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Padres' Yu Darvish looks to extend scoreless run in clash vs. Yanks
It's pretty hard to pitch any better than Yu Darvish has as the San Diego Padres head into the opener of their three-game series against the visiting New York Yankees on Friday night.,All Darvish (4-1, 2.08 ERA) has done since coming off the injured list on April 30 is record 24 straight scoreless i...
Blue Jays hope Alek Manoah continues turnaround vs. Tigers
Alek Manoah is beginning to resemble the dominant pitcher who was chosen for the 2022 All-Star Game.,After a disastrous 2023 campaign, the Toronto Blue Jays' right-hander has put together back-to-back solid seven-inning outings. He'll make his fourth start of the season against the host Detroit Tige...
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...
Sean Payton calls Broncos' quarterbacks 'orphaned dogs'
Denver coach Sean Payton didn't use the most flattering metaphor when describing the Broncos' three quarterbacks.,Payton called the trio, which consists of Bo Nix, Zach Wilson and Jarrett Stidham, "orphaned dogs" Thursday. ,"They've all come from somewhere, but they're doing well. It's a good room,"...
Report: Pistons hiring Trajan Langdon as president of operations
New Orleans Pelicans general manager Trajan Langdon is expected to join the Detroit Pistons as president of basketball operations, ESPN reported on Thursday.,The 48-year-old Langdon, per ESPN, will have the authority to make alterations and rebuild the struggling organization following a 14-win camp...
Red Sox to test small-ball style against Brewers
Jarren Duran and the Boston Red Sox will look to remain hot Friday when they open a three-game series against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.,The Red Sox are coming off six-game road trip that ended with four straight wins, including a three-game sweep against Tampa Bay. The Red Sox had lost three o...
Gladiators, Falcons move on at DreamLeague Season 23
Gaimin Gladiators and Team Falcons each recorded a sweep on Thursday to advance to the upper bracket final of the playoffs at the $1 million online DreamLeague Season 23 event.,Gaimin Gladiators posted a 2-0 win over Tundra Esports after notching 29-minute victories, first on green and then on red.,...
WNBA confirms 14th team heading to Toronto
The WNBA awarded an expansion team to Toronto on Thursday, making the franchise the league's 14th member and the first outside the United States.,The Toronto franchise will join the league in 2026 and will play will most of its home games at Coca-Cola Coliseum at Exhibition Place in downtown Toronto...
Wizards, Raptors advance in NBA 2K League's Tipoff playoffs
Benjamin "Benzo" Bernstein averaged 21 points and 13.5 assists as Wizards District Gaming, the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference, swept top-seeded Heat Check Gaming to open bracket play at the NBA 2K League's The Tipoff on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.,The Wizards will next face second-seeded Rap...
Jewell Loyd nets 32 as Storm hand Fever 5th straight loss
Jewell Loyd scored a game-high 32 points Wednesday night and the Seattle Storm handed Caitlin Clark and the visiting Indiana Fever their fifth straight loss to start the season, edging them 85-83.,Loyd also pulled down 11 rebounds, while Nneka Ogwumike added 22 points after missing the last two game...
Camille Ashton resigns as Current GM
Camille Ashton resigned as general manager of the unbeaten Kansas City Current on Wednesday, the NWSL team announced.,Ashton began her term as GM in January 2022. The club is 6-0-4 this season and stands second in the standings with 22 points.,"I am thankful for my time in Kansas City," Ashton said ...
Stars preparing for Oilers' stellar offense in conference finals
After the calendar flipped to 2024, the Dallas Stars collected 65 points in the regular season. The only Western Conference squad that racked up more was Edmonton with 67, and the Oilers played one more game.,It should come as no surprise that the Stars and Oilers are meeting when the Western Confer...
Pacers eager to clean up play against Celtics in Game 2
The Indiana Pacers know where improvement is needed on Thursday when they visit the Boston Celtics for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.,The Pacers committed 22 turnovers in their 133-128 overtime loss in Game 1 on Tuesday, and those miscues led to 32 Boston points. The costliest turnover cam...
Angels edge Astros on Kyren Paris’ first major league HR
Tyler Anderson gave up one run in eight innings, Kyren Paris hit his first career major league home run, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the host Houston Astros 2-1 Wednesday afternoon.,The Angels took two of three in the series, ending Houston's streak of eight consecutive series victories against ...
Interim coach named after Sac State's David Patrick resigns
David Patrick resigned as head men's basketball coach at Sacramento State on Wednesday to take the associate head coaching position at LSU.,The Hornets promptly named associate head coach Michael Czepil as the interim head coach for the 2024-25 season. ,Patrick went 24-42 in two seasons in Sacrament...
Storm's Nika Muhl set for WNBA debut with visa approval
Seattle Storm rookie Nika Muhl has gotten the government go-ahead to finally make her WNBA debut.,It could come as early as Wednesday night when the Storm meet Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever. Clark's Iowa team beat Muhl's UConn squad in one semifinal of the NCAA Tournament in April.,Muhl wasn't...
Sparks edge Mystics in battle of winless teams
Lexie Brown had 20 points and six assists and Cameron Brink blocked her fourth shot of the night in the game's final second as the Los Angeles Sparks notched a 70-68 victory over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday in Long Beach, Calif.,Dearica Hamby added 17 points and 18 rebounds for the Sparks (1-2...
Sophie Jacques scores twice as Minnesota evens PWHL finals
Sophie Jaques scored twice against her former team as Minnesota beat host Boston 3-0 in Lowell, Mass., on Tuesday night to even the inaugural PWHL finals at one game apiece.,With the Game 2 win, Minnesota takes home-ice advantage as the best-of-five series heads to Saint Paul, Minn., for Games 3 and...
Kyle Tucker carries Astros past Angels in 10 innings
Kyle Tucker posted his second multi-homer game in three days and scored the winning run when Jeremy Pena delivered a walk-off single in the 10th inning as the Houston Astros topped the visiting Los Angeles Angels 6-5 on Tuesday.,Pena plated Tucker with a single to right field off Angels closer Carlo...
Celtics survive Pacers in OT to take Game 1 of East finals
Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 36 points and added 12 rebounds as the Boston Celtics earned a 133-128 overtime victory against the visiting Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals., ,Tatum scored 10 points in overtime, including six straight that gave the top-seed...