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Red Sox fire manager Alex Cora, five other coaches
After a shocking 10-17 start to the season, the Boston Red Sox have fired manager Alex Cora and five coaches, the club announced on Saturday evening.,In addition to Cora, the club dismissed hitting coach Peter Fatse, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson, third base coach Kyle Hudson, bench coach Ra...
Nasim Nunez helps Nationals plate 4 in the 10th to down White Sox
Nasim Nunez had a pair of two-run singles, one of which capped off a breakout 10th inning to help the Washington Nationals come away with a 6-3 victory over the host Chicago White Sox Saturday afternoon.,After Washington plated its first two runs in the 10th on a wild pitch followed by a bases-loade...
Galaxy, Real Salt Lake clash, dealing with crowded schedule
The rivalry between Real Salt Lake and the Los Angeles Galaxy is generally spirited, but both teams will be tasked with generating renewed energy when they meet Sunday at Carson, Calif.,Both teams are winding down a busy stretch of the schedule with their third matches in nine days. Putting together...
Red Sox bats come alive in rout of Orioles
Garrett Crochet pitched six shutout innings and Andruw Monasterio drilled a late-game grand slam as the Boston Red Sox snapped a four-game losing streak with a 17-1 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon.,Caleb Durbin and Willson Contreras joined Monasterio with ninth-innin...
White Sox DFA catcher Reese McGuire, add Drew Romo from Triple-A
The Chicago White Sox selected the contract of Drew Romo from Triple-A Charlotte and designated fellow catcher Reese McGuire for assignment on Saturday.,Romo, 24, is hitting .298 with three doubles, four home runs, 11 RBIs and 11 runs in 17 games with Charlotte. The White Sox claimed the switch-hitt...
Noah Schultz aims to channel emotions as White Sox host Nationals
Chicago White Sox rookie left-hander Noah Schultz earned his first major league victory last weekend.,As he aims to win successive starts when he faces the visiting Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon, Schultz is confident he gained perspective, too.,"Calm myself down with nerves and stuff li...
Garrett Crochet ready to face Orioles, end Red Sox skid
The Boston Red Sox had counted on pitching to keep them close in some recent games. But it's going to take the bats to get going for them to make a turnaround.,They carry a four-game losing streak into Saturday afternoon's road game against the Baltimore Orioles.,The Orioles hammered six home runs, ...
White Sox edge Nats in back-and-forth series opener
Sam Antonacci delivered a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and Munetaka Murakami homered as the host Chicago White Sox edged the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Friday.,Seranthony Dominguez worked around a Luis Garcia Jr. double in the ninth for his sixth save, sending the Nationals to the...
Adley Rutschman hits 2 of Orioles' 6 homers in rout of Red Sox
Adley Rutschman hit the first of his two two-run homers in Baltimore's three-homer first inning and the Orioles went on to rip the visiting Boston Red Sox 10-3 on Friday.,Rutschman, who has three home runs in two games since being activated from the injury list earlier this week, finished with six R...
Celtics eke out Game 3 win vs. Sixers, regain series lead
Jayson Tatum scored 11 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter as the visiting Boston Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 108-100 on Friday in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series., ,Jaylen Brown matched Tatum with 25 points, while Payton Pritchard added 15 points for the second-seeded Celt...
Hawks' Nickeil Alexander-Walker named Most Improved Player
Nickeil Alexander-Walker became the second straight Atlanta Hawks player to be named the NBA's Most Improved Player when he was announced as the winner on Friday.,Alexander-Walker, 27, is just the third player in league history to win the award in his seventh season or later, joining Julius Randle (...
Offenses ready to shine as Padres, D-backs meet in Mexico City
The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres will meet in the third incarnation of the Mexico City Series in a two-game set beginning Saturday.,If form holds, runs will follow.,The Padres and San Francisco Giants combined for 37 runs in the inaugural two-game set in 2023, which the Padres swept wit...
Thunder must adjust without Jalen Williams in Game 3 vs. Suns
After being without him for much of the regular season, the Oklahoma City Thunder will once again have to adjust to playing without Jalen Williams.,One of the Thunder's primary ballhandlers, Williams suffered a Grade 1 left hamstring strain in Wednesday's Game 2 win over the Phoenix Suns in their We...
Saturday's Red Sox-O's game moved up due to weather
Saturday's game between the Boston Red Sox and host Orioles has been moved up from 4:05 p.m. ET to 12:05 p.m. due to inclement weather expected in the Baltimore area.,Highs near Camden Yards in Baltimore are expected to be in the low 60s on Saturday with an increasing probability of precipitation in...
F1 returning to Turkey in 2027
The Turkish Grand Prix will return to the Formula One schedule in 2027.,F1 announced that the Istanbul Park course will host the even through the 2031 season under an agreement with the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Turkey.,The most recent Turkish Grand Prix was held in 2021. The previous year, Le...
Prolific HR hitters face off as White Sox, Nationals open series
After winning both series on a six-game road trip, the Chicago White Sox will aim to stop a six-game home losing streak when they face the Washington Nationals on Friday night in the first contest of a three-game set.,Chicago swept the reigning American League champion Toronto Blue Jays in the first...
Orioles get first look at AL East as slumping Red Sox visit
The Baltimore Orioles will face an American League East rival for the first time this season when the Boston Red Sox visit to begin a three-game series Friday night.,Baltimore is 3-6 across its past nine games, so the Orioles are looking for consistency. Manager Craig Albernaz believes his players h...
Cody Bellinger's pinch-hit 2-run single propels Yankees past Red Sox
Cody Bellinger drove in two runs with a pinch-hit single to help the visiting New York Yankees extend their winning streak to six games by beating the Boston Red Sox 4-2 Thursday night.,Bellinger singled against reliever Greg Weissert with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the seventh inni...
Andrew Benintendi hits tiebreaking 3-run HR as White Sox down Diamondbacks
Andrew Benintendi hit a three-run homer with one out in the ninth to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Thursday afternoon.,Chase Meidroth walked off Paul Sewald (0-3) to open the ninth and took second on a sacrifice bunt before pinch-hitter Edgar...
Rangers place LHP Robert Garcia (shoulder) on 15-day injured list
The Texas Rangers placed left-handed reliever Robert Garcia on the 15-day injured list on Thursday due to left shoulder inflammation.,The move is retroactive to Monday. In other moves, the Rangers selected right-hander Peyton Gray's contract from Triple-A Round Rock and designated catcher Willie Mac...