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Brewers look for boost from RHP Brandon Woodruff; Reds same from Brady Singer
Sitting at opposite ends of the National League Central, the visiting Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds will meet for the first time this year in the opener of a three-game set on Monday.,Despite dropping three of its last four, Milwaukee holds a five-game lead on the second-place St. Louis ...

Christian Lundgaard overcomes early collision to win XPEL Grand Prix
Christian Lundgaard displayed some resilience as he went from worst to first, capturing his second IndyCar Series victory of the season in the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America on Sunday.,Lundgaard fell from his starting position of 12th into last place after a Lap 1 collision. He gradually worked his...

Brewers drop 8-run inning on Braves to salvage finale
William Contreras hit a three-run homer to cap an eight-run outburst in the second inning, and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Atlanta Braves 9-4 on Sunday.,The victory enabled the National League Central-leading Brewers to salvage one game against the NL East-leading Braves in the three...

Braves getting back in groove at Brewers' expense
The Atlanta Braves have returned to form after enduring a 10-day malaise and will go for a sweep of their three-game series against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.,The Braves entered the series, which matches two division-leading teams, having lost their last three series and suffered thro...

Brewers manager Pat Murphy to have back surgery Thursday
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Saturday that he will undergo back surgery on the team's Thursday off-day, one day before the start of a three-game series with the visiting Chicago Cubs.,Murphy also is slated to undergo hip surgery on July 13 at the start of the All-Star break. He said he ...

Ozzie Albies hits 2 HRs as Braves walk off Brewers
Ozzie Albies hit a pair of home runs, including a game-ending two-run shot in the ninth inning, as the Atlanta Braves earned a 4-3 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.,The Braves have won the first two games between the National League division leaders and handed Milwaukee its th...

Brian Brobbey, Cody Gapko net braces as Netherlands rout Sweden
Brian Brobbey pounced for a first-half brace, Cody Gakpo scored two more goals after the break and the Netherlands romped to a 5-1 victory over Sweden on Saturday in Houston to take command of Group F.,Crysencio Summerville added a late goal for The Oranje (1-0-1, 4 points), who posted their largest...

Rested Chris Sale, Braves chase series win vs. Brewers
All indicators point toward another pitching duel on Saturday afternoon when the Atlanta Braves host the Milwaukee Brewers in the second contest of a three-game series between two first-place teams.,The National League East-leading Braves won the series opener 3-2 on Friday to halt a three-game losi...

Report: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope exercising option to stay in Memphis
After missing out on nearly half of last season, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope reportedly is giving it another go in Memphis.,The two-time NBA champion swingman will exercise his $21.6 million player option for next season and remain with the Grizzlies, ESPN reported Friday.,Caldwell-Pope, 33, missed 31 ...

Braves edge Brewers, ace Jacob Misiorowski
Veteran Martin Perez outdueled Jacob Misiorowski to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Friday in the first game of a series matching division-leading clubs.,The Braves broke a three-game losing streak and ended a six-game home losing streak to Milwaukee. Milw...

Corentin Moutet fined $40K for profanity during on-court interview
Frenchman Corentin Moutet was fined $40,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct after he swore seven times in less than a minute during a recent on-court interview, the ATP announced on Friday.,Moutet let the expletives fly on Tuesday following his 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (5) win over countryman Giovanni Mpetshi ...

After rough week, Braves have to deal with Brewers, Jacob Misiorowski
The Atlanta Braves picked a bad time to fall into a funk.,After looking like the biggest threat to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League for much of the season, Atlanta has lost six of seven. And now the Milwaukee Brewers are coming to town, and bringing baseball's hottest pitcher with them...

Guardians take advantage of miscue, top Brewers
The Cleveland Guardians broke a tie in the seventh inning to rally for a 4-2 win against the host Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.,Starting pitcher Parker Messick (7-3) gave up two runs on four hits and three walks, and struck out nine in six innings for the Guardians, who won for just the third time ...

College sports bill heading to Senate for full vote
A federal bill that would revamp college sports is heading to the full U.S. Senate for consideration.,The Protect College Sports Act would give the NCAA an antitrust exemption, which would enable the organization to set a limit for athlete payments and enforce rules about transfers and eligibility -...

Brewers RHP Quinn Priester set for season-ending surgery
Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Quinn Priester will have thoracic outlet decompression surgery on Monday and will not play this season.,Priester, 25, has been on the injured list all season due to a compressed nerve near his shoulder that causes discomfort in his right arm. The team initially had hop...

Minus top run producers, Guardians out to deny Brewers sweep
The injury-riddled Cleveland Guardians will turn to Parker Messick as they try to avoid a sweep against the host Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday in the finale of a three-game series.,Messick (6-3, 2.68 ERA) will face Shane Drohan (3-2, 3.59) in a matchup of left-handers. Each will be facing the oppone...

Jackson Chourio, Christian Yelich go deep as Brewers down Guardians
Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich homered as the Milwaukee Brewers downed the visiting Cleveland Guardians 9-4 on Wednesday.,Milwaukee jumped out to a 5-0 lead, with three runs in the first and two in the second before Daniel Schneemann brought the Guardians within one by hitting a grand slam in ...

Injury-depleted Guardians aim to ignite offense vs. Brewers
The Cleveland Guardians are seeking answers to replace the offensive firepower left by Jose Ramirez and Angel Martinez, each of whom landed on the injured list over the weekend.,The search continues when the visiting Guardians face the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.,Brice Turang and Garrett Mitchel...

Brewers' 2 solo homers enough in win over Guardians
Garrett Mitchell hit a tiebreaking leadoff homer in the seventh inning as the Milwaukee Brewers opened a three-game series against the visiting Cleveland Guardians with a 2-1 victory on Tuesday.,Brice Turang also socked a solo homer for Milwaukee, which won for the seventh time in the past 10 games....

Report: Floyd Mayweather faces felony charges for bad check
Floyd Mayweather allegedly wrote a $200,000 check in December 2024 for a watch in Las Vegas but "had insufficient money, property, or credit" in his account to complete the transaction, so he now faces two felony charges per Nevada court records.,Mayweather, 49, was represented by his counsel on Mon...