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Giants, Braves looking to get out of recent struggles
The San Francisco Giants will send right-hander Hayden Birdsong to the mound to try to end their season-worst five-game losing streak and continue their mastery over the Atlanta Braves when they open a three-game road series on Monday.,The Giants are coming off getting swept by the American League E...

Concerns at first base as Mets, Angels open series
When the visiting Los Angeles Angels and New York Mets start a three-game series Monday night, the status of both teams' first basemen could be a question.,New York star Pete Alonso barely maintained his consecutive games played streak at 354 by entering Sunday's 3-2 win over Cincinnati as a defensi...

Yankees chasing division-leading Jays in visit to Toronto
The New York Yankees have a chance for quick redemption when they visit the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.,The three-game series gives the Yankees a chance to help make up for their previous visit, June 30-July 3, when the Blue Jays won all four games.,The Blue Jays swept past the Yankees into f...

Paul Skenes tries to lift skidding Pirates against MLB's best in Tigers
Coming off his second consecutive start in the All-Star Game, Pirates ace Paul Skenes will oppose Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty as he tries to get his squad back on track on Monday night in Pittsburgh.,Skenes (4-8, 2.01 ERA) will aim to continue his bid for the National League's Cy Young...

Phillies, Red Sox face off after sluggish starts to 2nd half
Walker Buehler's season has been quite a grind, but at least he ended the first half with a pair of solid outings.,The veteran right-hander aims to build off those performances Monday when the Boston Red Sox visit the Philadelphia Phillies for the first of three games.,Buehler (6-6, 6.12 ERA) was an...

Reds, Nationals look to bounce back from losses
The Cincinnati Reds continue their six-game road trip when they visit the Washington Nationals for a three-game series beginning Monday night.,The Reds trail the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers by 7 1/2 games in the National League Central Division but are in the thick of the NL wild-card race. ...

Eury Perez looks to continue stellar July as Marlins host Padres
Not all elbow operations are created equally.,Take, for example, Miami Marlins right-hander Eury Perez, who is set to start on Monday night against the visiting San Diego Padres.,The 22-year-old native of the Dominican Republic has made an amazing recovery from Tommy John surgery, posting a 3-2 reco...

O's, Guardians look to jumpstart playoff push in 4-game set
Two teams needing to make up ground in the American League playoff race hope to dig their opponent into a deeper hole when the Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Guardians open a four-game series in Ohio on Monday night.,The pitching matchup in the opener will be a rematch of a 6-2 Baltimore home win o...

Fever coach: Caitlin Clark likely out vs. Liberty on Tuesday
Indiana star guard Caitlin Clark, who sat out the WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday because of a right groin injury, is not expected to play on Tuesday against the host New York Liberty, Fever coach Stephanie White said on Sunday.,Clark, a team captain for the All-Star game in the Fever's home arena in...

Denny Hamlin picks up Cup Series-high fourth win of year at Dover
Denny Hamlin waited out a one-hour red-flag delay, won three restarts on older tires inside of 10 laps to go, and took the overtime checkers in Sunday's rain-interrupted AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Del.,In the second overtime, Hamlin lined up beside Joe Gibbs...

Report: Mets intend to recall C Francisco Alvarez from Triple-A
A month after he was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse, former top prospect Francisco Alvarez is set to return to the New York Mets, The Athletic reported Sunday.,The Mets intend to recall the 23-year-old catcher from Triple-A ahead of their Monday matchup against the visiting Los Angeles Angels.,Alvare...

Donald Trump urges Commanders, Guardians to revert to original names
The NFL's Washington Commanders and MLB's Cleveland Guardians are just a few years into their respective team rebrandings, but President Donald Trump is ready for the two franchises to return to their original names.,In a post to Truth Social on Sunday, Trump said that "a big clamoring" exists for t...

Reports: Braves coach under scrutiny for spat with Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Atlanta Braves bench coach Eddie Perez is under investigation by Major League Baseball for his role in an argument with New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., The Athletic and the New York Daily News reported Sunday.,During the Yankees' 12-9 win over the host Braves on Saturday, Chisholm...

White Sox rout Pirates to complete first sweep of season
Miguel Vargas and Mike Tauchman hit back-to-back home runs to spark a four-run first inning, which propelled the Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.,Vargas and Tauchman each finished with two hits and three RBIs to help the White Sox earn their fi...

Braves' pair of solo shots not enough to overcome Yankees
Aaron Judge homered to move up a notch on New York's all-time list and the Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Sunday to win their three-game interleague series.,It was New York's first series win against Atlanta since 2021, and its first series win on the road since June 10-12 at Kansas City.,Ju...
Donald Trump Pushes for Return of 'Redskins' and 'Indians' Team Names
Donald Trump took to social media calling for the Commanders and Guardians to revert to their old team names. Cleveland responded. Washington stayed silent. Why?...

Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Jack Draper out of Toronto tourney
Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic and Jack Draper have withdrawn from the 2025 National Bank Open in Toronto due to injury, the tournament announced Sunday.,Sinner is recovering from an elbow injury sustained during his fourth-round match at Wimbledon; however he persevered and went on to win the tourna...

Lions DT Levi Onwuzurike (ACL) to miss 2025 season
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike will miss the 2025 season following surgery for an ACL injury.,Head coach Dan Campbell said Sunday that Onwuzurike underwent knee surgery during the offseason.,The team put Onwuzurike on the physically unable to perform list on Thursday without divulgin...

Tigers turn to Tarik Skubal in finale vs. Rangers
Ace left-hander Tarik Skubal will take the mound as the Detroit Tigers look to avert a three-game series sweep by the Texas Rangers on Sunday evening in Arlington, Texas. ,Skubal (10-3, 2.33 ERA) is the defending American League Cy Young Award winner.,Texas has captured five of its past six games a...

Astros, Mariners send out All-Star pitchers in AL West battle
Games just mean more after the All-Star break.,After losing Friday night in the opener of a three-game series in Seattle, the Houston Astros altered their pitching rotation to send All-Star Hunter Brown (9-4, 2.43 ERA) to the mound Sunday afternoon.,On Saturday, the Mariners announced they'd start t...