WASHINGTON (AP) — Carlos Santana broke a scoreless tie with a three-run homer in the sixth inning and started a late onslaught by the Cleveland Guardians, who beat the Washington Nationals 9-1 on Tuesday night to split a doubleheader. Daniel Schneemann and Austin Hedges also went deep for ...
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves are gaining momentum in their attempt to recover from a staggering 0-7 start to the season. A come-from-behind 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in 10 innings Tuesday night was the latest confidence-building win. The Braves scored a run in the bottom of ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell did everything he physically could to try to get the Cleveland Cavaliers back on equal footing in their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Indiana Pacers. It wasn't enough, though. Now, the Cavaliers face their most daunting task of the season ...
Road, sweet road. Home-court advantage? It doesn't exist so far in the NBA conference semifinals — where visiting teams combined to go 4-0 in Game 1s, the first time that has happened during this round in the league's playoff history. Indiana beat top-seeded Cleveland on Sunday in the ...
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark has received a three-year contract extension through 2030, the conference confirmed Tuesday. ESPN first reported the Big 12 board of directors agreed to extend his original five-year contract, which was set to expire in 2027. Yormark ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With Utah's first-in-the-nation ban on fluoride in public drinking water set to take effect Wednesday, dentists who treat children and low-income patients say they're bracing for an increase in tooth decay among the state's most vulnerable people. Republican Gov. ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An eighth person has died months after the crash of a medical transport plane in Philadelphia, city officials said Tuesday. Dominique Goods-Burke, who was in a vehicle hit by debris when the plane crashed in northeast Philadelphia, died on April 27, the city Medical ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A barrier described as an "anti-climb fence" is in the works for the Pennsylvania governor's official residence, the state police chief said Tuesday, less than a month after a late-night intruder jumped the existing fence, broke into the home and started a damaging ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Schwarber, Alec Bohm and Nick Castellanos all homered, and Zack Wheeler pitched seven solid innings as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-4 on Tuesday night. Castellanos hit a three-run shot to break open a close game in the eighth, and finished 3 for ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes still hasn't found what he's looking for against the St. Louis Cardinals — a win. Skenes fell to 0-4 in five career starts against the Cardinals following a 2-1 loss on Tuesday night. It is the most starts by a Pirates pitcher to ...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Oscar Piastri maintained his advantage in the Formula 1 championship fight by winning the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday for his fourth win through six races this season. Piastri has now won three consecutive F1 races for McLaren Racing, where he and teammate Lando ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Jayden Nelson and Tristan Blackmon each scored a goal for Vancouver on Saturday night in a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake and the Whitecaps continued the best start to a season in club history. The Whitecaps (8-1-2) are unbeaten in six consecutive games and ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber and Max Kepler hit solo homers in the seventh inning to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Schwarber moved into a tie for the major league home run lead when he hit his 10th of the season off ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Luis Arraez had three hits and drove in three runs to help the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-4 on Friday night for their third straight victory. Arraez is 6 for 12 since returning from a concussion. Fernando Tatis Jr. left the game in the third after being ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — San Diego's Fernando Tatis Jr. sprinted home on a wild pitch by Pittsburgh closer David Bednar in the top of the ninth inning to lift the Padres past the Pirates 2-1 at rainy PNC Park on Saturday night. Tatis, who exited Friday night's win in the third inning after taking a ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Nola pitched six shutout innings in his first win of the season, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 on Saturday night. J.T. Realmuto and Max Kepler homered for Philadelphia in its sixth win in seven games. The Phillies will try for a ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kenny Atkinson has one simple message for his Cleveland Cavaliers going into their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Indiana Pacers. Put your track shoes on. The top-seeded Cavaliers had the NBA's top offense in the regular season, averaging 121.9 points. The ...
TORONTO (AP) — Daniel Schneemann hit his first career grand slam and added a solo shot, leading the Cleveland Guardians to a 5-3, come-from-behind victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. With Toronto leading 3-1 and two outs in the ninth inning, Schneemann pulled an 0-1 pitch from ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Amed Rosario homered and drove in four runs to propel the Washington Nationals to an 11-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night. Rosario, who hit a two-out RBI double in the fourth inning off Reds starter Nick Lodolo (3-3) to tie it at 3, connected on a ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dansby Swanson, Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki all took Pirates ace Paul Skenes deep in the fifth inning as the Cubs pulled away for an 8-3 victory on Thursday. Suzuki later added a two-run shot off reliever Kyle Nicolas as Chicago took two of three from the last-place ...