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Shohei Ohtani leads all players in early MLB All-Star Game voting
Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani leads all major league players in early All-Star Game vote tabulations, ahead of the July 14 contest at Philadelphia.,While Ohtani tops the National League with 1.17 million votes in the first update of this year's balloting, Houston Astros designated h...
Astros, Yordan Alvarez hope to continue offensive barrage against Royals
Yordan Alvarez is having an MVP-caliber season for the Houston Astros. ,That includes continued success against the Kansas City Royals. ,Following a historic first-inning performance in the opener of this three-game set, Alvarez will look to help the Astros secure their first winning series at Kansa...
Astros' Yordan Alvarez hits 2-run homer, slam in first inning
Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez enjoyed a huge night on Friday at Kansas City -- in the first inning alone.,Alvarez hit a two-run homer two batters into the game, then added a grand slam to cap Houston's nine-run inning against the Royals.,Alvarez became the first player with a two-h...
Denny Hamlin wins pole for Michigan NASCAR Cup race
The last driver to make a qualifying run around Michigan International Speedway on Saturday afternoon, Denny Hamlin claimed the Busch Light Pole Award for Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400 (3 p.m. ET on Prime Video, HBO Max, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) - dashing Michigan native Carson Hocevar's hopes ...
Aaron Judge injury blows AL MVP race wide open
Aaron Judge's injury that will sideline the New York Yankees slugger indefinitely has also created a wide-open race for Most Valuable Player honors in the American League.,The two-time reigning AL MVP, Judge suffered a stress fracture of his right rib. While he is expected to return at some point th...
Astros' Yordan Alvarez rides 'incredible' run into finale vs. Rangers
The Texas Rangers seemingly have run out of answers for Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez, who has dominated the first three contests of the four-game series between the teams.,Alvarez has homered twice in back-to-back games for the Astros, who have won two of the three contests heading into the...
Nishesh Basavareddy upsets Taylor Fritz at French Open
World No. 8 Taylor Fritz was upset by fellow American Nishesh Basavareddy (ATP No. 156) to headline first-round action of the French Open Sunday at Roland Garros in Paris.,A year after Fritz was upended in the first round at this same event in a shocking upset to German Daniel Altmaier, he repeated ...
WTA roundup: Emma Navarro jolts Victoria Mboko in Strasbourg final
Emma Navarro won her first title on clay Saturday by posting a 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 victory over top-seeded Victoria Mboko of Canada at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France.,Navarro overcame four aces by Mboko and benefited from six double faults by her foe to secure her third career title and first ...
Mets place C Francisco Alvarez on IL, expected to miss 6-8 weeks
Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez was placed on the injured list on Wednesday with a torn meniscus and could miss up to two months recovering from the right knee injury.,Alvarez will have surgery to repair the injury and his spot on the roster was filled when the Mets recalled Hayden Senger from Triple...
Report: Tigers fired Gabe Alvarez over harassment claim
The Detroit Tigers fired Triple-A manager Gabe Alvarez after an investigation into alleged harassment claims by a female employee, The Athletic reported Wednesday.,The Tigers announced Tuesday that Alvarez's contract had been terminated due to an undisclosed "violation of club policy.",Alvarez, 52, ...
Tigers dismiss Triple-A Toledo manager Gabe Alvarez
The Detroit Tigers fired Triple-A manager Gabe Alvarez on Tuesday, saying the decision stemmed from a "violation of club policy.",Alvarez, 52, was in his second season as manager of the Toledo Mud Hens, who had a 17-16 record through Monday's minor league play and were tied for fourth place in the I...
Carson Hocevar rides the wave to NASCAR Cup pole at Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas -- In a manner of speaking, Carson Hocevar called his shot at Texas Motor Speedway--and wound up on the pole for Sunday's Wurth 400 Presented by LIQUI MOLY (3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Before Saturday's time trials at the 1.5-mile track, Hocevar said he hop...
Red-hot Carson Hocevar tops Kyle Busch to win Truck race in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The glass slipper still firmly on his foot from last Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series win at Talladega, Carson Hocevar mashed the gas in overtime on Friday night and ran away to victory in the SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway.,Beating runner-up and Spire Motorsports teammate...
Yordan Alvarez Powers Early AL MVP Lead in 2026
Yordan Alvarez is dominating MLB in 2026 and leading the early AL MVP race, but Ben Rice and Aaron Judge still have time....
Carson Hocevar avoids Big One at Talladega, nabs 1st Cup Series win
Carson Hocevar told his fans on Instagram during the week he would win at Talladega Superspeedway. ,He finally did his part to perfection on Sunday.,The Spire Motorsport driver recorded his first NASCAR Cup Series win, pulling away from Chris Buescher off the final turn in a three-lap shootout to wi...
Carson Hocevar avoids Big One at Talladega, nabs first Cup Series win
Carson Hocevar recorded his first NASCAR Cup Series win Sunday, pulling away from Chris Buescher off the final turn in a three-lap shootout to win the wreck-ridden Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala.,The high-speed, 188-lap drafting race was interrupted by a chaotic acciden...
Yordan Alvarez, Astros strive to do damage against Yankees' stellar pitching staff
The New York Yankees experienced a four-game blip with their pitching last week when they were unable to consistently record outs against the Los Angeles Angels.,The pitching has corrected itself during sweeps of the Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox, and the Yankees are on a six-game winning st...
Coach K's grandson charged in fatal DWI involving teen
A grandson of former Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski stands charged with driving while impaired in an incident that killed a 15-year-old bicyclist in Durham, N.C. ,Joseph Savarino, 26, was the driver of a Ford Explorer that hit the teen, who was riding an e-bike just prior to 9 p.m. on Saturda...
Spring training roundup: Jorge Polanco, Francisco Alvarez go deep for Mets
Jorge Polanco and Francisco Alvarez cracked their first homers of the spring to spark the New York Mets to a 6-1 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday afternoon in Port St. Lucie, Fla.,Alvarez (2-for-3, two RBIs), Polanco (2-for-2) and Brett Baty (2-for-3, two RBIs) paced the Mets...
Shane Lowry's collapse allows Nico Echavarria to win Cognizant Classic
Colombia's Nico Echavarria played a steady final round of 5-under-par 66 and benefited from late struggles from Ireland's Shane Lowry to win the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches on Sunday at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Echavarria, who trailed by three strokes on the backside, turned in a 17-under ...