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Hunter Goodman, Rockies face Giants hoping to escape NL West cellar
One of the most powerful catchers in the game today will get an opportunity to strut his stuff in front of one of the greats of the past when the Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants meet in a three-game series starting Friday night in Northern California.,The set matches teams that haven't had...
Islam Makhachev, Mackenzie Dern aim to defend titles at UFC 330
Saturday night's UFC 330 event has reached a fever pitch in the welterweight division, as newly minted champion Islam Makhachev defends his crown against surging contender Ian Machado Garry in the night's headliner at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.,The event marks the UFC's first Philadelphia...
Storm look to build on skid-snapping win against Fire
The Seattle Storm just ended an 11-game losing streak, and with second-year center Dominique Malonga rewriting WNBA record books, they host a battling but injury-scarred Portland Fire squad on Friday night.,Seattle (7-28) had dropped 11 games in a row before Monday's 97-88 win over the Chicago Sky. ...
Zach Collaros returns as Blue Bombers host winless Redblacks
There are two pieces of good news for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as they return from a bye week Friday night.,First, they have a home game with the winless Ottawa Redblacks. Second, their starting quarterback is back in the lineup. Zach Collaros, who's missed the last four games with a neck injury, s...
Focused Fever eye another offensive outburst vs. Wings
The Indiana Fever are determined not to let outside influences affect their focus.,With a bevy of off-court issues threatening to seep into the team's foundation, members of the Fever said those issues have been rebuffed.,The Fever (21-12) will have their next challenge against the Dallas Wings on F...
Rays return from historic 9-game trip for division set with Orioles
New Tampa Bay catcher Liam Hicks has only played eight games with the Rays, but the Canadian-born backstop is proving to be a winning acquisition by the organization.,After a record-setting West Coast road trip that saw the top team in baseball win all nine games, the club returns to action within i...
Red-hot Brandon Pfaadt tries to turn D-backs' fortunes vs. Braves
Brandon Pfaadt, who hasn't allowed an earned run in his last three starts, will take the mound on Friday when the visiting Arizona Diamondback begin a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves.,It's a big series for Arizona, which is tied for the final wild-card spot. The Diamondbacks just lost t...
Twins, Phillies clash in latest Field of Dreams matchup
The Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies are heading in opposite directions as they prepare to play in the third edition of the MLB Field of Dreams game on Thursday in Dyersville, Iowa.,The Twins, who will serve as the home team, have won four of their last seven contests overall. The Phillies,...
Austin Dillon chasing three-peat at Richmond Raceway
Richmond Raceway gets its turn Saturday night -- the only shot the D-shaped, 3/4-mile short track has -- at delivering its special brand of excitement in the Cook Out 400 (7 p.m., USA Network).,If the NASCAR Cup Series group is lucky -- the 300-mile race, the season's 24th -- will be a return to for...
Dodgers host Brewers with National League supremacy on line
The Milwaukee Brewers will put their National League lead to the test when they enter a four-game road series against the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers starting Thursday night. ,The Brewers (74-47) hold a one-game lead for the league's best record over the Dodgers and ...
Rangers' Jacob deGrom chases elusive road win vs. Angels
The playoff-contending Texas Rangers will try to earn a split of their four-game series with the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., on Thursday night. ,To do that, two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom will have to do something he's never done -- win at Angel Stadium., ,The right-handed de...
Kevin Gausman, apparently settled in with Cubs, looks to lead sweep of Nationals
Alex Bregman finally is getting comfortable with the Chicago Cubs.,Kevin Gausman appears to be feeling that way, too, in much shorter order.,Both will try to help the Cubs complete a three-game sweep on the road against the Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon.,Gausman is scheduled to make his...
Max Scherzer bids to pitch Blue Jays to series sweep of Red Sox
The Toronto Blue Jays will be out to complete their domination of the visiting Boston Red Sox on Thursday afternoon in the finale of a four-game series.,The Blue Jays have won all three games in this series and nine of 12 from the Red Sox this season.,Toronto scored five runs in the eighth inning in...
Against Reds, White Sox RHP Davis Martin tries again for elusive 10th win
Right-hander Davis Martin earned the first victory for the Chicago White Sox in their turnaround season, part of a run that saw him collect nine wins in his first 11 decisions.,But Martin hasn't won since June 10 entering Thursday afternoon's outing against the visiting Cincinnati Reds.,With the str...
Trent Grisham, Yankees strive for productive offense again vs. Mariners
Even while the New York Yankees struggled to score at times last week, they believed they were producing good at-bats.,The strong results offensively have resulted in 14 runs over the past two nights. ,The Yankees will seek another productive showing at the plate on Thursday afternoon when they host...
Pirates turn to Braxton Ashcraft in quest to salvage finale vs. Marlins
Pittsburgh's Braxton Ashcraft and Miami's Tyler Phillips have some things in common.,Both of them are right-handed starting pitchers who have spent loads of time as relievers.,On Thursday afternoon, they will be starters when Ashcraft (11-5, 4.08 ERA) and the Pirates visit Phillips (3-5, 3.47) and t...
Guardians' Parker Messick looks to continue stellar run at Tigers
American League Central rivals Cleveland and Detroit have traded 6-4 victories in the first two contests of their three-game series. They'll play the rubber match on Thursday afternoon in Detroit.,Guardians left-hander Parker Messick (9-6, 2.57 ERA), who will start the series finale, hasn't given up...
Aces look to defeat Mystics for second time this week
The Las Vegas Aces made improvements in certain areas when they defeated the Washington Mystics on Tuesday. ,That wasn't enough to fully please Aces coach Becky Hammon.,The Aces will look for upgrades in Thursday night's rematch in Las Vegas.,"Our season depends on defense and rebounding," Hammon sa...
Liberty aim to work on perimeter defense during visit from Sparks
The New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks have played twice this season, and both games were decided by less than five points.,Thursday night, the Liberty (20-14) will host the Sparks (12-20) in the final game of their season series. New York will work on its playoff seeding, while the Sparks aim ...
Dream continue strong playoff push against struggling Sun
Brionna Jones is giving the Atlanta Dream another reason to feel good as they travel to face the Connecticut Sun Thursday in Uncasville, Conn.,After winning seven of its last nine games, Atlanta (20-12) is firmly in playoff position, entering Thursday's game fifth in the WNBA standings, just two gam...