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Carlos Alcaraz returns to French Open final after foe retires
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the French Open final Friday after Lorenzo Musetti retired due to a leg injury in Paris.,The second-seeded Spaniard was leading 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 2-0 when Musetti was unable to continue the semifinal match. The Italian No. 8 seed received treatment on h...

Austin FC, Rapids keeping early eye on playoff positioning
The first weekend in June is not too early to think about making the playoffs.,That will be the attitude for Austin FC and the Colorado Rapids when they meet Saturday night in Commerce City, Colo.,The Rapids (6-6-4, 22 points) have won two of their past three matches and stand in eighth place in the...

D.C. United take aim at surging Fire
D.C. United and the Chicago Fire will look to build off what could be watershed results when they meet Saturday night in the nation's capital.,D.C. (4-7-6, 18 points) scored on two corner kicks in the first half of a 2-1 upset at FC Cincinnati last weekend.,Brazilian Gabriel Pirani scored the first,...

Reports: Oregon WR Evan Stewart injured, season in doubt
Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart's 2025 season could be in jeopardy following a significant injury this week, multiple outlets reported.,CBS Sports called it a "significant" lower-body injury. College Football Headlines posted on X that Stewart sustained a torn patellar tendon.,Stewart finished thi...

Guardians RHP Shane Bieber (elbow) suffers rehab setback
Cleveland Guardians right-hander Shane Bieber was scratched from his scheduled rehab start on Friday due to soreness in his surgically repaired elbow.,The former American League Cy Young Award winner pitched just twice in 2024 before having Tommy John surgery in April. He was expected to miss at lea...

Braves bid to rebound from 'horrible loss' in clash vs. Giants
The Atlanta Braves hope a disheartening loss and a flight to San Francisco will lead to the same type of result as last season when the struggling club opens a three-game road series against the Giants on Friday night.,Losers of four straight games and eight of their last 10, the Braves made the cro...

Cardinals turn to Sonny Gray in bid to best Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals pitchers have struck out the second-fewest batters in the major leagues this season with 441, ahead of only the Colorado Rockies.,The Cardinals will seek more punchouts on Friday when they continue their nine-game homestand against the Los Angeles Dodgers -- a team that is tough ...

Angels' bullpen, Mariners' Cal Raleigh the headliners as teams open 3-game series
The Los Angeles Angels will continue to tinker with a bullpen that has struggled for most of the season when they open a three-game series with the Seattle Mariners beginning Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Angels relievers have allowed 37 home runs, most in the majors, and their cumulative ERA is 5...

Orioles riding 6-game win streak into opener vs. struggling A's
The Baltimore Orioles were an easy pick as one of the most disappointing teams in Major League Baseball this season -- well, through 55 games, at least.,In their past two series, Baltimore has pieced together six straight wins after sweeping the Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners. ,The Orioles h...

Twins brace for return home against surging Blue Jays
Fresh off a 10-game road trip, the Minnesota Twins are eager to return home.,The Twins will enjoy familiar territory when they welcome the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night to open a three-game series in Minneapolis.,Minnesota posted a 5-5 record on its 10-game trip, which included series against th...

White Sox seek first season win vs. Royals as series shifts to Chicago
After splitting a four-game series with the major-league-best Detroit Tigers, the Chicago White Sox hope to maintain momentum on Friday night when they host the Kansas City Royals.,The White Sox earned a walk-off, 3-2 victory in 10 innings Thursday on Tim Elko's RBI single and also got a big effort ...

Jeremy Pena, Astros take aim at Guardians
Jeremy Pena is enjoying a torrid offensive stretch for the Houston Astros. ,Meanwhile, Cleveland's Jose Ramirez continues to show why he's among the elite players in the majors.,Two of the hottest hitters in the game will square off Friday night when the Guardians open a weekend set against the vis...

Rangers' Patrick Corbin to see familiar faces in opener vs. Nationals
A familiar face will return to Washington, D.C., when the Texas Rangers open a three-game series against the Nationals on Friday night.,Left-hander Patrick Corbin, a key member of 2019 World Series champion Washington, will start for the Rangers.,Signed as a free agent by Washington in December 2018...

Phillies aim to resume winning ways against Pirates
Pittsburgh left-hander Bailey Falter, coming off the best month of his career, will look to keep his personal momentum going while flipping his team's in the right direction when the Pirates host the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.,Falter (4-3, 3.14 ERA) will pitch for the first time against ...

Yankees hope for different outcome vs. Red Sox's Walker Buehler
The last time the New York Yankees saw Walker Buehler, he was closing out the World Series in Game 5 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and celebrating on the field.,On Friday, the Yankees will see Buehler in a new uniform. Now with the Red Sox, the right-hander enters the rivalry of American League East f...

Rockies enter home series against Mets with rare momentum
The Colorado Rockies haven't had much to celebrate this season, but they are coming home on a roll after sweeping the Miami Marlins.,Colorado entered that series 9-50 and with just one winning streak of two games this season. The Rockies have won three straight and will try to make it four in a row ...

Rays look to continue surge against downtrodden Marlins
The Tampa Bay Rays are finding creative methods to continue their winning ways, while the Miami Marlins are hurting after getting swept by the worst team in the majors.,The Rays will look to ride the momentum of a late-game uprising as they host the next installment of the Citrus Series on Friday af...

Surging Cubs clash with Tarik Skubal, Tigers in series opener
The Detroit Tigers traditionally hold a fireworks show after Friday home games. This week's display will be preceded by the league's most feared flamethrower.,Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal will start the opener of a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs.,Detroit ma...

BetBoom Team sneak into Group Stage 2 at Austin Major
BetBoom Team squeezed past Wildcard with a pair of overtime map wins on Thursday to clinch a berth in Group Stage 2 at the BLAST.tv Austin Major in Texas.,Two other teams advanced out of Group Stage 1 with 2-0 wins, as OG swept NRG and Nemiga Gaming topped FlyQuest.,In the three elimination matches ...

After historic comeback, D-backs open series vs. slumping Reds
Following the largest ninth-inning comeback victory in team history, the Arizona Diamondbacks will try to ride the momentum when they open a three-game road series against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday evening.,The Diamondbacks scored seven runs in the top of the ninth on Thursday afternoon to beat ...