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Six MLB Veterans Who Are Turning Back the Clock in 2025
Several MLB veterans over 30 are off to strong starts in 2025, showing flashes of their prime form. Here's who's making noise early this season....
Twins ride recent success at plate into series finale vs. Angels
The Minnesota Twins understand that Sunday afternoon's game against the Los Angeles Angels might be different than most matchups.,As the Twins go for a three-game sweep in Minneapolis, the national spotlight will be focused across the street. That's where the Minnesota Timberwolves will host the Los...
Behind Kris Bubic, Royals bid for sweep of Astros
The Kansas City Royals will look to extend their longest winning streak of the season on Sunday afternoon when they host the Houston Astros in the finale of a three-game series.,Fresh off a pair of 2-0 victories over Houston to boost its winning streak to six games, Kansas City will aim for its seco...
Tigers turn to Tarik Skubal in pursuit of series sweep vs. Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles didn't have to face Tarik Skubal the past two seasons. ,The Orioles' luck will run out on Sunday afternoon, as Skubal will start the finale off a three-game series for the host Detroit Tigers.,The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner dominated in his most recent start...
Red Sox's Brayan Bello, Guardians' Logan Allen making solid progress
Brayan Bello's long-awaited season debut for the Boston Red Sox certainly was something positive to build upon.,Meanwhile, Logan Allen already has been a pleasant surprise for the Cleveland Guardians.,Aiming for more success, Bello and Allen square off in the rubber match of this three-game set at C...
Mets' Tylor Megill, Nationals' Mitchell Parker duel on Sunday
A pair of pitchers off to stellar starts battle when the visiting New York Mets meet the Washington Nationals in the third of a four-game series on Sunday.,New York evened the series with a 2-0 win on Saturday.,On Sunday, the Mets send right-hander Tylor Megill (3-2, 1.09 ERA) against left-hander Mi...
LA Thieves, Surge one win away from CDL Stage 3 Major grand final
The Vancouver Surge and Los Angeles Thieves advanced on Saturday to the upper-bracket final of the Call of Duty League's Stage 3 Major in Boca Raton, Fla.,They will play on Sunday, when the lower bracket will determine its finalists, which will square off to reach Sunday's grand final of the $365,00...
Gabriel Landeskog scores 1st goal nearly 3 years as Avalanche down Stars
Gabriel Landeskog scored his first goal in nearly three years and added an assist and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 4-0 in Denver on Saturday night to even their playoff series.,Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 23 shots in Game 4 for his first career playoff shutout.,Nathan MacKinnon, ...
Grading the Vikings' Draft
Grade: B+,Best Pick: WR Tai Felton, No. 102 Overall,What We Liked: Felton should come in as a great WR3 to give J.J. McCarthy a really easy time finding open receivers. The two early picks put their new quarterback (coming off an injury last year) in a good space to continue the trajectory that Sam ...
Braves beat D-backs in 10 despite 4 HRs by Eugenio Suarez
Matt Olson scored on Justin Martinez's wild pitch in the 10th inning and the Atlanta Braves overcame Eugenio Suarez' four-homer game for an 8-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Saturday.,Suarez homered in the second, fourth, sixth and ninth innings -- the last one tying the game a...
Nashville sets franchise mark in 7-2 win over Chicago
Sam Surridge scored four goals and Nashville set the franchise mark for largest margin of victory Saturday, beating the visiting Chicago Fire 7-2,Hany Mukhtar added two goals and one assist for Nashville, while Jeisson Palacios scored, as well.,Nashville (5-4-1, 16 points) opened the scoring in the ...
Revolution's Carles Gil notches lone goal for win at Charlotte
Carles Gil scored the lone goal in the 77th minute as New England handed Charlotte FC their first home loss of the season, 1-0 on Saturday night.,After a slow start to the season, the Revolution (4-4-1, 13 points) have won three straight -- all while without conceding a goal.,Gil, who leads the Rev...
Grading the Ravens' Draft
Grade: B,Best Pick: Malaki Starks, No. 27 Overall,What We Liked: Lots of good value early. The Ravens continued their strategy of taking advantage of teams not valuing safety and have now created an imposing secondary between Starks and Kyle Hamilton. Mike Green is a good upside play that far down t...
Aaron Gordon's dunk at buzzer lifts Nuggets over Clippers
Aaron Gordon slammed down a dunk as time expired to give the Denver Nuggets a dramatic and much-needed 101-99 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday in Game 4 of their first-round series at Inglewood, Calif.,Nikola Jokic airballed a 3-pointer as the clock wound down and Gordon leaped to c...
Jarren Duran leads Red Sox past Guardians for DH split
Jarren Duran had three hits with two RBIs and pulled off a straight steal of home as the Boston Red Sox won 7-3 over the host Cleveland Guardians to gain a split of Saturday's doubleheader.,After blowing a 3-0 first-inning lead during its 5-4 loss in Game 1, Boston jumped out to another big cushion ...
Memphis CB Kobee Minor becomes 2025's 'Mr. Irrelevant'
The New England Patriots made Memphis cornerback Kobee Minor this year's "Mr. Irrelevant" by taking him with the 257th and final pick of the NFL draft.,Minor played three seasons at Texas Tech and one at Indiana before his one year at Memphis. In 2024, he had 38 tackles, seven tackles for loss, six ...
Andrew Novak, Ben Griffin grab lead at Zurich Classic
Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin moved into the lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans after posting an 11-under-par 61 in Saturday's best-ball format during the third round at TPC Louisiana.,They're at 27 under through three days going into Sunday's final round with a three-stroke advantage over two...
Haeran Ryu, Mao Saigo hare lead entering final round at Chevron
South Korea's Haeran Ryu shook off a shaky round Friday to fire a 4-under 68 Saturday, grabbing a share of the lead through three rounds at the Chevron Championship in The Woodlands, Texas.,Ryu began her day with two pars and a bogey before heating up. She scored five birdies over six holes at The C...
Bucks look to tie series with Pacers behind Gary Trent Jr.
Gary Trent Jr. looks to ride the momentum of tying a single-game franchise playoff record for made 3-pointers when the Milwaukee Bucks host the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.,Trent sank nine shots from beyond the arc and matched Giannis Antet...
Ravens draft kicker Tyler Loop amid Justin Tucker controversy
The Baltimore Ravens drafted kicker Tyler Loop in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Saturday, potentially signaling a divorce with controversial incumbent kicker Justin Tucker.,The beleaguered Tucker is accused of engaging in inappropriate behavior with several female massage therapists. Sixt...