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BC's Chase Brice bids for better showing in clash vs. Argonauts
Chase Brice will make his first career CFL start when the BC Lions battle the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday night at Vancouver.,Reigning CFL Most Outstanding Player Nathan Rourke injured his left shoulder in last week's 19-17 road loss against the Edmonton Elks. He will miss multiple weeks but will ...
WNBA All-Stars set to star in Chicago amid growth, anniversary season
Chicago last hosted the WNBA All-Star game in 2022 at Wintrust Arena, the 10,387-seat home of the then-defending league champion Chicago Sky.,The event is returning to the Windy City on Saturday at the United Center, a venue that houses the NBA's Chicago Bulls and seats more than 20,000 for basketba...
Reds get first look at Cardinals RHP Dustin May
With both sides attempting to gain ground in the National League wild-card race, the St. Louis Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night.,The Cardinals have dropped five of seven games since the All-Star break and sit 1 1/2 games behind the Arizona Diamo...
Twins ride momentum into homestand opener against Athletics
The Minnesota Twins return home with their chins up despite a losing road trip.,Minnesota will try to keep its confidence high when it opens a three-game series against the Athletics on Friday night in Minneapolis. The contest marks the start of a six-game homestand for the Twins, who also will host...
Guardians seek clutch hits in series opener vs. Rays
The Cleveland Guardians will look to put one of their more frustrating losses of the season behind them when they begin a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays have the best record in the American League and own a two-game lead over the New York Yank...
Stumbling Padres hope set with skidding Marlins can spark turnaround
The San Diego Padres continue to invest heavily in their roster, but they still haven't seen many dividends.,After dropping five of seven coming out of the All-Star break to match their low mark on the season at three games under .500, the Padres will try to turn things around when they continue the...
Historic streak snapped, Red Sox attempt to bounce back vs. Blue Jays
All good things must come to an end.,For the Boston Red Sox, that meant the end of a franchise-record-tying 15-game winning streak.,The quest for a new streak begins on Friday night as the Toronto Blue Jays enter for the start of a three-game weekend series.,"All of us knew that it was going to end ...
Grant Holmes, Braves carry effective form into opener vs. Orioles
The Atlanta Braves made it through a good week since the All-Star break, but there is no letup for them in this stretch of the season.,They face the Orioles on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at Baltimore.,"A stretch of 17 straight (days with games) when you're trying to protect yo...
D-backs, Nats open set with eyes on wild-card race, trade deadline
The National League wild-card race takes center stage when the Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Washington Nationals for a three-game series beginning Friday night.,Though the calendar still reads July, both teams are in the wild-card mix and trying to determine whether to be buyers or sellers ahead o...
Royals aim to extend record of success vs. Tigers ace Tarik Skubal
Fresh off his best performance since undergoing surgery to remove loose bodies from his pitching elbow, Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal will try to keep his team on a roll against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday evening.,The Tigers won the opener of the four-game series 4-3 on Thur...
Unlucky Stampeders aim to end Blue Bombers' 3-game win streak
The hard-luck Calgary Stampeders will try to snap the host Winnipeg Blue Bombers' three-game winning streak on Friday night.,Calgary (2-4) has the CFL's highest-scoring offense at 37.7 points per game yet is two games behind West division rival Winnipeg (4-2), which is averaging nearly two touchdown...
Rangers, Mariners set to battle for AL West lead
First place in the American League West will be on the line when the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers open a four-game series Friday in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers hold a half-game lead over the defending division champion Mariners, who are two games behind streaking Boston in the chase for the ...
Dodgers have held up their end, Mets haven't in build up to their series
The New York Mets return home for the first time since the All-Star break, starting a three-game series Friday with the Los Angeles Dodgers.,What many expected to be a possible playoff preview will be anything but that between the two largest payrolls in Major League Baseball. The Dodgers roll into ...
Shane Drohan takes ball for Brewers against visiting Rockies
The Milwaukee Brewers will look to continue their second-half surge behind rookie left-hander Shane Drohan when the Colorado Rockies visit on Friday to open a three-game series.,Drohan (5-3, 3.20 ERA) will be opposed by right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4, 4.76), who'll make his second start since nee...
Surging White Sox return to comfort of home to face Astros
A timely attack and solid bullpen have helped the American League Central-leading Chicago White Sox match their season high at seven games over .500.,Chicago's bid to keep climbing continues Friday with a visit from the Houston Astros for a three-game series, but the White Sox prefer to take things ...
Slumping Giants, Angels meet with deadline questions looming
Two teams taking inventory as the trade deadline approaches go head-to-head Friday night when the San Francisco Giants host a three-game interleague series against the Los Angeles Angels.,The Angels have lost 13 of their last 18 and the Giants 12 of their last 19, falling a combined 33 games out of ...
Yankees seeking to rekindle offense against Phillies
The New York Yankees continue to search for answers offensively as they open a 10-game road trip with a matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.,The Yankees split a doubleheader with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, although they scored in just two of their 18 innings that day. New Y...
Surging pitchers kick off series as Cubs visit Pirates
Matthew Boyd and Jared Jones both look to continue torrid stretches Friday when the visiting Chicago Cubs open a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.,Boyd (6-1, 4.15 ERA) won his fourth straight start on Saturday after allowing just one solo homer and two other hits over six innings in ...
Royals' Salvador Perez takes aim at franchise HR record vs. Tigers
Salvador Perez hit his first home run for the Kansas City Royals nearly 15 years ago, and that milestone occurred against the American League Central rival Detroit Tigers.,The 36-year-old catcher still is with the Royals, and he'll aim for the franchise home run record when he returns to Detroit for...
D-backs, Cardinals pitchers ride hot streaks into clash
A pair of starting pitchers trending in the right direction will meet under unusual circumstance on Thursday afternoon when the St. Louis Cardinals host the Arizona Diamondbacks in a standalone game.,Previously an off day for both clubs, the meeting on Thursday will serve as a make-up for a game tha...