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Rockies score six in second inning to top Guardians
Brendan Rodgers homered in a six-run second inning, Ty Blach tossed seven strong innings, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-4 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Colorado took two of three games from Cleveland, which came to Coors Field riding a nine-game winning streak. The Rockies ...
Ryan Gauld, Whitecaps top Sporting KC to end winless streak
Ryan Gauld scored twice to lift the Vancouver Whitecaps past Sporting Kansas City 2-1, ending a six-match winless streak Wednesday night at Kansas City, Kan., ,Gauld has scored in three consecutive games, pushing his season total to a team-high seven., ,Goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka made four saves but w...
Nelson Velazquez (2 HRs), Royals overpower Twins
Nelson Velazquez went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs and the Kansas City Royals pulled away for a 6-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night in Minneapolis., ,Salvador Perez doubled, homered and drove in two runs for Kansas City, which snapped a three-game skid. Bobby Witt Jr. we...
Marlins' 16-hit attack sinks Yu Darvish, Padres
Josh Bell collected three of the visiting Miami Marlins' 16 hits and Jesus Sanchez homered in a 9-1 rout of the San Diego Padres on Wednesday that prevented a three-game sweep.,Miami starter Braxton Garrett (2-0) scattered six hits and a run over five innings with no walks and two strikeouts. Four r...
Mets 1B Pete Alonso (hand) exits after HBP
New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso left Wednesday's game in the first inning after he was hit on the right hand by Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher James Paxton.,Alonso checked his swing on the pitch and initially appeared to foul the ball off. But Alonso yelled in pain and fell to his knees before ...
Report: Kansas extends AD Travis Goff through 2031
Kansas and its athletic director, Travis Goff, have agreed on a new seven-year contract that runs through 2031, ESPN reported Wednesday. ,The deal comes with a significant pay raise, per the report. ,Since arriving in 2021, Goff has hired Lance Leipold as football coach and has overseen a $450 milli...
Clippers coach Tyronn Lue agrees to extension
The Los Angeles Clippers announced a new long-term contract with head coach Tyronn Lue on Wednesday.,Lue, 47, led the Clippers to a 51-31 finish in 2023-24. They fell to the Dallas Mavericks in six games in the first round of the playoffs.,"T Lue is everything we want in a head coach. He's a brillia...
Report: Clippers coach Tyronn Lue agrees to extension
Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue has agreed to a long-term contract that makes him one of the NBA's highest-paid coaches, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Lue, 47, led the Clippers to a 51-31 finish in 2023-24. They fell to the Dallas Mavericks in six games in the first round of the playoffs.,An extens...
Ascending Twins look to hand Royals another loss
The Minnesota Twins face a good problem as they prepare for Wednesday night's game against the Kansas City Royals in Minneapolis. ,The Twins keep winning hard-fought games. And they keep turning to their hard-throwing closer to finish the job. ,Jhoan Duran has collected a save in five of the past si...
Hot Rockies, even hotter Guardians square off in series finale
The Cleveland Guardians merely shrugged after their nine-game winning streak ended in an 8-6 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Monday.,"We're still dangerous," Cleveland center fielder Tyler Freeman said. "We had a little win streak going on. Now we're going to start a new one.",Freeman was correct. T...
Another pitchers' duel on tap for Marlins vs. Padres?
Pitching has dominated the headlines in the first two games of the series between the San Diego Padres and visiting Miami Marlins. ,The series finale on Wednesday afternoon should be no different.,Left-hander Braxton Garrett is scheduled to start for the Marlins, five days after throwing a four-hit ...
Matt Waldron's knuckler stymies Marlins in Padres' 4-0 win
Matt Waldron threw seven strong innings for the San Diego Padres in a 4-0 win against the visiting Miami Marlins on Tuesday night in the middle game of their three-game series.,Jeremiah Estrada struck out the side in a non-save situation in the ninth, giving him 13 consecutive strikeouts over his pa...
Jose Miranda, Manuel Margot help Twins take down Royals again
Jose Miranda drove in two runs, Manuel Margot went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Edouard Julien also had an RBI for the Twins, who have won the first two games of the four-game series. Byron Buxto...
Reports: Texans extend WR Nico Collins for 3 years, $72.75 million
The Houston Texans rewarded wide receiver Nico Collins for his breakout performance last season with a three-year, $72.75 million contract extension that includes $52 million guaranteed, according to multiple media reports Tuesday.,The contract, with a maximum value of $75 million, keeps the 25-year...
Report: Retired S Tony Jefferson wants to play in '24
Safety Tony Jefferson wants to come out of retirement and play in 2024, according to Bleacher Report.,Jefferson, 32, last played for the New York Giants in 2022 and announced his retirement in May 2023.,He spent last season as a scouting intern with the Baltimore Ravens, a team with which he spent f...
Report: Tennessee F Igor Milicic withdraws from draft
Croatian forward Igor Milicic has withdrawn from next month's NBA draft and will play at Tennessee in 2024-25, CBS Sports reported Tuesday.,The 6-foot-10 Milicic is a two-time transfer who played the last two seasons at Charlotte after one year at Virginia.,He averaged 12.8 points and 8.5 rebounds a...
Marlins' Jesus Luzardo brings scoreless run into matchup with Padres
Miami Marlins left-hander Jesus Luzardo will try to maintain his streak of scoreless innings when he takes the mound against the host San Diego Padres on Tuesday night in the middle game of a three-game series.,Luzardo (2-3, 4.14 ERA) has combined for 14 shutout innings over his past two outings.,In...
With winning streak over, Guardians look to rebound vs. Rockies
It might be the end of May but the Cleveland Guardians are looking like a team that can make an October run.,As long as they don't face the Colorado Rockies.,Cleveland saw its nine-game winning streak snapped in an 8-6 loss at the Rockies in Denver on Monday. Still, the Guardians have the second-bes...
Relentless Royals, streaking Twins clash in division matchup
Simeon Woods Richardson will look to maintain his marvelous start to the season when he takes the mound for the Minnesota Twins against the Kansas City Royals in the second contest of a four-game series Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Woods Richardson (1-0, 2.57 ERA) has allowed only 10 earned runs in...
Padres take advantage of errors to top Marlins
Donovan Solano homered and the host San Diego Padres took advantage of two errors by Miami Marlins shortstop Tim Anderson in the seventh inning to escape with a 2-1 win in the opener of the three-game series on Monday afternoon.,San Diego starter Michael King allowed one run and three hits in five i...