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Royals officially announce $2B Crown Center ballpark
The Royals have secured $2 billion in private investment to build a new ballpark in downtown Kansas City, the team announced Wednesday.,The 85-acre Crown Center project includes a park-like central square with fountains and keeps the club in Missouri.,"Our founder Ewing Kauffman wanted the Royals to...
Dodgers turn to Ohtani to continue pitching success against Giants
Shohei Ohtani hopes his second career start at San Francisco's Oracle Park is a longer version of his first when the Los Angeles Dodgers seek to even their three-game series against the Giants on Wednesday night.,Landen Roupp outdueled Yoshinobu Yamamoto in a 3-1 Giants win in the series opener on T...
D-backs' Eduardo Rodriguez carries stellar season into start vs. White Sox
When left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez struck out the United States' Byron Buxton with a two-strike changeup in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic, the Diamondbacks came to attention.,"I thought, ‘Well, we got it,'" said Arizona manager Torey Lovullo, who was texting with D-backs pitchi...
Juan Soto returns as Mets try to end 12-game skid vs. Twins
Juan Soto finally is coming back to the New York Mets on Wednesday.,The Mets can only hope he brings their offense with him.,Soto will look to give the sinking Mets a much-needed jolt Wednesday, when he is expected to be activated from the injured list before New York hosts the Minnesota Twins in th...
At 41, LeBron James Is Still Dominating the NBA Playoffs
LeBron James leads the Lakers to a 2-0 series lead with a historic playoff performance at age 41....
Top Seeds in Eastern Conference in Trouble During NBA Playoffs Round 1
The Knicks and Pistons are already feeling playoff pressure—here’s what their Game 2 struggles mean moving forward....
MLB roundup: Cubs score 7, win 7th straight as Phils' skid hits 7
Shota Imanaga tossed seven stellar innings, Seiya Suzuki and Michael Busch each drove in two runs and the streaking Chicago Cubs posted a 7-4 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.,Imanaga (2-1) allowed just one run on three hits, striking out one and walking one for the Cubs, w...
NHL roundup: Lightning rally, beat Canadiens in OT to even series
J.J. Moser scored 12:48 into overtime, giving the host Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday and evening their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at one win each.,Tampa Bay fully controlled the game in the extra period and was rewarded when Mose...
Randy Vasquez, Padres hand Rockies rare 1-0 home defeat
Randy Vasquez pitched seven shutout innings and allowed just three hits for the San Diego Padres, who squeaked out a rare 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday in Denver.,It marked just the fourth time in Rockies history they lost a 1-0 game at Coors Field. The other three instances happe...
NBA roundup: After Victor Wembanyama's exit, Blazers level series
Scoot Henderson poured in a season-best 31 points as the visiting Portland Trail Blazers came back from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to outlast the short-handed San Antonio Spurs 106-103 on Tuesday and even their first-round Western Conference playoff series at one win each.,The teams will p...
Nicolas Roy's OT tally gives Avalanche 2-0 advantage over Kings
Nicolas Roy scored at 7:44 of overtime to lift Colorado to a 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday in Denver, giving the Avalanche a 2-0 lead in a Western Conference first-round playoff series.,Roy got to a loose puck in the slot and shot it through the legs of Kings defenseman Brandt Cla...
NHL scores highest TV ratings in 14 seasons
A year after NHL viewership shrunk, the league drew its highest average television audiences in 14 years for the just-concluded regular season, Sports Business Journal and Sports Media Watch reported on Tuesday.,In games on ESPN, ABC and TNT/truTV, the NHL posted averages of 546,000 viewers, per the...
LeBron James nets 28 as Lakers grab 2-0 lead on Rockets
LeBron James compiled 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-94 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Tuesday.,With leading scorers Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Austin Reaves ...
Jeff McNeil, Shea Langeliers homer as A's take down Mariners
Jeff McNeil and Shea Langeliers hit home runs as the Athletics defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-2 Tuesday night, clinching a series victory against their American League West rivals.,The teams will wrap up the three-game set Wednesday afternoon at T-Mobile Park.,A's left-hander Jacob Lopez (2-1)...
Munetaka Murakami extends HR streak as White Sox pound D-backs
Rookie Munetaka Murakami homered for the fourth straight game, Colson Montgomery went deep for the third straight and the Chicago White Sox slugged four homers in an 11-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Tuesday.,Murakami, Michael Vargas and Montgomery hit consecutive solo shots w...
Logan Cooley lifts Mammoth past Knights for Utah's 1st playoff win
Logan Cooley scored the go-ahead goal on a rebound with six minutes remaining to give the Utah Mammoth the first playoff win in franchise history, 3-2 over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,Cooley buried a rebound...
Landen Roupp, Giants claim first matchup of season with Dodgers
Landen Roupp outpitched Yoshinobu Yamamoto, San Francisco got RBI singles from Rafael Devers and Jung Hoo Lee in a three-run first inning, and the Giants held off the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday night.,Roupp (4-1) allowed just one run on one hit in f...
Seeking elusive win, Austin FC tasked with slowing Quakes
The San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying the best eight-match start in franchise history and coach Bruce Arena doesn't want to hear any chatter about a letdown.,The destructive Earthquakes (7-1-0, 21 points) have outscored opponents 17-3 and look to inflict more damage when they host Austin FC on Wedne...
Lenyn Sosa's late clutch hit lifts Jays over skidding Angels
Pinch hitter Lenyn Sosa drilled a tiebreaking two-run double during a three-run eighth inning to propel the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night at Anaheim, Calif.,Eloy Jimenez had two RBIs and Vladimir Guerrero scored twice for the Blue Jays, who defeated ...
Victor Wembanyama sustains concussion in Spurs' Game 2 loss
San Antonio star center Victor Wembanyama was concussed during Game 2 of the Spurs' first-round playoff series with the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, his coach confirmed following the contest.,"I just know he has a concussion and he's in the protocol and we'll obviously take the proper and appr...