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Rays edge Yankees to halt four-game skid
Zack Littell tossed seven strong innings and earned the win when the visiting Tampa Bay Rays scored twice in the eighth inning Saturday and edged the New York Yankees 3-2 in the middle game of a three-game series.,Curtis Mead and Jose Caballero had the RBIs in the eighth for the Rays, who snapped a ...

Caitlin Clark (leg) sits out preseason game vs. Mystics
Caitlin Clark missed the Indiana Fever's WNBA preseason opener against the Washington Mystics Saturday due to an issue with her left leg.,The move was believed to be precautionary.,The Saturday game was on the Fever's home court in Indianapolis, but the team has an exhibition game scheduled for Sund...

Red Sox 1B Triston Casas likely done for season
Boston first baseman Triston Casas will require surgery and likely is done for the season after suffering a ruptured left patellar tendon, Red Sox head of baseball operations Craig Breslow told reporters Saturday.,The Red Sox placed Casas on the 10-day injured list earlier Saturday before Breslow to...

Mets-Cardinals postponed; DH set for Sunday
The Saturday game between the New York Mets and the Cardinals in St. Louis was rained out Saturday, with the makeup scheduled for Sunday in a split doubleheader.,Game 1 will be played at 12:15 p.m. with the second game scheduled for 5:15 p.m.,Mets right-hander Blade Tidwell, making his major league ...

Reports: Dodgers calling up INF Hyeseong Kim
The Los Angeles Dodgers are calling up infielder Hyeseong Kim, an offseason addition from South Korea's KBO League, multiple outlets reported 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 agr...

Reports: Coby Mayo, Orioles' top INF prospect, potentially on cusp of call up
Infielder Coby Mayo, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 12 prospect in baseball, was en route to Baltimore on Saturday but has yet to be called up by the Orioles, multiple outlets reported.,He should be on hand at Camden Yards Saturday night as the Orioles host the Kansas City Royals in the second ga...

FC Cincinnati look for sixth straight win in clash vs. NYCFC
FC Cincinnati will be the healthiest they've been all season when they try to extend a five-match winning streak on Sunday at New York City FC.,Cincinnati (7-2-1, 22 points) has assembled that streak despite absences of key players like defenders Miles Robinson and Matt Miazga, and midfielders Yuya ...

Red Sox 1B Triston Casas on IL with ruptured patellar tendon
Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas was placed on the 10-day injured list with a ruptured left patellar tendon on Saturday.,Casas left Friday night's game against the visiting Minnesota Twins on a stretcher after suffering the injury in the bottom of the second inning.,He beat out a check-swi...

Report: President Trump wading into NIL waters
President Donald Trump has asked his aides to begin researching the creation of an executive order to better control the name, image and likeness landscape in college sports, The Wall Street Journal reported.,His directive came after a meeting on Thursday with former Alabama football coach Nick Saba...

Davis Riley self reports penalty on distance-measuring device
Davis Riley was assessed a two-stroke penalty for using the slope feature on a distance-measuring device during the weather-delayed second round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.,Riley self-reported the use of the slope feature, which is not permitted.,The two-stroke penalty on the par-3 17th hole dropped...
Should the Bucks Trade Giannis Antetokounmpo? Milwaukee Faces Franchise-Altering Decision
After another first-round playoff exit, the Milwaukee Bucks face a massive decision: keep or trade Giannis Antetokounmpo. Here's what's at stake for the franchise....

Yankees' Clarke Schmidt scratched from start vs. Rays
New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt was scratched from his scheduled start on Saturday against the visiting Tampa Bays Rays because of soreness in his left side.,Left-hander Ryan Yarbrough (0-0, 4.11 ERA) will start for the Yankees in the second contest of the three-game series. New York wo...

Chelsea, league titlist Liverpool set for clash
Chelsea will try to move closer to UEFA Champions League qualification on Sunday when the team hosts a Liverpool side coming off the high of clinching the league title in front of its home fans.,Chelsea (17-8-9, 60 points) sit fifth in the battle for five spots in next season's UCL, ahead of Notting...
Abdul Carter Rejected by Lawrence Taylor, Phil Simms—Time to Pick a Normal Number
Abdul Carter was denied jersey numbers by Giants legends Lawrence Taylor and Phil Simms. Now the rookie needs to find a number of his own....

Angels manager Ron Washington asks players to 'step up' against Tigers
The Los Angeles Angels were struggling offensively before Mike Trout landed on the 10-day injured list Friday with a bone bruise in his left knee. ,Now, as they prepare to meet the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night in the third game of their four-game series in Anaheim, Calif., the Angels need to fig...

Dodgers aim for seventh straight victory in rematch vs. Braves
The visiting Los Angeles Dodgers will try to continue their mastery over the Atlanta Braves when they meet Saturday in the second contest of their three-game series.,The Dodgers won the opener 2-1 on Friday to extend their winning streak to six games. Los Angeles has won all four contests against th...

Cubs look to stay hot offensively against Brewers
The Chicago Cubs' lineup continues to prove its dominance among its National League foes. ,The club's success was on full display in its series opener on Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers, and will look to extend its run on Saturday night. Chicago erupted for 10 runs in its shutout win on Friday,...

Tyler Stephenson, Reds look to flex muscles vs. Nationals
Heading into the season, the Cincinnati Reds were counting on catcher Tyler Stephenson to carry a big load. But an oblique strain sustained in mid-March during spring training put him on the injured list.,Stephenson returned Friday and made an immediate impact, ripping two doubles with two RBIs in t...

Ryan O’Hearn, Orioles take aim at Royals in rematch
It doesn't matter to Baltimore Orioles designated hitter Ryan O'Hearn who the opponent is if he hits a home run. They all feel good.,"Hitting home runs are fun," O'Hearn said after he belted a two-run homer in the seventh inning in Baltimore's 3-0 victory on Friday. "It doesn't mean any more for me ...

Low-scoring Rangers aim to derail mighty Mariners offense
The Seattle Mariners show no signs of an offensive slowdown and can clinch their eighth consecutive series with a victory over the slumping Texas Rangers on Saturday in Arlington, Texas., ,The Mariners will send right hander Luis Castillo (3-2, 3.62 ERA) to the hill to start the middle contest of a ...