MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jake Odorizzi pitched seven solid innings to outduel Justin Verlander, Ehire Adrianza homered off Houston's ace and the Minnesota Twins beat the Astros 1-0 on Monday night. Odorizzi (3-2) gave up four hits while beating Houston for ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — After finally rediscovering his home run stroke, Jesús Aguilar is going to treat himself to some well-deserved rest. The struggling slugger hit his first two homers of the season and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1 ...
Center Greg Monroe and forward James Ennis III — with some fourth-quarter help from forward Jimmy Butler — saving the day for Philadelphia is not what anyone expected in the Eastern Conference semifinals. But with 76ers center Joel Embiid slowed by ...
ALTOONA, Pa. -- Detroit Tigers top prospect Casey Mize pitched a no-hitter for the Erie Seawolves in his Double-A debut Monday night. Mize, the top overall pick in last year's MLB draft, faced one batter over the minimum and needed just 98 pitches to shut ...
Josh Rosen is the Dolphins' new quarterback, but that doesn't make him the team's new franchise quarterback. Just because the Dolphins traded for Rosen on Friday doesn't mean they're committed to him for the long term. On Monday, Dolphins general ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — NL MVP Christian Yelich was out of Milwaukee's lineup for the series opener against Colorado, a day after leaving a game because of lower back discomfort. "That's where we are at," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Monday night.
When they arrive at Angel Stadium on Tuesday to see the team's first homegrown starting pitcher since Garrett Richards make his big league debut, Angels fans may be distracted by the offspring of Hall of Fame outfielder Vladimir Guerrero sitting in the ...
PHOENIX — Brett Gardner has won a World Series with Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira, so he understands star power and what it means to a team. He watched what Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge did last year when ...
Ramon Laureano became a thorn in Xander Bogaerts' side on a pair of nights earlier this month in Oakland. That's when the A's center fielder threw out the Red Sox shortstop at home, then did it again the next night when Bogaerts tried to extend a late-inning ...
As the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue, there's no current favorite, with any team pretty much capable of going all the way. Each series has surprising developments each game, and Sunday was no different. As the Carolina Hurricanes ...
Philip Rivers can't go up against Thomas Davis for another few weeks. Still, that didn't stop the quarterback from letting his newest teammate hear it. While the defense put in work on a separate field, Rivers shouted out some good-natured ribbing in jest.
Jaylen Brown's route from Cobb County's Wheeler High School to the Boston Celtics is taking center stage in ways he couldn't predict, sparking a national conversation about race, education and the fate of young black men. On Sunday, five years to the day ...
The Patriots passed on the chance to draft a tight end last weekend, and now they're subtracting from the position. The team traded third-year pro Jacob Hollister to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a 2020 conditional seventh-round pick. The move ...
The NFL Draft is in the books for the New England Patriots, but they are still not done adding to their roster. Now, it's time for Bill Belichick, Nick Caserio and the Patriots brass to get on the phone and ink some players that didn't hear their names called at the ...
SEATTLE – Addison Russell's apparently imminent return to the Cubs looms like an omnipresent Pacific Northwest cloud cover as the Cubs spend the final two days of Russell's domestic violence suspension in Seattle without the one-time All-Star. The Cubs ...
FRISCO, Texas -- For all of the flash and style that surrounds the Dallas Cowboys, they really have an old-school approach. As the NFL adapts to the college game with spread-out offenses and the defenses needed to combat that, the Cowboys have followed ...
The world of former Chicago Bulls speaking out regarding the greatest players in the NBA today gets interesting when it involves Hall-of-Famers Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. On April 29, there was the connotation that the former Bull Scottie Pippen ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Until he stared at the Fenway Park scoreboard on July 27, the thought of a trade did not enter Ryan Pressly's mind. Pressly sat in the bullpen while his Minnesota Twins entered extra innings with the Boston Red Sox. The phone did not ring ...
The Royals and Rays are on opposite ends of the spectrum in MLB ERA. The Rays enter the week with the league's lowest ERA while the Royals come in 25th. The Royals have one pitcher in the starting rotation with an ERA below 5.00 and that is the ...
Steve Kerr is the best. And this is more proof why. We all know the Golden State Warriors coach is great at thoughtfully weighing on worldly matters but he also knows how to lighten things up and have some fun. Not everything has to be so serious.
All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick is set to miss three more weeks of Super Rugby with the Chiefs as he recovers from tearing ligaments in his wrist. Chiefs coach Colin Cooper confirmed the veteran's absence on Tuesday, ahead of the Chiefs' trip to Dunedin to ...
LOUISVILLE -- On Friday night, the Rose Fairies of the Blue Grass will awaken from their 365-day hibernation, wash down their anti-rose fever medication with a medicinal glass of Wild Turkey Bourbon and gather on the floor of Kroger's supermarket.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta entered his first NFL draft with a long list of needs, eight picks and the pressure of measuring up to a man who traditionally flourished during this three-day event. It's too early to ...
AJ's plans hit a speedbump after Jarrell Miller lost his licence after testing positive for banned drugs. By Jamie Gordon. 29th April 2019, 8:06 pm. Updated: 29th April 2019, 11:16 pm. Video Player is loading.
Since the 2019 NFL Draft ended, predictions for the coming season have poured in. While many of these players are expected to be contributors down the road, only one will have a first year worthy of Rookie of the Year honors. According to the BetOnline ...