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Despite quiet bats, Guardians in position to sweep Giants
The Cleveland Guardians will look to complete their first three-game sweep since April when they wrap up an interleague series against the host San Francisco Giants on Thursday afternoon.,The Guardians have made the most of 13 total hits in the first two games of the set, getting a key home run from...
Streaking Reds pursue series sweep of skidding Twins
Matt McLain and the surging Cincinnati Reds will look to complete a three-game series sweep when they host the Minnesota Twins in a Thursday matinee.,The Reds won their fourth straight and ninth in 11 games on Wednesday, defeating the Twins 4-2 in a contest that ended in the bottom of the sixth inni...
Daniel Schneemann's 3-run homer leads Guardians past Giants
Daniel Schneemann hit a three-run home run, the Cleveland bullpen did a masterful job for a second straight game and the visiting Guardians made it two in a row over the San Francisco Giants with a 4-2 victory on Wednesday.,Logan Allen (5-4) pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball, helping the Guardia...
Reds outlast Twins for rain-shortened victory
Spencer Steer belted a go-ahead two-run homer, doubled and scored twice against his former team to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-2 rain-shortened win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.,The game was halted with two outs in the bottom of the sixth as heavy rains drenched the field and t...
Maikel Garcia's 4 RBIs guide Royals past Rangers
Maikel Garcia had a three-run home run and a clutch RBI triple to help the visiting Kansas City Royals to a 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.,The Royals, who carried a six-game losing streak into this three-game set, have taken the first two games to clinch their first series victory sinc...
LSU walks off Arkansas to advance to MCWS finals
Jared Jones played the hero twice and the scapegoat once in the final two innings Wednesday as the junior first baseman's walk-off single propelled No. 6 LSU to a 6-5 win over No. 3 Arkansas and into the finals of the Men's College World Series at Omaha, Neb.,A rematch between the top two seeded tea...
Royals' Cole Ragans told to rest for four weeks
Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro announced Wednesday that All-Star starting pitcher Cole Ragans won't throw for four weeks in an effort to calm his mild rotator cuff strain.,"No surgery," Quatraro told reporters. "No injection. Just rest.",Ragans, who was placed on the 15-day injured list Ju...
Bryson Stott powers Phillies past Marlins
Bryson Stott hit a three-run home run and Ranger Suarez tossed seven strong innings as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Wednesday.,Suarez (6-1) allowed one run on four hits with two walks and eight strikeouts. Orion Kerkering pitched a scoreless inning and Matt Strahm...
Former DB Ramzee Robinson sues Chiefs for wrongful termination
Ramzee Robinson, a former NFL defensive back who then served as director of player engagement for the Kansas City Chiefs, filed a lawsuit against the franchise for wrongful termination. The suit accuses the Chiefs of discriminating against Robinson because he is Black.,A nine-year employee with Kans...
Browns rookie QB Shedeur Sanders cited for driving 101 mph
Police cited Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders for driving 41 miles over the posted speed limit in the early hours Tuesday after the 23-year-old was clocked at 101 mph by the Strongsville Police Department in Ohio.,Police records indicated that Sanders was stopped at 12:24 a.m. loc...
Amy Yang looks to repeat at Women's PGA in wide-open field
The LPGA has a new commissioner on the way, a new course to play and no shortage of parity as it marks the halfway point of the season at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, which begins Thursday in Frisco, Texas.,It's an important time on the women's golf calendar for more reasons than one. Three of...
Stacked field tackles Travelers Championship after tough U.S. Open
Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and new U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun are among the main attractions as the Travelers Championship tees off Thursday in Cromwell, Conn., and the PGA Tour shifts from its hardest level of difficulty to perhaps its easiest.,Spaun was the only player to finish under par ...
100 days from Ryder Cup, Keegan Bradley savoring journey
U.S. captain Keegan Bradley said Wednesday that the only time he isn't thinking about September's Ryder Cup is when he is "inside the ropes Thursday through Sunday.",With the start of the Ryder Cup now just 100 days away, Bradley fielded questions about the experience as he got ready to tee off in t...
Reports: Texans to sign former first-round pick Damon Arnette
The Houston Texans are signing former first-round pick Damon Arnette Jr., who has not played in the NFL since legal problems derailed his career in 2022, multiple outlets reported Wednesday. ,The defensive back worked out for the Texans on June 9 ahead of the team's minicamp. ,Arnette most recently ...
Ravens sign CB Jaire Alexander to 1-year deal
The Baltimore Ravens added former Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander to their roster.,Alexander signed his contract on Wednesday, but the Ravens didn't share any details. According to ESPN, it's a one-year deal with a base value of $4 million, plus $2 million in incentives. ,Multiple outle...
U.S. Open champ J.J. Spaun carries momentum to Connecticut
J.J. Spaun's news conference Wednesday ahead of the Travelers Championship might have been the longest he has sat still since winning the U.S. Open on Sunday.,"It's been pretty hectic but also very fun," said Spaun, whose dramatic birdie-birdie finish at Oakmont Country Club gave him a two-stroke wi...
Rangers F Matt Rempe agrees to 2-year extension
The New York Rangers and forward Matt Rempe agreed to terms on a two-year, $1.95 million contract extension on Wednesday.,Rempe, 22, had been scheduled to become a restricted free agent on July 1.,Listed at 6-foot-9 and 255 pounds, Rempe recorded eight points (three goals, five assists), a plus-7 ra...
Rory McIlroy hopes Travelers is 'perfect sort of chaser' to U.S. Open
Rory McIlroy will look to atone after a less-than-ideal weekend at the U.S. Open when he tees off Thursday at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn.,Sure, McIlroy closed strong with six birdies in Sunday's final round to finish in a tie for 19th place at the U.S. Open.,While that was enough t...
Carson Hocevar fined $50K for derogatory comments about Mexico City
Driver Carson Hocevar has been fined $50,000 by his race team, Spire Motorsports, and will be required to undergo sensitivity training after he made derogatory comments about Mexico City.,NASCAR's first Cup Series points race outside the United States since 1958 apparently didn't sit well with Hocev...
$12M purse ups ante at Women's PGA Championship
The Women's PGA Championship raised the purse of the major tournament to $12 million, matching last month's U.S. Women's Open for the biggest purse of the season.,To boot, the winner of the 156-player field at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco in Texas this week will pocket $1.8 million. ,The purse wa...