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Report: Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao coming out of retirement
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao plans to end his retirement and return to the ring on July 19 against Mario Barrios in Las Vegas, ESPN reported Thursday.,Pacquiao, 46, will be fighting for the first time since losing a unanimous decision to Yordenis Ugas in 2021.,The fight will be for Barrios' WBC welt...

Mackenzie Hughes (63) out in front at Myrtle Beach
Canada's Mackenzie Hughes holds a slight lead at the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic after starting out with an 8-under-par 63 on Thursday at Dunes Golf and Beach Club in South Carolina.,Hughes finished strong with five birdies over his final six holes, including each of the last four. He stuck his a...

Astros pound Brewers 9-1 behind Jeremy Pena’s 4 RBIs
Framber Valdez threw seven quality innings and Jeremy Pena homered and drove in four as the visiting Houston Astros earned a 9-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday afternoon.,Valdez (2-4) allowed just one run on three hits while striking out seven and walking two. Yainer Diaz drove in t...

Brewers C William Contreras playing through fractured finger
Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras intends to continue playing through a fractured finger that the team believes he first suffered last season. ,An X-ray revealed the fracture on his left middle finger, his catching hand, which had grown so painful the team ordered the scan. Contreras plans...

Astros look to end road struggles at Brewers
The road-weary Houston Astros will turn to left-hander Framber Valdez as they try to salvage the final game of the three-game series against the host Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.,Valdez (1-4, 4.39 ERA) will be opposed by right-hander Quinn Priester (1-0, 5.79).,Milwaukee clinched the series with ...

Brewers get off to fast start, hang on to edge Astros
Jake Bauers homered to cap a four-run first inning, rookie Chad Patrick took a shutout into the seventh and the Milwaukee Brewers hung on for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Houston Astros on Tuesday night.,Patrick (2-3), who had lost his previous three starts, allowed just one hit through six innin...

Rays place RHP Hunter Bigge (lat strain) on 15-day IL
The Tampa Bay Rays placed right-hander Hunter Bigge on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday because of a right lat strain.,The move is retroactive to Friday. In a corresponding move, the Rays recalled right-hander Cole Sulser from Triple-A Durham.,Bigge, 26, last pitched on Thursday, allowing two hits...

Astros still looking for timely hitting in series vs. Brewers
The visiting Houston Astros will be looking to convert their scoring opportunities when they face the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday in the second contest of the three-game series.,Rookie Chad Patrick (1-3, 2.87 ERA) will get the start for the Brewers against fellow right-hander Hayden Wesneski (1-2, ...

Brewers muscle past Astros to open three-game set
Christian Yelich had a two-run home run and Tobias Myers led a stellar pitching effort in the Milwaukee Brewers' 5-1 victory over the visiting Houston Astros on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.,Myers (1-0) allowed one run on six hits in 5 1/3 innings, bouncing back from his previous star...

Brewers' Tobias Myers bids to find form in encounter vs. Astros
The Milwaukee Brewers will look for a bounce-back start from right-hander Tobias Myers when they open a three-game series Monday night against the visiting Houston Astros. ,Myers (0-0, 5.14 ERA), who lasted just two innings in his last start, will oppose fellow right-hander Ronel Blanco (2-2, 5.08)....

Shota Imanaga leaves with injury, Cubs blanked by Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers snapped a scoreless tie with four runs in the sixth inning after Cubs starter Shota Imanaga departed with injury, avoiding a sweep with a 4-0 victory over visiting Chicago on Sunday.,Imanaga was locked in a scoreless duel with Freddy Peralta in the sixth when he reached back an...

Bryson DeChambeau captures pair of wins at LIV Golf Korea
Bryson DeChambeau doubled his fun in Incheon, South Korea, on Sunday.,DeChambeau won both the individual and team titles at LIV Golf Korea, converting his 36-hole lead into victory after shooting 66 to finish the tournament at 19-under 197. To do so, he had to hold off Charles Howell III, his GC Cru...

Cubs look to continue offensive surge vs. Brewers
Following a pair of emphatic wins over their National League Central foes, the visiting Chicago Cubs have an opportunity to post a three-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday afternoon.,Winners in three straight games and four of their last five, the Cubs picked up where they left off at the...

Cubs wallop three homers to clinch series with Brewers
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer and Jameson Taillon threw six quality innings on Saturday, propelling the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 6-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.,Taillon (2-1) allowed two earned runs on three hits and a walk while striking out five, as the Cubs clinched the week...

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,...

Michael Busch's grand slam sparks Cubs' 10-0 rout of Brewers
Michael Busch hit a grand slam and Pete Crow-Armstrong launched two solo home runs on Friday, helping guide the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 10-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.,Ben Brown (3-2) allowed just four hits across six scoreless innings for Chicago, striking out four and walking...

49ers bring back TE Ross Dwelley
The San Francisco 49ers signed tight end Ross Dwelley to a one-year contract on Friday, bringing back the former special teams player who spent his first six NFL seasons with the team.,Contract terms were not disclosed. ,Earlier this week, the 49ers signed All-Pro tight end George Kittle to a four-y...

Cubs bring majors' highest-scoring offense to Milwaukee
Little has deterred the Chicago Cubs' vaunted offense this season, a trend the club wants to see prolonged on Friday in the series opener against the host Milwaukee Brewers.,Fresh off a series win against the Pittsburgh Pirates in which the Cubs averaged 6.7 runs per game, Chicago leads the major le...

Tigers part ways with high-priced RHP Kenta Maeda
The Detroit Tigers designated struggling right-hander Kenta Maeda for assignment prior to Thursday's road game against the Los Angeles Angels.,Maeda, 37, had a 7.88 ERA in seven relief appearances this season.,Detroit recalled right-hander Tyler Owens from Triple-A Toledo in a corresponding move.,Ma...

White Sox pitchers overwhelm Brewers
Luis Robert Jr. had two hits and four RBIs, Miguel Vargas smacked a three-run home run and Sean Burke pitched six shutout innings as the host Chicago White Sox routed the Milwaukee Brewers 8-0 on Thursday afternoon.,Chicago averted a three-game series sweep behind a timely, nine-hit attack and a res...