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Host Mexico look to make history vs. England
A plethora of challenges face England as they battle host Mexico on Sunday night in what will surely be a raucous atmosphere at Mexico City.,The World Cup group of 16 match will be played at 7,200-foot altitude in possible treacherous weather that nearly led to the match being pushed up six hours.,T...
Can Norway earn first World Cup quarterfinal at Brazil's expense?
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- For the first time in this World Cup, two top-scoring stars meet in a knockout-round encounter when Vinicius Junior's Brazil face Erling Haaland's Norway in the round of 16 on Sunday.,Haaland has scored five times in Norway's first World Cup appearance since 1998. He is tied...
Host Mexico looks to make history vs. England
A plethora of challenges face England as they battle host Mexico on Sunday night in what will surely be a raucous atmosphere at Mexico City.,The World Cup group of 16 match will be played at 7,200-foot altitude in possible treacherous weather that nearly led to the match being pushed up six hours.,T...
Tiger-Cats look to beat Bombers for 2nd time this season
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will look to defeat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the second time on the young season when the teams square off Sunday night in Hamilton, Ontario.,The Blue Bombers (1-2) only can hope Bo Levi Mitchell is a bit rusty after Hamilton's bye. The veteran has completed 34 of 42 pas...
Paige Bueckers on a scoring binge as Wings visit Tempo
Paige Bueckers figures to play a key role again Sunday against when the Dallas Wings look for a 2-0 start to their four-game road trip in a visit to the Toronto Tempo.,Bueckers scored 25 points for the third consecutive game on Thursday when the Wings (12-8) opened the trip with an 86-83 victory ove...
Tigers' Jack Flaherty looks to maintain momentum vs. Rangers
Following a short stint on the injured list, Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty didn't allow a run in his return. ,He'll look to build off that outing when his team plays the middle contest of a three-game series against Texas on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.,Flaherty recorded nine ...
Banged-up and skidding Padres to battle Shohei Ohtani-less Dodgers
The San Diego Padres will be in survival mode when they take a season-high seven-game losing streak into Saturday night's road contest against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,The Padres not only are losing ground to the Dodgers in the standings, their roster has been taking a hit on a daily basis., ,San Di...
Marlins ride momentum of fast start into rematch vs. A's
The Miami Marlins will look to replicate the powerful start in the series opener when they aim to defeat the Athletics again on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Marlins erupted for six first-inning runs while posting a 12-5 victory in Friday's opener. Heriberto Hernandez hit a three-run...
D-backs' Merrill Kelly strives to leave June swoon behind vs. Brewers
June was not kind to Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly.,He will aim to get off to a better start in July when he takes the mound on Saturday evening in the second game of a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers in Phoenix.,Kelly (5-8, 5.84 ERA) lost all five of his starts las...
Slumping Angels brace for Sonny Gray, Red Sox
In the midst of a four-game losing streak, the Los Angeles Angels now must face one of the hottest starting pitchers in baseball in Boston's Sonny Gray on Saturday night., ,Gray (9-1, 2.69 ERA) hasn't lost a game since April 14 at Minnesota and is 7-0 with a 2.08 ERA in his last 10 starts. He comes ...
Cardinals determined to continue hit parade vs. Cubs
The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten their offense in gear.,After scoring eight runs over the final three innings of an 11-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, the Cardinals set a season high in runs and hits (17) on Friday in a 17-1 romp over the rival Chicago Cubs.,The Cardinals will look...
Rockies eager to ignite fireworks again vs. Giants
The offensive fireworks that often have accompanied Tomoyuki Sugano's starts for Colorado this season might be appropriate on Independence Day when the Rockies host the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night in Denver.,Jake McCarthy had a leadoff home run and subsequent grand slam in the Rockies' 15...
Braves ace Chris Sale well-rested to battle struggling Mets
Atlanta will try to add to the New York Mets' misery on Saturday night when the host Braves send ace Chris Sale to the mound in the second game of the teams' four-game series.,The Braves won the opener 5-3 on Friday to hand New York its 11th loss in 13 games and drop the Mets a season-high 16 games ...
Reds' Hunter Greene to make season debut vs. Orioles
Former All-Star pitcher Hunter Greene is set to make his season debut Saturday night for the Cincinnati Reds as they look to even their weekend series against the visiting Baltimore Orioles.,The return of the Reds' ace from the injured list comes as the team is struggling to stay within striking dis...
Hunter Brown, Astros tasked with slowing down Rays
Houston's Cristian Javier was reinstated from the 60-day injured list before the Astros opened a three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays with a 3-1 loss on Friday. ,Javier is the second of five Houston starting pitchers either already back in the fold or soon to rejoin the active roste...
In first on the Fourth, Guardians aim to build division lead vs. White Sox
Parker Messick couldn't contain his excitement when it was announced that he would start for the Cleveland Guardians on the Fourth of July against the Chicago White Sox.,The left-hander ordered snazzy red, white and blue cleats for the occasion, which he modeled for reporters earlier in Cleveland's ...
After ending skid, Yankees look to continue hold on Twins
Seven games of frustration were more than enough for the New York Yankees.,After snapping their ugly slide, the Yankees will shoot for another win Saturday afternoon when they host the Minnesota Twins.,New York ended its longest skid since dropping nine straight Aug. 12-22, 2023, in a season when it...
Mariners jump back on piggyback in matchup with Blue Jays
The piggyback is back.,And this time, with two different Seattle Mariners pitchers.,Logan Gilbert is scheduled to start Saturday afternoon against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, throwing approximately 65 to 75 pitches, before turning things over to fellow right-hander Emerson Hancock.,They will be ...
Pirates' Braxton Ashcraft charged with shutting down Nats' hot offense
After launching two home runs during the Washington Nationals' five-homer outburst Friday, Daylen Lile is sticking to his approach against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates entering a Saturday matinee.,Luis Garcia Jr. also hit two home runs and Jose Tena added a two-run shot in the Nationals' 9-5 seri...
Fire pay first visit to Storm after recovering from 4OT thriller
By the time the expansion Portland Fire take the court Saturday in Seattle, they will have had five days off to recoup from their record-tying 124-123 loss in quadruple overtime at Washington.,"I think so many times we could have just given up, but every single time, (we) fought back," Fire coach Al...