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Nationals face tall order in encounter vs. Janson Junk, Marlins
The Washington Nationals can reach the .500 mark for the first time in over a month when they visit the Miami Marlins on Saturday.,The Nationals took the opener of the series 3-2 on Friday night, improving to 13-7 on the road in the process. The Marlins, meanwhile have dropped five of six to fall to...
Rangers and Cubs, heading in opposite directions, face off in Texas
The Chicago Cubs boast a pair of 10-game winning streaks during a 23-game span this season.,Fresh off opening a nine-game road trip with a lopsided victory, the Cubs will bid to push their current run to a season-high 11 straight wins on Saturday night when they face the Texas Rangers in Arlington, ...
Red Sox turn to Payton Tolle vs. Rays in rematch of hot teams
The Boston Red Sox have plenty of work to do to climb in the American League standings, but strong pitching will go a long way in that goal.,Payton Tolle (1-1, 2.04 ERA) will look to author another sparkling performance when the Red Sox continue a four-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays...
Facing Astros, Reds desperate to snap losing streak and silence boos
The boos rang down on the hometown Cincinnati Reds after another lopsided loss on Friday, but manager Terry Francona isn't giving up on his embattled team.,Cincinnati has lost eight straight games heading into Saturday afternoon's matchup against the Houston Astros, who opened the three-game series ...
Zack Gelof, A's heating up ahead of rematch vs. Orioles
The Athletics have put together only one stretch of more than two consecutive wins this season, but they'll try for a third straight victory when they visit the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon.,More players are starting to make regular contributions for the A's. One of those is outfielder Za...
Behind low-ERA Trey Yesavage, Blue Jays bid for series win vs. Angels
The host Toronto Blue Jays will be out to clinch both their three-game series as well as the season set against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday afternoon.,The Blue Jays took the opener of a three-game series Friday night with a 2-0 victory. They won two of three games from the Angels in Anaheim, ...
Brewers LF Brandon Lockridge exits with deep cut on knee
Milwaukee left fielder Brandon Lockridge was taken off the field on a cart with a deep cut to his right knee in the fourth inning of the Brewers' Friday home game against the New York Yankees.,Lockridge was hurt while sliding into the wall in an unsuccessful attempt to make a catch on Cody Bellinger...
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs start fast, hold off Wolves in Game 3
Victor Wembanyama scored 39 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked five shots as the San Antonio Spurs held on for a 115-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Friday in Minneapolis.,Wembanyama made 13 of 18 shots, including 3 of 5 from bey...
FC Dallas, opposing Real Salt Lake, seek rare winning streak
FC Dallas will look to parlay their home pitch into consecutive victories for just the second time this season when they face Real Salt Lake on Saturday in a Western Conference match at Frisco, Texas.,The Toros (4-3-4, 16 points) head home after 2-0 road win over New York Red Bulls on May 2 that sna...
Rory McIlroy: Bringing back LIV players 'good business' for PGA Tour
Rory McIlroy is softening his stance on the return of players from LIV Golf to the PGA Tour, acknowledging Friday that bringing back more defectors from the breakaway circuit could be a net positive.,With the future of LIV in doubt after Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund announced it is pulling ...
Sounders out to extend run of home dominance vs. slumping San Diego
Last season, San Diego FC surprised all of MLS by winning the Western Conference title as an expansion team.,It's safe to say San Diego is now going through a sophomore slump.,San Diego (3-5-3, 12 points) is mired in an eight-match winless streak heading into Saturday's visit to the Seattle Sounders...
Rapids, St. Louis City eager to break out of winless ruts
When a team is in the middle of the MLS pack as the Colorado Rapids are, the ability to win on the margins is a necessity.,After failing to do that on May 2 in a 1-0 loss at Houston, Colorado will aim to produce a three-point result Saturday night when it hosts struggling St. Louis City in Commerce ...
Sporting KC brings lengthy losing streak to Portland
The Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City will be searching for more consistency when they meet on Saturday night in the Pacific Northwest.,The Timbers (3-6-1, 10 points) have won two of their last four with defeats of LAFC and San Diego FC, a pair of teams expected to be among the Western Confe...
Nashville SC try to brush off Champions Cup exit vs. D.C. United
Nashville SC will attempt to move past the disappointment over their exit from the CONCACAF Champions Cup when they host D.C. United on Saturday night.,Nashville's 1-0 loss on Tuesday night at Tigres UANL in Mexico completed a 2-0 aggregate defeat in the Champions Cup semifinals, keeping Nashville (...
Expansion franchise Fire host revamped Sky for first game
The Chicago Sky tied for the league low of 10 victories last season and have since revamped the roster as they prepare to open the 2026 season at the expansion Portland Fire on Saturday night.,The most important newcomer is seven-time All-Star Skylar Diggins, and one of the players shipped out was s...
Travis Bazzana's 1st MLB homer highlights Guardians' win over Twins
Australian rookie Travis Bazzana hit his first major league homer, a two-run shot as part of a four-run first inning, sending the Cleveland Guardians on their way to a 6-4 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Friday night.,Bazzana, the first overall draft pick in 2024 by Cleveland, hammered ...
Jacob Misiorowski fans 11 as Brewers shut out Yankees
Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 over six scoreless innings, pacing the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-0 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,The hard-throwing Misiorowski (3-2) allowed just two singles and walked two in a dominant 95-pitch outing. Each...
Angel Reese, Dream open against rookie Olivia Miles, Lynx
Angel Reese will make her official Atlanta debut when the Dream visit the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,The Chicago Sky traded Reese just more than a month ago and she played in two preseason games, but the two-time All-Star and rebounding specialist makes it official in Saturday'...
Evander's FC Cincinnati surging into road tilt with sinking Charlotte
Two middling teams in the Eastern Conference clash Saturday night when FC Cincinnati takes on host Charlotte FC.,Cincinnati (4-4-3, 15 points) arrives on the upswing after beating the New York Red Bulls and Chicago to vault back into the Eastern Conference playoff picture. It sits sixth in the Easte...
Red-hot Revolution encounter slowly improving Union
This season is starting to look a lot like last year for the New England Revolution.,At this time in 2025, the Revs were in the middle of a nine-game MLS streak without a loss. One year later, they are rolling again as they've gone 5-0-1 in their last six MLS matches to rise to second place in the E...