ryan Greene and Nick Lardis also scored, Connor Bedard had two assists and Spencer Knight made 15 ...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Toluca, Tigres earn semifinal berths
Paulinho, building on his hat trick in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series, added two goals in the second leg on Wednesday, leading Toluca FC to a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy in Carson, Calif.,Toluca prevailed 7-2 on aggregate, earning a spot in the semifinals a...
Al Horford's late treys carry Warriors to play-in win over Clippers
Al Horford connected on four 3-pointers in the final 5:37 of a Western Conference play-in game, lifting the 10th-place Golden State Warriors to a 126-121 win over the ninth-place Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday in Inglewood, Calif.,Golden State advances to a sudden-death matchup against the Suns i...
Shea Langeliers, Jacob Wilson homer as A's hold on to defeat Rangers
Shea Langeliers smashed a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth inning and Jacob Wilson hit a two-run shot one inning later to help the Athletics post a 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Tyler Soderstrom had an RBI double while reaching base three time...
Reilly Smith tallies twice as Knights down Kraken, win Pacific title
Reilly Smith scored twice during Vegas' three-goal third period and also had an assist as the Golden Knights rallied for a 4-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken to clinch the Pacific Division title on Wednesday in Las Vegas.,It was the 31st multi-goal game of Smith's career and his second of the seaso...
N.J. governor: FIFA should share World Cup transportation costs
With public transit costs for getting to and from World Cup games repeatedly reaching or exceeding $100 each way, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill is asking FIFA to help subsidize the expense.,According to The Athletic, train tickets from New York's Penn Station to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherfo...
Rory McIlroy's Masters repeat scores CBS' best ratings in 11 years
Rory McIlroy's sixth career major title -- his second consecutive win at the Masters -- earned a major ratings boost for CBS in the final round on Sunday afternoon.,The fourth round averaged nearly 14 million viewers -- 13,995,000, more precisely -- the most to watch CBS for the final day from Augus...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Paulinho, Toluca demolish Galaxy
Paulinho, building on his hat trick in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series, added two goals in the second leg on Wednesday, leading Toluca FC to a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy in Carson, Calif.,Toluca prevailed 7-2 on aggregate, earning a spot in the semifinals a...
Blackhawks score five straight to beat Sharks in season finale
Louis Crevier scored two third-period goals, and the Chicago Blackhawks scored five straight to rally for a 5-2 win against the visiting San Jose Sharks in their season finale on Wednesday night.,Sam Rinzel, Ryan Greene, and Nick Lardis also scored, Connor Bedard had two assists, and Spencer Knight ...
David Beckham: Inter Miami not rushing to replace head coach
Co-owner David Beckham said Inter Miami have to "let things settle down" before hiring a head coach after the sudden, early-season departure of Javier Mascherano on Tuesday.,Mascherano stepped down due to what he called personal reasons in a statement, with ESPN reporting that he made the decision o...
Wenceel Perez's late homer vs. Royals runs Tigers' win streak to 5
Wenceel Perez hit a go-ahead eighth-inning home run and the host Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to five games with a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.,Perez's first homer of the season made a winner of reliever Kyle Finnegan (1-0), who tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings...
Power-play success propels playoff-bound Senators past Maple Leafs
Drake Batherson and Warren Foegele scored power-play goals Wednesday night and the Ottawa Senators defeated the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 in the regular-season finale for both teams.,Dylan Cozens added an empty-net goal for the Senators, and Claude Giroux contributed two assists.,Former Maple...
Brewers pitch way past Blue Jays to snap 6-game skid
Chad Patrick and three relievers combined on a five-hitter and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied with two runs in the eighth inning for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, snapping a six-game losing streak.,After being held to three hits through seven innings, the Brewers broke through fo...
Braves blast three home runs in victory over Marlins
Bryce Elder threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings, and the Atlanta Braves backed him up with three home runs to defeat the visiting Miami Marlins 6-3 on Wednesday in the rubber game of their three-game series.,Elder (2-1) allowed four hits and two walks and struck out seven. The right-hander lowered his ERA...
NBA gives LaMelo Ball fine, but no suspension, for tripping Bam Adebayo
Hornets guard LaMelo Ball was fined by the NBA but not suspended for tripping Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo during Charlotte's play-in victory on Tuesday night.,The NBA completed its assessment of the incident on Wednesday, and it handed Ball a $35,000 fine for the play and retroactively assessed a fl...