Chicago — On Monday and Tuesday nights, the Chicago Cubs rallied late to beat the Cincinnati Reds, winning 5-4 on Monday after Michael Conforto’s pinch-hit ninth-inning solo home run and 3-2 on Tuesday when Michael Busch hit a tying eighth-inning homer and delivered the winning RBI in the 10th. The victories...
San Francisco. Trevor McDonald, called up from Triple-A Sacramento earlier Monday, pitched seven innings with eight strikeouts as the San Francisco Giants defeated the San Diego Padres 3-2 at Oracle Park Monday night; Casey Schmitt hit a first-inning home run and Luis Arraez doubled twice and scored twice in the...
ANAHEIM -- On Tuesday night the Los Angeles Angels secured a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox after Zach Neto launched a go-ahead home run in the fifth inning. Left-hander Sam Aldegheri was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday after Nick Sandlin was designated for assignment and has...
MIAMI — The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Miami Marlins 1-0 on Monday night as Bryce Harper hit a solo home run and Aaron Nola delivered six scoreless innings. Harper’s third-inning homer provided the game’s only run, while Nola scattered five hits and struck out five under interim manager Don Mattingly. The...
Raleigh, N.C. — Taylor Hall scored at 18:54 of overtime Monday night to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 2 of the second-round NHL playoff series. Seth Jarvis had tied the game at 11:21 of the third period after the Flyers opened...
United States: Multiple baseball contests across scholastic, community college and professional levels produced decisive outcomes this week, with McCann Tech rallying for a walk-off win in North Adams on Monday, the Los Angeles Dodgers beating the Houston Astros 8-3 in Houston on Monday, Solano College losing two NorCal regional playoff...
Detroit: Two-time AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal will have surgery to remove loose bodies from his left elbow after being scratched from Monday's start against the Boston Red Sox. Manager A.J. Hinch said Skubal felt discomfort Sunday following an earlier scare against the Atlanta Braves, and tests revealed the...
DENVER — The Minnesota Wild announced Filip Gustavsson will start Game 2 at Ball Arena on Tuesday after Jesper Wallstedt allowed eight goals in a 9-6 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday. The Avalanche scored nine times in Game 1, and Wallstedt surrendered a career-high eight goals on 42...
Dedham, Mass. — The assault trial of former New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs opened Monday as a jury convened to hear competing accounts of a Dec. 2 encounter at his Dedham home. Prosecutors allege Diggs slapped and choked his private chef, while his attorney maintained he is innocent...
San Antonio — The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-102 in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday night after Anthony Edwards made an unexpected return from a left knee injury and scored 18 points. Victor Wembanyama recorded 11 points, 15 rebounds and an NBA postseason...
