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Royals eager to take advantage of Angels' visit
Trying to remain a serious postseason contender, the Kansas City Royals must take advantage of their seemingly favorable stretch to conclude the current homestand.,That effort begins Tuesday with the start of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels, who haven't won a road set in more than...
Cubs hope mainstays can break slumps vs. Braves
The Chicago Cubs hope the final month of the regular season goes better for Carson Kelly and Pete Crow-Armstrong than the last one.,Kelly is off to a great September start heading into the second game of a three-game series against the visiting Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, and Crow-Armstrong showed he...
Rays plot to put more heat on Mariners in wild-card race
The Tampa Bay Rays, following a great start to their seven-game homestand, will look to make it two in a row over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.,A strong start from Shane Baz and a 13-hit attack led Tampa Bay (68-69) to a 10-2 victory on Monday, pulling the Rays within 4 1/2 games of the ...
Inexperienced pitchers get starting nod for Marlins, Nationals
Washington right-hander Cade Cavalli will look to bounce back from the worst start of his young career when the Nationals host the Miami Marlins on Tuesday.,The Marlins will counter with their own rookie right-hander, Adam Mazur.,Cavalli (1-1, 5.11 ERA) will be making his seventh career start and si...
Red Sox aim to continue clutch hitting vs. Guardians
Timely hitting hasn't been a problem for the Boston Red Sox in their past two games, and they will aim for their third straight victory on Tuesday when they battle the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,Carlos Narvaez came up with the first pinch hit of his major league career on Monday, and it was the k...
D-backs' Lourdes Gurriel Jr. carted off with leg injury
Arizona Diamondbacks left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was carted off the field on Monday due to a right leg injury that occurred when he averted a collision with a teammate.,With two outs in the sixth inning, the Texas Rangers' Rowdy Tellez hit a line drive to left-center field, and Arizona center f...
Reds look to stay alive in playoff chase as Jays series continues
The Cincinnati Reds still believe in their postseason hopes.,After opening a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays with a wild 5-4 walk-off win on Monday, the Reds will look to keep pace in the National League wild-card race when the teams meet again on Tuesday in Cincinnati.,Through the g...
Mets' Nolan McLean brings unblemished record to Detroit
Rookie right-hander Nolan McLean has given the New York Mets' rotation a jolt of energy since his major league call up last month.,McLean will aim for his fourth victory in as many starts during the middle game of a three-game series against the host Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.,McLean (3-0, 0.8...
Padres All-Star reliever Jason Adam ruptures quadriceps tendon
San Diego Padres All-Star reliever Jason Adam toppled to the surface of the mound Monday night and had to be carted off the field after trying to field a ground ball in the top of the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles.,After the game, a 4-3 Padres' loss, manager Mike Shildt said Adam suff...
Venus Williams-Leylah Fernandez bound for U.S. Open quarters
For the second time in three matches, members of Gen X and Gen Z teamed up to upset a ranked women's doubles duo at the U.S. Open.,Venus Williams, 45, and her 22-year-old playing partner, Canadian Leylah Fernandez, knocked off the No. 12-seeded tandem of Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova and China's Shu...
QB TJ Finley makes sixth college stop at Georgia State
Quarterback TJ Finley is on his sixth college in six years.,It was revealed Monday that Finley has enrolled at Georgia State, with coach Dell McGee revealing that he has spent the past few months with the team.,Finley, 23, has suited up for LSU, Auburn, Texas State and Western Kentucky in his colleg...
Padres reinstate Jackson Merrill from 10-day IL
Outfielder Jackson Merrill was reinstated to the San Diego Padres' active roster on Monday after his third stint on the injured list this season.,Merrill was available to play Monday night, but not in the starting lineup against the Baltimore Orioles for the first of a three-game set in San Diego.,M...
White Sox double their fun in eighth to top Twins
Brooks Baldwin and Mike Tauchman each hit an RBI double in the top of the eighth to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-5 comeback win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Chase Meidroth hit a two-run homer for Chicago, which won its second game in a row. Colson Montgomery adde...
Phillies rally from 5-1 deficit to edge Brewers in slugfest
Brandon Marsh singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a wild 10-8 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday in the opener of a three-game series between division leaders.,Kyle Schwarber walked to open the ninth off Abner Uribe (2-2), who r...
Struggling Liberty attempt to sweep season series with Valkyries
The New York Liberty will aim for a four-game, season-series sweep of the Golden State Valkyries when teams jockeying for position in the playoff race go head-to-head Tuesday night in San Francisco.,In a matchup of the defending WNBA champions against an expansion club, the Liberty have had their ha...
Eagles set to hang banner, open 2025 season vs. new-look Cowboys
The Philadelphia Eagles have the Lombardi Trophy, while the Dallas Cowboys once again own the headlines -- for better or worse., ,The 2025 NFL season kick offs Thursday when the host Eagles raise their Super Bowl LIX banner before entertaining their NFC East foes, currently the subject of derision f...
Chargers RB Najee Harris (eye) cleared for contact, may play Week 1
The Los Angeles Chargers have cleared running back Najee Harris for contact and "there's a possibility" he will be available to play in Week 1 following a July 4 eye injury, coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday.,"He's looked really good in practice," Harbaugh said at a press conference. "Cleared for conta...
Injury-plagued Fever conclude road swing at streaking Mercury
Caitlin Clark will potentially miss her 19th consecutive game because of a right groin injury when the Indiana Fever visit the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday night.,The Fever (21-19) dropped from sixth to eighth place, the last place to qualify for the WNBA playoffs, after Sunday's 75-63 loss at the Gol...
Army S Larry Pickett Jr. rescues man from burning car
Army safety Larry Pickett Jr. and his father are being heralded for saving a man after a car accident right before the vehicle burst into flames near the U.S. Military Academy on Sunday.,Video taken by the player's sister Lauren showed the father and son pulling the injured man out of the driver's s...
Rams' Matthew Stafford expected to start opener vs. Texans
Los Angeles Rams starting quarterback Matthew Stafford is expected to start the opener against the visiting Houston Texas, coach Sean McVay told reporters on Monday.,Stafford missed the first several weeks of training camp, battling an aggravated disc in his back. According to ESPN, he has been a fu...