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Tigers' Riley Greene keeps streak going in win over Marlins
Riley Greene homered, singled and drove in four runs on Saturday afternoon as the Detroit Tigers defeated the visiting Miami Marlins for the second straight game, 6-1.,Greene had an RBI single in the first inning and has reached base safely in all 15 games this season.,In the third inning, after fal...
Linus Ullmark, Senators blank sinking Islanders
Ridly Greig scored a short-handed goal in the first period and Jake Sanderson added a power-play goal in the third, lifting the Ottawa Senators to a 3-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon in Elmont, N.Y.,Michael Amadio added an empty-net goal late in the third and Linus Ullmar...
Emil Lilleberg's late goal lifts Lightning past skidding Bruins
Defenseman Emil Lilleberg scored a rebound goal with 1:35 left in regulation, leading the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon.,Moments after the Bruins were unable to clear a puck out of their own zone, Lilleberg buried the rebound of a Jake Guentze...
Pistons, Pacers close regular season in opposite positions
With the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference already locked up, the Detroit Pistons visiting the Indiana Pacers on Sunday in Indianapolis with an opportunity to complete a 60-win regular season for the first time in 20 years.,The surprising Pistons (59-22) come into Sunday's regular-season finale w...
Report: Marlins OF Griffin Conine to undergo hamstring surgery
Miami Marlins outfielder Griffin Conine will have surgery to repair his left hamstring next week and will be sidelined for six to eight weeks, according to MLB.com.,Miami placed Conine on the 10-day injured list on Friday with a tear in the hamstring. He will have the procedure with Dr. Dan Cooper i...
F Azura Stevens rejoins Sky on reported 3-year deal
Free agent forward Azura Stevens rejoined the Chicago Sky on Saturday following three seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks.,Terms were not disclosed by Chicago but ESPN reported that the 6-foot-6 Stevens, 30, landed a three-year contract.,Stevens previously played for the Sky from 2020-22, winning a ...
Twins place RHP Cody Laweryson, 3B Royce Lewis on IL
The Minnesota Twins placed reliever Cody Laweryson and third baseman Royce Lewis on the injured list Saturday.,Laweryson, 27, is on the 15-day IL (retroactive to Thursday) with a right forearm strain.,Lewis, 26, is on the 10-day IL (retroactive to Friday) with a left knee sprain.,The Twins recalled ...
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Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. 'confident' heading into game vs. Guardians
Ronald Acuna Jr. remains confident even as his slow start to the season has dragged into another week. ,After what amounts to an offensive eruption, Acuna will lead the Atlanta Braves into the second contest of a three-game series against the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night. ,In Atlan...
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Blue Jays work to continue hot hitting against Twins
The Toronto Blue Jays hope to ride the momentum of a hitting spree into Saturday afternoon when they go for a series win over the visiting Minnesota Twins.,The Blue Jays outhit the Twins 14-7 Friday night in their 10-4 victory in the opener of a three-game series. ,The Twins opened a 4-0 lead on a t...
Tigers' Casey Mize hopes sunny skies signal success vs. Marlins
Casey Mize made his most recent start in brutal weather conditions, and the Detroit Tigers right-hander hopes better weather will lead to better results on Saturday when he pitches the middle game of a three-game home series against the Miami Marlins on Saturday afternoon.,Mize's season debut was st...
Amid James Rodriguez health issue, Minnesota United bid to build steam vs. San Diego
A Minnesota United side weathering speculation over star player James Rodriguez's health will attempt to earn another road win Saturday night when it faces a San Diego FC squad frustrated with its recent form.,Minnesota (2-2-2, 8 points) recorded a 2-1 win last Saturday at the Los Angeles Galaxy des...
Earthquakes eager to extend torrid start vs. Sporting KC
The San Jose Earthquakes will be strong favorites to continue the best start in franchise history when they visit woeful Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night at Kansas City, Kan.,The Earthquakes (5-1-0, 15 points) never had won five of their first six matches, dating to their first season in the f...
LeBron James reaches 12K assists as Lakers crush Suns
LeBron James scored 28 points and dished 12 assists to become the fourth player in NBA history to top 12,000 in a career, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a convincing 101-73 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Friday night.,Luke Kennard added 19 points in the victory that assured Los Angeles...
Brandon Valenzuela powers big inning as Blue Jays dump Twins
Brandon Valenzuela hit his first career home run, a two-run blast that capped a five-run fourth inning Friday night and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Minnesota Twins 10-4.,Daulton Varsho added a solo shot and a double in the opener of a three-game series while Vladimir Guerrero had thr...
Braves tally six runs in sixth to outslug Guardians
Ronald Acuna Jr., Matt Olson and Michael Harris II each hit home runs in the sixth inning as the Atlanta Braves picked up an 11-5 win over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Friday.,Atlanta sent 10 batters to the plate, pounded out seven hits and scored six runs in the decisive sixth inning.,Acuna'...
Celtics sink record-tying 29 treys, rip Pelicans to seal No. 2 in East
The Boston Celtics tied an NBA record by making 29 3-point field goals and secured the No. 2 seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs by beating the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 144-118 Friday night.,Boston (55-26) took 59 3-point shots but didn't put up a shot on its final possession. The record f...
Jalen Duren, Pistons relegate Hornets to East's play-in tournament
Jalen Duren scored 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field and the Detroit Pistons rode a strong stretch early the fourth quarter to a 118-110 win over the host Charlotte Hornets on Friday.,Duncan Robinson racked up 19 points, Cade Cunningham had 14 points, Ronald Holland II posted 13 points a...
Keider Montero, Tigers blank Marlins with 2-hitter
Keider Montero tossed six strong innings and three relievers completed the shutout as the host Detroit Tigers snapped a five-game losing streak by blanking the Miami Marlins 2-0 on Friday.,Montero (1-1), who was called up from Triple-A Toledo last weekend, allowed just two hits and a walk while reco...