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Coming off Olympic high, Mercury's stars face Sky
The Phoenix Mercury -- and their three Olympic gold medalists -- resume WNBA play when they take on host Chicago Thursday night.,The Mercury's Kahleah Copper was the star of Team USA's gold medal-winning victory over France Sunday, hitting two late free throws that proved to be the difference in the...
Resurgent Athletics take on slumping Mets
Nobody has a better idea of the danger that the rebuilding -- yet surging -- Oakland Athletics offer to the New York Mets better than the only player to spend time with both teams this season.,Right-hander Paul Blackburn will make his first start against his former team on Tuesday night, when the Me...
'We've just got to be better': Phillies aim to beat Marlins in opener
The Philadelphia Phillies will aim to snap a three-game overall losing streak and a four-game home skid on Tuesday night when they play the opener of a two-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins.,The Phillies have dropped 10 of their last 14 games, with the team giving up 23 runs over the la...
Reinvigorated Mariners hit the road to face Tigers
The Seattle Mariners left home with a renewed spirit. They'll embark on a nine-game road trip riding the high of a four-game winning streak.,The Mariners will begin their journey with three games at the Detroit Tigers, beginning on Tuesday night.,Detroit took two of three from the Mariners last week...
A's out to continue upswing in rubber game vs. Jays
The visiting Oakland Athletics will go for their sixth series win in their last eight attempts on Sunday afternoon when they clash with the Toronto Blue Jays.,The teams have split the first two games of the three-game set after Oakland won 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.,Since July 1, the Athletics are 1...
Jake Dolegala looks to lead Lions to ninth consecutive win over Elks
The BC Lions will be without star quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. on Sunday night when they look to record their ninth consecutive victory over the host Edmonton Elks.,Adams sustained a right knee injury during last week's humbling 25-0 loss to the host Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Lions termed his statu...
Max Fried, Braves eye return to win column vs. Rockies
Although things have not gone the Atlanta Braves' way lately, manager Brian Snitker found something positive about the weekend series against the Colorado Rockies in Denver.,"It seems like it's always four days (here)," Snitker said. "(I) kind of like having only three (games).",Atlanta's slump cont...
Cubs try to stay hot, sweep season series vs. White Sox
The Chicago Cubs clinched the season series from the Chicago White Sox on Friday with a 7-6 road win.,On Saturday, the North Siders will try for a sweep of the teams' four meetings this year while attempting to keep their hot streak alive.,The Cubs have won seven of nine, earning the latest victory ...
Hot-hitting Brewers face Reds, eye fifth straight win
Rookie right-hander Tobias Myers is hoping the Milwaukee Brewers maintain their offensive surge when they host the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.,Myers (6-5, 3.02 ERA) will oppose right-hander Nick Martinez (6-5, 3.43), who is making consecutive starts for the first time since late April.,Milwaukee ju...
Out of slump, Astros aim to keep rolling against Red Sox
The Houston Astros will look to extend their winning streak to four on Saturday when they face the host Boston Red Sox for the second matchup of a three-game series.,The Astros seem to have broken out of an offensive slump that plagued them in early August.,After collecting 13 hits in a 6-4 victory ...
Alouettes playing 'smart,' while Tiger-Cats hungry for wins
The Montreal Alouettes will look to extend their winning streak to three games on Saturday when they host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the second contest of a back-to-back.,Davis Alexander is expected to receive his second straight start after completing 19 of 27 passes for 262 yards and a touchdown i...
Richmond's future in spotlight as Cup Series action resumes
For the NASCAR Cup Series, it's time to get back to work.,Following the teams' two-weekend hiatus because of the Olympics, the sport's top stock-car drivers return to action with Sunday night's Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway in Virginia's state capital.,Starting with William Byron's victory in a M...
Argonauts out to avenge tough road loss to Stampeders
The Toronto Argonauts have no time to stew about last week's collapse as they prepare for Friday's rematch with the visiting Calgary Stampeders.,The Stampeders (4-4) scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter Sunday to complete a 27-23 comeback against the visiting Argonauts (4-4).,Jake Maier...
In first game since firing manager, White Sox take on Cubs
The Chicago White Sox will host the Chicago Cubs on Friday and resume their turbulent 2024 season with coach Grady Sizemore as interim manager.,The White Sox fired manager Pedro Grifol on Thursday amid a 28-89 start that included an American League record-tying 21-game losing streak. The White Sox s...
Red Sox take issue with pitching, while Astros seek more runs
There's nothing wrong with the Boston Red Sox offense, but the same can't be said about the team's pitching. The Red Sox enter Friday's game against the visiting Houston Astros starving for a strong effort on the mound.,Boston is averaging an MLB-best 6.5 runs per contest in 18 games since the All-S...
Guardians aim to stop slide in doubleheader against Twins
The Minnesota Twins will look to gain ground against the Cleveland Guardians on Friday when the American League Central rivals open a four-game series with a day-night doubleheader in Minneapolis.,First-place Cleveland holds a 3 1/2-game lead over Minnesota entering the weekend series. The Guardians...
Redblacks excelling at home, put mark on line vs. Roughriders
The well-rested Ottawa Redblacks will look to remain perfect at home on Thursday when they return from their bye to host the Saskatchewan Roughriders.,The Redblacks (5-2) have won three in a row overall and all four games in Canada's capital. Ottawa has been idle since cruising to a convincing 33-6 ...
Busy Mets return west to face Kyle Freeland, Rockies
Instead of having an off day to prepare for their next series, the New York Mets flew over Colorado to make up a game in St. Louis on Monday afternoon.,New York beat the Cardinals 6-0, and now it is headed to Denver to start a three-game set with the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. ,The Mets will...
Mariners' Mitch Haniger feeling hot entering series with Tigers
Mitch Haniger had a premonition.,Shortly after the All-Star break, the struggling Seattle Mariners outfielder approached manager Scott Servais and told him, "I'm about to get hot.",Haniger had two hits and homered both Friday and Saturday against visiting Philadelphia, his first time with multiple h...
Brewers' Colin Rea to face Braves' Bryce Elder instead of Chris Sale
Milwaukee's Colin Rea will be on the mound when the Brewers begin a three-game road series on Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves.,But instead of a showdown with Atlanta ace Chris Sale, the Brewers will be matched against Braves right-hander Bryce Elder (2-4, 5.67 ERA), who was recalled Monday aftern...