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Scuffling offenses clash as Rangers oppose White Sox
A pair of teams looking for jolts from their offenses will square off in Chicago on Friday when the White Sox host the Texas Rangers in the opener of a three-game series.,Chicago has dropped six of its past seven games, including a 6-5 setback against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. The White Sox...
Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. set to return to face Padres
Ronald Acuna Jr. will return from knee surgery that has kept him out for nearly a year when the Atlanta Braves open a three-game series against the visiting San Diego Padres.,"It'll be good, he feels ready and that's great," Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. "It'll be great to get him back in the ...
Tigers aim to rebound vs. Guardians behind Jackson Jobe
Rookie Jackson Jobe hasn't been flawless this season, but he has been a good luck charm for the Detroit Tigers, who are undefeated in his eight starts.,Detroit will look for that streak to continue when it hosts the Cleveland Guardians for the second game of a four-game series on Friday.,Jobe (4-0, ...
Drew Rasmussen, Rays aim to slow streaking Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays will look to extend a pair of winning streaks when they open a three-game series against the host Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.,The Blue Jays recorded their third win in a row on Thursday afternoon with a 7-6, 11-inning victory over the slumping San Diego Padres.,Daulton Varsho fol...
Nationals ride five-game win streak into series vs. Giants
The Washington Nationals will look to extend their season-best five-game winning streak when they open a three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants on Friday.,The Nationals blew a ninth-inning lead on Thursday but got a game-winning single from Amed Rosario in the 10th for an 8-7 vi...
Paul Skenes, assured of remaining with Pirates, faces Brewers
A day after the Pittsburgh Pirates' front office declared its intention to keep ace Paul Skenes for the long term, the right-hander will get the start Friday against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.,Skenes, who has been the subject of trade speculation, will oppose Brewers ace Freddy Peralta in the s...
Thunder roll again at home, grab 2-0 lead on Wolves
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points and Jalen Williams added 26 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-103 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday.,The Thunder lead the best-of-seven series 2-0 going into Game 3 on Saturday in Minneapo...
Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. (knee) to return Friday
Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. will be activated off the injured list before the series opener against the San Diego Padres on Friday night and play in his first game in nearly 12 months.,The 2023 National League MVP tore the ACL in his left knee on May 26, 2024. The activation will come three...
Nats walk off against Braves in 10th, win 5th straight
Amed Rosario singled home the winning run with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 8-7 to sweep their abbreviated two-game series.,Leading off the 10th, Alex Call bunted automatic runner Robert Hassell III to third before Rosario sin...
Fever earn split of home-and-home series against Dream
Natasha Howard scored a game-high 26 points to help lead the visiting Indiana Fever to an 81-76 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Thursday.,Kelsey Mitchell contributed 17 points, while Caitlin Clark added 11 points on 4-for-11 shooting from the field -- including an 0-for-5 effort on 3-point attempt...
With Royals in town, Twins out to continue home success
The Minnesota Twins will try to start another home winning streak when they play the Kansas City Royals on Friday night to open a three-game series in Minneapolis., ,The Twins won 10 games in a row at Target Field before losing 5-1 against the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night. After a day off ...
Four players share first-round lead at Mexico Riviera Maya Open
Brianna Do, Japan's Chisato Iwai, South Korea's Jenny Shin and the Philippines' Bianca Pagdanganan each shot a 4-under-par 68 on Friday to share the first-round lead at the Mexico Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba.,Do birdied two of her first four holes at El Camaleon Golf Course in Playa del Carmen, th...
Satou Sabally, Mercury test fast start in rematch with Storm
As one of two WNBA teams with multiple victories and no defeats in the early part of the season, the Phoenix Mercury will be out to continue their hot start in a repeat matchup against the Seattle Storm on Friday.,In the season opener for both teams last Saturday, the Mercury (2-0) delivered a convi...
ATP roundup: Novak Djokovic celebrates birthday with quarterfinal win in Geneva
Second-seeded Novak Djokovic advanced to the semifinals of the Gonet Geneva Open on Thursday, his 38th birthday, with a 6-4, 6-4 win over eighth-seeded Italian Matteo Arnaldi in Switzerland.,The Serbian avenged a loss to Arnaldi last month at the Mutua Madrid Open. Djokovic's semifinal opponent is B...
Valkyries take aim at another franchise first in visit to Sparks
With their first-ever win now in the record books, the Golden State Valkyries will go for their first-ever revenge victory when they face the Los Angeles Sparks in their first-ever WNBA road game Friday night.,The Sparks spoiled the expansion Valkyries' opening-night extravaganza last Friday, riding...
After Pacers' memorable comeback, Knicks regroup for Game 2
Tyrese Haliburton has assured that New York Knicks fans will consider him a villain for the rest of his NBA career.,Haliburton's choke sign that went wrong ended up part of an Indiana overtime victory and now the Pacers take aim at a 2-0 series lead when they visit the Knicks on Friday night in the ...
Aces look for more scoring depth with Mystics coming to town
It seems illogical to say that any team with A'ja Wilson as a go-to player could use some scoring help. But there's some doubt that the Las Vegas Aces have all the punch they need to threaten for another WNBA crown.,They'll hope to take a step in the right direction on Friday night when they welcome...
Winless Sun face difficult test against unbeaten Lynx
The Connecticut Sun need something good to happen -- and that might be difficult to achieve Friday night in Minneapolis.,After all, the slumping Sun will be visiting the Minnesota Lynx (3-0), the first WNBA team to reach the three-win mark this season.,"I know we're just taking it as it comes," Minn...
Dodgers, Mets look for revitalized offenses in rematch of NLCS
For the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday night's game represents a rematch of last season's National League Championship Series, which the Dodgers won in six games.,More important for both teams, they'll have an opportunity to begin regaining the form that allowed them to play deep into...
Oilers look to even series after third-period collapse vs. Stars
The Edmonton Oilers have a straightforward task: Kill or be killed.,The visiting Oilers trail 1-0 in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals heading into Friday's Game 2 clash with the Dallas Stars after surrendering five unanswered third-period goals in the 6-3 opener.,The first three of those ...