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Red Sox starting LHP James Paxton (calf strain) exits in 1st inning
Boston left-hander James Paxton strained his right calf after five pitches of his start Sunday against the visiting Houston Astros, the Red Sox announced.,Paxton limped off the field after moving to cover first base on Yordan Alvarez's grounder to first baseman Dominic Smith with two outs in the ope...
Rangers place RHP Josh Sborz (shoulder) on 15-day IL
The Texas Rangers placed right-hander Josh Sborz on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to right shoulder fatigue, marking the reliever's third stint on the IL this season.,The move, which is retroactive to Thursday, was one of several that the team made Sunday. The Rangers recalled rookie left-hande...
Yankees hope to end homestand on high note vs. Rangers
The New York Yankees are producing uneven results on their longest homestand of the season because their pitching staff has struggled to prevent big innings.,The Yankees hope to avoid finishing their homestand with a losing record Sunday afternoon when they face the Texas Rangers in the finale of a ...
Red Sox pitches look to keep ball in park vs. Astros
The Boston Red Sox will attempt to end a three-game losing streak when they face the visiting Houston Astros on Sunday. ,A major part of Boston's problem during that three-game stretch has been allowing home runs.,The Astros hit four home runs during their 5-4 triumph Saturday against Boston, which ...
Four Group A teams coast to sweeps at IEM Cologne
Natus Vincere, Astralis, SAW and The MongolZ all cruised to 2-0 sweeps in Group A on Saturday during the group stage of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne in Germany. ,All four teams advanced to the upper-bracket semifinals thanks to their victories. Natus Vincere blanked paiN Gaming, Astralis downed...
Cubs break late tie, sweep White Sox in season series
Miguel Amaya delivered a two-run, tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, and the visiting Chicago Cubs completed a four-game season series sweep of the crosstown rival White Sox with their fourth consecutive victory, 3-1 on Saturday night.,After White Sox reliever Chad Kuhl (0-2) allowed an inning...
Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting wins women's featherweight gold amid gender dispute
PARIS -- Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the heart of a gender dispute at the Paris Games, made light work of Polish opponent Julia Szeremeta to claim the women's featherweight title on Saturday.,Lin and Algeria's Imane Khelif, who won gold in the welterweight category on Friday, have been in the ...
Yordan Alvarez, Spencer Arrighetti lead Astros over Red Sox
Yordan Alvarez hit two home runs and Spencer Arrighetti recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts to help the visiting Houston Astros defeat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Saturday.,Alvarez opened the scoring by hitting a solo home run in the top of the first, and then broke a 1-1 tie by hitting a two-run hom...
Austin Wells leads Yankees to dominant win over Rangers
Aaron Judge collected three hits and reached base four times, Austin Wells tied a career high with four RBIs and the host New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 8-0 Saturday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader.,The Yankees won for the ninth time in 12 games following their 10-23 slide fro...
Cubs try to stay hot, sweep season series vs. White Sox
The Chicago Cubs clinched the season series from the Chicago White Sox on Friday with a 7-6 road win.,On Saturday, the North Siders will try for a sweep of the teams' four meetings this year while attempting to keep their hot streak alive.,The Cubs have won seven of nine, earning the latest victory ...
Out of slump, Astros aim to keep rolling against Red Sox
The Houston Astros will look to extend their winning streak to four on Saturday when they face the host Boston Red Sox for the second matchup of a three-game series.,The Astros seem to have broken out of an offensive slump that plagued them in early August.,After collecting 13 hits in a 6-4 victory ...
Astros use four-run seventh to top Red Sox
Jose Altuve's two-run home run was part of a four-run seventh inning that carried the visiting Houston Astros to an 8-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night in the first meeting between the teams this season., ,The Red Sox led 3-1 when Altuve hit his 15th homer of the season against relie...
Cubs edge White Sox thanks to four homers
Ian Happ, Cody Bellinger, Isaac Paredes and Nico Hoerner each homered to boost the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 7-6 victory against the slumping Chicago White Sox on Friday.,Losers of 23 of 24, the White Sox surrendered seven runs in the first three innings in the debut of interim manager Grady Sizemo...
Jose Altuve HR leads Astros past Red Sox 8-4
Jose Altuve's two-run home run was part of a four-run seventh inning that carried the visiting Houston Astros to an 8-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night in the first meeting between the teams this season., ,The Red Sox were up 3-1 until Altuve homered against reliever Lucas Sims. It w...
QB Jarrett Stidham will start for Broncos in preseason opener
Jarrett Stidham will be the Broncos' starting quarterback on Sunday when Denver opens the preseason against the host Indianapolis Colts.,Stidham will receive approximately 15 to 20 plays, Broncos coach Sean Payton told reporters on Friday.,Payton said that rookie Bo Nix would start the club's second...
U.S. men disqualifed in 4x100 relay
PARIS -- Canada won the men's Olympic 4x100m relay on Friday after the favored foursome from the United States messed up a changeover and were disqualified.,Andre de Grasse ran a superb last leg to bring the Tokyo silver medalists home in 37.50 seconds for their second gold in the event following th...
Uzbek boxers shine, Algeria's Imane Khelif wins amid gender dispute
PARIS -- Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev and Lazizbek Mullojonov won gold on Friday as Uzbekistan took the lead in the boxing medal tally for the Paris Olympics, while Algeria's Imane Khelif claimed victory in the women's welterweight final.,Muydinkhujaev beat Mexico's Marco Verde in the men's welterweight ...
Broncos starting QB Jarrett Stidham in preseason opener vs Colts
Nix will be the second quarterback into the contest against the Colts. Third-stringer Zach Wilson will also see some duty.,Payton said Stidham's experience is a factor in why the 28-year-old drew the start over Nix on Sunday. Stidham started Denver's final two games last season after Payton pulled t...
Rangers rested and ready for twinbill vs. Yankees
The Texas Rangers spent Thursday celebrating their first World Series title by visiting the White House, then got a day to themselves in New York on Friday due to a forecast of heavy rain.,At seven games under .500, the suddenly well-rested Rangers are hoping there is enough time to return to the po...
Red Sox place RHP Cooper Criswell on COVID-related injury list
The Boston Red Sox placed right-hander Cooper Criswell on the COVID-19-related, 10-day injured listed on Friday.,Criswell, 28, last pitched for two-thirds inning in relief in Boston's 9-5 win over the host Kansas City Royals on Monday. He allowed two runs and three hits. The move is retroactive to T...