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Red Sox, with bats and pitching rolling, seek sweep of A's
Veteran Rob Refsnyder is the new owner of the longest homer hit by a Boston Red Sox player this season.,Refsnyder belted a 463-foot homer to fuel Boston's second straight win in a three-game series against the Athletics, and he will aim to help the Red Sox complete the sweep Wednesday afternoon in W...
Connelly Early fans 11, beats A's in stellar Red Sox debut
Connelly Early struck out 11 to match the franchise record for a pitcher in his major league debut, tossing five shutout innings as the Boston Red Sox notched a 6-0 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday in West Sacramento, Calif.,The 23-year-old left-hander, promoted from Triple-A Worcester earlier ...
Sparks eliminated from playoff race despite win over Mercury
Dearica Hamby scored 16 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter, Rae Burrell had a career-high 20 points, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the host Phoenix Mercury 88-83 on Tuesday, although it was not enough to keep the Sparks from playoff elimination.,Kelsey Plum had 17 points and Hamby added nine r...
Rays slip past White Sox behind three home runs
Tristan Gray hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning and Josh Lowe and Richie Palacios also went deep as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays edged the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Tuesday.,Tampa Bay (72-72) stopped a three-game losing streak and moved within four games of Seattle (76-68) for the thir...
Fever close regular season with win over WNBA-best Lynx
Kelsey Mitchell scored 18 points, four teammates finished in double figures and the Indiana Fever never trailed during an 83-72 victory over the WNBA-leading Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday in Indianapolis.,Odyssey Sims added 15 points, Aliyah Boston had 10 points and eight rebounds and Natasha Howard and...
Big changes for Alex Bowman’s pit crew ahead of Bristol playoff race
Alex Bowman has a mostly new pit crew as his Hendrick Motorsports team prepares for the final race in the opening round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.,Bowman's crew will feature two new tire changers, a new tire carrier and a new jackman for Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol ...
Behren Morton, No. 21 Texas Tech look to keep rolling vs. Oregon St.
High-flying No. 21 Texas Tech will welcome another test on the eve of Big 12 play when Oregon State comes to Lubbock, Texas on Saturday.,The Red Raiders (2-0) moved up three spots in the AP Poll this past week after a 62-14 thrashing of Kent State. Texas Tech played well on both sides of the ball, p...
No. 7 Texas working through growing pains with UTEP up next
No. 7 Texas will look to work on itself and build momentum for the gauntlet ahead when it clashes with UTEP on Saturday in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns (1-1) play at home for the second straight week after bouncing back from a 14-7 season-opening loss at Ohio State. Texas easily handled San Jose Sta...
No. 8 Irish preaching long view, while No. 16 Texas A&M seeks revenge
Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman introduced his team to the concept of delayed gratification this week.,Sometimes, Freeman told them, you don't get the thing you want right away. But with the right amount of patience and persistence, the prize is still attainable.,No. 8 Notre Dame (0-1) will see if t...
Coach wants UCLA to 'show up in the first half' vs. New Mexico
Seeking a boost in its final game before conference play, winless UCLA will return home to Pasadena, Calif., on Friday night to face New Mexico for just the second time in program history.,The Bruins beat the Lobos in the 2002 Las Vegas Bowl 27-13, but the 2025 version of UCLA football draws New Mex...
Report: Red Sox scratch Dustin May, call up Connelly Early
Boston Red Sox prospect Connelly Early will make his major league debut on Tuesday, replacing injured list-bound Dustin May as the starting pitcher against the host Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif., the Boston Herald reported.,Early, 23, was a fifth-round draft pick by Boston in 2023 out of Virg...
Trevor Story, Red Sox look to flex muscles against A's
It's typically a winning day at the ballpark for the Boston Red Sox if Trevor Story hits a homer.,Story went deep in the series opener and will look to flirt again with the fences on Tuesday when the Red Sox face the Athletics in the middle contest of a three-game series in West Sacramento, Calif.,S...
Garrett Crochet, Red Sox fire 3-hit shutout against A's
Garrett Crochet struck out 10 over seven sharp innings while leading the Boston Red Sox to a 7-0 victory over the Athletics on Monday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Crochet (15-5) allowed three hits and didn't issue a walk before leaving after 101 pitches. It was a strong bounce-back effort after ...
Dodgers activate Max Muncy from injured list
The Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a five-game losing streak on Sunday and got one of their key players back a day later.,Third baseman Max Muncy was activated from the injured list on Monday in advance of the three-game series vs. Colorado. ,Muncy, 35, played at least 135 games for the Dodgers in each...
Playoff-bound Fever wrap regular season with Lynx rematch
The Indiana Fever have clinched a playoff spot, but their final test of the regular-season comes against the No. 1 team in the WNBA.,The Minnesota Lynx have two games to go before tipping off the playoffs as the No. 1 seed, starting with a visit to the Fever on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.,Indiana...
Rays hope to rekindle flickering playoff hopes in Chicago
The Tampa Bay Rays need both self-help and outside assistance to improve their flickering American League wild-card hopes.,Might third baseman Junior Caminero also suggest some metaphorical decapitation?,"We have 19 games left," Caminero said. "We just have to come play hard and take everybody's hea...
Report: Texans TE Cade Stover (foot) out indefinitely
Houston Texans tight end Cade Stover is out indefinitely after breaking his foot Sunday vs. Los Angeles, KPRC2 in Houston reported Monday.,Stover, 24, caught a team-high four passes for 22 yards in the 14-9 season-opening loss to the Rams. A fourth-round pick in the 2024 draft, he had 15 receptions ...
Status of Chiefs WRs Xavier Worthy, Jalen Royals unclear for Sunday vs. Eagles
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was non-committal about the status of wide receivers Xavier Worthy and Jalen Royals for Sunday's home opener against Philadelphia when addressing media members Monday.,Coming off a rookie season where he led all Chiefs wide receivers with 638 yards and six tou...
Texas coach unloads on reporter with potty talk in Arch's defense
A reporter asked Steve Sarkisian if Arch Manning was experiencing pain when throwing the ball, and the Texas coach immediately went on the offensive at his Monday press conference in Austin.,"According to who?" Sarkisian asked about Manning's health. "He doesn't have any.",The reporter asked if ther...
49ers RT Colton McKivitz lands 3-year, $45M extension
The 49ers and Colton McKivitz have agreed to a three-year, $45 million contract that keeps the right tackle in San Francisco through the 2028 season.,The deal includes $27 million guaranteed, agents Doug Hendrickson and CJ LaBoy confirmed to ESPN on Monday.,McKivitz, 29, has started 40 of 63 games s...