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Red Sox avoid sweep, edge Brewers on late RBI single
Jarren Duran delivered a tiebreaking RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning to help the Boston Red Sox avoid a three-game sweep with a 2-1 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.,After Ceddanne Rafaela led off the inning with a double, Duran singled against reliever Elvis Pegue...

Kyle Bradish tosses 7 scoreless innings, O's sweep White Sox
Kyle Bradish pitched seven no-hit innings and Adley Rutschman and Colton Cowser homered as the visiting Baltimore Orioles defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Sunday to secure a four-game sweep.,Bradish (1-0) spaced four walks while matching a career high with 11 strikeouts. He threw 63 of his 103 ...

Former Texas standout QB Mike Cotten dies at 84
Former Texas standout Mike Cotten died Saturday after a brief illness, the university announced Sunday. He was 84.,Cotten went 17-4-1 as the starting quarterback between 1959-61 and also played defensive back during his Longhorns' career.,Cotten guided Texas to a 10-1 record and No. 3 final ranking ...

Red Sox sign veteran RHP Brad Keller to one-year contract
The Boston Red Sox signed veteran right-hander Brad Keller to a one-year contract on Sunday, six days after the Chicago White Sox designated him for assignment.,Keller, 28, elected to become a free agent on Wednesday. He pitched in five games (two starts) in his lone season with Chicago -- the most ...

Red Sox avoid sweep, edge Brewers on late RBI hit
Jarren Duran delivered a tiebreaking RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning to help the Boston Red Sox avoid a three-game sweep by beating the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Sunday., ,After Ceddanne Rafaela led off the inning with a double, Duran singled against reliever Elvis Peguero (4-2...

Orioles seek four-game sweep vs. White Sox
The Baltimore Orioles have pulled out victories in the first three games of a series with the Chicago White Sox and go for the road sweep Sunday afternoon., ,The outcomes have been uplifting for the Orioles and equally frustrating for the White Sox., ,"We know we have a shot any time," Orioles infie...

With starting pitching in question, Brewers finish series vs. Red Sox
Left-hander Jared Koenig said he wouldn't object if he were asked to make his third start in as many days when the visiting Milwaukee Brewers try to complete a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox on Sunday., ,Koenig was used as an opener in the first two games of the series, and the Brewers haven...

Galaxy edge Dynamo thanks to Riqui Puig
Riqui Puig broke a tie in the second half to lift the LA Galaxy to a 2-1 win against the Houston Dynamo on Saturday in Carson, Calif. ,Puig put the Galaxy ahead 2-1 in the 59th minute. Gabriel Pec sent a pass through the legs of Houston midfielder Hector Herrera, and it found Puig at the top of the ...

Lynx look to add to fast start vs. Dream
The Minnesota Lynx look to extend an impressive start to the season when they travel to Atlanta to take on the Dream on Sunday.,Winners in three of four to start the year, Minnesota's only blemish was an 83-82 overtime loss to the Connecticut Sun on Thursday. ,Spearheading the Lynx's hot start is si...

Brewers ride 5-run third inning to turn back Red Sox
The Milwaukee Brewers received a solo home run from Brice Turang and scored five runs in the third inning en route to a 6-3 road victory Saturday in Boston over the Red Sox., ,Turang's homer, his third of the season, came against Zack Kelly and increased Milwaukee's lead to 6-2 in the eighth., ,The ...

Chase Elliott, crew chief decision, produce Xfinity victory at Concord
CONCORD, N.C. - With a masterpiece of strategy and modicum of good fortune, Chase Elliott won Saturday's BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start of the season.,Saving a set of new tries for the final run in the 200-lap event at the 1.5-mile track, Elliott grab...

Orioles smack 3 homers in the 8th to stun White Sox
Baltimore's Ryan O'Hearn, Anthony Santander and Jordan Westburg homered in the eighth inning as the Orioles rallied for a 5-3 victory against the host Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon., ,The three-homer barrage across a five-batter stretch created a stunning turnaround after the Orioles had o...

Lynx get balanced scoring to roar past Liberty
Napheesa Collier had 15 points and 12 rebounds and was one of four Minnesota Lynx players to score in double figures in an 84-67 win over the New York Liberty on Saturday at Minneapolis.,Alanna Smith added 15 points, while Kayla McBride scored and Bridget Carleton each scored 14 for the Lynx. Carlet...

Red Sox RHP Garrett Whitlock (elbow) to miss remainder of 2024
Boston Red Sox right-hander Garrett Whitlock told reporters on Saturday that he miss the remainder of the season to undergo an elbow procedure.,Whitlock, 27, is set to undergo an internal brace procedure that has a one-year recovery time as opposed to the potential 15-month recovery time from Tommy ...

Max Verstappen streak snapped as Charles Leclerc claims Monaco pole
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc won the pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday, snapping Max Verstappen's streak of eight consecutive poles.,Leclerc outpaced McLaren's Oscar Piastri in qualifying by 0.154 seconds. Verstappen, of Red Bull, will start sixth after an incident rounding the first ...

Marlins' Sixto Sanchez looks to subdue D-backs
Highly touted rookie right-hander Sixto Sanchez will get his chance to join the ever-expanding shutout club for the Miami Marlins on Saturday night when he starts against the Arizona Diamondbacks for the first time in his career. ,Miami pitchers have combined to throw five shutouts over the team's...

Red Sox aim to keep Brewers' bats in check in rematch
The Boston Red Sox will have to pitch better if they expect to beat the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon in the second contest of their three-game series.,Specifically, the Red Sox will have to pitch better to a significant part of Milwaukee's batting order.,William Contreras, Christ...

O's seek third straight win over slumping White Sox
The Baltimore Orioles wouldn't mind a normal routine, but they've shown the ability to adapt., ,That's important throughout a long season, with the next game coming against the host Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon., ,Baltimore had a game rained out last week, playing only once in three days....

Adley Rutschman's clutch single propels O's past White Sox
Adley Rutschman hit a tiebreaking two-out, pinch-hit single in the eighth inning to drive in two runs and Gunnar Henderson homered earlier as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the host Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Friday night., ,Rutschman's single came on a full-count pitch from Michael Kopech after the O...

William Contreras, Brewers win series opener in Boston
William Contreras hit a two-run home run and Willy Adames added a two-run double as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers won the opener of a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Friday night with a 7-2 win.,Christian Yelich had three hits for Milwaukee, which improved its road record to 17-12. ...