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Hits keep coming for Yankees while Orioles having issues making contact
Ben Rice and Cody Bellinger are a pair of potent left-handed bats supporting Aaron Judge in the middle of the New York Yankees' lineup.,The duo keyed the previous two wins, and the Yankees attempt to secure another series victory Sunday afternoon when they host the Baltimore Orioles.,The Yankees are...
Lawrence Ennali's late goal lifts Dynamo past Rapids
Lawrence Ennali scored the go-ahead goal in the 72nd minute to lead the Houston Dynamo to a 1-0 win over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday.,Guilherme's in-swinging corner was cleared from the box where Ennali settled the ball with one touch and had a wide-open shot that he tucked under the cr...
Cubs win 10th straight at home with shutout of Diamondbacks
Ian Happ hit a 399-foot homer into the wind, Shota Imanaga pitched seven scoreless innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 for their 10th straight home victory.,Happ hit his eighth homer leading off the second inning off Ryne Nelson (1-3), a line drive into the right field se...
Orioles set to call up RHP Trey Gibson for MLB debut
The Baltimore Orioles will have right-hander Trey Gibson make his major league debut Sunday in a start against the New York Yankees, manager Craig Albernaz confirmed Saturday.,The Orioles have a rotation vacancy after left-hander Trevor Rogers went on the injured list this week with an illness. Balt...
Wrexham's Premier League promotion bid falls short
Wrexham fell agonizingly short of a fourth consecutive promotion Saturday, putting their Premier League dreams on hold for another season.,The Welsh club, owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, finished in seventh place in the English League Championship following a disappointing 2-2 home...
Red-hot Ildemaro Vargas, struggling D-backs gear up for Cubs
Arizona's Ildemaro Vargas is the top hitter in baseball now that he has reached the qualifying threshold, but that might not mean the kidding will stop.,Vargas raised his batting average to a major-league-leading .404 with a four-hit game in the Diamondbacks' 6-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Friday, ...
Cubs stay hot, edge Diamondbacks in series opener
Michael Busch had two hits, including a two-run single, and the Chicago Cubs used two three-run innings to hold off the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Friday in the first game of a weekend series.,Busch triggered a three-run first with a bases-loaded single, then the Cubs added three more in t...
Mitch Marner tallies 3 points as Knights KO Mammoth in Game 6
Mitch Marner scored two goals and had an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Utah Mammoth 5-1 to clinch their first-round Western Conference playoff series in Game 6 on Friday in Salt Lake City.,It was the sixth career three-point playoff game for Marner, tying his postseason high. Brett...
Dynamo strive for more clinical finishing vs. Rapids
Houston Dynamo coach Ben Olsen wants a sharper offensive performance when his club hosts the Colorado Rapids on Saturday.,The Dynamo (4-5-0, 12 points) have struggled to capitalize on possessions around the box, a trend that Olsen said must improve.,"We are a little toothless in our attack," Olsen s...
Cubs edge D-backs to pull within half-game of first
Michael Busch had two hits, including a two-run single, and the Chicago Cubs used two three-run innings to hold off the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Friday in the first game of a weekend series.,Busch triggered a three-run first with a bases-loaded single, then the Cubs added three more in t...
Four-star 2027 QB prospect Wonderful Monds IV commits to Notre Dame
Four-star 2027 quarterback prospect Wonderful Monds IV announced his commitment to Notre Dame on ESPN's Pat McAfee Show Friday afternoon.,Monds, who hails from Vero Beach, Fla, chose the Fighting Irish over Florida State and Ohio State. He ranks as the No. 264 overall prospect and No. 20 quarterback...
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Zac Gallen attempts to steady D-backs' staff in opener vs. Cubs
Zac Gallen will start the opening contest of the Arizona Diamondbacks' three-game series against the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon with a purple, baseball-seamed bruise on his right shoulder after being struck by a line drive in his latest start.,The Diamondbacks as a whole can relate.,The D-back...
Mammoth return home with season on line vs. resilient Golden Knights
After their second consecutive 5-4 overtime loss on Wednesday, you might expect the Utah Mammoth to be a little demoralized heading into Game 6 of their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series with the Vegas Golden Knights.,But the mood around the Mammoth was surprisingly upbeat heading ...
William Contreras (4 hits), Brewers clobber Diamondbacks
William Contreras had four hits including a homer and drove in four runs as the Milwaukee Brewers hammered the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 13-1 to win the rubber game of the series Thursday.,Sal Frelick homered, Brice Turang and Garrett Mitchell each had two hits and scored three runs, and Tyler B...
Report: Eagles sign first-round WR Makai Lemon
Wide receiver Makai Lemon reportedly became the initial first-round pick of the 2026 NFL Draft class to sign his rookie contract.,NFL Network reported on Thursday that Lemon signed his four-year rookie deal with the Philadelphia Eagles.,Lemon, the 20th overall pick of the draft out of Southern Calif...
Report: Calais Campbell, 39, to sign 1-year deal with Ravens
Six-time Pro-Bowl defensive end Calais Campbell is returning to Baltimore to sign a one-year contract with the Ravens, ESPN reported Thursday.,Campbell, who turns 40 on Sept. 1, previously played in Baltimore from 2020-22. He will suit up for his 19th NFL season in 2026.,Campbell has appeared in 278...
Michael Soroka, D-backs chase series victory vs. Brewers
The Arizona Diamondbacks will look for Michael Soroka to continue his hot start when they visit the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday afternoon in the deciding contest of a three-game series.,Soroka (4-0, 2.60 ERA) will oppose fellow right-hander Brandon Woodruff (2-1, 3.77). ,The Diamondbacks evened th...
Short-handed, double-OT tally give Knights 3-2 edge on Mammoth
Brett Howden scored a short-handed goal at 5:28 in the second overtime as the Vegas Golden Knights took a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference first-round playoff series with a 5-4 victory over the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday in Las Vegas.,Howden won a puck battle with Alexander Kerfoot in the right c...
Rangers OF Brandon Nimmo optimistic hamstring injury is minor
Texas outfielder Brandon Nimmo exited the Rangers' 3-0 win over the New York Yankees due to right hamstring tightness on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas, but he is optimistic he won't miss additional action.,Nimmo sustained the injury while beating out a fifth-inning single off first baseman Ben Rice'...