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Tensions rise ahead of series finale between Orioles, Padres
Perhaps before the final out was recorded in the middle contest of a three-game series between the San Diego Padres and host Baltimore Orioles, there was a little spice added in advance of Sunday afternoon's finale.,The Padres won 9-3 on Saturday to split the first two games of the series, but there...
Pirates' Paul Skenes aims to end winless stretch vs. Marlins
A tantalizing pitching matchup headlines the series finale between Miami and host Pittsburgh, as right-handers Max Meyer of the Marlins and Paul Skenes of the Pirates will face off on Sunday afternoon.,Both Meyer and Skenes have six wins for their squads, with Meyer sharing top honors on his club wi...
Spacestation, LuneX, Liquid win opening-day matches at OWCS Stage 2
Spacestation Gaming, LuneX Gaming and Team Liquid all won on the opening day of regular-season play for Stage 2 of North American qualifying for the Overwatch Champions Series on Saturday.,Spacestation and LuneX are tied atop the standings after delivering 3-0 wins on Day 1 over Dallas Fuel and The ...
Spurs, Thunder tied for best 2026-27 title odds; Knicks fourth
The New York Knicks are in the midst of celebrating an underdog run to the franchise's first NBA title in 53 years which concluded Saturday night in San Antonio.,The Knicks again will have to beat the odds to repeat as champs -- at least according to the opening odds for the 2026-27 NBA Championship...
Column: Jalen Brunson imposed his will, Knicks rewarded with NBA crown
SAN ANTONIO -- Jalen Brunson fully understands what leading the New York Knicks to the NBA championship means for him, for his team and for the city of New York.,He's heard it from Walt Frazier, who was a part of NBA champions in 1970 and '73. He's talked about it with Bernard King and Patrick Ewing...
Tigers place RHP Jack Flaherty (leg) on 15-day injured list
The Detroit Tigers placed right-hander Jack Flaherty on the 15-day injured list on Saturday because of a strain of the peroneal tendons along the outside of his left ankle and foot.,The Tigers lost the starting pitcher's services just as ace Tarik Skubal, who had left elbow surgery, was activated fr...
Joey Volchko's dominant complete game leads Georgia past Texas
Georgia used a four-run first inning and a dominant complete game from Joey Volchko to coast to a 7-1 defeat of Texas in the College World Series opener for both teams on Saturday night in Omaha, Neb.,The Bulldogs (52-12) held the Longhorns (45-14) to just four hits, winning the opening game in thei...
Jalen Brunson's 45 points carry Knicks past Spurs for 1st NBA title since 1973
SAN ANTONIO -- Jalen Brunson set a franchise NBA Finals record with 45 points and nearly single-handedly ended the 53-year NBA title drought as the New York Knicks recorded a 94-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night.,Brunson scored 29 points in the second half of Game 5 as New York...
Brazil manager: 'Nerves were all over the place' in opening Morocco draw
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- World Cup pressure can get to anyone. Even Brazil.,That was Italian manager Carlo Ancelotti's explanation for an uneven first-half performance by the five-time World Cup champions, who nonetheless rode Vinicius Junior's 32nd-minute leveler to a 1-1 draw against Morocco in bo...
Knights trust in Carter Hart with Canes on cusp of taking Stanley Cup
LAS VEGAS -- For the third time in their brief nine-year history, the Vegas Golden Knights will have the Stanley Cup in T-Mobile Arena for an elimination game on Sunday night.,John Tortorella's squad, which trails the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in the best-of seven Stanley Cup Final, has one simple goa...
Phillies collect season-high 17 hits, edge Brewers
J.T. Realmuto homered and drove in four runs as the Philadelphia Phillies held on for a 9-8 road victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.,Kyle Schwarber, Brandon Marsh, Edmundo Sosa and Realmuto had three hits apiece for Philadelphia, which registered a season-high 17 hits after getting one-h...
Royals 1B Vinnie Pasquantino (hand) exits vs. Astros
Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino left after five innings Saturday night against the Houston Astros with a right hand/hamate injury.,Pasquantino, who extended his hitting streak to eight games with a single earlier in the contest, appeared to injure himself on a swing in the bottom...
Guardians star Jose Ramirez (fractured hand) headed to IL
Cleveland Guardians perennial All-Star third baseman Jose Ramirez will be placed on the injured list after sustaining a hamate bone fracture in his left hand during Saturday's 3-1 home win over the Detroit Tigers.,Ramirez sustained the injury on a swing and left the game at the start of the sixth in...
Former NFL All-Pro DE Aldon Smith dies at 36
Former NFL defensive end Aldon Smith, who quickly made an impact as an All-Pro pass rusher before encountering off-field issues, died on Saturday. He was 36.,The San Francisco 49ers, who selected Smith seventh overall in the 2011 NFL Draft out of Missouri, confirmed his death on Saturday without pro...
Iowan Zach Johnson fires 63, shares lead in Des Moines
Zach Johnson fired a 9-under-par 63 and joined Brett Quigley and first round co-leader Scott Hend of Australia at the top of the leaderboard after two rounds at the Principal Charity Classic on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa.,Johnson recorded the low round of the tournament and sits at 12-under along ...
Justin Allgaier captures first Pocono victory after wild late-race restart
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series' MillerTech Battery 250 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway Saturday featured a record 18 lead changes and a record 10 cautions -- including a seven-minute red flag period -- but in the end, it was a very familiar scenario in Victory Lane: championship leader Justin Allgaier an...
Japan coach takes responsibility for Wataru Endo going home
Two days after Japanese captain Wataru Endo withdrew from the World Cup due to an ankle injury, his coach Hajime Moriyasu told reporters that he took responsibility for the decision.,Following his withdrawal, Endo announced his retirement from international competition altogether.,Moriyasu spoke wit...
Vinicius Junior helps Brazil rally for opening draw vs. Morocco
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Vinicius Junior scored his first goal of this World Cup and helped Brazil salvage a 1-1 draw against Morocco following a rocky start to their Group C opener on Saturday evening.,The 25-year-old's thunderously struck leveler in the 32nd minute countered Ismael Saibari's slick...
Rockies place RHP Chase Dollander (UCL) on 60-day IL
The Colorado Rockies have put right-handed pitcher Chase Dollander on the 60-day injured list with what they suspect might be a UCL injury.,The young pitcher left a May 14 game against the Pittsburgh Pirates early due to right arm tightness. An MRI originally diagnosed an elbow sprain, but on Friday...
Golden Knights C William Karlsson ruled out for Game 6
Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson has been ruled out of Sunday's Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals due to a left arm injury.,Karlsson sustained the injury Thursday during a 4-2 loss in Game 5 to the host Carolina Hurricanes.,Karlsson was injured in the second period when he took a hard hit...