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Red Sox turn to Garrett Crochet to be stopper again vs. Twins
The Boston Red Sox look to avoid their second consecutive series loss when Garrett Crochet takes the mound for a Sunday afternoon rubber game against the Minnesota Twins.,Crochet (3-2, 2.05 ERA) is coming off the second-longest outing of his young Boston career, having pitched seven innings of two-r...

Tyrese Haliburton guides Pacers into series with favored Cavs
Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton isn't resting on his laurels. After making the series-winning shot in overtime of Game 5 against the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round, he's ready for his next challenge.,The top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers are next for fourth-seeded Indiana in the Easter...

Lionel Messi scores as Inter Miami rout Red Bulls 4-1
Luis Suarez and Marcelo Weigandt each had one goal and one assist to help Inter Miami record a 4-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Lionel Messi added his first MLS goal since April 6 and Fafa Picault also found the back of the net for Inter Miami (6-1-3...

Cubs wallop three homers to clinch series with Brewers
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer and Jameson Taillon threw six quality innings on Saturday, propelling the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 6-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.,Taillon (2-1) allowed two earned runs on three hits and a walk while striking out five, as the Cubs clinched the week...

Crew double up Charlotte FC, vault into first place in Eastern Conference
Dylan Chambost scored his first MLS goal to help the Columbus Crew to a 4-2 win over visiting Charlotte FC on Saturday to move into first place in the Eastern Conference.,Chambost got the Crew (7-1-3, 24 points) on the board in 25th minute and Diego Rossi added a penalty kick in the 39th before Wilf...

Max Verstappen captures pole for Miami Grand Prix
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Yet another packed house of enthusiastic fans await Formula One in South Florida as the series makes its first of three American appearances this season in Sunday's Miami Grand Prix (4 p.m. ET, ESPN). Not even uncharacteristic overcast skies have deterred the F1 faithful or th...

Hurricanes sign G Frederik Andersen to 1-year, $2.75M contract for 2025-26
The Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday signed goaltender Frederik Andersen to a one-year, $2.75 million contract for next season.,Andersen, 35, is in the final season of a two-year, $6.8 million deal and could have become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.,He was 13-8-1 with a 2.50 goals-against ave...

Rays want to steal more bases and wins against Yankees
The New York Yankees prevented the Tampa Bay Rays from getting their running game going Friday, but struggled in that area Saturday and it all but cost them the game.,A day after allowing six stolen bases -- including three in the eighth inning when the Rays took the lead for good -- the Yankees wil...

Twins wait out rain delay, hold off Red Sox to even set
Kody Clemens hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning, and the visiting Minnesota Twins held on for a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday to knot the three-game series at a game apiece.,Minnesota was outhit 12-10, with Byron Buxton, Ryan Jeffers and Harrison Bader each recording two. ,The ...

Roughnecks hold off Showboats' rally, improve to .500
The Houston Roughnecks held on for a 21-20 home victory over the Memphis Showboats on Saturday afternoon.,The Roughnecks (3-3) jumped out to a 10-0 lead early in the second quarter on Jalan McClendon's 13-yard touchdown pass to Justin Hall and Chris Blewitt's 49-yard field goal.,Memphis quarterback ...

Katie Ledecky shatters own 800-meter world record
Katie Ledecky broke her nine-year-old world record in the 800 meters to highlight Saturday's events at the Pro Swim Series meet in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,The 28-year-old Ledecky churned through the water in 8:04.12, which eclipsed her world record time of 8:04.79 accomplished at the 2016 Rio Olympics...

Super sub Kyle Larson battles to 2OT win at Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Crew chief Mardy Lindley called his shot., ,"We've got to stop to win," Lindley radioed to driver Kyle Larson, subbing for injured Connor Zilisch in the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet., ,Lindley was right. Larson made a late pit stop and proceeded to win Saturday's Andy's Froze...

Galaxy seek first win of the season, face Sporting KC
Two proud franchises are struggling to gain traction in the 2025 MLS season, and they'll line up Sunday evening to see if they can do that against each other.,The LA Galaxy (0-7-3, 3 points) will travel to Sporting Kansas City (2-7-1, 7 points) still looking for their first win of the 2025 season. T...

Ravens sign OT Joseph Noteboom
The Baltimore Ravens signed offensive tackle Joseph Noteboom on Saturday. The Athletic reported that it is a one-year deal.,Noteboom is a seven-year veteran, who has started games at both tackle and guard. He had spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Rams, playing in 71 games for the franchis...

Mike Tirico a late scratch for Kentucky Derby due to illness
Mike Tirico was scratched from Kentucky Derby anchoring duties on Saturday due to feeling "under the weather.",Less than an hour into the prerace coverage for The Run for the Roses, Tirico was no longer performing his television duties.,NBC's Ahmed Fareed announced the move on the broadcast immediat...

Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. to make long-awaited return vs. White Sox
Lance McCullers Jr. will pitch in a major-league game for the first time in 2 1/2 years when he takes the mound for the visiting Houston Astros on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game series with the Chicago White Sox.,The 31-year-old McCullers has not appeared on an MLB mound since a 7-0 l...

It's Jets-Blues Game 7: Will team with home ice win yet again?
The last time the Winnipeg Jets hosted a Game 7, their opposition was the San Diego Mariners. In 1977. In the now-defunct World Hockey Association.,The Jets won that clash en route to the league final. They hope history repeats itself Sunday when they play host to the St. Louis Blues in a winner-tak...

Rangers activate Corey Seager from 10-day IL
The Texas Rangers activated star shortstop Corey Seager from the 10-day injured list Saturday afternoon.,In a corresponding move, infielder Jonathan Ornelas was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock.,Seager suffered a right hamstring strain on April 22 against the Athletics. Since then, the Rangers have s...

Warriors look to hold off surging Rockets in Game 7
The critical junctures during which the Houston Rockets stumbled in this Western Conference first-round series were routinely and rightfully chalked up to their collective playoff inexperience.,But as the series extended, the Rockets settled in. A blowout victory at home in Game 5 shifted the series...

Dodgers call up INF Hyeseong Kim, put Tommy Edman on IL
The Los Angeles Dodgers called up infielder Hyeseong Kim, an offseason addition from South Korea's KBO League, on Saturday.,Kim, 26, is batting .252 with an .798 OPS in 115 at-bats for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets, notching five home runs and 19 RBIs.,The Dodgers agreed to a three-year, $12.5 m...