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Predators tab Avalanche's Chris MacFarland as president, GM
The Nashville Predators announced the hiring of Chris MacFarland as their president of hockey operations and general manager on Tuesday.,MacFarland, 56, previously served as the general manager of the Colorado Avalanche for the past four years.,He replaces Barry Trotz, who will move to an advisory r...
Report: 2026 NWSL title game set for Nov. 21 at D.C.'s Audi Field
The 2026 NWSL Championship game will be played on Nov. 21 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., The Athletic reported Tuesday.,It is the first time the title contest will be held in the nation's capital, at the home of the Washington Spirit, since the 2022 season. The Portland Thorns defeated the Kansa...
Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk, Russian Mirra Andreeva to meet in French semis
Marta Kostyuk and Elina Svitolina played for something much greater than a coveted berth in the semifinals at the French Open on Tuesday.,They took the court at Roland Garros in Paris for their country.,The two Ukrainian women, whose families and friends have been impacted by the Russian invasion of...
U.S.'s Mauricio Pochettino, other coaches can use laptops in World Cup
After Mauricio Pochettino gathered his players around a laptop computer to watch a tactical video during an in-game hydration break in a friendly on Sunday, the U.S. men's national team coach admitted he wasn't sure he'd be allowed to do that in the upcoming World Cup.,According to a report from The...
Aziaha James leads balanced Wings attack in easy win over Storm
Aziaha James scored 18 points off the bench to lead a balanced attack as the Dallas Wings rolled to a 79-56 win over the slumping Seattle Storm on Monday in Arlington, Texas, in a Commissioner's Cup clash.,Dallas (6-3) led by 11 points at halftime, by 24 late in the third quarter and by 20 heading i...
Phillies C J.T. Realmuto hit by pitch on wrist; X-rays negative
Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly said his catcher was "gonna be OK" after J.T. Realmuto took a fastball to the wrist Sunday.,X-rays came back negative after Realmuto departed the Phillies' road game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning, one inning after the hit-by-...
Nationals hold off Padres to claim another series win
James Wood lined a two-run homer, Zack Littell pitched into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting San Diego Padres 4-2 on Sunday.,Luis Garcia Jr. also homered for the Nationals, who have won or split six consecutive series. Keibert Ruiz had two hits and threw out three ba...
Phillies C J.T. Realmuto hit by pitch, exits vs. Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto departed Sunday's road game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning, one inning after he was hit by a pitch on the left wrist.,The Phillies later announced that Realmuto had a wrist contusion and would undergo further testing.,Realmuto was hit...
Jacob Misiorowski brilliant again as Brewers blank Astros
Jacob Misiorowski capped a stellar month by twirling seven shutout innings as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers claimed the rubber match of a three-game series against the Houston Astros with a 2-0 victory on Sunday.,Misiorowski (6-2) allowed three hits and recorded eight strikeouts during his 88-pitch...
Red Sox use big seventh inning to topple Guardians
A six-run seventh inning propelled the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 9-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in the rubber game of a three-game series.,Boston trailed 4-3 entering the seventh and scored all six runs with two outs. The inning included a two-run single by left fielder Masata...
Nats hold off Padres to claim another series win
James Wood lined a two-run homer, Zack Littell pitched into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting San Diego Padres 4-2 on Sunday.,Luis Garcia Jr. also homered for the Nationals, who have won or split six consecutive series. Keibert Ruiz had two hits and threw out three ba...
Jessica Shepard aims to build on monster game as Wings host Storm
The Dallas Wings look to continue to showcase their depth and build on a hot stretch as they host the Seattle Storm on Monday in Arlington, Texas.,The Wings (5-3) have captured four of their past five games, including a 95-87 home win over the defending champion Las Vegas Aces on Thursday. Jessica S...
Resurgent Kyle Bradish pitches Orioles to series split with Jays
Kyle Bradish didn't allow an earned run in seven innings and Colton Cowser smashed a three-run home run as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Sunday afternoon to salvage a split of a four-game series.,Cowser finished with four runs batted in. He homered for the thir...
Red Sox C Connor Wong making most of playing time at Guardians' expense
Connor Wong hasn't seen much action of late behind the plate for the Boston Red Sox, so he has to maximize every opportunity he receives.,Thanks to his big game Saturday, the Red Sox have a chance at earning a rare series victory against the host Cleveland Guardians.,Boston will send left-hander Ran...
Nationals RHP Zack Littell closes out stellar May against Padres
Washington right-hander Zack Littell looks to put a bow on a turnaround month of May when the Nationals host the San Diego Padres on Sunday.,Littell (4-4, 5.23 ERA) opposes right-hander Griffin Canning (0-3, 7.24) in the series finale after the teams split the first two games with Washington rallyin...
Blue Jays DFA RHP Austin Voth for second time this season
Right-hander Austin Voth was designated for assignment by the Toronto Blue Jays for the second time as the club purchased the contract of right-hander Hayden Juenger on Saturday.,Voth, 33, was signed by the Blue Jays as a free agent on March 25 and called up for a single appearance of 2 2/3 innings ...
Marina Mabrey's 18 points lead Tempo to win over Storm
Marina Mabrey scored 12 of her 18 points in the first half on Saturday afternoon, and the Toronto Tempo defeated the visiting Seattle Storm 93-72.,Kiki Rice scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half and added six rebounds and four steals as the Tempo (5-4) defeated Seattle (3-6) for the second t...
Way-Too-Early 2027 NFL Mock Draft: Arch Manning Doesn’t Go No. 1 Overall
Arch Manning, Jeremiah Smith and Dante Moore headline this way-too-early 2027 NFL Mock Draft. See who lands in the top 10 picks....
Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Spurs' Victor Wembanyama ready for rare Game 7
It didn't take long after the Oklahoma City Thunder's Western Conference Final Game 6 loss to the San Antonio Spurs for Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to start turning the page.,"Oh, I'm good. I'm ready to go," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "Biggest game of my career.",That's bold talk for a player...
Phillies place RHP Aaron Nola on paternity list, option OF Otto Kemp
The Philadelphia Phillies placed right-handed pitcher Aaron Nola on the paternity list in a series of Friday moves ahead of their road series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,In a corresponding move, the Phillies recalled right-hander Nolan Hoffman from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Philadelphia al...