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Pete Crow-Armstrong leads Cubs into home series with Reds
Pete Crow-Armstrong continues to find ways to help the Chicago Cubs, who will try for their fifth straight victory when they open a three-game series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Friday afternoon.,Crow-Armstrong blasted his 15th home run of the season in a 2-1 win against the visiting Col...
Phillies' Bryce Harper out of starting lineup for Game 1 vs. Braves
Phillies star first baseman Bryce Harper and Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. were not in the starting lineups for Game 1 of a doubleheader on Thursday in Philadelphia.,Harper was drilled in his right elbow in the first inning of the Phillies' 2-0 victory over the Braves on Tuesday. The te...
Blue Jays need to get bats going vs. Athletics
The Blue Jays will search for improved offense on Thursday night in Toronto when they clash with the struggling Athletics to open a seven-game homestand.,Toronto is returning from a 2-4 road trip in which it scored a total of six runs. The Blue Jays took two of three games from the Texas Rangers to ...
James Wood, Nationals aim for fences against Mariners
James Wood has played less than a full season in the major leagues, but he has already shown he can hit the ball hard and far.,Wood belted his second tape-measure home run in as many nights as the Washington Nationals defeated the host Seattle Mariners 9-0 Wednesday.,He will try to make it 3-for-3 w...
Whitecaps tie Minnesota United, extend unbeaten streak to 10
Dayne St. Clair made three saves as visiting Minnesota United moved into a tie for second place in the Western Conference with a 0-0 draw against the first-place Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday night.,Yohei Takaoka finished with one save for his seventh clean sheet for Vancouver (9-1-5, 32 points),...
Two surging teams meet as Rays travel to Houston
The Tampa Bay Rays are hoping right-hander Shane Baz can finish the month of May better than the way it started.,Baz (4-3, 4.94 ERA) is scheduled to take the mound Thursday evening in the opener of a four-game series at Houston.,Baz won his most recent outing after allowing one run and four hits ove...
Late Nashville SC own goal results in 2-2 draw with Crew
A Nashville SC own goal in the 81st minute enabled the host Columbus Crew rally to tie 2-2 on Wednesday.,Hany Mukhtar put Nashville ahead 2-1 in the 78th minute, but the Crew responded and a service by Malte Amundsen went off the leg of sliding Nashville defender Jeisson Palacios at the left post to...
Thunder thrash Wolves in Game 5, storm into NBA Finals
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled to a 124-94 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, finishing off the Western Conference finals in Game 5.,Gilgeous-Alexander added eight assists and seven rebounds as Oklahoma City closed out the best-of-sev...
In first game without injured Caitlin Clark, Fever lose to Mystics
Brittney Sykes poured in 21 points and Kiki Iriafen had 16 points as the Washington Mystics snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating the visiting Indiana Fever 83-77 on Wednesday night at Baltimore.,Washington's Shakira Austin, who was cleared to play after being in concussion protocol, and r...
D.C. United halts scoring drought, draws with Revolution
Gabriel Pirani scored in the 91st minute as D.C. United ended a scoring drought, salvaging a 1-1 draw with the visiting New England Revolution on Wednesday night.,The goal for D.C. United (3-7-6, 15 points) was their first after failing to score in their previous four matches, covering 496 minutes.,...
Ticket prices plunge minus Caitlin Clark for Fever road games
The WNBA and several of its teams and broadcast partners are about to feel the impact of Caitlin Clark not being on the floor.,Clark is expected to miss at least four games with a left quadriceps strain. The news comes on the heels of 2.22 million viewers tuning in to see Clark's Indiana Fever take ...
Phillies look to stay hot in day-night DH against Braves
The Philadelphia Phillies will need to wait a little longer in hopes of continuing their recent hot stretch.,After Wednesday's contest got postponed due to rain, the Phillies will be back on the field Thursday for a day-night doubleheader against the visiting Atlanta Braves.,Philadelphia has won 10 ...
Winless Sky need to sustain effort as they welcome Wings
The Dallas Wings earned their first victory of the season on Tuesday shortly before the Chicago Sky squandered a 16-point second-half lead to remain winless.,Gaining and sustaining control will be on both teams' minds when the Sky (0-4) host the Wings (1-4) on Thursday night.,Dallas hopes to duplica...
Tyrese Haliburton, Pacers look to wrap up series at MSG
Tyrese Haliburton has steered the Indiana Pacers to the doorstep of their first NBA Finals appearance since 2000.,After a historic individual performance in Game 4, Haliburton is focused on ending the Eastern Conference finals in style on Thursday night when the Pacers visit the New York Knicks at f...
Liberty looks to go 5-0 vs. expansion Valkyries
The reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty look to extend their undefeated start to the 2025 season on Thursday when they host the expansion Golden State Valkyries for the second time in as many games in Brooklyn.,New York (4-0) overwhelmed Golden State in Tuesday's 95-67 decision behind 24 points ...
Elite field for host Jack Nicklaus' 50th edition of the Memorial
The Memorial Tournament is a bit younger than some other PGA Tour stops, but it's produced plenty of elite champions, from Tom Watson and Greg Norman to Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler -- and tournament host Jack Nicklaus himself.,A collection of the best golfers in the world will help Nicklaus ce...
Deja vu for do-or-die Dallas in Game 5 with Oilers one win from Cup final
The Dallas Stars are on the verge of a third consecutive elimination in the Western Conference final, and second in a row at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers.,Do-or-die time returns as the Stars prepare to play host to the Oilers on Thursday for Game 5 in the best-of-seven series Edmonton leads 3-1....
Charlie Woods, 16, finishes strong to win AJGA tournament
Charlie Woods carded a 6-under-par 66 in the final round to win the American Junior Golf Association's Team TaylorMade Invitational on Wednesday in Bowling Green, Fla.,Woods, 16, collected eight birdies against two bogeys on Wednesday to finish with a three-round score of 15-under 201 at the Streams...
Braves-Phillies ppd., split doubleheader on tap for Thursday
Wednesday's game between the Atlanta Braves and host Philadelphia Phillies has been postponed due to inclement weather.,The game has been rescheduled to open a split doubleheader on Thursday at Citizens Bank Park.,The first game is slated for 1:05 p.m. ET, with the originally scheduled night game re...
Longtime Patriots C David Andrews retiring
Longtime Patriots center David Andrews is retiring from the NFL after 10 years in New England.,The team announced Wednesday that a retirement press conference will be held for Andrews, 32, on Monday.,The Patriots released the two-time Super Bowl champion in March with one year and $8 million fully g...