NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes is ready to take on the world. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace announced Tuesday that he will join Team USA when the World Baseball Classic returns next March. "Being around the best players in the game for three, four weeks, however long it is — unbelievable ...
FLOURTOWN, Pa. (AP) — With the tease of a possible ace on each tee shot, golf fan Jason Brown hunkered down early at the Philadelphia Cricket Club's 14th hole. This was no ordinary par-3, and Brown — like most of the fans who crowded the area — had to take a look at not only the shortest ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Bart's fielder's choice on a hard ground ball in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Sunday to win two in a three-game series. Bart hit a sharp grounder with the infield drawn in that hit off shortstop Nick ...
HOUSTON (AP) — Hunter Brown pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning, and the Houston Astros beat the slumping Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Friday night. Brown (6-1) struck out nine, matching his season high for the fourth straight start. The right-hander also issued a season-high four walks in ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Bryce Harper homered during Philadelphia's six-run eighth inning, Ranger Suárez allowed only three hits over seven scoreless innings and the Phillies defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-1 on Saturday night. Harper had his first three-hit game of the season as the Phillies ...
HOUSTON (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run homer in Cincinnati's 10-run first inning as the Reds pounced on Lance McCullers early and held on for a 13-9 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. McCullers (0-1), who was making just his second start since Game 3 of the 2022 World ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — It's been a long time since Kyle Schwarber went an entire game without getting on base. The Phillies' designated hitter has reached safely in 45 straight games dating to last year, including Philadelphia's first 39 games this season. It's the longest streak in the majors ...
HOUSTON (AP) — Ronel Blanco struck out a career-high 11 in eight innings and Shawn Dubin completed the two-hitter to lead the Houston Astros to a 6-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Yainer Diaz hit a three-run homer in the third to give Houston an early lead and Christian Walker ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez, Kyle Manzardo and Angel Martínez homered as the Cleveland Guardians blanked the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 on Friday night. Four Cleveland pitchers combined on the shutout as the Guardians started a six-game homestand. Starter Gavin Williams (3-2) went five ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Marsh and Trea Turner each had two hits and drove in a run in the 10th inning to cap a comeback from four runs down and lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night. Philadelphia tied the score in the ninth, handing Pete ...
FLOURTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Keith Mitchell held the first-round lead at three tournaments earlier this season before falling out of the top spot. He's showing staying power at the Truist Championship. Mitchell followed a career-best round with a 3-under 67 on Friday and maintained a one-shot lead ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Drake Baldwin hit an RBI single in the 11th inning to drive in automatic runner Ozzie Albies and give the Braves their fourth win in their last five games, 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night. Scott Blewett (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings to pick up the ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NBA Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley and All-Star guard Darius Garland are back in the starting lineup for the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. Key backup De'Andre Hunter also is active after missing Game 2 with a sprained right thumb. The ...
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Shedeur Sanders began the process Friday of trying to show he can be a factor in the Cleveland Browns' quarterback competition. Sanders, possibly the most publicized 144th-overall draft pick in history after the projected first-rounder dropped into the fifth round, took ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cristopher Sánchez allowed one hit over six innings, Trea Turner, Bryson Stott and Bryce Harper each drove in two runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-0 on Wednesday night. Sánchez (4-1) allowed a single by Junior Caminero in the first and walked ...
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Austin Peay transfer defensive back William Hardrick, who previously played for Mississippi State and Miami (Ohio), has died, the university announced Wednesday. The university said the 22-year-old Hardrick died Tuesday but did not provide details regarding a cause ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Carlos Santana kick-started an eight-run sixth inning with a bases-clearing double, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Nationals 8-6 on Wednesday to win two of three at Washington in a 24-hour span. The Guardians sent 13 men to the plate in the sixth against Michael ...
ATLANTA (AP) — TJ Friedl hit two home runs and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Wednesday night to snap a four-game losing streak despite losing right-hander Hunter Greene to a right groin injury after only three innings. Greene struck out six batters and allowed only two ...
After a mammoth undertaking of buying an NHL team, moving players, coaches and a full staff more than 600 miles and getting it all together in a matter of months before the puck dropped on a new season, it is perhaps a fitting identity that owners Ryan and Ashley Smith chose after rounds and ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sonny Gray pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Wednesday for their fifth straight victory. Gray (4-1) struck out eight and walked one in his first win since April 14. The right-hander went 0-1 with a ...