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Youth being served as Giants, Pirates meet
Two teams that have benefited from a recent youth infusion will meet when the visiting San Francisco Giants begin a three-series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.,Luis Matos, Heliot Ramos and Marco Luciano have provided a welcome spark for San Francisco, which extended its winning streak to...
Plenty of offense on tap as Celtics, Pacers meet in East finals
Based on past performance, it's unlikely that generating good offense will be a problem for either team when the Indiana Pacers visit the Boston Celtics for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Tuesday night.,Sixth-seeded Indiana led the NBA in scoring during the regular season, when it averaged ...
Arike Ogunbowale off to hot start as Wings take on Dream
The short-handed Dallas Wings will look to get back on the winning track when they hit the road to play the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday in College Park, Ga.,The teams have split their two games to start the season, with Dallas playing at home and the Dream on the road for the first week.,Atlanta (1-1) ...
Rockies, Athletics hoping bats wake up in Oakland
Two of baseball's biggest surprises earlier this month are now streaking in the other direction as the Colorado Rockies visit the Oakland Athletics for a three-game interleague series that opens Tuesday night.,The Rockies carted a three-game losing streak across the San Francisco Bay Bridge while th...
Coming off strong week, Marlins prepare to face Brewers
One of the best teams in the National League takes on the worst when the Milwaukee Brewers visit the Miami Marlins to open a three-game series on Monday night.,While both teams are coming off losses, the cellar-dwelling Marlins are riding short-term momentum, having taken two of three from the visit...
Jays' Jose Berrios eyes another strong start vs. White Sox
Chicago White Sox right-hander Erick Fedde will try to extend his 13-inning scoreless streak on Monday afternoon in the opener of a three-game series against the host Toronto Blue Jays.,The scoreless string has come over the past two starts in which Fedde (4-0, 2.60 ERA) has held hitters to a .192 b...
Liberty shoot for 4-0 start, take on Jewell Loyd, Storm
Jonquel Jones had a message for New York Liberty fans before Saturday's home opener against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever.,"This season is our season," she said as a sellout crowd roared.,And New York gave nearly 18,000 fans no reason to think otherwise with a 91-80 victory.,The Liberty will t...
On upswing after tough start, Rays eye sweep of Jays
The Tampa Bay Rays feel they are starting to play up to their own expectations as they go for a three-game sweep of the host Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.,Tampa Bay overcame a 4-0 deficit Saturday in a 5-4 victory over Toronto that clinched the series. Jonny DeLuca's two-run home run in the...
Seeking sweep of Nats, Phillies turn to Aaron Nola
The Philadelphia Phillies, who own the majors' best record, go for a three-game sweep when they host the Washington Nationals on Sunday.,Philadelphia won for the fifth time in six games on Sunday by rallying for a dramatic 4-3 10-inning victory.,Aaron Nola (5-2, 3.10 ERA) goes for the Phillies on Su...
Red-hot Matt Chapman looks to help Giants sweep Rockies
The San Francisco Giants hope Matt Chapman remains hot when they go for a three-game sweep of the visiting Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon.,Chapman has four doubles, three singles, seven runs and an RBI in the first two games of the series.,The first-year Giant has had at least three hits in ea...
Nuggets brace for hungry Timberwolves in Game 7
After two hard-fought weeks, the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves will battle to see whose season will march on and who will pack up until next fall.,The Nuggets and Minnesota meet for Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinal series in Denver on Sunday night with a trip to the conference ...
Knicks look to hold home court vs. Pacers in Game 7
The biggest trends of the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks continued in Game 6 Friday night.,Whether the script remains the same for Game 7 may depend on the health of Knicks forward Josh Hart.,The Knicks will host the Pacers in the winner-take-all G...
Skidding Whitecaps in search of quality vs. rival Sounders
The Vancouver Whitecaps opened the month of May vying for first place in Major League Soccer's Western Conference.,But Vancouver (5-4-3, 18 points) has failed to score a goal in three matches this month and has dropped into seventh entering its Cascadia Cup clash Saturday at the Seattle Sounders (3-...
RSL, Rapids both on a roll entering Rocky Mountain Cup showdown
Real Salt Lake will host the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night in Sandy, Utah, for one of the most anticipated Rocky Mountain Cup clashes in recent memory given each side's promising start.,Colorado (6-4-3, 21 points) won the teams' initial meeting March 9 in a match also played in Utah. But that wa...
Lionel Messi likely to return when Inter Miami face D.C. United
Lionel Messi looks set to return to Inter Miami's lineup on Saturday night when the Herons host D.C. United in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Messi missed Wednesday night's scoreless draw at Orlando City with a knee issue, marking the fifth league match he has failed to appear in for Eastern Conference-leadi...
St. Louis City eyes bounce-back at streaking FC Cincinnati
Like most MLS teams this weekend, St. Louis City FC and host FC Cincinnati will have to manage the rigors of a short turnaround when they meet Saturday night.,FC Cincinnati coach Pat Noonan knows there will be a time-management crunch for the team's third match in eight days, but 26 of the 29 teams ...
Surging Minnesota United searching for more vs. Timbers
Minnesota United will put a four-game unbeaten streak on the line when it hosts the Portland Timbers on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Minnesota (6-2-3, 21 points) enters the weekend in second place in the Western Conference, four points behind Real Salt Lake, which has played two more matche...
Struggling Dynamo face quick turnaround vs. FC Dallas
The Houston Dynamo might reside higher in the Western Conference standings, but rival FC Dallas have been playing the better soccer of late.,Dallas, which has yet to win on the road this season, can sweep the annual Texas Derby on Saturday night by winning at Houston for the first time since 2016.,H...
Toronto FC, CF Montreal prepare for 'important' derby
When Toronto FC host rival CF Montreal on Saturday, they'll get their head coach and goalkeeper back from suspension.,Coach John Herdman, goalie Sean Johnson and defender Richie Laryea were suspended one match for their roles in a post-match altercation with New York City FC last weekend. They misse...
Union, Revolution meet with both desperate for win
The Philadelphia Union haven't won in over a month. The New England Revolution have the fewest points in MLS.,When the two teams collide Saturday in Foxborough, Mass., the meeting won't come close to matching the spectacle of the Revolution's most recent home contest -- April 27 against Lionel Messi...