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Reds visit Guardians, vie to retain the Ohio Cup in weekend series
The Cleveland Guardians are coming off a three-game sweep of the visiting Los Angeles Angels as they host the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game weekend set on Friday night.,This isn't an ordinary series, however. On Rivalry Weekend, the teams will play for the Ohio Cup. And the Reds cert...
Beltway Series bounce-back? Nationals take aim at Orioles
The Washington Nationals will be glad to start fresh against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night, one day after a debacle in Cincinnati.,Washington's chance for a series sweep vs. the Reds and a bid to reach .500 for the season ended in a 15-1 loss to the Reds.,The Nationals now will host the Orio...
Kyle Schwarber, Phillies eager to stay hot in opener vs. Pirates
Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies have turned their season around over the last two-plus weeks.,Schwarber will lead the surging Phillies into the opener of a three-game road series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.,With seven home runs in his last seven games, Schwarber has ...
Netflix dives into MMA with Ronda Rousey-Gina Carano bout
Most Valuable Promotions is entering a new era.,The Saturday event in Inglewood, Calif., sees the Jake Paul-backed, primarily boxing-based promotion finally try its hand at mixed martial arts. Broadcasting to a global Netflix audience, the card is headlined by a monumental clash between former UFC w...
Blue Jays carry walk-off momentum in series opener vs. Tigers
The defending American League champion Toronto Blue Jays are off to a rough start. They hope their latest swing of the bat is the beginning of better times as they head into Detroit for a three-game series against the Tigers that starts on Friday.,Toronto had lost seven of its previous nine games be...
Defensive-focused Sky bring unbeaten record to Phoenix
Chicago Sky coach Tyler Marsh addressed a lively locker room after his team forced the Golden State Valkyries into 29.3% shooting during a win at San Francisco on Wednesday.,"When we play defense like that," he said, "we can compete with anyone, anywhere.",Chicago (2-0) will aim to channel that inte...
Tempo's first-ever road trip opens with doubleheader at Los Angeles
Fresh off the first victory in Toronto Tempo history, the expansion franchise heads out on its initial road trip, beginning the first of back-to-back games at Los Angeles against the Sparks on Friday.,Marina Mabrey scored 26 points and Brittney Sykes added 18 as the Tempo finished off a victory to r...
Five Cubs pitchers blank Braves to avoid sweep
Ian Happ homered and five Chicago pitchers combined to throw a five-hit shutout on Thursday as the visiting Cubs avoided a sweep with a 2-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves.,Ben Brown started and tossed four innings for the Cubs, striking out seven and walking one while allowing just one hit. Hoby Mi...
Ian Happ, Cubs blank Braves to avoid sweep
Ian Happ homered and five pitchers combined to throw a five-hit shutout on Thursday as the visiting Chicago Cubs avoided a sweep with their 2-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves.,Ben Brown started and tossed four innings for the Cubs, striking out seven and walking one while allowing just one hit. Hob...
Iron Honor minor favorite for rare full-field Preakness Stakes
For the first time in 15 years, Saturday's Preakness Stakes features a full field of 14 horses. That's the good news for the second leg of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown, which will take place at Laurel Park.,However, for the second straight year and third time since 2022, the Kentucky Derby win...
Elina Svitolina defeats Iga Swiatek, will face Coco Gauff in Rome final
Elina Svitolina can now turn her attention toward winning a third Italian Open title after she produced a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 victory over No. 4 seed Iga Swiatek in Thursday's semifinal match in Rome.,The seventh-seeded Svitolina saved 11 of 16 break points and took advantage of 50 unforced errors by Swia...
Caitlin Clark looking for shooting stroke as Fever host Mystics
It's clear a couple of games into the season that Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White is going to be demanding of her team regardless of the situations.,So coming off their first victory of the season, the Fever will look for upgrades when they meet the visiting Washington Mystics on Friday night in...
Victor Wembanyama-led Spurs look to close out series with Timberwolves
Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs can reach their expected showdown with the Oklahoma City Thunder with a road win Friday night over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals.,When last seen in Minneapolis last Sunday in Game 4, Wembanyama was only a part-ti...
Aces take on winless Sun looking for two-game sweep
Chennedy Carter and the Las Vegas Aces go for a quick sweep of the Sun when the teams meet for the second time in three days in Connecticut on Friday night.,Carter, who played in Mexico and China in 2025, poured in 27 points off the bench in the Aces' 98-69 win over the Sun on Wednesday. It was her ...
Donovan Mitchell, Cavs take nothing for granted at home for Game 6 vs. Pistons
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell is one win away from exorcising the ghost of playoffs past, but he knows that victory will not come easy.,The Cavaliers lead their Eastern Conference semifinal series over the top-seeded Detroit Pistons 3-2, setting up a potential clincher in Game 6 on Frid...
Canucks promote Ryan Johnson to GM, Sedin brothers to co-presidents
The Vancouver Canucks promoted Ryan Johnson to general manager and team legends Daniel and Henrik Sedin to co-presidents of hockey operations on Thursday.,Johnson, 49, has been with the organization since 2013 and the assistant general manager for two seasons. He replaces Patrick Allvin, who was fir...
Reports: Canucks promote Ryan Johnson to GM, Sedin brothers to co-presidents
The Vancouver Canucks are promoting Ryan Johnson to general manager and team legends Daniel and Henrik Sedin to co-presidents of hockey operations, according to multiple reports on Thursday.,The team has a news conference scheduled for Thursday afternoon.,Johnson, 49, has been with the organization ...
Leaders working with 'private partners' to save Whitecaps
The City of Vancouver, the government of British Columbia, First Nations leaders and the owners of BC Place are working together with "private partners" to try and save the Whitecaps.,They issued a joint statement on Thursday updating their efforts to keep the MLS team from relocating, perhaps to La...
Report: Vandy QB's NIL deal includes movie role
Five-star quarterback Jared Curtis' NIL deal at Vanderbilt reportedly includes a role in a Hollywood movie.,Comedian and Commodores superfan Nate Bargatze cast Curtis in his new movie, "The Breadwinner," according to a report from OutKick. Curtis appears in the film wearing a Vanderbilt baseball cap...
'It’s going to be fun to watch': Against Royals, .500 White Sox pursue sweep
Left-hander Anthony Kay pitched the Chicago White Sox to victory to start the team's current four-game winning streak.,On Thursday night, he'll take the ball again as the White Sox aim to sweep a three-game series against the visiting Kansas City Royals, hoping the Chicago attack duplicates its effo...