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All-Stars go head-to-head as White Sox face Giants
All-Stars Logan Webb and Garrett Crochet go head-to-head in a regular-season game for the first time in their careers Wednesday afternoon when the San Francisco Giants seek a sweep in their three-game home series against the Chicago White Sox.,The Giants held their position 3 1/2 games out of the fi...
Justin Verlander returns as Astros go for series win vs. Red Sox
As right-hander Ronel Blanco labored for 3 2/3 innings in the Houston Astros' 6-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, the return of veteran right-hander Justin Verlander gained an additional measure of significance.,Verlander will make his first start since June 9 when host Houston and Boston mee...
Robbie Ray gets back in win column as Giants sink White Sox
Left-hander Robbie Ray responded to one of the worst performances of his career with a stellar effort, Heliot Ramos drove in two runs and the San Francisco Giants beat the visiting Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Tuesday night. ,Filling in for injured catcher Patrick Bailey for a second straight game, Curt...
Jarren Duran's four hits power Red Sox to win over Astros
Jarren Duran capped a four-hit effort with a two-out, tiebreaking solo home run in the eighth inning, carrying the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday.,Duran terrorized the Astros with his blend of speed and power. He hit his 17th homer, scored three runs, drove i...
Red Sox release 1B Dominic Smith
The Boston Red Sox on Tuesday released first baseman Dominic Smith, a former first-round draft pick who became expendable when first baseman Triston Casas was reinstated from the 60-day injured list on Friday.,Smith, 29, was designated for assignment on Friday after batting .237 with six home runs, ...
Dynamo sign Honduran F Exon Arzu through 2026
The Houston Dynamo signed Honduran forward Exon Arzu through 2026 with club options through 2029.,He arrives on a full transfer from Real Club Deportivo Espana in Honduras, having been on loan with Dynamo 2 since the start of this season.,Arzu, 20, will occupy a U22 Initiative roster spot. He has be...
Lynx acquire F Myisha Hines-Allen from Mystics
The Minnesota Lynx acquired forward Myisha Hines-Allen from the Washington Mystics on Tuesday in exchange for guard Olivia Epoupa, forward Sika Kone and a second-round pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft.,The Mystics promptly waived Epoupa and guard DiDi Richards following the trade.,Hines-Allen, 28, is ave...
White Sox hope to keep heat on wild-card-aspiring Giants
The Chicago White Sox will call upon pride and the inspiration of two local talents when they continue a three-game road series against the playoff-contending San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.,The visitors had an early lead and made a late rally in the series opener on Monday, but both went for...
With help on the way, Astros look to top Red Sox again
Immediately after announcing that veteran right-hander Justin Verlander would return to the rotation for the first time in more than two months to start the Wednesday finale of a three-game series against the visiting Boston Red Sox, Astros manager Joe Espada on Monday closed the book on another pot...
Kyle Harrison's quality start propels Giants past White Sox
Kyle Harrison threw six strong innings, Tyler Fitzgerald doubled and scored in a four-run fifth and the San Francisco Giants opened a three-game home series against the Chicago White Sox with a 5-3 victory Monday night.,Matt Chapman homered for the Giants, who won a second straight in their effort t...
Yainer Diaz hits walk-off HR as sloppy Astros top Red Sox
Yainer Diaz belted his first career walk-off home run with one out in the ninth inning as the Houston Astros overcame an error-prone performance and claimed a 5-4 win over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Monday.,Diaz drilled a first-pitch cutter from Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen (3-2) 401 feet to lef...
Report: Chargers releasing QB Max Duggan
The Los Angeles Chargers are releasing quarterback Max Duggan, NFL Network reported Monday.,Duggan, 23, was their seventh-round draft pick in 2023 but did not see any NFL action as a rookie.,With incumbent starter Justin Herbert dealing with a foot injury, the Chargers now have two healthy signal-ca...
Facing lowly White Sox, Giants aim to move up wild-card race
Fresh off one of their most emotionally draining wins of the season, the San Francisco Giants will seek to avoid a letdown when they open a three-game interleague series against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Monday night.,The Giants survived a tense finish to beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on th...
Recently swept at home by Astros, Red Sox eye revenge
In advance of a critical three-game series starting Monday against the visiting Red Sox, Houston received exactly what it needed from starters Hunter Brown and Framber Valdez over the final two games of a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox.,After Brown matched his season high of seven inni...
Reports: QB Maddux Madsen to start in opener for Boise State
Quarterback Maddux Madsen will get the start in Boise State's opener against Georgia Southern on Aug. 31, according to several reports.,The redshirt sophomore, who has played 10 games over the past two seasons, beat out the touted Malachi Nelson, who transferred from USC.,Madsen played in nine games...
Nick Dunlap in, Tom Kim out as FedEx Cup playoffs down to 50
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- South Korean Tom Kim's loss was Nick Dunlap's and Keegan Bradley's gain on Sunday, when the results of the FedEx St. Jude Championship helped finalize the top 50 players in the FedEx Cup playoffs.,Japan's Hideki Matsuyama won the tournament by birdieing his final two holes, and he ...
Hideki Matsuyama birdies final two holes to win FedEx St. Jude
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Japan's Hideki Matsuyama survived a shaky back nine to shoot even-par 70 Sunday at the FedEx St. Jude Championship and win the opening leg of the PGA Tour's season-ending playoffs at TPC Southwind.,Matsuyama finished at 17-under 263, two strokes better than World No. 2 Xander Schau...
Team Vitality take down Natus Vincere to win IEM Cologne title
Team Vitality used a triple-overtime win on their third map to take the lead for good en route to a 3-1 victory over Natus Vincere in the grand final of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne event on Sunday in Germany.,Vitality did not drop a match the entire tournament, winning Group B before sailing t...
Albert Suarez blanks Red Sox for six innings in O's win
Gunnar Henderson homered for the fourth time in five games and Albert Suarez threw six shutout innings as the Baltimore Orioles ended a homestand by defeating the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Adley Rutschman also homered as the Orioles forged a split of the four-game series between Americ...
Framber Valdez, Astros fluster White Sox
Framber Valdez recorded his fourth scoreless start of the season and Yainer Diaz snapped a deadlock with a leadoff home run in the sixth inning as the host Houston Astros claimed the rubber match of a three-game series with a 2-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.,Valdez (13-5) improved to 8-...