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Phillies' 6-2 win over Nationals marred by Jhoan Duran foot injury
WASHINGTON — After Zack Wheeler uncorked his first pitch Friday night in Nationals Park, the scoreboard behind him lit up: “95.7 mph fastball.” The second pitch: 95.9. Pitch No. 4: 96.5. And No. 6: 97.1.
That was ...Read more
Cal Raleigh, Cole Young power Mariners' offense in 11-9 win vs. Mets
NEW YORK — Suddenly those few days in Baltimore when it felt like the Mariners could do nothing at the plate were erased thanks to an offensive eruption in the Big Apple.
Cal Raleigh hit his 46th homer, Cole Young had ...Read more
Orioles' Brandon Young loses perfect game bid to ex-teammate in 7-0 win over Astros
HOUSTON — When Baltimore Orioles rookie Brandon Young took the mound Friday night for the 11th time in his big league career, he was still waiting for his first MLB win.
Instead, he flirted with baseball immortality.
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Denny McCarthy leans on vocal crowd at BMW Championship
OWINGS MILLS, Md.— Denny McCarthy loves Maryland, and based on the reception Friday at the BMW Championship, Marylanders love him back.
As McCarthy stood on the second tee in dead silence readying to take his shot, the ...Read more
Dodgers' Max Muncy to miss several weeks because of oblique strain
LOS ANGELES — Ahead of their biggest series of the season, the Dodgers suffered another significant injury blow.
Third baseman Max Muncy was placed on the injured list with a Grade 1 right oblique strain ahead of the ...Read more
Robert MacIntyre still leads BMW Championship, but Scottie Scheffler looms
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — After a challenging opening round at the newly redesigned Caves Valley Golf Club — marked by scorching heat and a two-hour rain delay in Owings Mills — players returned Friday for Round 2 rested, ...Read more
Trevor Story's walk-off single lifts Red Sox past Marlins
BOSTON — Friday Night Smackdown may have been going down across town at the TD Garden, but Friday Night Fenway is becoming a must-see event itself.
For the fourth time in the past two months the Red Sox took the field ...Read more
Paul Zeise: NFL preseason games are the biggest money grabs in sports
PITTSBURGH — Let's recap what happened this week regarding the Steelers and see if we can come to an understanding of why anyone in their right mind would buy a ticket to a preseason football game.
The Steelers broke ...Read more
'We wanted to throw a twist on it': Why an iconic Kobe Bryant image was altered for a Dodger-themed mural
LOS ANGELES — The image is iconic — Kobe Bryant letting out a roar while tugging on his gold Lakers jersey after scoring 49 points during a playoff win over the Denver Nuggets on April 23, 2008.
It has been used in ...Read more
Jaxson Dart 'can't wait' for home Giants debut vs. Jets at MetLife Stadium
NEW YORK — Jaxson Dart injected life into the Giants’ offense on the road last weekend in Buffalo.
Now he’ll get his first opportunity to fire up his new home crowd.
The Giants’ first-round pick will make his ...Read more
Paul Sullivan: Cubs slide continues -- and Wrigley Field fans are starting to get antsy
CHICAGO — Time flies when you’re in a free fall from first place.
The Chicago Cubs were tied for first with the Milwaukee Brewers on July 28 when the team surprisingly announced President Jed Hoyer had agreed to a ...Read more
Dieter Kurtenbach: What's a realistic expectation for the 2025 49ers? No, seriously, Kyle Shanahan is asking.
Welcome to NFL expectation season, where everyone makes their predictions for the upcoming campaign, for this, the most volatile team sport in the world.
And perhaps no team in the NFL is more volatile — in both good ...Read more
Tom Krasovic: Bullpen gives Padres an edge over Dodgers, but will it be enough?
SAN DIEGO — There’s no secret how the Padres will try to win their first National League West title in 19 years.
By leveraging Major League Baseball’s best bullpen into enough victories over the final 41 games, the ...Read more
Storm's Sue Bird to become WNBA's first player with a statue: 'It's a little bit surreal'
SEATTLE — Two years ago, the Storm retired Sue Bird’s No. 10 jersey, which hangs in the Climate Pledge Arena rafters, and last year Seattle city officials renamed a Lower Queen Anne street in her honor.
And on Sunday ...Read more
Chicago-area native Jack Suwinski propels Pirates past Cubs with 9th-inning homer
CHICAGO — Jack Suwinski has had little go his way throughout the 2025 season. But his luck changed during a trip back to his hometown.
Born and raised just outside the Windy City, Suwinski served a slice of heartbreak ...Read more
Why Rashawn Slater's absence will pose a massive test for Justin Herbert and Chargers
LOS ANGELES — The Chargers were blindsided in the truest sense.
Eleven days after signing a contract extension that made him the NFL's highest-paid offensive lineman in history, Chargers left tackle Rashawn Slater went ...Read more
'Contrasting styles.' Why Dodgers-Padres has become baseball's most heated rivalry.
LOS ANGELES — Three years later, the quote still resonates.
When it comes to the Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, late Padres owner Peter Seidler framed the dynamic best.
"The Dodgers are the dragon up the freeway we'...Read more
'Property of Sophie Cunningham': How a fan got Fever star to troll a rival player with her autograph
Brady Pettigrew isn't a collector of sports cards or memorabilia. The Indiana Fever fan just wanted to have some fun with Sophie Cunningham, one of his favorite players.
At a fan event in Indianapolis last weekend, ...Read more
Heat trade Haywood Highsmith to Nets (likely for nothing in return) to move below luxury tax
MIAMI — In a move that takes the team below the punitive NBA luxury tax, the Miami Heat have traded forward Haywood Highsmith and a 2032 second-round draft choice to the Brooklyn Nets.
With the Nets currently operating ...Read more
Two arrests made after violent brawl between Angels and Dodgers fans at Angel Stadium
LOS ANGELES — A dispute over a cap triggered a violent brawl in the stands at Angel Stadium on Wednesday night during a Freeway Series game between the Angels and Dodgers.
Two 26-year-old men from Tustin, Calif., were ...Read more
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