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Blue Jays set sights on .500 mark in visit to A's
The Toronto Blue Jays take their pursuit of the .500 mark on the road as they open a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.,The Blue Jays packed a two-game winning streak when they embarked on a trip that will also see them visit the Milwaukee Brewers for three games to sta...
Caitlin Clark, Fever return to court to face winless Mystics
Rookie Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have completed a much-needed four-day break, and it remains to be seen whether the Fever are refreshed when they visit the Washington Mystics on Friday night in a Commissioner's Cup battle between the two worst teams in the WNBA.,Indiana (2-9) certainly wil...
Skidding Nationals seek bounce-back effort vs. Braves
The Washington Nationals will look to end a four-game losing streak when they host the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.,Atlanta rallied to take the series opener 5-2 on Thursday and has won three of four.,The Nationals have managed just six runs over their past three games. On Thursday, CJ Abrams and...
Sierra Leone heads Belmont Stakes field at Saratoga
The 156th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday will not produce a Triple Crown winner. However, it may very well prove decisive in determining which colt will be crowned Champion Three-Year Old for 2024.,Part of the reason is that the winners of the series' first two jewels, Mystik Dan and Seiz...
Kristaps Porzingis' return sparks Celtics in Finals opener
BOSTON -- Kristaps Porzingis returned from a 10-game absence to record 20 points off the bench and the Boston Celtics snuffed a second-half rally to beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.,Porzingis hadn't played since Game 4 of Boston's first-round series aga...
Delonte West faces arraignment on misdemeanor charges
Former collegiate star and NBA guard Delonte West is expected to be arraigned Friday morning after his arrest in Fairfax County, Va., early Thursday on multiple misdemeanor charges, according to media reports.,Fairfax County police stated they were attempting to execute a warrant on West alleging vi...
In Angel Reese's homecoming, Sky send Mystics to 0-10 start
Chennedy Carter scored a season-best 25 points off the bench to help the Chicago Sky overcome a 13-point deficit to beat the Mystics 79-71 on Thursday night at Capital One Arena in Washington.,The Sky (4-5) went on a 16-0 run during the third quarter to dig out of a hole before holding on down the s...
Braves stop Nationals' no-hit bid, then rally to victory
Marcell Ozuna capped a three-run eighth inning with a two-run homer and the visiting Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Thursday night.,Adam Duvall also homered for the Braves, who have won three of four.,Ozzie Albies doubled against Hunter Harvey (2-2) with two outs in t...
Mariners' Bryan Woo dominates in shutout of Athletics
Bryan Woo continued his mastery of the Oakland Athletics with six shutout innings, Mitch Garver homered and drove in two runs, and the visiting Seattle Mariners prevailed 3-0 in a third straight pitchers' duel between the American League West rivals Thursday afternoon.,Woo (3-0), an Oakland native, ...
Pirates sign LHP Justin Bruihl to major league roster
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed left-handed reliever Justin Bruihl and added him to the bullpen in advance of Thursday's game against his former team, the Los Angeles Dodgers.,In corresponding moves, right-hander Quinn Priester was placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Monday, with a right...
Reports: Pirates set to add LHP Justin Bruihl to active roster
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed left-handed reliever Justin Bruihl and are expected to add him to the active roster, multiple outlets reported on Thursday.,A corresponding roster move was not reported.,Bruihl, 26, pitched in 19 games for the Cincinnati Reds' Triple-A affiliate at Louisville this seaso...
Pirates fastballs dazzle on day of 100-mph heaters
That noise coming out of Pittsburgh following the Pirates' 10-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday is the remnants of blazing fastballs cutting through the night air along the Allegheny River.,Pirates pitchers Paul Skenes and Aroldis Chapman headlined an impressive day all around base...
Reds activate RHP Emilio Pagan from injured list
The Cincinnati Reds activated right-hander Emilio Pagan from the 15-day injured list on Thursday.,Pagan, 33, has not pitched for the Reds since May 19 due to tightness in his right triceps.,Pagan is 2-3 with a 4.19 ERA in 21 relief appearances this season, his first with Cincinnati.,He is 24-21 with...
NBA Finals G1: Mavericks-Celtics Preview, Props, Prediction
The 2024 NBA Finals kick off with the Dallas Mavericks visiting the Boston Celtics in Game 1 at TD Garden on Thursday night. ,The Celtics are consensus 6.5-point favorites coming off their sweep of the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Meanwhile, the Mavericks seek to steal home-court...
Braves look for measure of revenge vs. Nationals
National League East rivals looking to move on from debacles meet on Thursday when the Atlanta Braves open a four-game series at the Washington Nationals.,Atlanta was shut out 9-0 by the Red Sox in Boston on Wednesday while the Nationals were routed 9-1 as the New York Mets completed a three-game sw...
Mariners' Bryan Woo out to extend scoreless streak vs. A's
Seattle Mariners right-hander Bryan Woo, an Oakland native, will put his spotless record against the host Athletics at risk when he chases a little piece of history in the teams' Thursday afternoon rubber game.,Pitching has dominated the first two games of the series between the American League West...
Joey Estes, Athletics shut down Mariners
Joey Estes took a perfect game into the seventh inning, Zack Gelof hit a home run and the Oakland Athletics held off the visiting Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Wednesday night.,Star closer Mason Miller recorded the first five-out save of his career, his 12th overall this season, to help the A's end a two-...
Dustin Poirier suffered broken nose, rib, ACL injury vs. Islam Makhachev
A loss isn't the only thing Dustin Poirier finds himself healing from following his lightweight title fight against Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 in Newark, N.J., on Saturday night. ,Poirier revealed Wednesday that he suffered a broken nose, broken rib and partially torn ACL in the bout, which Makhache...
Winless Mystics hope to snap skid against slumping Sky
The Washington Mystics have lost a franchise-record nine straight games to start the 2024 WNBA season. On Thursday, they will aim to finally crack the win column when the Chicago Sky visit for an evening clash.,In their latest game -- a road defeat against the Connecticut Sun in Commissioner's Cup p...
Luis Torrens goes deep twice as Mets rout Nationals
Luis Torrens hit two of New York's three home runs, Luis Severino pitched eight strong innings and the visiting Mets beat the Washington Nationals 9-1 Wednesday to complete the three-game sweep.,Francisco Lindor had two hits and went back-to-back with Torrens during a six-run sixth inning, and Harri...