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Back at Stanford, Tavita Pritchard leads Cardinal into opener with Hawaii
Tavita Pritchard delivered one of the biggest upsets in college football history in his first career start at Stanford.,Pritchard, 39, begins a new chapter as head coach of his alma mater and the former quarterback has his sights on returning the Cardinal to glory, beginning with Saturday's visit fr...
Mets try to escape cellar, play spoiler against MLB-best Brewers
The New York Mets found a way to win another close game Tuesday night, with the Milwaukee Brewers the disappointed opponent.,The Mets will look to continue their late-season surge Wednesday night when they host the Brewers in the middle game of a three-game series.,Robert Stock (0-2, 5.40 ERA) will ...
Matt Waldron to debut for Nationals against visiting Rockies
Newly acquired right-hander Matt Waldron will make his Nationals debut when Washington hosts the Colorado Rockies in the third contest of a four-game series on Wednesday night.,Colorado took the second game of the set 3-1 on Tuesday night to end a season-worst seven-game losing streak. ,Washington h...
Astros intent to 'keep pushing' in rematch vs. Yankees
Recent events led to a new urgency for the Houston Astros and a rare bullpen hiccup by the New York Yankees.,The Astros seek another productive showing at the plate Wednesday night when the teams continue their three-game series in New York.,Houston is 6-9 in its past 15 games and opened its six-gam...
Pirates, with resurgent bullpen, strive for sweep of Padres
It's an article of faith that the San Diego Padres normally will prevail in tight games because they have one of the top bullpens in the majors.,Conversely, the Pittsburgh Pirates are four games under .500 and a long shot to make the National League playoffs because their bullpen has failed them mor...
Sonny Gray, Red Sox vie to keep rolling in finale vs. Marlins
Right-hander Sonny Gray is close to becoming the first Boston Red Sox pitcher since Rick Porcello in 2016 to win 20 games in a season.,Gray (16-3, 2.79 ERA), who is set to start against the host Miami Marlins in the series finale on Wednesday, is not afraid to talk about his quest to reach the 20-wi...
White Sox, Rangers continue playoff quests after slugfest
A resilient response Tuesday night helped the Chicago White Sox even their three-game series with the visiting Texas Rangers at one game apiece.,On Wednesday night, the White Sox will look to channel the same resolve in an effort to win the set between American League playoff contenders.,"That's the...
Angels' Grayson Rodriguez continues comeback vs. 'gutsy' Guardians
Coming off his finest outing in a comeback season, Los Angeles Angels right-hander Grayson Rodriguez will try to cool off the Cleveland Guardians in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,Rodriguez (4-5, 6.41 ERA), sidelined for almost 22 months because of right ...
Valkyries, buoyed by win over first-place Lynx, seek to sink Sun
The Golden State Valkyries will look to keep alive their flickering aspirations for the top spot in the WNBA standings when they face the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday in Uncasville, Conn.,The Valkyries (26-11) snapped a two-game skid with an 80-66 victory over Minnesota on Monday in Minneapolis. Gol...
Giants' Landen Roupp eager to give bullpen a breather vs. Reds
Right-hander Landen Roupp will attempt to duplicate the scoreless starts of his two teammates the past two nights -- but with a different personal ending -- when the San Francisco Giants vie for a series sweep of the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon.,The Giants have exhausted their bu...
Phillies aim to keep Cal Raleigh, Mariners in check
It's multiple-choice time on a Wednesday. The red-hot Philadelphia Phillies have been cooled off by:,A) Strong starts by Seattle's Logan Gilbert and George Kirby,B) A resurgent Cal Raleigh,C) The return of the Mariners' J.P. Crawford,D) All of the above,Choice D is correct.,The Phillies traveled to ...
No lead is safe as Diamondbacks, Cubs enter series finale
The Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks share the major league lead with 40 come-from-behind victories apiece.,Ryan Waldschmidt proved again that no lead if safe against either of these offenses, hitting a two-out, two-run walk-off homer to give the Diamondbacks a 5-4 win on Tuesday.,The teams wil...
Still winless with Rays, Freddy Peralta takes aim at Tigers
Freddy Peralta has not recorded a win since Tampa Bay acquired him from the New York Mets for a trio of prospects earlier this month. ,But there are some encouraging signs that Peralta can carry into Wednesday afternoon's start in Detroit, when the Rays and Tigers play the rubber match of their thre...
Banged-up Tempo continue unique road trip against Storm
The Toronto Tempo are in the middle of an unusual six-game trip.,They played their last two games at a neutral site in Vancouver to give fans in Western Canada a look at the country's lone WNBA franchise.,After playing Friday and Sunday in British Columbia, the Tempo (11-26) return to the United Sta...
Golf Glance: $40M on line at Tour Championship; British Masters kicks off key stretch
The top 30 players compete for a $40 million purse at the PGA Tour Championship, the LPGA Tour competes for its largest purse outside of the majors and the DP World Tour kicks off its final stretch before the playoffs.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Tour Championship, Atlanta, Aug. 27-30,Course: East Lake Golf...
No. 14 USC opens season with great expectations
Lincoln Riley begins Year 5 at USC on Saturday when he leads the No. 14 Trojans against San Jose State, the only matchup involving a Top 25 team on a light slate for college football's opening weekend.,Riley, 35-18 in four seasons in Los Angeles, knows the bar is set high in 2026 based on the talent...
Reds' Brady Singer eager to rekindle magic vs. new-look Giants
Brady Singer might not recognize an opponent he dominated earlier in the season when he gets the ball for the visiting Cincinnati Reds against the new-look San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.,Having lost several players to injuries and having dealt more than a handful of others at the trade deadl...
Diamondbacks ready for up-close look at Cubs' Clay Holmes
Chicago Cubs right-hander Clay Holmes will make his second start this season in Phoenix on Tuesday, about three weeks later than the Arizona Diamondbacks had hoped.,The Diamondbacks had a deal in place to acquire Holmes from the New York Mets at the trade deadline, according to multiple reports. The...
Pirates' Paul Skenes strives to regain dominance in clash vs. Padres
The Pittsburgh Pirates' extra-inning win over the San Diego Padres on Monday might be classified as a case of too little, too late when it comes to Pittsburgh's playoff hopes.,Still, for the Pirates, the 3-2 victory in 12 innings was a relief after a three-game weekend sweep by the Los Angeles Dodge...
Byron Buxton, Twins bid to heat up in rematch vs. Athletics
After being swept in three games over the weekend by the San Diego Padres, the Minnesota Twins could have carried the disappointment into a new week.,Instead, Minnesota pounded out 16 hits in a 9-6 win over the Athletics on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.,Josh Bell drove in three runs f...