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Blue Jays shutout rival Yankees to even up series
Rookie Spencer Miles pitched a career-high 4 1/3 innings in his role as a bulk reliever and helped the Toronto Blue Jays earn a 2-0 victory over the host New York Yankees on Thursday night.,The Blue Jays won the final two games after seeing ninth-inning comebacks fall short against David Bednar and ...

Braves ride Michael Harris II's 2 homers to series win over Marlins
Michael Harris II hit two home runs and Mike Yastrzemski broke out of a slump with a homer and three hits to help the visiting Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 9-3 on Thursday.,Atlanta won the last three games of the four-game series, but it may have lost Ronald Acuna Jr. The star right fielder...

Patrick Bailey, Brayan Rocchio help Guardians sweep Tigers
Patrick Bailey had a solo homer while Brayan Rocchio had three hits, including two doubles, as the visiting Cleveland Guardians won their sixth straight game, a 3-1 triumph over the slumping Detroit Tigers on Thursday.,Daniel Scheemann and Jose Ramirez knocked in the other runs for the Guardians, wh...

Taylor Moore shoots 62 for early lead at CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Taylor Moore birdied his last hole to complete a bogey-free, 9-under-par 62 and take a one-shot lead over Brooks Koepka during the first round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Thursday in McKinney, Texas.,Koepka posted a sterling 63, the lowest round of the morning wave at TPC Craig Ranch, with an eagl...

Golden Knights 'not fazed' by favored Avs, bidding for 2-0 series lead
The Vegas Golden Knights did what Los Angeles and Minnesota couldn't in the first two rounds of the playoffs -- beat the Colorado Avalanche on their ice.,Vegas stole Game 1 of the Western Conference finals with a 4-2 win Wednesday night. The Golden Knights will try to sweep the road trip when the te...

Banged-up stars in focus as Thunder, Spurs prepare for Game 3
It has been just two games, but the Western Conference finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder have turned into a battle of attrition.,The Spurs came into the series without starting point guard De'Aaron Fox, who suffered an ankle sprain in Game 4 of the conference semifinal s...

Mets' Bo Bichette delivers in narrow win over Nationalns
Bo Bichette's two-run single provided the offense, David Peterson pitched five solid innings and the New York Mets held on to beat the Nationals 2-1 on Thursday in Washington to earn a split of the four-game series.,Peterson (3-4), who entered his last two appearances after an opener, started and al...

Scott Hend, vying for statement Champions win, leads in Morocco
Australian Scott Hend is off to another strong start on the PGA Tour Champions, shooting a 7-under-par 66 to take the first-round lead at the Trophy Hassan II on Thursday in Rabat, Morocco.,Hend finished the front nine at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam with four straight birdies after holing a birdie at No...

ATP roundup: Tommy Paul, Aleksandar Kovacevic make Hamburg semis
Americans will comprise half the semifinals of the Hamburg Open, as No. 6 seed Tommy Paul defeated Germany's Daniel Altmaier 6-2, 7-5, and lucky loser Aleksandar Kovacevic extended his run in a three-set win over Argentina's Camilo Ugo Carabelli on Thursday.,One day after upsetting top-seeded Felix ...

Jarren Duran heats up for Red Sox going into home series vs. Twins
After both teams banked series wins earlier this week, the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins open a three-game set in Boston with a battle of young left-handed pitchers on Friday night.,The Red Sox return home with momentum following their second series sweep of the season and this month, taking al...

WTA roundup: Victoria Mboko beats Leylah Fernandez in all-Canadian affair
Top-seeded Victoria Mboko converted 24 of 29 first-serve points (82.8%) to record a 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 7 seed Leylah Fernandez in an all-Canadian affair to reach the semifinals of the Internationaux de Strasbourg on Thursday in France.,Both players had serving issues as Mboko had five double ...

Patrick Bailey, Brayan Rocchio help hot Guardians best Tigers
Patrick Bailey had a solo homer while Brayan Rocchio had three hits, including two doubles, and the visiting Cleveland Guardians won their sixth straight, a 3-1 triumph over the slumping Detroit Tigers on Thursday.,Daniel Scheemann and Jose Ramirez knocked in the other runs for the Guardians, who co...

Braxton Ashcraft, Pirates hold down Cardinals
Braxton Ashcraft matched a career high with nine strikeouts in a 6-2 win for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday in the rubber match of a three-game set against the host St. Louis Cardinals.,Right-hander Ashcraft (3-2) held St. Louis to one run on four hits over seven innings. Marcell Ozuna went 2-fo...

Georgia president Jere Morehead: '24-team playoff is a mistake'
Georgia president Jere Morehead doesn't think expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams is a good idea.,In fact, he said this to The Athletic: "A 24-team playoff is a mistake.",With the Southeastern Conference meetings set for next week in Destin, Fla., Morehead doesn't feel the Big Ten has...

Germany lure Manuel Neuer, 40, out of retirement for World Cup roster
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann had a surprise inclusion with 40-year-old goalkeeper Manuel Neuer making the 26-man World Cup roster announced on Thursday.,Neuer retired from international play after the 2024 European Championship and the Bayern Munich legend said just last month that he did not int...

Mayor secures $50 World Cup tickets for NYC residents
New York City residents will have a chance to secure affordable World Cup tickets after a deal struck by the mayor with the FIFA boss.,Mayor Zohran Mamdani negotiated a deal with FIFA president Gianni Infantino for 1,000 tickets priced at only $50 for games played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherfo...

French Open not budging on prize pool demands
Ahead of the French Open, which begins Sunday in Paris, players have accused tournament organizers of reducing their share of revenue, but director Amelie Mauresmo said the prize money will not change this year.,Players receive 22% of the revenue at standard ATP and WTA events, but they feel they ar...

Lions sign All-Pro LB Jack Campbell to extension
All-Pro linebacker Jack Campbell agreed to terms on a contract extension with the Detroit Lions on Thursday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team on the deal, however NFL Network reported it was a four-year contract that extends through the 2030 season.,"I signed my extension. I'm excited ...

Montreal's Ann-Renee Desbiens leads goaltender award finalists
Montreal Victoire netminder Ann-Renee Desbiens looks to become the first two-time winner of the PWHL Goaltender of the Year award.,Last year's recipient was named a finalist on Thursday along with Aerin Frankel of the Boston Fleet and Gwyneth Philips of the Ottawa Charge.,The award is presented to t...
Aaron Rodgers Is Retiring, But Will He Actually Walk Away?
Aaron Rodgers says the 2026 season will be his last in the NFL. Here’s why some remain skeptical about his retirement plans....