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Warriors win second NBA 2K League crown in as many months
Warriors Gaming Squad made it back-to-back championships on Saturday, beating Celtics Crossover Gaming 2-0 to win NBA 2K League's The Turn event in Washington.,Last month, the Warriors won The Tipoff event, the first of the three NBA 2K League tournaments that lead up to the final league playoffs la...

Anthony Santander belts 2 HRs, Orioles top Phillies
Anthony Santander homered twice and drove in four runs as the Baltimore Orioles edged the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 in a matchup of two of the top teams in the major leagues Saturday.,In between Santander's homers in the fourth and eighth innings, he provided a tie-breaking sixth-inning sac...

Kyle Bradish (elbow) placed on IL by Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles put pitcher Kyle Bradish on the 15-day injured list Saturday, following the right-hander complaining of elbow issues during his Friday night outing against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.,The team termed the injury a sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament, an injury he als...
Three MLB Trade Deadline Deals That We Want To See Happen
The MLB's July 20 trade deadline is just over a month away, and here are three trades we want to see go down....

Jeimer Candelario, Reds pursue another win over Brewers
Jeimer Candelario and the Cincinnati Reds will attempt to continue their recent good fortune on Saturday afternoon when they play the second contest of a three-game series against the host Milwaukee Brewers. ,Signed to a three-year, $45 million contract in December, Candelario wasn't providing much ...

After wild opener, Phillies, Orioles set for encore
The Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles experienced plenty of drama to begin their three-game series -- and maybe it was just an appetizer.,The teams meet in the middle game of the series on Saturday in Baltimore, after the Phillies prevailed 5-3 in 11 innings with a late-night finish on Fri...

Celtics, Warriors advance to finals in NBA 2K League's The Turn
Celtics Crossover Gaming and Warriors Gaming Squad each earned a 2-0 sweep Friday in Washington to set up a finals matchup in the NBA 2K League's The Turn event.,The second-seeded Celtics outscored Heat Check Gaming, the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed, 15-9 in the fourth quarter to earn a 65-63 com...

Phillies outlast Orioles in 11th after long rain delay
Alec Bohm hit a two-run double in the 11th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies finished off the host Baltimore Orioles, 5-3, on Friday night, ,The series opener between teams with two of the best records in the major leagues included a rain delay of more than an hour prior to the 11th inning., ,Kyl...

Phillies, Orioles limp into weekend showdown
The Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies haven't had much to worry about this season.,However, both teams are probably anxious to wipe away the results from their most recent series finales.,They will get that chance as two of the majors' top three winningest teams begin a three-game series F...

Warriors, Pistons rally in NBA 2K League's The Turn
Warriors Gaming Squad, the No. 1 seed in the West, and third-seeded Pistons GT each rallied Thursday to advance to the conference finals of the NBA 2K League's The Turn event in Washington.,The Warriors beat fourth-seeded T-Wolves Gaming 2-1 and the Pistons topped No. 2 seed Pacers Gaming by the sam...

Braves break through vs. Orioles, end five-game skid
Reynaldo Lopez held the Baltimore Orioles to two singles across six innings and the visiting Atlanta Braves finally pieced together a few key hits to snap a season-worst five-game losing streak with a 6-3 win on Thursday afternoon.,Ozzie Albies supplied four hits and Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs ...

Pats retire Tom Brady's number, announce statue plans
The New England Patriots, while inducting Tom Brady into their Hall of Fame on Wednesday, delivered a few surprises for the legendary quarterback.,Team owner Robert Kraft revealed that the Patriots are retiring Brady's uniform No. 12 and are commissioning a 12-foot-tall bronze Brady statue that will...

Orioles run winning streak to six by beating Braves
Colton Cowser hit a two-run home run to break an eighth-inning tie as the host Baltimore Orioles beat the slumping Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Wednesday night.,Cowser's eighth home run of the season, and his first since May 26, matched a two-run homer by Atlanta's Matt Olson in the top of the inning as th...

Braves look to turn things around vs. surging Orioles
Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde mentioned multiple times recently about the potential fatigue that his team might be encountering.,Even with that, the Orioles are wearing out opponents.,Baltimore rides a five-game winning streak into a Wednesday night contest against the visiting Atlanta Brav...

Jorge Mateo returns, homers to lead Orioles over Braves
Jorge Mateo smashed a three-run home run in his first action in nine days and five Baltimore pitchers combined on a five-hitter as the Orioles returned from an eight-game road stretch to defeat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Tuesday night.,Albert Suarez worked 5 1/3 shutout innings to help the Orioles to...

Orioles place LHP Danny Coulombe (elbow) on injured list
The Baltimore Orioles placed left-hander Danny Coulombe on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with left elbow inflammation.,The team also reinstated infielder Jorge Mateo from the 7-day concussion injured list, recalled right-hander Bryan Baker from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned rookie infielder/outfie...

Rolling Orioles return home to meet struggling Braves
The Baltimore Orioles seem to have it all together. The Atlanta Braves need to get going again, starting when the teams meet Tuesday night in Baltimore.,The Orioles are back from a 6-2 road trip, having won the last four of those by sweeping a series against the Tampa Bay Rays. The capper was a 5-2 ...

O's use 5-2 win to get historic sweep over Rays
Ryan O'Hearn recorded three RBIs and Gunnar Henderson homered and had three runs as the Baltimore Orioles made history with a 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night, completing a four-game sweep in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,O'Hearn and Henderson each finished with three hits while James McCann ...

RB Rhamondre Stevenson, Patriots close to extension
Running back Rhamondre Stevenson is nearing an agreement on a contract extension with the Patriots, he told reporters at the first day of New England's mandatory minicamp Monday.,Stevenson, 26, is slated to earn a base salary of $3.116 million in the final year on his rookie contract, which he signe...

Rays look for first win of series vs. Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles have been on a roll over the past few weeks, going 12-4 over their past 16 games dating back to May 23.,They haven't lost a series since getting swept by the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-game set from May 20-22, winning four of their five series since and splitting the other....