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Brewers use big inning to beat Padres, win fifth straight
Brandon Sproat pitched effectively into the sixth inning to earn his first career victory and Joey Ortiz homered for the first time since last July to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-4 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Tuesday in the opener of the three-game series., ,Milwaukee extende...
Real Salt Lake seek to end cold stretch vs. red-hot Houston
The red-hot Houston Dynamo look to continue the momentum when they visit Real Salt Lake on Wednesday in Sandy, Utah.,The Dynamo (6-5-0, 18 points) are 6-1-0 in their last seven matches in all competitions, including both the MLS regular season and the U.S. Open Cup. This impressive run includes a 4-...
San Diego looking for winning formula against recently trending Austin
San Diego FC will try to snap a nine-match winless run in league play on Wednesday when they host an Austin FC side facing a second tough away assignment in four days.,San Diego (3-5-4, 13 points) has looked close to a much-needed breakthrough in recent weeks, earning a 2-2 draw at home to LAFC on M...
Bailey Ober fires complete-game 2-hitter as Twins beat Marlins
Bailey Ober struck out seven batters in a complete-game shutout to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 3-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Byron Buxton stole home and Ryan Jeffers clubbed a two-run home run to lead Minnesota at the plate. The Twins have won three games in a row...
Fever, Sparks looking to break into the win column in Los Angeles
After season-opening losses over the weekend, the Indiana Fever and Los Angeles Sparks are each looking to break even at .500 on Wednesday in Los Angeles.,Indiana (0-1) stumbled to a 107-104 loss in its home opener on Saturday against the Dallas Wings. The Fever were paced by 30 points from Kelsey M...
Gabby Williams, Valkyries aim for 3-0 start as Sky pay a visit
Gabby Williams will try to parlay individual success into aiding her new team to another win when the Golden State Valkyries goes for a third straight win to open the season against the Chicago Sky Wednesday night in San Francisco.,A free agent addition who played the last four seasons for the Seatt...
Road warrior Whitecaps out to continue points streak at FC Dallas
The Vancouver Whitecaps want to continue their run of stellar play when they travel to clash with suddenly dangerous FC Dallas on Wednesday in a Western Conference match in Frisco, Texas.,Wednesday's match is the third of an eight-game road trip for the Whitecaps that will continue through MLS' Worl...
Daryl Morey out as 76ers’ head of basketball ops after 6 seasons
The Philadelphia 76ers are parting ways with president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, they announced Tuesday.,Former Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers, now the president of sports for the Sixers' parent company, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, will lead the search for a n...
LAFC aim to regroup as St. Louis tries to build off win
After an impressive start to the season, Los Angeles FC enter Wednesday night's match against host St. Louis City after two heavy losses.,LAFC (6-3-3, 21 points) lost 4-0 at Toluca on May 6 in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal tie, sending Toluca to the final with a 5-2 aggreg...
James Rodriguez preps for departure as Minnesota hosts Rapids
Former World Cup Golden Boot winner James Rodriguez will play in what is expected to be his final game with Minnesota United when the Loons host the slumping Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,The 34-year-old Rodriguez, who became an international soccer darling when he won the ...
Guardians continue home dominance of Angels with narrow win
Angel Martinez hit a solo homer and Patrick Bailey drove in his first run since being acquired in a trade, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 3-2 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.,Vaughn Grissom homered in the eighth for the Angels, who are 4-29 in Cleveland since 2015 -- ...
'Fragile' Union out to end skid vs. defensively challenged Orlando
The Philadelphia Union are still searching for solutions as their manager admitted the team psyche is "fragile right now.", ,The Union visit Orlando City on Wednesday still searching for their second victory of the season. Philadelphia (1-8-3, 6 points) sits last in the Eastern Conference, while Orl...
Cade Cowell, Red Bulls take aim at suddenly porous Crew
The New York Red Bulls aim to build on a rare win when they host the struggling Columbus Crew on Wednesday in Harrison, N.J.,Even though first-year Red Bulls coach Michael Bradley was pleased with how his young team (4-5-3, 15 points) had been playing, it took a 3-1 win at the Chicago Fire on Saturd...
After historic victory, Timbers try to halt Montreal's home success
After setting the club record for largest margin of victory on Saturday, the Portland Timbers head to Montreal for a midweek clash Wednesday, looking to carry the offensive momentum.,Kevin Kelsy scored a brace and added two assists as the Timbers (4-6-1, 13 points) picked up a 6-0 victory over Sport...
Struggling Sporting KC chase second win vs. Galaxy
In the midst of a dreadful season, Sporting Kansas City's brightest moment was a win over the Los Angeles Galaxy.,Sporting Kansas City (1-8-2, 5 points) will try to reverse their fortunes and feed off those vibes when they host the Galaxy (4-4-4, 16 points) on Wednesday in Kansas City, Kan.,The lone...
Brewers activate Christian Yelich ahead of Padres series
The Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday activated outfielder Christian Yelich from the 10-day injured list ahead of their series opener with the San Diego Padres in Milwaukee.,Yelich, 34, has missed the last month with a left groin strain. He last appeared in an April 12 loss to the Washington Nationals. B...
Confident Cavs hope their form travels to Detroit for Game 5
Momentum has swung sharply in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and suddenly the pressure has shifted back to the Detroit Pistons.,After dropping the first two games of the series on the road, the Cleveland Cavaliers have stormed back to even the best-of-seven matchup at two games apiece entering G...
Jason Collins, NBA player and LGBTQ trailblazer, dies at 47
Jason Collins, who became the first active athlete in one of the four major North American sports leagues to come out as gay in 2013, died of glioblastoma, his family said Tuesday. He was 47.,Collins was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2025, and he revealed in December that he was fighting Stage 4 g...
NYCFC stand in way of Charlotte FC halting winless stretch
Charlotte FC aim to end their four-match MLS winless streak when they host New York City FC on Wednesday.,The two clubs each have 15 points and 4-5-3 records, with NYCFC ahead in the standings on the goal-differential tiebreaker. Charlotte FC holds a head-to-head advantage after a 2-1 victory in New...
Bruins D Charlie McAvoy suspended 6 games next season for slashing
The NHL suspended Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy for six regular-season games without pay next season for slashing Buffalo's Zach Benson during the final moments of the Sabres' playoff series-clinching win on May 1.,The league's Department of Player Safety made the announcement on Tuesday, ...