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Behind Jeremy Pena, Astros chase series win vs. Brewers
Houston shortstop Jeremy Pena routinely is lauded for his production and personality, and the Astros missed both while he spent 33 games on the injured list earlier this season because of a hamstring strain.,With Pena back in the lineup, the Astros are reaping dividends. Pena finished 3-for-5 with t...

Astros use active bats to cool down Brewers
Jeremy Pena and Isaac Paredes capped three-run uprisings with two-run, extra-base hits to help the Houston Astros claim a 9-2 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.,Pena finished 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs, while Paredes went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk. Yordan Alvar...

Brewers push distractions aside ahead of rematch vs. Astros
Milwaukee reliever Abner Uribe made news for the right reasons Friday night in the Brewers' 5-4 win against the Houston Astros.,In the opener of a three-game interleague series, which will continue Saturday afternoon in Houston, Uribe escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning that allowed the B...

Brice Turang's sac fly in 10th lifts Brewers past Astros
Brice Turang produced a sacrifice fly that scored Christian Yelich in the top of the 10th inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied past the Houston Astros 5-4 on Friday in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,Yelich, who opened the 10th at second base, used speed to manufacture the winnin...

Brewers' Abner Uribe suspended 1 game for inappropriate gesture
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe has been suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for his "inappropriate actions" in Tuesday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. ,Uribe has appealed the suspension, which means any disciplinary action is on hold until the a...

Reports: Magic pick Spurs assistant Sean Sweeney as next head coach
San Antonio Spurs associate head coach Sean Sweeney is set to become head coach of the Magic, edging out two veteran finalists to replace Jamahl Mosley in Orlando.,According to multiple reports, Sweeney and the Magic are in agreement on the deal, which will be finalized as soon as San Antonio's seas...

Twins place LHP Kendry Rojas (elbow) on 15-day IL
The Minnesota Twins placed left-hander Kendry Rojas on the 15-day injured list on Friday, one day after he was scratched from his scheduled start due to inflammation in his pitching elbow.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday.,Rojas, 23, is 1-0 with a 1.26 ERA in five games (one start) since making hi...

Back from successful road trip, Astros brace for Brewers
The Houston Astros were a season-worst 11 games under .500 four times this month and have been as many as six games out of first place in the American League West.,However, with the division devoid of a juggernaut, the Astros just needed one hot streak to climb back into contention. That stretch cam...

Bryson DeChambeau headlines group in lead at LIV Golf Korea
Bryson DeChambeau and Charles Howell III battled to the end last year at LIV Golf Korea and picked up where they left off on Thursday, with Sam Vincent joining them for the ride.,The three players each recorded a 5-under-par 65 to spring the top of the leaderboard of this season's Korea event at Asi...

Brewers get hits late, edge Cardinals for series sweep
Sal Frelick scored the go-ahead run on an eighth-inning error as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied for a 2-1 win and a series sweep over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.,Milwaukee took the lead in the eighth when Jackson Chourio's two-out grounder was misplayed for an error by St. Louis sh...

Bipartisan bill in Senate aims to stabilize college sports
Two U.S. senators announced plans on Wednesday for a bipartisan college sports bill attempting to stabilize an industry dealing with issues such as athlete eligibility, transfers and a spending cap as well as conference power plays.,The Protect College Sports Act, written by Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and M...

Brewers manager on Abner Uribe's gesture: 'Unacceptable'
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy labeled Abner Uribe's celebratory actions as "unacceptable" after his reliever made lewd gestures toward the St. Louis Cardinals' dugout in the eighth inning on Tuesday.,Uribe recorded an inning-ending strikeout with two runners aboard before making three crotch ...
