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Padres' bats remain cold in loss to Blue Jays
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres’ No.5 starter got knocked around and let down on Friday night.
They will have a fill-in starting Saturday, as Randy Vásquez will be recalled to take the place of the injured Yu ...Read more
Tigers scratch out 5-4 win against Twins on ninth-inning hit by rookie Wenceel Perez
MINNEAPOLIS — It was 38 degrees with chilly 15-mph winds swirling around Target Field that made it feel like 29 degrees at game time Friday night.
“You don’t get cold in the big leagues,” Tigers shortstop Zach ...Read more
Cardinals offense muzzled in 2-1 series-opening loss to Brewers at Busch Stadium
ST. LOUIS — A Cardinals offense scuffling of late and an opposing pitcher who’d given out nearly three times as many strikeouts as hits through his first three starts wasn’t a stellar recipe for a breakout day at the...Read more
Travis d'Arnaud hits three homers as Braves top Rangers, 8-3
ATLANTA — The Braves opened a nine-game homestand Friday by welcoming the defending-champion Rangers to Atlanta. What a show for the sellout crowd: The Braves mashed their way to an 8-3 win, their fifth straight.
Here ...Read more
Ken Sugiura: As rehab starts, Braves' Spencer Strider driven to come back even better
ATLANTA — In one way, Spencer Strider is like the rest of us, or at least some of us. When the “check engine” light came on for his elbow, he chose to ignore it.
As the Braves ace prepared for the season at spring ...Read more
Juan Soto crushes 3-run homer in Yankees' series-opening win over Rays
NEW YORK — It took seven innings and two Rays errors for the Yankees’ offense to wake up on Friday, but the Bombers opened their homestand with a 5-3 win.
The biggest blast of the night came from Juan Soto, who ...Read more
Timberwolves defense would benefit from a better offense
MINNEAPOLIS — Since the Suns put the capstone on their seasonlong shellacking of the Timberwolves with a 125-106 victory Sunday at Target Center, there has been plenty of time for fans, players and coaches to roll around...Read more
Orioles' bullpen spoils Adley Rutschman's first career grand slam in 9-4 loss to Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dean Kremer was showing signs of tiring, walking two straight batters in the sixth inning of an otherwise sharp start.
He then threw a center-cut 88-mph cutter to Royals catcher Salvador Perez, and ...Read more
Al DiazGreg Cote: Heat win! But did they, really? No Butler a big problem in brutal matchup vs. Celtics.
MIAMI — How hard would you fight to win if winning meant a hugely harder battle ahead — one everyone seemed sure you would lose decisively? Perhaps even embarrassingly. And that you’d have to undertake this biggest ...Read more
Despite years of losing, Magic always believed young core good enough to end playoff drought
ORLANDO, Fla. — When Jalen Suggs was officially introduced less than 24 hours after he was drafted No. 5 overall by the Magic in 2021, he sat in front of a set of microphones alongside fellow first-round pick Franz ...Read more
Quinn Priester labors in season debut as Pirates fall to Red Sox, drop 4th in a row
PITTSBURGH — The hours leading up to Quinn Priester’s season debut were littered with teammates congratulating the 2019 first-rounder in the clubhouse on making it back to Pittsburgh.
Just a few minutes into his ...Read more
LeBron James calls Nikola Jokic 'one of the best players to ever play this game'
DENVER — After the Lakers’ last practice before their playoff series begins Saturday night, LeBron James praised Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, calling him “one of the best players to ever play this game.”
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Jimmy Butler-less Heat batter Bulls, 112-91, behind a Tyler Herro takeover
MIAMI — Immediate challenge conquered.
Greater challenge ahead.
Pushing past the Chicago Bulls a day after learning team leader Jimmy Butler would be lost for weeks with a knee injury, the reward for the Miami Heat for...Read more
Spencer Turnbull shines on the mound in Phillies' 7-0 rout of White Sox
PHILADELPHIA — J.T. Realmuto stood on the grass near the Phillies' dugout and waited.
It was impossible not to notice him — and not just because he was clad from head to toe in canary yellow catcher's gear. The rest ...Read more
As Jameson Taillon delivers a win in his season debut, Cubs rely on resiliency during challenging start
CHICAGO — Eight seasons into his major league career hasn’t dissipated Chicago Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon’s pregame butterflies ahead of his season debut.
A back injury interrupted his build-up process and ...Read more
Steve Kerr sees 'tremendous value' in Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green being Warriors for life
SAN FRANCISCO — In 1998, Steve Kerr was one of the several Chicago Bulls who left the franchise after winning the team’s sixth title.
“There was a documentary about what a disaster the whole thing was, you guys ...Read more
Jumping on the Hurricanes' Stanley Cup playoff bandwagon? What you need to know.
RALEIGH, N.C. — College basketball is done, the Masters has been played and it’s time for what has become another rite of spring in Raleigh: the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Some spring, too.
N.C. State sent both its men’...Read more
Why was Trevor Bauer listed as a victim in a fraud case unrelated to MLB suspension?
LOS ANGELES — Trevor Bauer was back in the news this week. He posted a video in which he gave a short address that started this way: "One of the women who accused me of sexual assault just got indicted for committing ...Read more
Michigan basketball adds four-star guard Justin Pippen to 2024 class
Michigan basketball has received its first high school commitment under new coach Dusty May, and it comes from the son of an NBA legend.
Justin Pippen, a 6-foot-3 guard out of Chatsworth (Calif.) Sierra Canyon, verbally ...Read more
Bruins-Maple Leafs matchups for their NHL playoff series
BOSTON — And so they meet again. The Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs don’t hold their spring clash quite as a frequently as the B’s and Montreal Canadiens once did, but the Blue-and-White have replaced the Bleu, Blanc...Read more
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