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White Sox reinstate RHP Dominic Leone from IL
The Chicago White Sox reinstated right-handed reliever Dominic Leone from the 15-day injured list on Monday.,The journeyman has been sidelined since May 5 with lower back tightness.,The White Sox also designated right-hander Brad Keller for assignment. The moves drop Chicago's 40-man roster to 39.,L...
Rays look to maintain upper hand vs. Red Sox in series opener
The Tampa Bay Rays will play an 11th straight game against an American League East foe on Monday evening when they open a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays are a combined 6-4 against the New York Yankees, Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays in the 10-game stretc...
Jays' Jose Berrios eyes another strong start vs. White Sox
Chicago White Sox right-hander Erick Fedde will try to extend his 13-inning scoreless streak on Monday afternoon in the opener of a three-game series against the host Toronto Blue Jays.,The scoreless string has come over the past two starts in which Fedde (4-0, 2.60 ERA) has held hitters to a .192 b...
OpTic go on winning spree to claim CDL Stage 3 Major
OpTic Texas won three straight matches to emerge from the elimination bracket and win the Call of Duty League's Stage 3 Major in Toronto on Sunday.,OpTic capped its rampage with a 4-0 sweep of the Toronto Ultra in the grand final. The winners claimed $150,000 and 100 CDL points. The Ultra settled fo...
Yankees win seventh straight in sweep of White Sox
Jon Berti hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fourth inning and Aaron Judge followed with a two-run home run in the fifth as the host New York Yankees extended their winning streak to a season-high seven games with a 7-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon.,The Yankees are on...
Rafael Devers homers again as Red Sox rout Cardinals 11-3
Rafael Devers hit a home run in his fifth straight game as the Boston Red Sox routed the St. Louis Cardinals 11-3 on Sunday to snap their four-game losing streak.,Devers hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, walked and scored twice. Dominic Smith drove in three runs and Tyler O'Neill, who came to...
Streaking Yankees look to remain on roll vs. White Sox
Left-hander Carlos Rodon has a pretty simple strategy when he takes the mound Sunday afternoon as the New York Yankees try to complete a three-game series sweep over the visiting Chicago White Sox.,"I just want to go out there and give our team a chance to win every night," Rodon told the New York P...
Cards go for sweep of Red Sox behind Matthew Liberatore
The St. Louis Cardinals like what left-hander Matthew Liberatore brought to their bullpen, but now he is being wedged back into the rotation. ,Liberatore will continue getting used to life as a starter again when St. Louis tries to complete a three-game series sweep of the visiting Boston Red Sox on...
Cardinals score five runs in eighth to top Red Sox
Nolan Gorman went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals surged past the visiting Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Saturday.,Lars Nootbaar also drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who have won five of their past six games.,St. Louis finished with 14 hits, with 10 batters getting at least...
Galaxy stymied in 0-0 tie with Charlotte FC
Charlotte FC fended off the aggressive attack of the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy to earn a scoreless draw Saturday night. ,Despite holding an advantage in possession (66.6 percent), shots (18-12) and corners (7-2), the Galaxy were unable to upend the home side.,The draw extended Charlotte's (6-5-3, ...
Oleksandr Usyk beats Tyson Fury, becomes undisputed champ
Oleksandr Usyk downed Tyson Fury by split decision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday to become the undisputed heavyweight champion. ,Usyk (22-0-0, 14 KOs) had two judges on his side, earning scores of 114-113 and 115-112, while Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) won over the other judge, 114-113. ,With the vi...
Former Texas F Dillon Mitchell commits to Cincinnati
Former Texas forward Dillon Mitchell has transferred to Cincinnati, according to reports.,Mitchell posted a picture of himself in a Bearcats uniform on his Instagram page.,Mitchell, a former five-star recruit, was a McDonald's All-American in high school.,The 6-foot-8 Mitchell reportedly also consid...
Luis Gil, Juan Soto carry Yankees past White Sox
Luis Gil struck out a career-high 14 batters, Juan Soto went 4-for-4 with two home runs, and the New York Yankees extended their winning streak to a season-high six games with a 6-1 victory over visiting Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon., ,It was the 18th multi-homer of Soto's career and firs...
Twins activate OF Byron Buxton from IL
The Minnesota Twins activated outfielder Byron Buxton from the 10-day injured list on Saturday.,In a corresponding move, the Twins optioned utility player Austin Martin to Triple-A Saint Paul. ,Buxton, 30, missed the past 14 games because of knee inflammation. He appeared in two games with Triple-A ...
Twins activate OF Byron Buxton from !L
The Minnesota Twins activated outfielder Byron Buxton from the 10-day injured list on Saturday.,In a corresponding move, the Twins optioned utility player Austin Martin to Triple-A Saint Paul. ,Buxton, 30, missed the past 14 games because of knee inflammation. He appeared in two games with Triple-A ...
Kutter Crawford, Red Sox look to rebound vs. Cardinals
After bouncing between the bullpen and the rotation for much of his career, Boston Red Sox pitcher Kutter Crawford has emerged as one of the most consistent starters in the majors this season.,Crawford (2-2, 2.24 ERA) has allowed more than three earned runs just once this season -- and that came in ...
Aaron Judge, Yankees take aim at White Sox again
Already off to a strong start on the mound, the New York Yankees are in the midst of an impressive run of starting pitching, and this time it is coinciding with a massive hot streak by Aaron Judge.,Coming off a stellar turn through the rotation and after getting another homer from Judge in the serie...
Napheesa Collier helps Lynx top Storm in double overtime
Napheesa Collier had 29 points, nine rebounds, five assists and six steals, and the Minnesota Lynx escaped with a 102-93 double-overtime win against the Seattle Storm on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Kayla McBride added 19 points on 6-for-13 shooting for Minnesota, which beat Seattle for the second t...
Cardinals hit four homers to power past Red Sox
Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn each hit two-run homers to power the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Boston Red Sox 10-6 on Friday.,Alec Burleson hit a solo homer -- his fifth of the year -- and an RBI single for the Cardinals, who won for the fourth time in five games.,Brendan Donovan hit two do...
Nestor Cortes' effective outing leads Yanks over White Sox
Nestor Cortes allowed just an unearned run in seven stellar innings and the host New York Yankees continued their roll with a 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.,The Yankees matched a season high by winning five straight for the third time. New York also won for the 11th time in ...