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Justin Verlander returns as Astros go for series win vs. Red Sox
As right-hander Ronel Blanco labored for 3 2/3 innings in the Houston Astros' 6-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, the return of veteran right-hander Justin Verlander gained an additional measure of significance.,Verlander will make his first start since June 9 when host Houston and Boston mee...
Rangers' Andrew Heaney looks for rare win in finale vs. Pirates
Andrew Heaney carries the unwanted title of leading the major leagues in losses, but Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said the left-hander has pitched better than his record would indicate.,Heaney will get a chance to prove Bochy correct when he takes the mound for the Rangers in the rubber game of...
Jurickson Profar's three-run shot lifts Padres over Twins
Jurickson Profar's three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the San Diego Padres to a 7-5 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.,San Diego trailed 5-3 after pinch hitter Christian Vazquez lined a two-run single in the top of the eighth against Tanner Scott (8-5).,The Padr...
Brewers ride Frankie Montas' gem, hold off Cardinals
Frankie Montas blanked the St. Louis Cardinals on one hit in seven innings Tuesday as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers won 3-2 to extend their winning streak to six games.,Montas (6-8) struck out three batters and walked one as the Brewers improved to 7-1 against the Cardinals this season.,Brewers clo...
Cowboys safe after fire breaks out at team hotel
No one was injured in a fire that broke out on Tuesday at the Dallas Cowboys' hotel in Oxnard, Calif., the site of the team's training camp. ,Emergency personnel had to respond to the River Ridge Residence Inn after a fire started in one of the guest rooms, which was unoccupied. Cowboys players and ...
Brewers ride Frankie Montas' gem, hold off Cardinals to win sixth straight
Frankie Montas blanked the St. Louis Cardinals on one hit in seven innings Tuesday as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers won 3-2 to extend their winning streak to six games.,Montas (6-8) struck out three batters and walked one as the Brewers improved to 7-1 against the Cardinals this season.,Brewers clo...
Yankees RHP Luis Gil exits start due to back tightness
New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil was lifted from Tuesday's game against the visiting Cleveland Guardians in the fourth inning because of low back tightness.,Gil was later examined by David Trofa, the team's orthopedic doctor, the Yankees announced. Gil will be reassessed again Wednesday, b...
Nneka Ogwumike, Ezi Magbegor help Storm hold off Mystics
Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points and Ezi Magbegor had a double-double as the visiting Seattle Storm topped the Washington Mystics 83-77 on Tuesday.,Magbegor bundled 13 points and 14 rebounds for Seattle, which led 44-30 at halftime before allowing Washington to close within a possession multiple time...
Yankees RHP Luis Gil exits start vs. Guardians with back tightness
New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil was lifted from Tuesday's game against the visiting Cleveland Guardians in the fourth inning because of low back tightness.,Gil called for a trainer after throwing a changeup to Cleveland slugger Jose Ramirez as Steven Kwan stole second. Following a brief m...
Competition close at both ends of NASCAR Cup Series playoff standings
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A dramatic race at Michigan International Speedway over the weekend has meant that for the second consecutive week, the NASCAR Cup Series playoff outlook has undergone a major change -- both atop the standings and on the all-important cutoff line as the series heads to Daytona ...
Xander Schauffele: No. 1 ranking is motivator, not inflated purses
Whichever golfer wins next week's Tour Championship will also hoist the FedEx Cup -- and he will go home with a combined $25 million for his trouble.,A few years into the LIV Golf-prompted era of massive earnings in men's professional golf, players like world No. 2 Xander Schauffele don't have to wo...
Orioles place RHP Zach Eflin (shoulder) on IL as another starter goes down
The Baltimore Orioles' woes in keeping starting pitchers healthy continued Tuesday when they placed right-hander Zach Eflin on the 15-day injured list because of right shoulder inflammation.,The move is retroactive to Saturday. In a corresponding move, the Orioles recalled rookie left-hander Cade Po...
Mystics acquire G Sug Sutton from Mercury
Sug Sutton is heading back to her former team, the Washington Mystics, thanks to a deal struck on trade deadline day.,The Mystics sent the rights to Swedish guard Klara Lundquist to the Phoenix Mercury to obtain Sutton and a 2025 third-round draft pick Tuesday.,Sutton, 25, was a third-round pick by ...
Improved Dream host Mercury for first of 2 games
The Atlanta Dream look like a new team in their return from the extended break for the Paris Olympics.,The Dream (9-17) have excelled in their two games back, defeating the Seattle Storm and Connecticut Sun -- two of the top five teams in the WNBA. They'll be going for their first three-game winning...
Kraken sign F Matty Beniers for seven years, nearly $50 million
The Seattle Kraken locked in their first-ever draft pick, forward Matty Beniers, on Tuesday with a seven-year, $49.98 million contract extension carrying an average annual value of $7.14 million.,Beniers, 21, was a restricted free agent who was selected by Seattle, then an expansion team, with the s...
Cowboys sense 'promising' talks with WR CeeDee Lamb
A new deal for CeeDee Lamb suddenly looks more promising from the vantage point of the man writing the check, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.,Jones said Tuesday there is marked progress is the delta between Dallas and its star receiver. Lamb was a no-show for training camp, refusing to play as negotiatio...
Five-star RB commits to Alabama, completing flip from Ole Miss
Alabama got a commitment Tuesday from five-star recruit Akylin Dear, the No. 2 running back in the Class of 2025.,Dear, from Quitman, Miss., had verbally committed to Ole Miss on March 30, only to decommit and open up his recruitment on June 28. He pledged for the Crimson Tide over the Rebels and Mi...
Patrick Cantlay shifts gears in unusual altitude tracking third BMW title
The BMW Championship is currently the only leg of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs that rotates venues each year. Patrick Cantlay has shown he can bag BMW wins no matter which course is up for its turn.,But the 2024 edition of the tournament presents an entirely different challenge: an 8,130-yard t...
Vikings DC Brian Flores: Tua Tagovailoa criticism 'hit me'
Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores felt the emotional toll of former pupil Tua Tagovailoa's criticism but vowed to use the harsh assessment to grow as a coach. ,Flores was joined by current Minnesota players on Tuesday and responded to the Dolphins' quarterback telling "The Dan LeBatard Show...
Red Sox release 1B Dominic Smith
The Boston Red Sox on Tuesday released first baseman Dominic Smith, a former first-round draft pick who became expendable when first baseman Triston Casas was reinstated from the 60-day injured list on Friday.,Smith, 29, was designated for assignment on Friday after batting .237 with six home runs, ...