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Hendrick Motorsports has proven track record at Watkins Glen
Thirty-eight cars are entered in Sunday's Go Bowling at the Glen at Watkins Glen International, and everyone's eyes will likely be on four cars in one powerhouse racing organization.,Hendrick Motorsports.,One of Rick Hendrick's cars has visited Victory Lane in the NASCAR Cup Series' past five visits...
Yusei Kikuchi, facing Angels, aims to stay perfect with Astros
With a loss Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Angels ensured they would finish the season in a familiar spot.,With a win Thursday afternoon, the Houston Astros inched closer to their annual destination.,The Astros will look to maintain their 4 1/2-game lead in the American League West on Friday when ...
Rangers' Jacob deGrom set for season debut vs. Mariners
It's apparently debut week for the Texas Rangers.,On Thursday, the Rangers sent right-hander Kumar Rocker to the mound in Seattle for his major-league debut.,On Friday, right-hander Jacob deGrom is scheduled to make his season debut.,deGrom, a two-time National League Cy Young Award winner, will mak...
Cubs can't afford slipup in series at Colorado
The Colorado Rockies just finished a three-game series with a team fighting for a wild-card berth and now face another when the Chicago Cubs come to town on Friday night.,Chicago will send Javier Assad (7-5, 3.14 ERA) to the mound while Colorado is expected to activate Austin Gomber (5-10, 4.50) fro...
Giants host Padres, look to impact wild-card race
Staring at elimination in the National League wild-card race, the San Francisco Giants get a chance to impede the postseason push of a fellow NL West club when they open a three-game home series against the San Diego Padres on Friday night.,The Giants (72-75) fell 8 1/2 games out of the final NL wil...
D-backs aim to stay hot at plate in opener vs. Brewers
The Arizona Diamondbacks are hoping a day off doesn't derail their torrid offense.,After scoring 32 total runs during three straight victories, the Diamondbacks return to the field Friday night when they open a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers in Phoenix.,Arizona (82-64) leads the bat...
With eyes on playoffs, Twins can't afford slip-up vs. Reds
Byron Buxton is back. Royce Lewis is coming off a big game. Six-foot-nine-inch Bailey Ober is ready to climb to the top of the mound.,The Minnesota Twins (78-68) know they face a crucial weekend series against the Cincinnati Reds (71-77) starting Friday night in Minneapolis, and they hope they have ...
White Sox bring team-record home skid into series opener vs. A's
The Chicago White Sox are riding a franchise-record 15-game home losing streak, and even more unwelcome historical records are looming in the next few weeks.,The White Sox (33-114) will aim for their first home win since Aug. 12 when they begin a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics on Fr...
Rays hope to continue turnaround vs. Guardians
Though the Tampa Bay Rays seem set to miss the postseason for the first time in six years, the quest to finish strong remains important.,They can take another step in that direction with a second straight win over the American League Central-leading Guardians on Friday night in Cleveland.,Tampa Bay ...
Yankees look to keep the clutch hits going against Red Sox
The New York Yankees have not relied on a prolific offense of late, but rather are doing just enough to eke out wins and widen their lead in the American League East.,After game-ending hits by Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Juan Soto, the Yankees seek a third straight win when they host the Boston Red Sox on...
Jays turn attention to Cardinals after emotional letdown
After turning a no-hit bid into a loss, the host Toronto Blue Jays aim to bounce back Friday night in the opener of a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals.,Right-hander Bowden Francis had his bid for a no-hitter against the visiting New York Mets end on Wednesday when Francisco Lindor s...
Nationals' DJ Herz, after exiting hitless outings, faces Marlins
Rookie left-hander DJ Herz will look to build off his first win in more than a month when the Washington Nationals play the second contest of their four-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins on Friday.,Herz (3-7, 3.82 ERA) tossed five scoreless innings without allowing a hit in a 5-3 victor...
Orioles face Tigers in battle of teams desperate for a win
The Baltimore Orioles don't have a lot of time to regain their pre-All-Star break form. With them down to their final 15 regular-season games, they'll look to end the cycle of mediocrity during a three-game weekend series in Detroit, which begins Friday night.,The Orioles (83-64) entered the break 2...
Skylar Diggins-Smith, Storm push for playoff seeding with Wings up next
As the Seattle Storm head down the home stretch of a season that will see them make a return to the playoffs, they're glad to have Skylar Diggins-Smith as their point guard.,After enjoying a big game in a Wednesday night win at Los Angeles, Diggins-Smith and Seattle continue their run at home-court ...
Alouettes not sleeping on three-game road trip, starting at Stamps
The Montreal Alouettes plan to keep their guard up on Saturday when they open a three-game road trip against the skidding Calgary Stampeders.,Sure, the Alouettes (10-2) are a perfect 5-0 away from home this season. And sure, the reigning Grey Cup champions have ascended to the top of the CFL standin...
Back on track, Lions out to extend Argonauts' road woes
The same B.C. Lions that lost five straight games are now the talk of the CFL as they prepare to host the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night.,Amazing what two straight decisive wins against Eastern powerhouses will do for a team. ,After stomping Ottawa 38-12 on Aug. 31 in the Touchdown Pacific game i...
Falcons counting on Kirk Cousins to continue success vs. Eagles
Atlanta quarterback Kirk Cousins hopes the third time is the charm when the Falcons visit the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night., ,It is the third straight season that Cousins has traveled to Lincoln Financial Field in Week 2 for a primetime game. He lost the previous two years while playing for t...
Alyssa Thomas, Sun take aim at struggling Mercury
A potential first-round playoff preview will take place Friday when the Phoenix Mercury play host to the Connecticut Sun.,Both teams already have qualified for the playoffs and would face each other in the opening round if the Mercury remain at No. 7 in the overall final standings, while the Sun mov...
Sky hope to recover from 'embarrassing' loss, battle Lynx
The Sky are falling fast with the season winding down and WNBA playoff spots on the line.,Chicago has lost eight of its last 10 games, the most recent one in embarrassing fashion, as it enters Friday night's game against the Minnesota Lynx in Minneapolis.,The Sky (13-23) stand one game ahead of the ...
Aces, MVP front-runner A'ja Wilson eye sweep of Fever
The Las Vegas Aces will set their sights on going two-for-two in their road stint against the Indiana Fever, hoping to ride the momentum of MVP favorite A'ja Wilson to a sweep Friday in Indianapolis.,Wednesday's matchup between the playoff-bound squads saw two stars have two very different nights. W...