CINCINNATI (AP) — Chase Burns allowed one hit in five innings for his first major league win, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.Burns (1-0) walked three and struck out seven, including Jared Triolo with two on and two outs in the fourth. Jose Franco retired five batters before leaving with two on. Graham Ashcraft struck out Henry Davis to end the seventh and fanned two more in a scoreless eighth. Conner Phillips walked Marcell Ozuna and Ryan O’Hearn before retiring three straight for his first career save.AdvertisementElly De La Cruz singled…
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ATLANTA (AP) — The Boston Celtics are swapping one key player for another in their Monday night contest against the Atlanta Hawks, as Jayson Tatum heads back to the bench and Jaylen Brown returns to the lineup following a two-game absence.Tatum, who ruptured his Achilles in May, made his season debut on March 6 against the Mavericks and has played in 11 games since. The six-time NBA All-Star comes off his best performance of the season against Charlotte on Sunday night, dropping 32 points and adding eight assists, five rebounds and a block. Tatum was named the East’s NBA player…
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The Houston Astros (2-2) host the Boston Red Sox (1-2) at Daikin Park in the second series of the season. RHP Lance McCullers Jr. will make his first start of the season tonight for the Astros opposite LHP Ranger Suarez, who’s debuting for the Red Sox after signing with the club in the offseason.AdvertisementABOUT MCCULLERS: RHP Lance McCullers Jr. is making his season debut tonight in a start against the Red Sox, a team he has not faced since the 2018 season.McCullers last pitched in an exhibition game on March 24 vs. the Astros Triple A affiliate, the Sugar Land…
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Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw by Bournemouth in the Premier League at Vitality Stadium on Friday.United were presented with the game’s first chance inside the opening fifth minute as Amad Diallo forced Dorde Petrovic into a smart save, and at the other end, Rayan Christie dragged his…
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim doubled her lead to four strokes Friday in the Fortinet Founders Cup, capping a late afternoon rally with a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-3 eighth.A day after holing out for eagle on the par-5 18th hole for a 9-under 63 and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Thompson made 30 saves, losing his shutout bid with just 43 seconds remaining, and the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Friday night.Ryan Leonard scored midway through the first period, and Aliaksei Protas added an empty-netter with 1:43 remaining.AdvertisementJesper Bratt scored for the…
Box ScoreThe Milwaukee Brewers’ top prospects prevailed in their first Spring Breakout game on Friday evening, as they beat the Seattle Mariners’ prospects by a 7-3 final behind a big homer and a solid day from the bullpen.AdvertisementWith Bishop Letson on the mound, the Mariners got out to a quick…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Bailey Maupin scored seven of her 17 points in the final three minutes, and No. 7 seed Texas Tech held on to defeat 10th seed Villanova 57-52 on Friday night in the first round of March Madness.Denae Fritz scored 13 points for Texas Tech (26-7),…
Hey, how about some more Seattle Seahawks news during the “quiet” part of the offseason? John Schneider and the Seahawks have gone from never using the fifth-year option on their first-round picks to making it three in the span of two years.As expected, 2023 first-rounders Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Devon Witherspoon…
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race tonight at Darlington Raceway featured a field of 36 drivers, including Cup Series regulars like Ross Chastain, Carson Hocevar and Christopher Bell along with reigning Truck Series champion Corey Heim. It made for some great racing on the short track under the lights in…
It may sound foolish, but this might have been the sort of game Michael Carrick was waiting for. Manchester United have just the second stalemate of his new tenure after a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth that offered plenty of drama, but while it’s a game that only offered one point…
Costello van Steenis showed why he is one of the top middleweight fighters in mixed martial arts on Friday, successfully defending his PFL title over Fabian Edwards.Van Steenis caught Edwards in the third round and did not let up, finishing him with vicious elbows to earn a second win over…
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Sungjae Im held onto the lead on a breezy Friday afternoon in the Valspar Championship, rallying on the back nine to edge ahead of David Lipsky in firm and fast conditions on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook.After missing two straight cuts in his return from a…
TORONTO (AP) — Alexander Nikishin scored 41 seconds into overtime to give the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night.Nikishin fired a shot beyond goalie Joseph Woll’s blocker.AdvertisementEric Robinson scored on a penalty shot for Carolina, K’Andre Miller and Jordan Staal also…
This afternoon’s Spring Breakout game probably had the majority of Mariners fans’ eyeballs on it, but the big club is winding down Cactus League play, with just three games remaining after tonight. The M’s will face off against the Guardians before opening the season against them on Thursday, although the…
