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Vets crucial as Pacers, Thunder eye upper hand in Game 5
Moments like these are why the Oklahoma City Thunder traded for Alex Caruso in the offseason.,Heading into Monday's Game 5 of the NBA Finals at home against the Indiana Pacers, with the best-of-seven series tied 2-2, Caruso is as big of a reason as any why the Thunder are two wins from the franchise...
Red Sox ship All-Star Rafael Devers to Giants in blockbuster
The Boston Red Sox traded All-Star slugger Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday in a blockbuster deal that included right-hander Jordan Hicks and left-hander Kyle Harrison going to Boston.,The Red Sox also acquired outfield prospect James Tibbs III and right-handed pitching prospect J...
Shane van Gisbergen dominates at Mexico City, earns postseason spot
Shane van Gisbergen overcame the serious adversity of travel issues and illness in Mexico and took it out on the NASCAR Cup Series field in a historic road-course race.,van Gisbergen led a career-high 60 laps and decimated the field in NASCAR's historic road-course race Sunday afternoon, winning the...
Reports: Red Sox ship star Rafael Devers to Giants in blockbuster
The Boston Red Sox traded All-Star slugger Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday in a blockbuster deal that included right-hander Jordan Hicks going to Boston, according to multiple media reports.,Per the reports, the Red Sox also acquired left-hander Kyle Harrison, outfield prospect J...
J.J. Spaun weathers the storm at U.S. Open for first major win
OAKMONT, Pa. -- J.J. Spaun sank an improbable 64 1/2-foot birdie putt at the 18th hole to cap his stunning first major victory, emerging from the pack in the wild, waterlogged final round of the U.S. Open on Sunday at Oakmont Country Club.,Spaun finished the round birdie-birdie to card a 2-over 72 a...
Report: Red Sox trading Rafael Devers to Giants in surprise blockbuster
The Boston Red Sox are trading All-Star slugger Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in a blockbuster deal that includes right-handed pitcher Jordan Hicks going to Boston, according to ESPN.,The Red Sox will also acquire 23-year-old left-handed pitcher Kyle Harrison, along with other unnamed pl...
Shane van Gisbergen dominates at Mexico City, earns postseason appearance
Shane van Gisbergen led a race-high and career-best 60 laps and decimated the field in NASCAR's historic road-course race Sunday afternoon, winning the Viva Mexico 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico.,The Auckland, New Zealand, native, who won three titles in the Supercar Seri...
J.P. Crawford clubs grand slam to power Mariners over Guardians
J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam and Emerson Hancock pitched seven scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Cleveland Guardians with a 6-0 victory Sunday afternoon.,Crawford, celebrating his first Father's Day as a dad after the offseason birth of a daught...
MCWS: Louisville erupts to knock off Arizona
OMAHA, Neb.-Zion Rose hit a go-ahead two-run bloop single down the right field line in the bottom of the eighth inning, keying a six-run rally to give Louisville an 8-3 win over Arizona in a College World Series elimination game at Charles Schwab Field.,Rose had three RBI and Kamau Neighbors had fou...
Braxton Fulford drives in five as Rockies smash Braves
Braxton Fulford drove in a career-best five runs and Austin Gomber threw five scoreless innings in his season debut to propel the visiting Colorado Rockies to a rare 10-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.,Gomber, who was activated from the 60-day injured list prior to the series finale, all...
Report: Magic acquire G Desmond Bane in blockbuster trade with Grizzlies
The Orlando Magic are acquiring guard Desmond Bane from the Memphis Grizzlies in a blockbuster deal, ESPN reported Sunday.,In return, Memphis will receive guards Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Cole Anthony, four unprotected first-round picks and one first-round pick swap, per the report.,Bane, 26, was...
Merrill Kelly, Diamondbacks seek sweep over Padres
The Arizona Diamondbacks will hunt for a home series sweep over National League West rival San Diego on Sunday afternoon behind Merrill Kelly, their most efficient pitcher this season.,The Padres will counter with their winningest pitcher, Nick Pivetta.,Kelly (6-2, 3.18 ERA) will bring a 15 1/3-inni...
Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers look to tee off on Giants in series finale
After his longest home-run drought in two seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers ended, Shohei Ohtani will be out for more in Sunday's series finale against the San Francisco Giants.,Ohtani hit two home runs Saturday in what had been an 11-run rout until the Giants scrambled for some late runs against...
Report: Heat, Spurs, Rockets top Kevin Durant's trade wish list
Potential landing spots for Kevin Durant are starting to emerge should the Phoenix Suns trade him, as expected, with the Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets his preferred destinations, according to ESPN.,Those are the three teams Durant would commit to for a longer term, per the ESPN r...
Behind Jorge Polanco, Mariners vie for sweep of Guardians
Through the end of April, Jorge Polanco was among the best players in baseball.,In May, he arguably was the worst.,So what can the Seattle Mariners expect for the rest of the season?,Polanco is at least average thus far this month, however he has been instrumental in helping the slumping Mariners wi...
Cubs turn to Colin Rea in series finale vs. Pirates
After relying on a powerful offense for most of the season, the Chicago Cubs hope their success on the mound continues on Sunday afternoon.,Chicago will aim for a series win against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the final meeting of a four-game set.,The Cubs, who rank second in the majors with ...
Miles Mikolas, Cardinals aim to salvage series split vs. Brewers
With their six-game skid in the rearview mirror, the St. Louis Cardinals will try to build some momentum behind veteran Miles Mikolas on Sunday when they close out the four-game series against the host Milwaukee Brewers.,Mikolas (4-3, 4.48 ERA) will be opposed by fellow right-hander Quinn Priester (...
Aaron Civale to make White Sox debut vs. Rangers
The surging Texas Rangers will battle the struggling Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas. ,The White Sox will turn to newly acquired right-hander Aaron Civale (1-2, 4.91 ERA) for the start while Texas is expected to go with right-handed rook...
A's seek sweep vs. Royals, who will try to avoid winless homestand
The Athletics have taken advantage of the scuffling Kansas City Royals to find some needed road success. ,On Sunday afternoon, the A's will try to sweep a three-game set and send the Royals to a winless six-game homestand. ,The Athletics entered the series mired in a 14-game road skid but won 6-4 o...
For ailing Astros, it's next man up against Twins
The Houston Astros continue to win despite being decimated by injuries.,The latest example: a 3-2 walk-off victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday that clinched a win of a three-game home series and improved the Astros' record to 14-5 since May 24. Houston has won or split 11 straight home seri...