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Red Sox aim for rare home sweep against Rangers
After their first home series win since April, the Boston Red Sox go for a series sweep against the visiting Texas Rangers on Sunday evening. ,The Red Sox are now 2-8-1 this season in home series and interim manager Chad Tracy knows if Boston is going to climb out of the American League East cellar...
White Sox unfazed by near no-hitter, ready for finale with Dodgers
The young Chicago White Sox aren't about to lose any confidence over their 7-1 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.,Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto retired the first 23 batters he faced before a Mookie Betts error gave the White Sox a baserunner with two outs in the eighth. ...
Team Spirit, FURIA first to clinch IEM Cologne playoff spots
Team Spirit and FURIA punched their tickets to the playoffs of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major with their third consecutive Stage 3 victories on Saturday in Germany.,Team Spirit, which earned a bye to Stage 2, and FURIA, which earned a bye to Stage 3, are the first two teams to clinch playof...
Joey Volchko's dominant complete game leads Georgia past Texas
Georgia used a four-run first inning and a dominant complete game from Joey Volchko to coast to a 7-1 defeat of Texas in the College World Series opener for both teams on Saturday night in Omaha, Neb.,The Bulldogs (52-12) held the Longhorns (45-14) to just four hits, winning the opening game in thei...
Aces make crucial free throws, hold off Lynx
A'ja Wilson made the go-ahead free throw with 20.5 seconds remaining, and the host Las Vegas Aces held on for a 100-97 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday night.,Wilson scored a team-high 24 points on 9-for-15 shooting for Las Vegas (10-3), which improved to 5-0 in WNBA Commissioner's Cup action...
Clutch hit from Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela downs Rangers
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a go-ahead two-run single in the seventh inning to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-3 win over the visiting Texas Rangers on Saturday.,Jarren Duran hit a two-run home run and Rafaela had two hits and two RBIs. Isiah Kiner-Falefa had two hits and two runs and Willson Contreras was ...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto loses no-hit bit in 9th, but Dodgers rout White Sox
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's no-hit and shutout bids were broken up by Tristan Peters' homer leading off the bottom of the ninth, but the Los Angeles Dodgers cruised past the host Chicago White Sox 7-1 on Saturday.,Yamomoto (7-4) only allowed the home run, did not walk a batter and struck out seven in 8 1/3...
Aaron Boone: Yankees don't owe Aroldis Chapman apology
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone isn't interested in giving Aroldis Chapman the apology that he is seeking.,Chapman hasn't been too keen with the manner in which the Yankees treated him toward the end of the 2022 season, even going so far to say that general manager Brian Cashman needs to say he...
Griffin Jax, Rays aim to subdue suddenly ascending Angels
Right-hander Griffin Jax will continue to make the transition from the bullpen to the starting rotation Saturday when the Tampa Bay Rays face the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.,It will be the ninth consecutive start for the 31-year-old Jax, who began the season in the bullpen where he has gar...
Eight MLB Teams Already Facing the Harsh Reality of a Lost 2026 Season
The playoff race isn’t as crowded as it seems. Here are eight MLB teams that should stop chasing contention and start planning for the future....
Young White Sox showing no fear of champion Dodgers
As the Chicago White Sox continue accumulating home victories, second baseman Chase Meidroth insists the approach is elementary.,"We talk always about limiting the damage, scoring runs when we've got runners on," he said. "That's how you win baseball games.",Chicago has eight consecutive wins at Rat...
Red Sox strive to take home series vs. Rangers
The Boston Red Sox will have a chance to win their first home series since early April when they face the Texas Rangers on Saturday afternoon.,Boston opened the three-game series with a 10-1 win Friday night. Willson Contreras, Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela homered for the Red Sox, who ended a f...
Three Red Sox rack up 3-hit nights in rout of Rangers
Willson Contreras, Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela each homered to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 10-1 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Friday night.,Contreras and Abreu each hit a solo home run, and Rafaela belted a two-run homer.,It was a rare home victory for the Red Sox, who ended a fo...
White Sox ride 7-run fifth past Shohei Ohtani-less Dodgers
Tristan Peters punctuated a seven-run fifth inning with a two-run triple and Anthony Kay pitched five strong innings as the surging Chicago White Sox defeated the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 8-2 on Friday.,American League Central-leading Chicago improved to 3-0 on a five-game homestand against the ...
Three Red Sox rack up three-hit nights in rout of Rangers
Willson Contreras, Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela each homered to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 10-1 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Friday night.,Contreras and Abreu each hit a solo home run, and Rafaela belted a two-run homer.,It was a rare home victory for the Red Sox, who ended a fo...
Red-hot Lynx, Aces ready for Commissioner's Cup showdown
When it comes to stopping the Minnesota Lynx, opponents have their hands full., ,Meanwhile, the Lynx have their plates full., ,"This is a buffet, it's like a little bit of everything," Lynx guard Kayla McBride said in regards to her team's depth. "You can take as much as you want, you can go for sec...
Mercury lug struggling offense home to face Sparks
The Phoenix Mercury return home after a road-heavy start to face the Los Angeles Sparks in a Commissioner's Cup game on Saturday.,But regardless of where the Mercury are playing, coach Nate Tibbetts wants to see more out of his team.,"This was a step backwards tonight," he said Thursday after an 85-...
In pro debut, Ben James holds 36-hole lead at Canadian Open
Brand-new PGA Tour member Ben James is showing the veterans how it's done.,In the second round of his professional debut, James fired a 7-under-par 63 to take the lead at the RBC Canadian Open on Friday in Caledon, Ontario.,James heads to the weekend at 10-under 130 after two rounds at TPC Toronto a...
Oklahoma AG asks Big 12 to suspend Brendan Sorsby
For the second time in as many days, a state attorney general has weighed in with their opinion on Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby's court-mandated eligibility.,Oklahoma attorney general Gentner Drummond sent a letter to the Big 12 on Friday, strongly urging the conference to suspend Sorsby, w...
Shohei Ohtani likely to play as division-leading White Sox, Dodgers square off
A weekend series between two division leaders -- the White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers -- already was minus one Japanese slugger as Chicago's Munetaka Murakami remains on the injured list with a strained right hamstring.,Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts, however, alleviated fears that star Shohei Oh...