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Montreal aims to break skid against struggling Nashville SC
First-year coach Laurent Courtois will try to pull his CF Montreal side out of a tailspin on Saturday night when they host Nashville SC, a club that has been through struggles of its own.,Montreal (3-7-3, 12 points) has lost four in a row in the league and gone six MLS matches without a victory whil...
Stars host Oilers, aim to rebound -- again -- from a Game 1 playoff defeat
A feeling of deja vu may be a huge saving grace for the Dallas Stars as they prepare to host Game 2 of the Western Conference final Saturday.,Coming off the 3-2 double-overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers in the opener Thursday, the Stars have been in this exact position often in the past - likely t...
Atlanta United trying to snap skid in matchup with LAFC
Los Angeles FC coach Steve Cherundolo didn't have much problem Thursday explaining his team's recent success.,"The team is in a good way, we're winning games, scoring goals and not conceding," Cherundolo said after practice. "We'd like to continue that.",LAFC will have to fly across three time zones...
Liberty look to put first loss aside when they visit Lynx
The New York Liberty look to rebound from their first loss of the season when they take on the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,The Liberty (4-1) are coming off a 90-81 loss to the Chicago Sky at home on Thursday. Sabrina Ionescu scored 19 points with six assists but made just 2 ...
Fire aim to burn winless stretch when they face D.C. United
The Chicago Fire need a major spark to turn around a poor season. The Fire hope a trip to D.C. United on Saturday can get things headed in the right direction.,The Fire (2-8-4, 10 points) are mired in a four-match losing streak and have gone winless in their past seven (0-5-2) while looking for a fi...
Sky out to shake Sun off undefeated perch
The Chicago Sky just handed the New York Liberty their first loss of the season.,Now they'll try and do the same to the last undefeated team in the WNBA when they face the Connecticut Sun in Chicago's home opener on Saturday night.,Marina Mabrey scored 21 points and rookie first-round draft choice A...
Pirates' bullpen tries to right the ship against Braves
No lead has been safe for the Pittsburgh Pirates as of late., ,Pittsburgh has gone up by at least four in each of its past two games before ultimately losing -- a fate it will try to avoid on Friday in the opener of a three-game set with the visiting Atlanta Braves., ,After seeing a 5-0 lead evapora...
D-backs turn to ace Zac Gallen in opener vs. improving Marlins
The defending National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks hit the 50-game mark with a record of just 24-26.,But manager Torey Lovullo is hopeful the team's first road series win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in six years will be the spark his team needs heading into the opener of a three-game home ...
Angels have faith in infielder Kyren Paris as Guardians come to Anaheim
It's not often that a player hitting .091 in Double-A gets a promotion to the big league team. For Los Angeles Angels infielder Kyren Paris, though, that is exactly what happened.,Paris is not spending a lot of time riding the bench; and he could get significant time at shortstop starting Friday whe...
Red Sox to test small-ball style against Brewers
Jarren Duran and the Boston Red Sox will look to remain hot Friday when they open a three-game series against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.,The Red Sox are coming off six-game road trip that ended with four straight wins, including a three-game sweep against Tampa Bay. The Red Sox had lost three o...
Red-hot Royals set to open series vs. sagging Rays
Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals aim to continue their torrid ways on Friday when they open a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Witt followed up his two-homer, six-RBI performance on Tuesday with a two-run double in Kansas City's 8-3 victory over the Detro...
Jarred Kelenic's homer, Braves' pitchers too much for Cubs
Jarred Kelenic homered and six Atlanta pitchers combined for a four-hitter as the visiting Braves blanked the Chicago Cubs 3-0 in the rubber game of their three-game series on Thursday afternoon.,Chadwick Tromp had two hits and a run scored and Ozzie Albies went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base an...
Kelenic's homer, Braves' pitchers too much for Cubs
Jarred Kelenic homered and six Atlanta pitchers combined for a four-hitter as the visiting Braves blanked the Chicago Cubs 3-0 in the rubber game of their three-game series on Thursday afternoon.,Chadwick Tromp had two hits and a run scored and Ozzie Albies went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base an...
Tight series between Rockies, A's up for grabs in finale
Two teams with one victory apiece yet lamenting blown opportunities go for a series win Thursday afternoon when the visiting Colorado Rockies and Oakland Athletics duel for a third and final time.,One night after blowing a late lead that eventually cost them the game, the Rockies rebounded from an A...
Braves' A.J. Smith-Shawver expected to make season debut vs. Cubs
Atlanta is expected to recall top rookie pitching prospect A.J. Smith-Shawver to start the rubber game of the three-game series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Thursday.,The teams split the first two games, with Chicago winning the opener 4-3 in 10 innings and Atlanta taking the second ...
Luis Arraez providing spark as Padres eye series win vs. Reds
The San Diego Padres enjoyed an offensive revival Wednesday thanks to one of their stars and will look for a second straight road series win when they play the host Cincinnati Reds in a Thursday matinee., ,Luis Arraez, acquired from the Miami Marlins in a May 4 trade, homered for the first time with...
Stars preparing for Oilers' stellar offense in conference finals
After the calendar flipped to 2024, the Dallas Stars collected 65 points in the regular season. The only Western Conference squad that racked up more was Edmonton with 67, and the Oilers played one more game.,It should come as no surprise that the Stars and Oilers are meeting when the Western Confer...
'Refreshed' course awaits golfers at Charles Schwab Challenge
As the world of men's golf comes off its second major championship of the season, it will not be the players but rather the course itself that takes center stage at the Charles Schwab Challenge, beginning Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Colonial Country Club is the PGA Tour's longest-running venue fo...
Caitlin Clark, Fever seek to curb struggles in Seattle
Still in search of a first victory, Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever take their attention-getting campaign to the Pacific Northwest for a matchup against the Seattle Storm.,The Fever (0-4) start a West Coast swing against another struggling team in the 1-3 Storm.,Clark and the Fever almost broke ...
Mystics, Sparks look to end winless starts to season
The Washington Mystics and Los Angeles Sparks are both looking for their first win of the season.,One of the squads will get that elusive victory on Tuesday night when the Mystics face the Sparks in Long Beach, Calif.,Washington (0-3) dropped its third game on Sunday when it fell 84-75 at home again...