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Orioles lose 2nd starter this week as Dean Kremer hits IL
Baltimore Orioles right-handed starter Dean Kremer was placed on the 15-day injured list with a right triceps strain Friday, one day after lefty starter John Means went on the IL with a left forearm strain.,The Orioles also optioned right Jonathan Heasley to Triple-A Norfolk, while right-hander Dill...
Surging Austin FC brace for last-place Earthquakes
Austin FC attempt to keep their hot streak going when they visit the struggling San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.,Austin FC are 4-1-1 over their past six MLS matches as they look to beat the Earthquakes for the second time this season. Austin posted a 4-3 home victory on April 6.,Austin (6-4-4...
Nationals handle Mariners thanks to MacKenzie Gore, 3 HRs
MacKenzie Gore pitched seven strong innings as the Washington Nationals defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 6-1 Friday night in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,Luis Garcia Jr., Keibert Ruiz and Eddie Rosario each homered to account for all of the runs for the Nationals, who snapped...
Storm try to collect another win against struggling Mystics
Less than a week after the Seattle Storm earned their first victory of the year in a road game against the Washington Mystics, they will try to repeat the feat when the teams meet again, this time in the Pacific Northwest on Saturday.,The new-look Storm (2-3) lost their first two games before their ...
Timbers attempt to end dubious stretch in battle with Sporting KC
The Portland Timbers set an MLS record last weekend.,But it was one they would rather have no part of.,The Timbers (3-7-4, 13 points) became the first team in league history to allow two or more goals in 10 consecutive regular-season matches in a 2-1 defeat at Minnesota United.,They'll look to put a...
FC Cincinnati eye historic 7th straight win on visit to Toronto
FC Cincinnati can set a team record for consecutive MLS wins Saturday night when they visit high-scoring Toronto FC in an Eastern Conference match.,Cincinnati (9-2-3, 30 points) has won six straight MLS matches and trails first-place Inter Miami, which has played one more match, by one point in the ...
New York City FC tries to maintain momentum at New England
The early-season difficulties of scoring once in a three-game losing streak to begin the season are in the past for the New York City Football Club.,Now NYCFC are one of the hotter teams in the MLS and, coming off an emotional win over the New York Red Bulls in last week's Hudson River Derby, they a...
Tigers' RHP Kenta Maeda off IL, to start Friday vs. Blue Jays
The Detroit Tigers reinstated pitcher Kenta Maeda from the 15-day injured list Friday, optioning fellow right-hander Matt Manning to Triple-A Toledo.,Manning was scheduled to start Friday night against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, but Maeda will slide into the role. Right-hander Reese Olson will ...
Pacers, possibly sans star, bank on home court vs. Celtics in Game 3
The Indiana Pacers have an unblemished 6-0 home record during the NBA playoffs but another obstacle has emerged.,Not only do the Pacers trail the Boston Celtics 2-0 in the Eastern Conference finals, but Indiana is unlikely to have the services of star point guard Tyrese Haliburton for Saturday's piv...
Daz Cameron, A's set to size up Astros' Justin Verlander
Daz Cameron will get an opportunity to exact a measure of revenge against the franchise that never gave him a chance when the Oakland Athletics open a three-game series against the visiting Houston Astros on Friday night.,The series represents a rematch of a four-game set in Houston last week. The A...
After much-needed rest, Dodgers open series vs. Reds
Fresh from their first off day in two weeks, the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers look to regain momentum when they visit the Cincinnati Reds on Friday in the opener of a three-game series. , ,The Dodgers lost 6-0 to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday in the finale of a seven-game homestand, g...
Report: Power 5, NCAA reach historic agreement to pay players
The SEC and Pac-12 joined the three other power conferences - the Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 - and the NCAA in agreeing on a multi-billion-dollar settlement that would allow schools to directly pay student-athletes for the first time in NCAA history, ESPN reported on Thursday.,"The five autonomy confer...
Slumping Julio Rodriguez, Mariners open series at Nats
The Seattle Mariners went with a different look Thursday at Yankee Stadium.,For the first time this season, manager Scott Servais didn't pencil Julio Rodriguez into the one of the top two spots in the Mariners' lineup. Instead, the struggling Rodriguez batted sixth.,The move didn't pay immediate div...
Mercury win third straight, keep Mystics winless
Kahleah Copper and Diana Taurasi scored 20 points apiece and the host Phoenix Mercury held off a late charge to beat the Washington Mystics 83-80 on Thursday night., ,Sophie Cunningham had 13 points as the Mercury (3-1) cemented their first three-game winning streak since June 2022. They scored 15 s...
Pacers G Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring) exits Game 2
The Indiana Pacers lost All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton to a sore left hamstring in Game 2 against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.,Haliburton, 24, left with 3:44 remaining in the third quarter of Indiana's 126-110 road loss and did not return. The Pacers' second-leading scorer in the playoffs...
Jaylen Brown scores 40 as Celtics take 2-0 series lead vs. Pacers
Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 40 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 126-110 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Thursday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals., ,Brown was 14 of 27 from the floor and made 8 of 11 free throws. Boston had a 13-point lead af...
Athletics rally with 5-run 11th to stun Rockies
Pinch hitter Tyler Soderstrom drew a four-pitch, walk-off walk from Colorado Rockies reliever Peter Lambert to cap a five-run uprising in the 11th inning as the host Oakland Athletics rallied for a 10-9 victory on Thursday afternoon.,The Rockies had scored twice in the top of the 11th against A's st...
Reds place RHP Emilio Pagan (triceps) on 15-day injured list
The Cincinnati Reds placed right-hander Emilio Pagan on the 15-day injured list on Thursday due to right triceps tightness.,In a corresponding move, the Reds selected the contract of right-hander Brett Kennedy from Triple-A Louisville.,Pagan last pitched on Sunday, when he recorded two outs in the n...
Report: NBA closes investigation into Thunder's Josh Giddey
The NBA has closed its investigation into Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey for an alleged inappropriate relationship with an underage girl, ESPN reported on Thursday.,Newport Beach (Calif.) police announced on Jan. 18 that they would not pursue charges after the department was "unable to corr...
Louisville officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler disciplined
The police detective who arrested golfer Scottie Scheffler as the World No. 1 attempted to enter Valhalla Golf Club last Friday went through "corrective action" because his body-worn camera was turned off, chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel of the Louisville (Ky.) Metro Police Department said Thursday....