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Streaking White Sox, Cubs face off for city supremacy
The Chicago White Sox are one of the hottest teams in baseball heading into the Crosstown Classic on Friday night against the visiting Chicago Cubs.,The White Sox completed a three-game sweep of Kansas City on Thursday -- after going 4-22 against the Royals the past two seasons -- and are on their s...

Mets carry momentum into Subway Series vs. Yankees
The New York Mets have four members of their Opening Day lineup on the injured list and entered this week with the worst record in the majors.,The New York Yankees have spent every day this season in first or second place in the American League East and lead the AL in runs (223) and ERA (3.22).,Yet ...

With offense struggling, Red Sox brace for opener vs. front-running Braves
The Atlanta Braves own the majors' best record, batting average and ERA in the middle of May and are playing as confidently as they have since their 104-win season in 2023. ,The Boston Red Sox, however, are struggling entering the teams' three-game set in Atlanta beginning Friday night.,Atlanta, whi...

On upswing, Twins set sights on surging Brewers
The Minnesota Twins hope their next-door neighbors fare a lot better than their next-state neighbors on Friday night.,The Twins moved up the starting time of their game Friday evening as a favor to the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, whose arena is across the street from the ballpark in Minneapolis. ,...

Rays happy to face Marlins at home sweet dome after tough road loss
The Tampa Bay Rays will look to extend their home winning streak to 11 games on Friday night when they face the in-state rival Miami Marlins in the opener of a three-game series in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays boast a sterling 14-4 record at Tropicana Field. Their most recent loss at home came on A...

Reds visit Guardians, vie to retain the Ohio Cup in weekend series
The Cleveland Guardians are coming off a three-game sweep of the visiting Los Angeles Angels as they host the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game weekend set on Friday night.,This isn't an ordinary series, however. On Rivalry Weekend, the teams will play for the Ohio Cup. And the Reds cert...

Beltway Series bounce-back? Nationals take aim at Orioles
The Washington Nationals will be glad to start fresh against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night, one day after a debacle in Cincinnati.,Washington's chance for a series sweep vs. the Reds and a bid to reach .500 for the season ended in a 15-1 loss to the Reds.,The Nationals now will host the Orio...

Kyle Schwarber, Phillies eager to stay hot in opener vs. Pirates
Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies have turned their season around over the last two-plus weeks.,Schwarber will lead the surging Phillies into the opener of a three-game road series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.,With seven home runs in his last seven games, Schwarber has ...

Netflix dives into MMA with Ronda Rousey-Gina Carano bout
Most Valuable Promotions is entering a new era.,The Saturday event in Inglewood, Calif., sees the Jake Paul-backed, primarily boxing-based promotion finally try its hand at mixed martial arts. Broadcasting to a global Netflix audience, the card is headlined by a monumental clash between former UFC w...

Blue Jays carry walk-off momentum in series opener vs. Tigers
The defending American League champion Toronto Blue Jays are off to a rough start. They hope their latest swing of the bat is the beginning of better times as they head into Detroit for a three-game series against the Tigers that starts on Friday.,Toronto had lost seven of its previous nine games be...

Defensive-focused Sky bring unbeaten record to Phoenix
Chicago Sky coach Tyler Marsh addressed a lively locker room after his team forced the Golden State Valkyries into 29.3% shooting during a win at San Francisco on Wednesday.,"When we play defense like that," he said, "we can compete with anyone, anywhere.",Chicago (2-0) will aim to channel that inte...

Tempo's first-ever road trip opens with doubleheader at Los Angeles
Fresh off the first victory in Toronto Tempo history, the expansion franchise heads out on its initial road trip, beginning the first of back-to-back games at Los Angeles against the Sparks on Friday.,Marina Mabrey scored 26 points and Brittney Sykes added 18 as the Tempo finished off a victory to r...

Iron Honor minor favorite for rare full-field Preakness Stakes
For the first time in 15 years, Saturday's Preakness Stakes features a full field of 14 horses. That's the good news for the second leg of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown, which will take place at Laurel Park.,However, for the second straight year and third time since 2022, the Kentucky Derby win...

Caitlin Clark looking for shooting stroke as Fever host Mystics
It's clear a couple of games into the season that Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White is going to be demanding of her team regardless of the situations.,So coming off their first victory of the season, the Fever will look for upgrades when they meet the visiting Washington Mystics on Friday night in...

Victor Wembanyama-led Spurs look to close out series with Timberwolves
Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs can reach their expected showdown with the Oklahoma City Thunder with a road win Friday night over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals.,When last seen in Minneapolis last Sunday in Game 4, Wembanyama was only a part-ti...

Aces take on winless Sun looking for two-game sweep
Chennedy Carter and the Las Vegas Aces go for a quick sweep of the Sun when the teams meet for the second time in three days in Connecticut on Friday night.,Carter, who played in Mexico and China in 2025, poured in 27 points off the bench in the Aces' 98-69 win over the Sun on Wednesday. It was her ...

Donovan Mitchell, Cavs take nothing for granted at home for Game 6 vs. Pistons
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell is one win away from exorcising the ghost of playoffs past, but he knows that victory will not come easy.,The Cavaliers lead their Eastern Conference semifinal series over the top-seeded Detroit Pistons 3-2, setting up a potential clincher in Game 6 on Frid...

'It’s going to be fun to watch': Against Royals, .500 White Sox pursue sweep
Left-hander Anthony Kay pitched the Chicago White Sox to victory to start the team's current four-game winning streak.,On Thursday night, he'll take the ball again as the White Sox aim to sweep a three-game series against the visiting Kansas City Royals, hoping the Chicago attack duplicates its effo...

Landen Roupp, Giants intent on knocking down Dodgers
It has been far from the season for which the San Francisco Giants had hoped and yet all has been just fine, for the most part, when it has come to playing against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers.,The Giants can earn their second series win over the Dodgers in as many tries in the finale of a four-gam...

Braves counting on team effort as they attempt to sweep Cubs
It took the 2025 Atlanta Braves until June 13 to reach 30 wins. ,Eleven months later, Atlanta -- with a new manager and a fresh supporting cast -- is the first team to reach the mark in Major League Baseball in 2026.,Next on the docket for the Braves will be completing a three-game sweep of the visi...