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Blue Jays pitchers fan 14 in 11-inning win over Red Sox
Bo Bichette hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the top of the 11th before Nick Sandlin pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the frame, lifting the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.,After trading single first-inning runs, neither team scored until Toron...
Guardians strike early, withstand late rally to beat White Sox
Jhonkensy Noel delivered an RBI single for one of his two hits, Carlos Santana homered and the Cleveland Guardians cut down Chicago's Mike Tauchman, who pulled up with an injury before reaching home plate, for the final out of their 3-2 victory over the visiting White Sox.,Noel's two hits and Santan...
76ers G Tyrese Maxey (finger) to miss rest of season
Philadelphia star guard Tyrese Maxey will miss the remainder of the season after reinjuring his sprained right finger, causing pain and swelling, the 76ers announced Wednesday.,A recent MRI confirmed the extent of the injury that occurred as Maxey was ramping up an attempt to return to play before t...
Rangers down Cubs 6-2 behind Corey Seager’s 2 HRs
Corey Seager hit two home runs, Jonah Heim added a two-run blast and Tyler Mahle was sterling on the mound as the visiting Texas Rangers defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon in the series finale.,Texas, which came into the three-game set carrying a five-game winning streak, salvaged ...
White Sox OF Andrew Benintendi (adductor strain) heads to IL
The slumping Chicago White Sox now will have to make do without one of their best hitters as outfielder Andrew Benintendi was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to April 7, Wednesday with a left adductor strain.,The 30-year-old Benintendi was removed from Sunday's game in the fifth innin...
JT Toppin spurns draft, announces return to Texas Tech
Big 12 Player of the Year JT Toppin announced Wednesday that he's returning to Texas Tech for his junior season. ,He made the announcement with two words on Instagram: "I'm Back.",<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: Texas Tech star forward JT Toppin, the Big 12 Player ...
Rangers put OF Wyatt Langford (oblique) on injured list
The Texas Rangers will be without leading slugger Wyatt Langford for a while after placing the outfielder on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to a right oblique strain.,He exited Tuesday's 10-6 road loss to the Chicago Cubs after batting in the seventh inning. He finished 2-for-4 with a double ...
Woeful Wizards, 76ers hope to end season on positive notes
Give Lonnie Walker IV credit for repeatedly looking for a positive in an otherwise negative season for the Philadelphia 76ers.,With losses in 12 games in a row and in 27 of their past 30, the 76ers (23-56) will attempt to stop the skid on Wednesday night when they visit the Wizards (17-62) in Washin...
George Springer, Blue Jays bid to fluster Red Sox again
George Springer will be looking to remain hot at the plate when the Toronto Blue Jays visit the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday in the third contest of a four-game series.,Springer collected two hits, including a solo home run against Boston starter Garrett Crochet, during Toronto's 6-1 victory over Bos...
White Sox turn to Sean Burke to halt skid vs. Guardians
The Chicago White Sox have been getting more than they bargained for from their young starting pitchers.,They'll see if Sean Burke can continue the trend when he takes the mound against the host Cleveland Guardians in the middle contest of their three-game series on Wednesday.,Fellow rookie right-ha...
Nigma Galaxy nosedive on Day 2 of ESL One Raleigh
After finishing as the only perfect team after the first day of group play at the Dota 2 ESL One Raleigh event, Nigma Galaxy dropped both of their games Tuesday on Day 2 and slid down to fourth place in Group A.,Nigma opened the day falling 2-0 to Team Spirit, though in a pair of lengthy battles -- ...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Tigres KO Galaxy
Goals by Nicolas Ibanez and Uriel Antuna in the first 10 minutes sparked Tigres UANL to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Tuesday at San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico, sending the hosts to the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals.,The contest was the second leg of a two-game, total-goal series. T...
Easton Lucas keeps Boston's bats in check as Blue Jays top Red Sox
George Springer homered and Easton Lucas pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings to help the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Tuesday in the second game of a four-game series.,The game was scoreless until Springer hit a solo home run against Garrett Crochet (1-1) in the top of the...
SEC freshman of year Tre Johnson leaving Texas for NBA
Tre Johnson broke one of Kevin Durant's records at Texas. Now Johnson will follow Durant as players who spent just one year with the Longhorns before entering the NBA.,Johnson, the Southeastern Conference's freshman of the year, announced Tuesday he declaring for the draft.,The 6-foot-6 guard led th...
Guardians top White Sox 1-0 on walk-off walk
Nolan Jones drew a base-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth to give the Cleveland Guardians a 1-0 win against the visiting Chicago White Sox in the opener of their three-game series Tuesday.,Carlos Santana grounded a single off the glove of diving first baseman Andrew Vaughn to start the ninth of...
Garrett Crochet faces Jays in first home start with Red Sox
After signing a six-year, $170 million contract extension last week to remain with the Red Sox beyond this season, Garrett Crochet will take the mound in Boston for the first time in his new uniform when he opposes the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.,Crochet (1-0, 1.38 ERA) was named Boston's Opening ...
Nigma Galaxy start ESL One Raleigh with perfect day
Nigma Galaxy were the only team to escape the opening day with a perfect 2-0-0 record as the Dota 2 ESL One Raleigh event got underway Monday in the capital of North Carolina.,After sweeping Shopify Rebellion 2-0 in the first round of matches, Nigma did the same to Talon Esports to sit atop Group A....
Heat's 4th-quarter run sends 76ers to 12th straight loss
Kel'el Ware's 19 points and career-high 17 rebounds helped lead a makeshift Miami Heat lineup to a 117-105 home win on Monday over the slumping Philadelphia 76ers, who lost their 12th straight game.,Miami (36-43) rebounded from a two-game skid and won without Bam Adebayo, who was scratched from the ...
George Springer's 4-hit game carries Blue Jays past Red Sox
George Springer went 4-for-4 with three two-out RBIs and Jose Berrios spun seven strong innings to lead the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox in the opener of a four-game series on Monday.,Springer contributed to all four run-scoring innings and led a 13-hit attack for ...
Blazers GM Joe Cronin signs contract extension
Portland Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin signed a multiyear contract extension Monday. Terms were not disclosed.,"Joe has demonstrated leadership and vision during his time as General Manager, and I'm excited to see him continue building the foundation for a long-term, winning team," said J...