PHOENIX -- The Dodgers came into Chase Field on quite the high Thursday night, fresh off an emotional two-game sweep over the sign-stealing Houston Astros. Three homers and another solid Ross Stripling start later, Los Angeles kept right on rolling in the ...
With a shortened major league schedule and expanded playoffs this year, division matchups matter more than ever. For the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals, who have each only played American League Central opponents thus far, the ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland's Shane Bieber tied the major league record for strikeouts in a pitcher's first two starts of the season, punching out 13 Minnesota Twins over eight innings in the Indians' 2-0 victory on Thursday night. Bieber (2-0) fanned 14 over ...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Virtual fans and piped in crowd noise. A head-to-head between two ex-Finals MVPs played in front of a smattering of real faces. A battle for Los Angeles some 3,000 miles from Staples Center. Lakers 103, Clippers 101. The NBA is ...
BALTIMORE — First baseman Chris Davis was out of the Orioles lineup for a second straight day Thursday, with manager Brandon Hyde again saying the team's most veteran player was "unavailable" for the matchup with the New York Yankees. Hyde said ...
If 2020 wasn't already bad enough, it will not include the following: Florida-Florida State. Georgia-Georgia Tech. South Carolina-Clemson. Texas-LSU. Tennessee-Oklahoma. Arkansas-Notre Dame. The SEC's decision Thursday to adopt a 10-game ...
When the Seattle Seahawks lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL, then head coach Mike Holmgren said afterward that he didn't know he'd have to beat two opponents to host the Lombardi Trophy. "We knew it was going to be tough going up ...
SAN FRANCISCO — In an effort to limit the length of games for the 2020 season, Major League Baseball implemented a new extra-inning rule that places a runner on second base at the start of each inning after nine have been completed. The rule did keep ...
NFL players have a lot of money on the line in the 2020 season. Without force majeure language in the league's new coronavirus protocols, players could lose all of their 2020 salary if the season is canceled. But if one game is played, players are entitled to ...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers will be without closer Jose Leclerc for most of the pandemic-shortened season with a shoulder injury similar to the one that sidelined starter Corey Kluber earlier this week. Leclerc's muscle tear in his right ...
TRUCKEE, Calif. -- Ryan Moore curled in a 20-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th for a share of the lead with Adam Schenk on Thursday in the PGA Tour's Barracuda Championship at Tahoe Mountain Club. Moore and Schenk had 14-point rounds under the ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Everyone needs a Pete Cowen in their lives. There's a fine line between pointed criticism and verbal abuse, but somewhere between a much-needed intervention and some unfiltered tough love, Cowen, the no-nonsense Englishman who ...
London (AFP) - Mikel Arteta insists even winning the FA Cup final against Chelsea on Saturday will not salvage Arsenal's season, but a trophy just eight months into his first managerial role will strengthen the impression the Gunners now have the right man in ...
Rory McIlroy suffered par-three trouble to make a sluggish start at the WGC FedEx St Jude Invitational in Memphis. McIlroy, needing a win to regain the world number one spot from Jon Rahm, found water at the short 11th after starting his round at TPC ...
Diaz struck out one batter while allowing one earned run on one hit and two walks in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Red Sox. Rojas said he was "definitely not concerned" with Diaz after he blew the save in Saturday's loss to the Braves, but that stance has clearly ...
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) -- Chelsea Gray had 15 points and six assists, Candace Parker scored 10 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Connecticut Sun 81-76 on Thursday night. Nneka Ogwumike ...
Date: Friday, July 31, 2020. Time: 2:30 p.m. ET. Location: HP FIELD HOUSE, Orlando, FL. TV: FOX Sports Florida. Mobile: FOX Sports GO. Radio: 96.9 FM the Game / 98.1 SALSA Y MAS. ORLANDO -- Unique. That word applies to a number of circumstances ...
DETROIT (AP) — Dozens of more victims who claim they were molested by a University of Michigan doctor filed a lawsuit against the school Thursday, including a former football player who said he told legendary coach Bo Schembechler about the abuse in ...
(CNN) A special prosecutor appointed to look into undocumented meetings between Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber and FIFA President Gianni Infantino has launched criminal proceedings against the head of world football and requested approval to ...
Trout was placed on the paternity list Thursday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports. The reigning American League MVP will head to the paternity list a little bit earlier than expected, with his wife Jessica originally due to have their first child Aug. 3. Trout will ...
MILWAUKEE — What's normally an unofficial holiday in Wisconsin will be yet another reminder of just how different life has become in 2020. Friday marks the home opener for the Milwaukee Brewers, but instead of taking to the field at Miller Park in front of a ...
Welcome to your Morning Buzz, rounding up news and views regarding the Green Bay Packers from around the web and here at PackersNews.com. We'll start with NFL.com's Bucky Brooks writing (in the same column he analyzed home-field advantage) that ...
It's usually around this time of year that players are gearing up for training camp. They say goodbye to their families and check into a local hotel. Nearly every day, they practice with jobs on the line. Training camp becomes monotonous, but this is where ...
The Philadelphia Phillies/Toronto Blue Jays weekend series set for Citizens Bank Park has been postponed, as two more Phillies employees tested positive today for the COVID-19 virus. No players have yet tested positive; the two staff members that did test ...
The entire Rutgers University football program is under quarantine and has temporarily halted all in-person activities, all the result of individuals attending a gathering. At least 15 players have tested positive for Covid-19 so far, according to New Jersey State ...
The two-time Super Bowl winner's presence alone during the opening days of training camp has given the Steelers a boost. PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger is back and, to listen to the precious few who have seen the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback ...
Seguin will not be in the lineup against Nashville on Thursday but it expected to play versus Vegas on Monday. Seguin failed to reach the 70-point mark for the first time since the lockout-shortened 2012-13 campaign. The 27-year-old center isn't expected to ...
The Big Ten was a battlefield for Hall of Fame hoops coaches in the 1980s with Lou Henson (Illinois), Bob Knight (Indiana), Gene Keady (Purdue), Lute Olson (Iowa) and Jud Heathcote (Michigan State) all manning the sideline during that era. To this day ...
The Saudi-led takeover offer for Newcastle has been withdrawn, with the consortium criticising the "prolonged process" for their decision to walk away. The Middle East country's public investment fund (PIF) had been set to take an 80 per cent stake in the ...
DENVER -- As the 4-1 Rockies prepare for the home opener on Friday against the Padres, second base is our first question. But the answer has less to do with second base than Ryan McMahon's bat. What are the Rockies going to do at second base?
Earlier this month, the NBA and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) agreed on social justice messages that can be displayed on the back of jerseys, similar to the usual placement of a player's last name. The idea is to use the platform and large ...