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Phillies' Trea Turner eyes another big offensive day vs. Nats
Trea Turner responded to a day off on Wednesday with two consecutive dominating performances at the plate.,The Philadelphia Phillies would love for more of the same from Turner on Saturday when they play the third contest of the four-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals.,Turner went...
Phils blow lead in ninth, then walk off against Nats
Trea Turner capped a four-hit performance with a walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning, fueling the host Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday.,Philadelphia provided a quick response after Washington scratched for a pair of runs in the top of the ninth to f...
Dodgers place All-Star RHP Tyler Glasnow (elbow) on IL
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed All-Star right-hander Tyler Glasnow on the 15-day injured list Friday with right elbow tendonitis.,To take his spot on the roster, the Dodgers recalled left-hander Justin Wrobleski, who started Friday's game at St. Louis.,Glasnow, who turns 31 next week, is headed to t...
Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka advance after rain in Cincy
While top-seeded Iga Swiatek and No. 3 seed Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open on Friday, No. 5 seed Jasmine Paolini was eliminated in a third-round upset following morning rain.,Paolini of Italy was bounced from the tournament 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 by Mirra Andreeva of Rus...
Giants, Athletics both on the rise ahead of two-game set
The San Francisco Giants' hopes of improving their standing in the National League wild-card race will have to come at the expense of their local rivals when the Oakland Athletics host a two-game series starting Saturday afternoon.,The Giants, just 49-55 on the morning of July 26 and a potential sel...
Lynx out for improved shooting in rematch with Mystics
After the Minnesota Lynx resumed the post-Olympics schedule with a home victory over the Washington Mystics, the teams will matchup again Saturday, this time in the nation's capital.,The Lynx (18-8) are in third place in the overall WNBA standings, a game behind the Connecticut Sun heading into Frid...
Megan Khang ties Minjee Lee for Women's Scottish Open lead
Megan Khang joined Australian Minjee Lee atop the 36-hole leaderboard at the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open on Friday as a handful of players began to break from the pack in Ayrshire, Scotland.,Khang shot her second straight round of 68 and Lee posted a 69 to get to 8-under 136. They have a two-st...
Gael Monfils stuns Carlos Alcaraz at Cincinnati Open
France's Gael Monfils, at age 37, pulled off a major upset Friday by defeating World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz in a second-round match continued from Thursday at the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,The unseeded Monfils knocked off second-seeded Alcaraz 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 after rain suspended the match Thu...
Report: Bengals OT D'Ante Smith injures patella tendon
Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle D'Ante Smith injured his patella tendon on Thursday and is likely out for the season, ESPN reported Friday.,Smith was carted off after suffering the injury during Cincinnati's joint practice Thursday with the Chicago Bears.,Roughly 10 minutes before Smith went dow...
Four-star DE Iose Epenesa commits to Iowa
Defensive end Iose Epenesa, the top-ranked player in Illinois from the Class of 2025, has followed his family legacy and committed to the Iowa Hawkeyes.,Epenesa is a four-star prospect ranked No. 42 in the country, No. 5 among defensive linemen and No. 1 in Illinois in the 247 Sports composite ranki...
National League West is MLB's Best Division
While the American League East has some teams in serious title contention, this is why the National League West is the best division in baseball right now....
Friday August 16 Best Sports Betting Picks for MLB and WNBA Predictions
These are our top betting picks and predictions for the MLB slate on Friday August 16, 2024 with a bonus WNBA pick for Indiana Fever vs. Phoenix Mercury....
Offense clicking as Phillies continue series with Nats
The Philadelphia Phillies are showing glimpses of the team that ran roughshod over their opponents during the first half of the season.,After erupting for 22 runs and 30 hits over their last two contests, the Phillies aim to continue their recent run of good fortune on Friday when they host the Wash...
With bats heating up, O's look to continue dominance vs. Red Sox
The Baltimore Orioles have been looking like significant offensive threats again and that should bode well for the American League East contenders., ,They meet the visiting Boston Red Sox again Friday night., ,The Orioles won their second in a row by beating the Red Sox 5-1 in the series opener Thur...
Yulia Putintseva eliminates Coco Gauff in Cincinnati
Four of the top nine seeds, including defending champion and second-seeded Coco Gauff, were eliminated on Thursday on the second round of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,Gauff fell to Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in just under two hours. Gauff, who had won their three previous ma...
Fourth-quarter surge lifts Lynx over Mystics
Napheesa Collier scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx surged in the fourth quarter for a 79-68 win over the Washington Mystics on Thursday night in Minneapolis.,Courtney Williams added 14 points for Minnesota (18-8), which won its first game following a monthlong break fo...
Ben Shelton faces down match point, advances at Cincinnati Open
Ben Shelton, the 12th seed, survived a match point and battled for nearly three hours to defeat Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7 (6), 7-6 (7), 6-3 on Thursday to reach the third round at the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,The unseeded Etcheverry of Argentina had match point on his serve at 7-6 in the se...
Rookie Weston Wilson hits for cycle as Phillies smash Nats
Rookie Weston Wilson hit for the cycle and Alec Bohm and Nick Castellanos belted back-to-back homers in the first inning, lifting the host Philadelphia Phillies to a convincing 13-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.,Wilson struck out in the first inning, tripled and singled in the f...
Brewers All-Star Christian Yelich to have season-ending surgery
The Milwaukee Brewers' hopes of holding on to their lead in the National League Central race took a blow Thursday when the club announced that All-Star left fielder Christian Yelich will undergo season-ending back surgery.,Yelich hasn't played since July 23. He spent the past three weeks having trea...
Athletics overcome 5-0 deficit, top Mets
Seth Brown laced the tie-breaking RBI single in the sixth inning Thursday afternoon for the visiting Oakland Athletics, who overcame a five-run deficit to edge the New York Mets 7-6 in the rubber match of a three-game interleague set.,JJ Bleday began the comeback in the fourth inning by hitting a gr...