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Twins get good news on injury front, visit Mariners
A lopsided getaway day victory nearly turned "ugly" for the Minnesota Twins on Thursday afternoon.,Oft-injured shortstop Carlos Correa left the game in the seventh inning after being hit on the right wrist by a pitch from Arizona's Bryce Jarvis.,X-rays were negative and Correa, who said his entire h...
A's visit Diamondbacks, look to end 11-game road losing streak
The Oakland Athletics will try to end an 11-game road losing streak when they open a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night in Phoenix.,The A's are coming off a three-game sweep by the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., and they've dropped five straight overall.,"Ther...
Brazil aims for bounce-back display vs. Paraguay
Group D favorites Brazil will look to respond on Friday night in Las Vegas from an underwhelming performance in their Copa America opener when they face a Paraguay side that felt it deserved better than defeat in its first game.,Brazil (0-0-1, 1 point) were held to a 0-0 draw by Costa Rica (0-0-1, 1...
Sparks visit Mercury, desperate to avoid 0-7 road trip
The Los Angeles Sparks visit the Phoenix Mercury on Friday, hoping to leave behind the lengthy losing streak that sent them into their six-day layoff.,"There's got to be an urgency," Sparks coach Curt Miller said after Los Angeles' most recent outing, a 98-88 loss at New York on Saturday. "We need t...
NYCFC trying to end second 3-match slide of season against Orlando
New York City FC seemingly recovered from their frustrating three-match losing streak to start the season by losing only twice in a 13-match span.,The turnaround lifted NYCFC into third place in the Eastern Conference, but a subsequent three-match slide pushed them back further into the standings he...
Sizzling Mets, Astros square off with winning record within reach
The New York Mets and Houston Astros will take the field on Friday knowing one thing: By the end of the night, one of them will have a winning record, something that was unimaginable at the start of the month.,The two hottest teams in baseball will end June opposing one another beginning Friday nigh...
Rising Padres, Red Sox looking for more in interleague series
Two teams playing better baseball of late will meet Friday when the San Diego Padres visit the Boston Red Sox for the start of a three-game series.,The Padres have won three in a row and capped a 6-1 homestand with an 8-5 victory over Washington on Wednesday. The Red Sox won three of their last four...
Weekend Preview: Nashville Superspeedway
As the NASCAR Cup Series moves to the Nashville Superspeedway for Sunday's Ally 400 (3:30 p.m. ET on NBC, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), the competitive vibe in the garage feels distinctively different with only eight more races to decide the 16-driver 2024 Playoff field.,One of those circling the Mus...
Chris Sale faces original team as Braves visit White Sox
The Chicago White Sox were playing .200 ball when the Atlanta Braves left Guaranteed Rate Field after a rainout postponed the finale of the second series of the season.,Chicago's winning percentage has improved only marginally in the 12 weeks since. As for the Braves? They're in the thick of the Nat...
Relying on bullpen, Giants go for 4-game sweep of Cubs
The San Francisco Giants go for their first four-game home sweep of the Chicago Cubs since 2012 when the clubs wrap up their rematch series Thursday afternoon.,After losing two of three in Chicago last week, the Giants have ridden surprisingly strong pitching to win the first three games of the seri...
Lions' Vernon Adams Jr. hopes to continue hot start vs. Elks
Vernon Adams Jr. looks to light up the scoreboard on Thursday night when the BC Lions host the winless Edmonton Elks in Vancouver, British Columbia.,Well, provided he's healthy enough to play.,Adams, who is listed as questionable due to an abdominal injury, completed 21 of 33 passes for 398 yards an...
Fever look to bounce back against host Storm
The Indiana Fever saw their four-game winning streak end Sunday in an 88-87 defeat to the host Chicago Sky. On Thursday, Indiana travels farther west, looking to bounce back against the Seattle Storm.,Seattle (10-6) welcomes Caitlin Clark and Indiana (7-11) off a historic individual performance for ...
Sky rookie Angel Reese set to battle Aces' A'ja Wilson
The WNBA's post stars of the present and future will battle when the re-energized Las Vegas Aces travel to the Chicago Sky Thursday. ,Chicago rookie Angel Reese is making her case as the league's most promising frontcourt rookie, but she has never faced the defending two-time champion Aces and their...
Sun seek rebound vs. surging Mystics after two losses
Despite consecutive losses on the road against two of the Western Conference's top teams in Las Vegas and Seattle, the Connecticut Sun remain confident in their ability to win a WNBA title.,"We have a chemistry that's been around for a long time," forward DeWanna Bonner said. "Other teams are going ...
After captain's injury, Mexico battles Venezuela atop Copa Group B
Mexico will likely need to overcome the absence of captain Edson Alvarez when they try to continue their winning start to Copa America against Venezuela on Wednesday night in Inglewood, Calif.,The West Ham defensive midfielder departed on a stretcher just shy of the half-hour mark of Saturday's 1-0 ...
Ageless wonders lead respective squads into Argentina vs. Chile
The Copa America 2024 match between Argentina and Chile on Tuesday will be one for the ages.,When Argentinian legend Lionel Messi takes the field in East Rutherford, N.J., for the second Group A match, he will be playing for the first time as a 37-year-old, having celebrated his birthday Monday.,But...
Ascending Astros continue climb to .500 vs. Rockies
After the Astros opened the season with four consecutive losses en route to a 7-19 start, Houston manager Joe Espada took extreme care to not look too far ahead while his team labored through its shaky opening stretch.,But after completing a three-game series sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with an 8...
Mets aim to remain hot in series vs. Yankees
The New York Mets know they're the hottest team in baseball this month.,But thanks to a chaotic ninth inning Sunday night, the Mets don't know who their closer will be the rest of June and the start of July.,The Mets will be without Edwin Diaz and possibly Drew Smith Tuesday night, when they look to...
All about the money: Liberty, Lynx battle in Commissioner's Cup
The WNBA's in-season tournament, the Commissioner's Cup, will crown its champion on Tuesday night when the New York Liberty host the Minnesota Lynx.,However, because of conflicts with the upcoming NBA Draft being hosted at the Liberty's home arena -- the Barclays Center in Brooklyn -- the game will ...
Twins looking to strike down Diamondbacks
Joe Ryan will attempt to continue the streak of dominant Minnesota pitching performances when the Twins face the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series at Phoenix.,Bailey Ober retired the final 17 batters during a complete-game victory against Oakland on Saturday ...