review Page 16 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Guardians continue home dominance of Angels with narrow win
Angel Martinez hit a solo homer and Patrick Bailey drove in his first run since being acquired in a trade, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 3-2 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.,Vaughn Grissom homered in the eighth for the Angels, who are 4-29 in Cleveland since 2015 -- ...
'Fragile' Union out to end skid vs. defensively challenged Orlando
The Philadelphia Union are still searching for solutions as their manager admitted the team psyche is "fragile right now.", ,The Union visit Orlando City on Wednesday still searching for their second victory of the season. Philadelphia (1-8-3, 6 points) sits last in the Eastern Conference, while Orl...
Cade Cowell, Red Bulls take aim at suddenly porous Crew
The New York Red Bulls aim to build on a rare win when they host the struggling Columbus Crew on Wednesday in Harrison, N.J.,Even though first-year Red Bulls coach Michael Bradley was pleased with how his young team (4-5-3, 15 points) had been playing, it took a 3-1 win at the Chicago Fire on Saturd...
After historic victory, Timbers try to halt Montreal's home success
After setting the club record for largest margin of victory on Saturday, the Portland Timbers head to Montreal for a midweek clash Wednesday, looking to carry the offensive momentum.,Kevin Kelsy scored a brace and added two assists as the Timbers (4-6-1, 13 points) picked up a 6-0 victory over Sport...
Struggling Sporting KC chase second win vs. Galaxy
In the midst of a dreadful season, Sporting Kansas City's brightest moment was a win over the Los Angeles Galaxy.,Sporting Kansas City (1-8-2, 5 points) will try to reverse their fortunes and feed off those vibes when they host the Galaxy (4-4-4, 16 points) on Wednesday in Kansas City, Kan.,The lone...
Confident Cavs hope their form travels to Detroit for Game 5
Momentum has swung sharply in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and suddenly the pressure has shifted back to the Detroit Pistons.,After dropping the first two games of the series on the road, the Cleveland Cavaliers have stormed back to even the best-of-seven matchup at two games apiece entering G...
NYCFC stand in way of Charlotte FC halting winless stretch
Charlotte FC aim to end their four-match MLS winless streak when they host New York City FC on Wednesday.,The two clubs each have 15 points and 4-5-3 records, with NYCFC ahead in the standings on the goal-differential tiebreaker. Charlotte FC holds a head-to-head advantage after a 2-1 victory in New...
Chennedy Carter out to continue hot start when Aces host Sun
Chennedy Carter followed up a career year in 2024 by playing internationally in 2025.,Back in the WNBA, Carter will look to turn in another strong performance on Wednesday as the Las Vegas Aces visit the Connecticut Sun for the first of two games in three days in Uncasville, Conn.,Signed to a contra...
Tempo vying for first-ever win against visiting Storm
In just their second-ever WNBA home game as an expansion franchise, the Toronto Tempo will host the Seattle Storm on Wednesday night.,The Tempo (0-1) narrowly lost their home opener last Friday, falling by three points to the Washington Mystics. The loss came despite an impressive effort from the Te...
Avalanche rolling, can clinch series at home in Game 5 vs. Wild
The Colorado Avalanche have not closed out a playoff series at home in nearly 20 years. They have a chance to do just that when they host the Minnesota Wild in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Wednesday night in Denver.,Colorado took a 3-1 series lead with a 5-2 win in Saint Pa...
Golf Glance: Scottie Scheffler defends at PGA Championship; LPGA in Ohio
The PGA Tour conducts its second major of the year at the 108th PGA Championship, while a strong field has assembled for the LPGA Tour's stop in Cincinnati.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: 108th PGA Championship, Philadelphia, May 14-17,Course: Aronimink Golf Club (Par 70, 7,394 Yards),Purse: TBA ($19M in 2025;...
Rafael Devers, Giants heating up ahead of rematch vs. skidding Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers would love to see Mookie Betts get back in the swing of things and watch Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat the San Francisco Giants for the first time in his career.,The Dodgers will have their chance on Tuesday night when the National League West rivals continue a three-game series in...
Behind Bryan Woo, Mariners eager to continue dominance of Astros
Despite their uneven start to this season, the Seattle Mariners have been able to rely on their stellar pitching staff, with the opener of their four-game series against the Houston Astros providing the latest example of that reliability.,The Mariners' 3-1 road victory over Houston on Monday was pun...
D-backs, shuffling table-setters, pursue series win over Rangers
The top three batters in the Arizona Diamondbacks' lineup -- Ketel Marte, Corbin Carroll and Geraldo Perdomo -- have not found the form that keyed an offensive surge the last two seasons, although manager Torey Lovullo is trying.,After producing a combined four hits and the game's only run in the se...
Rays, riding lengthy hot streak, chase another series win over Jays
The visiting Tampa Bay Rays will shoot for their second series win over the Toronto Blue Jays in a week on Tuesday night.,The Rays took the opener of the three-game series 8-5 on Monday night despite the first career two-homer game and a career-best five RBIs by Toronto's Andres Gimenez. Tampa Bay s...
Buoyed by late-game heroics, Orioles shoot to extend Yankees' skid
The Baltimore Orioles want to make more out of the current three-game series after winning the opener against the visiting New York Yankees.,Maybe there will be more drama Tuesday night.,The Orioles won for just the fourth time in 12 games when Coby Mayo's three-run homer in the seventh inning spark...
Guardians aim to keep piling up baserunners vs. Angels
Travis Bazzana and the Cleveland Guardians will look to keep traffic going on the basepaths when they host the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday.,The Guardians took the opener of the three-game series 7-2 on Monday behind seven hits and 10 walks. Bazzana delivered a two-run double in the third inning to...
Sabrina Ionescu sidelined as Liberty travel to expansion Fire
Sabrina Ionescu's first WNBA game in Oregon will likely have to wait another season.,The New York Liberty guard, a former University of Oregon standout, is sidelined by a left foot injury which will cause her to miss games Tuesday and Thursday against the expansion Portland Fire at the Moda Center.,...
Golden Knights optimistic heading home for Game 5 vs. Ducks
Despite coming in off a 4-3 loss Sunday at Anaheim that evened their Western Conference semifinal series at 2-2, the Vegas Golden Knights remained a calm and confident group heading into Game 5 against the Ducks on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,And for good reason. Been there, done that.,The Pacific Divisio...
Surging Alyssa Thomas and Olivia Miles ready to meet in Phoenix
The Phoenix Mercury's Alyssa Thomas had a near triple-double Sunday, and Minnesota Lynx rookie Olivia Miles scored 21 points in her debut Saturday heading into Tuesday's home opener for Phoenix.,Thomas had 19 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds but committed six of the 17 turnovers for the Mercury,...