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| Maddon: Take check swing calls away from umps CHICAGO -- The check-swing call in baseball has always been one of the most difficult for umpires to make. After a late Chicago Cubs rally was thwarted on a strike-three, check-swing call on Kyle Schwarber, Chicago manager Joe Maddon suggested that ... | |
| Freeman, Acuna, Swanson power Braves past Mets ATLANTA (AP) — Touki Toussaint was glad to skip his scheduled start at Triple-A Gwinnett. He made the 30-minute drive over to SunTrust Park and saved the big league club's bullpen from getting overworked in the Atlanta Braves' 11-7 win over the New ... | |
| Curry's 38 points lead Warriors to Game 1 win over Clippers OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Steve Kerr preached to the Golden State Warriors to not "take the bait." The bait being Patrick Beverley. Stephen Curry scored 38 points and made eight 3-pointers to give him the most in postseason history, and the top-seeded ... | |
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| LAFC continues unbeaten start with win over FC Cincinnati Few Major League Soccer teams have started a season better than LAFC has started this one. With Saturday's 2-0 victory over FC Cincinnati on goals by Mark-Anthony Kaye and Carlos Vela at Banc of California Stadium, the league leaders are unbeaten, ... | |
| Mets analyst Darling (chest mass) to take leave ATLANTA -- New York Mets announcer Ron Darling says he will have surgery next week to remove a "large mass in my chest" and hopes to return to the broadcast booth in May. The longtime SNY analyst made the announcement Saturday night during the ... | |
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| A's-Rangers postponed due to rain, Marco Estrada pushed back ARLINGTON, Texas — Rain may have been the only factor standing in the way of Khris Davis hitting another home run. Thunderstorms in the Dallas area caused a postponement of the second game of a three-game series between the A's and Texas Rangers ... | |
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| Altuve homers, Verlander dominates as Astros beat M's 3-1 SEATTLE - (AP) -- At this rate, Jose Altuve is going to find himself invited to participate in the home run derby -- no matter what he claims. "I'm not the power hitter we all see right now, but I'll take it," Altuve said. "If I keep hitting homers to help my team, I'll be ... | |
| Three things we learned during the Florida Gators' spring game Three things we learned during the Florida Gators' spring game: 1. The battle at backup QB is more interesting than the one at starter. If there was any doubt, Feleipe Franks made it clear he is the Gators' starting quarterback. Franks rarely was off the mark ... | |
| Leafs' Kadri could face suspension for high hit Toronto Maple Leafs center Nazem Kadri could be facing yet another postseason suspension. Kadri received a five-minute major and a game misconduct for a high hit on Boston Bruins winger Jake DeBrusk late in the third period of Game 2 in the teams' ... | |
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| Allianz Field's Wonderwall is all the support you can stand Sections 20 to 24 inside Allianz Field are known as the Wonderwall, but that area of Minnesota United's fabulous new home should be renamed "Wonderwhat?" because you can't hear anything except EXTREME NOISE. Wonderwall serves as the stadium's ... | |
| Olofsson gets to 30 goals but Crunch clinches division American Hockey League scoring leader Carter Verhaeghe continued to be a nemesis for the Rochester Americans Saturday night. The 23-year-old Syracuse Crunch center from Toronto scored the tie-breaking goal with 3:21 left in the third period in a 4-3 ... | |
| Blazers and Thunder meet in the playoffs for the first time While the Trail Blazers have something of an antagonistic relationship with the Thunder, Damian Lillard would not label it a full-blown rivalry. That could change Sunday. "This is our first time playing them in a playoff series, so I don't think they could be ... | |
| Timbers look okay, but still show issues in 2-1 loss to FC Dallas The Timbers looked better than their previous outing, but were still ultimately unable to break their losing streak against FC Dallas on a rainy evening in Frisco, Texas. FC Dallas put the ball in the back of the net in the ninth minute after a bad backpass from ... | |
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| The Phoenix Suns lost the tie-breaker for the NBA Draft Lottery The NBA Draft Lottery tie-breakers have taken place, and the Cleveland Cavaliers won over the Phoenix Suns. Having won the NBA Lottery last season and the right to select Deandre Ayton, the Phoenix Suns have just lost the lottery tie-breaker to the ... | |
| Iowa's Zach Johnson hits a clunker of a shot, but no harm, no foul Iowegian Zach Johnson is a two-time major winner who is also down-to-earth and self-deprecating. During an epic second round on Friday, he hit the oddest shot of the day. He took a practice swing on the 13th tee and accidentally hit his ball. It clanged off a ... | |
| United stays in hunt for top 4, Cardiff close to relegation Paul Pogba's calm nerves and David De Gea's quick reflexes kept Manchester United in the hunt for a top-four finish in the Premier League on Saturday. Pogba scored two penalties to give United a 2-1 victory over West Ham at Old Trafford, the second ... | |
| RSL downs Orlando, 2-1, halts losing streak Real Salt Lake ran out 2-1 winners over Orlando City to halt a four-game losing streak, with Sam Johnson and Damir Kreilach providing the goals. Sam Johnson notched his first goal in an RSL kit in the 17th minute, scoring from a beautifully placed shot that ... | |
| Juventus' bid for 8th straight Serie A title delayed by Spal MILAN (AP) — Juventus will have to wait at least another day to secure a record-extending eighth straight Serie A title after its second-string team was beaten 2-1 at relegation-threatened Spal on Saturday. Juventus only needed a point and seemed all but ... | |
| Fulham dent Everton's Europa League hopes with 2-0 win LONDON, (Reuters) - Relegated Fulham dealt Everton's hopes of Europa League action next season a heavy blow at Craven Cottage on Saturday as they beat their visitors 2-0 with goals from captain Tom Cairney and Ryan Babel. Soccer Football - Premier ... | |
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| Latest On Craig Kimbrel 6:11pm: Kimbrel is seeking a contract in the range of the deals the Rockies' Wade Davis (three years, $52MM) and the Yankees' Zack Britton (three years, $39MM) received over the previous couple offseasons, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports on Twitter. | |
| American teen Anisimova into second WTA final American teenager Amanda Anisimova reached the second WTA final of her career on Saturday with a three-set victory over Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia at the clay-court event in Bogota. The 17-year-old sixth seed, who was runner-up to Hsieh Su-wei in ... | |
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