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Wolves vow to 'be back next year' but offseason questions loom large
Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards felt the intense spotlight of being in the Western Conference finals for the first time but vowed it wouldn't be his last following the Dallas Mavericks' Game 5 win on Thursday.,Karl-Anthony Towns scored 28 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Mi...
Brewers up next for woebegone White Sox
The Milwaukee Brewers just finished hosting the "tougher" side of Chicago and won three of four games against the Cubs, who were a .500 club until losing to Milwaukee on Thursday.,This weekend, the Brewers will host the softer side of Chicago as the White Sox arrive for a three-game series starting ...
Tigers look to keep it going on road against Red Sox
A night after Jack Flaherty took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, the Detroit Tigers will look to post their second straight win to begin a four-game series against the host Boston Red Sox on Friday.,Flaherty got the backing of three solo home runs on the way to a 5-0 win Thursday, including Aki...
Jack Flaherty's arm, Tigers' 3 HRs lead way vs. Red Sox
Jack Flaherty carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and the Detroit Tigers hit three home runs en route to a 5-0 win over the host Boston Red Sox in the first of a four-game series on Thursday.,Flaherty (2-4) faced just two batters over the minimum in his 6 2/3-inning start, allowing one hit ...
Teagan Kavan powers No. 1 seed Texas past Stanford at WCWS
Teagan Kavan threw a one-hit shutout and top-seeded Texas defeated Stanford 4-0 in their first game of the Women's College World Series on Thursday in Oklahoma City.,Texas will face the winner between Oklahoma State and Florida on Saturday. Stanford will play the loser of that game in an elimination...
Lynx, Mercury both seek bounce-back efforts
The Minnesota Lynx will try to bounce back from a lopsided loss when they take the court against the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night in Minneapolis.,The Lynx are coming off an 80-66 defeat against the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday night. It marked a rare setback for a team that won four of its first f...
Report: G Jaxson Robinson following Mark Pope to Kentucky
Transfer guard Jaxson Robinson, who played for Mark Pope at BYU, is following his coach to Kentucky and withdrawing from the NBA draft pool.,Robinson, a four-star high school prospect from Oklahoma, began his college career in the Southeastern Conference at Texas A&M before moving on to Arkansas and...
Evenly matched Red Sox, Tigers look for bounce-back wins
The Boston Red Sox will start a six-game homestand and a four-game weekend series when they meet the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.,Both teams are coming off losses on Wednesday, with the Red Sox falling 6-1 to the Baltimore Orioles while the Tigers dropped a 10-2 decision to the Pittsburgh Pirat...
Dejan Joveljic scores twice as Galaxy knock off FC Dallas
Dejan Joveljic's brace led the LA Galaxy to a 3-1 victory over FC Dallas on Wednesday night in Carson, Calif., ,Riqui Puig scored the other goal for the Galaxy (7-2-7, 28 points), which stretched its home unbeaten streak to seven (4-0-3). LA is unbeaten in six matches overall (2-0-4)., ,Patrickson D...
UConn's Alex Karaban, Alabama's Mark Sears withdraw from NBA draft
Two-time defending champion UConn will have one starter returning after forward Alex Karaban announced Wednesday afternoon that he is withdrawing from the NBA draft and staying with the Huskies.,Others to reverse course on Wednesday included second-team All-America guard Mark Sears, who is staying a...
Alek Manoah (elbow) out early, but Jays extend White Sox's skid
Trevor Richards delivered 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief in a combined four-hitter and Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in two runs as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays blanked the skidding Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Wednesday.,Toronto earned a three-game sweep while sending Chicago to a season-worst eighth s...
A'ja Wilson leads Aces to another win over Lynx
With 29 points and 15 rebounds, A'ja Wilson notched her fifth straight double-double to open the season and the Las Vegas Aces captured their first road win of 2024, beating the Minnesota Lynx 80-66 Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Wilson, who also had four blocks, two steals and three assists, shot ...
O's only need Gunnar Henderson's grand slam to top Red Sox
Gunnar Henderson hit a grand slam during Baltimore's five-run second inning and the Orioles went on to defeat the visiting Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Wednesday night.,Starter Corbin Burnes gave up one unearned run in seven innings as the Orioles took the rubber match of the three-game series and improved...
Red Sox place OF Tyler O'Neill (knee) on 10-day injured list
The Boston Red Sox placed outfielder Tyler O'Neill on the 10-day injured list because of right knee inflammation on Wednesday, the same day he had an MRI exam that showed no structural damage, the team said.,The move is retroactive to Sunday.,In a corresponding move, the Red Sox recalled infielder E...
Lynx F Diamond Miller (knee) has surgical procedure, out indefinitely
Minnesota Lynx forward Diamond Miller will be out indefinitely after undergoing a successful surgical procedure on her right knee, the team announced Wednesday.,Miller, 23, injured the knee in her third game (all starts) this season and averaged 4.3 points and 2.0 rebounds in 14.0 minutes per game. ...
UConn F Alex Karaban withdraws from NBA draft
Two-time defending champion UConn will have one starter returning after forward Alex Karaban announced Wednesday afternoon that he is withdrawing from the NBA draft and staying with the Huskies.,Karaban, a rising junior, made the announcement on social media before the deadline of 11:59 p.m. ET Wedn...
Clippers coach Tyronn Lue agrees to extension
The Los Angeles Clippers announced a new long-term contract with head coach Tyronn Lue on Wednesday.,Lue, 47, led the Clippers to a 51-31 finish in 2023-24. They fell to the Dallas Mavericks in six games in the first round of the playoffs.,"T Lue is everything we want in a head coach. He's a brillia...
Report: Clippers coach Tyronn Lue agrees to extension
Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue has agreed to a long-term contract that makes him one of the NBA's highest-paid coaches, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Lue, 47, led the Clippers to a 51-31 finish in 2023-24. They fell to the Dallas Mavericks in six games in the first round of the playoffs.,An extens...
Orioles to start ace Corbin Burnes in rubber game vs. Red Sox
There was an oddity, in Boston manager Alex Cora's opinion, that he would like to see repeated when the Red Sox finish their three-game series with the host Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday evening., ,The Red Sox evened the set by winning 8-3 on Tuesday night., ,"Good energy," Cora said. "I haven't se...
Blue Jays strive for sweep of hapless White Sox
Toronto Blue Jays leadoff man Davis Schneider has hit safely in four of his past five games entering Wednesday night's series finale against the host Chicago White Sox.,It's a positive turnaround from a 5-for-39 slide earlier in May, one Schneider attributes to a simple adjustment.,"I feel like I've...