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Ninjas in Pyjamas, 2 others qualify for playoffs at PGL Astana 2025
Ninjas in Pyjamas, Aurora Gaming and MIBR won their respective Round 5 matches on Wednesday to advance to the playoffs at the PGL Astana 2025 tournament.,Ninjas in Pyjamas swept G2, courtesy of 13-10 wins on Dust II and Nuke. They will face Team Spirit in the last of four quarterfinals on Friday.,Au...
Jayson Tatum Achilles Injury Opens Window for Eastern Conference Contenders
Jayson Tatum’s Achilles injury shakes up the East, opening the door for contenders like the Knicks, Pacers and Cavaliers to make a title push this season and beyond....

Versatile Royals vie for series victory versus Astros
The defensive play of the series opener on Monday undoubtedly came in the third inning when Kansas City Royals second baseman Michael Massey smothered an Isaac Paredes grounder before executing a backhanded flip to shortstop Maikel Garcia to start an inning-ending double play.,On Tuesday, Jonathan I...

Justin Turner's walk-off double lifts Cubs past Marlins
Justin Turner ripped a two-run double to cap a three-run ninth inning that lifted the host Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.,With Miami nursing a 4-2 lead in the ninth inning, Cubs catcher Carson Kelly reached on a fielding error by shortstop Xavier Edwards then ...

Justin Turner's walk-off double caps Cubs' 9th-inning rally in win over Marlins
Justin Turner ripped a two-run double to cap a three-run ninth inning that lifted the host Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.,With Miami nursing a 4-2 lead in the ninth inning, Cubs catcher Carson Kelly reached on a fielding error by shortstop Xavier Edwards then ...

Isaac Paredes' socks walk-off homer as Astros edge Royals
Isaac Paredes socked a walk-off home run leading off the ninth inning and the Houston Astros took a 2-1 win over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Tuesday to knot the three-game series.,Paredes produced his first career walk-off homer against the third pitcher of the game for the Royals, John Schre...

Cubs place OF Ian Happ (oblique) on 10-day injured list
The Chicago Cubs placed Gold Glove left fielder Ian Happ on the 10-day injured list Tuesday because of a left oblique strain.,The move is retroactive to Saturday. The Cubs selected the contract of highly ranked catching prospect Moises Ballesteros from Triple-A Iowa and, in a corresponding move, mov...

Budding Sporting KC-St. Louis City rivalry renews Wednesday
In what is becoming one of the fiercer rivalries in MLS, Sporting Kansas City will travel 250 miles east to square off with St. Louis City SC Wednesday night.,After starting the season 0-5-1, Sporting Kansas City (3-8-1, 10 points) has split its last six matches. The improvement started with a 2-0 v...

Atlanta still looking for first road win in visit to Austin
Two teams looking to put losing streaks to bed will square off in a mid-week match on Wednesday night when Austin FC hosts Atlanta United.,Austin (5-6-1, 16 points) has dropped three straight entering play and has mustered just one goal over the winless stretch. Last time out, the club fell 2-1 at C...

Cardinals-Phillies postponed; twin bill set for Wednesday
The Philadelphia Phillies' game against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday was postponed due to rain in the region.,Now, the teams will conclude their three-game set with a day/night doubleheader on Wednesday. The first game will begin at 1:05 p.m. local time and the second will follow at 6...

Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder arrested in prostitution sting
Kyle Snyder, who became the youngest American wrestler to win Olympic gold in 2016, was arrested in a prostitution sting, according to police in Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday.,One of the most successful wrestlers in U.S. history, Snyder, 29, was charged with engaging in prostitution following his arrest...

Twins-Orioles rained out; doubleheader Wednesday
The Baltimore Orioles' home game Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins was postponed due to inclement weather.,Instead, the teams will play a traditional doubleheader Wednesday to kick off their three-game series. Because of more rain in the forecast for Wednesday evening, Game 1 will start at 12:05 p...

Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff facing DUI charge
Ohio State women's basketball coach Kevin McGuff is facing a drunken-driving charge after police said they found him parked in his front yard last week in Dublin, Ohio.,On Tuesday, authorities confirmed McGuff's arrest on May 6 for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.,The incident report released ...

Justin Thomas has experience on his side at PGA Championship
CHARLOTTE -- It makes sense that Justin Thomas arrived at Quail Hollow with loads of confidence for this week's PGA Championship.,He acknowledged Tuesday that he might have lots of company in that category.,"I'd say it's a little different than other majors considering it's a venue and a course that...

Texans re-sign veteran DT Folorunso Fatukasi
The Houston Texans announced the re-signing of defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi on Tuesday.,Terms were not disclosed by the Texans, who waived cornerback Gregory Junior in a corresponding move.,Fatukasi, 30, recorded one sack and 24 tackles in 11 games (all starts) in his first season with Housto...

ESPN to deliver $30 direct-to-consumer package to be called: ESPN
ESPN unveiled its direct-to-consumer streaming service on Tuesday, a move that Disney CEO Bob Iger previously hailed as the biggest move for the network in nearly four decades.,With the streaming service labeled "ESPN," the network announced that all of its programming will be offered to consumers f...

Astralis, FURIA, NAVI advance at PGL Astana
FURIA, Natus Vincere and Astralis advanced to the playoffs with wins Tuesday at the PGL Astana 2025 tournament.,In Round 4 High Matches, FURIA swept ODDIK, NAVI swept Aurora Gaming and Astralis defeated Virtus.pro 2-1.,In Round 4 Low Matches, Ninjas in Pyjamas, G2 Esports and MIBR stayed alive with ...

Framber Valdez, Astros aim to slow down surging Royals
Kansas City Royals veteran right-hander Michael Wacha had allowed no more than three earned runs in any of his previous six starts before Monday -- yet had just two victories to show for his efforts.,In a surprising showing relative to previous results, the Royals produced seven early runs of suppor...

Two early uprisings spark Royals to win over Astros
Michael Massey homered to ignite a four-run second inning in support of right-hander Michael Wacha, who carried a shutout into the seventh inning of the Kansas City Royals' 7-5 win over the host Houston Astros on Monday.,The Royals, 17-4 over their past 21 games, maintained their torrid pace when fi...

Hurricanes one win away from clinching series after beating Caps
The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference finals thanks to a 5-2 victory Monday over the Washington Capitals in Game 4 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series in Raleigh, N.C.,Sean Walker had a goal and an assist, the first two postseason points for t...