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Mariners infield prospect Cole Young impresses in major league debut
By Canadian Press on May 31st, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — When infielder Cole Young appeared in the Futures Game in Arlington, Texas, last July, he did so as a Mariners prospect who had recently been promoted to Double-A Arkansas. It was a taste of what loomed, and motivated Young to keep pushing in the hopes of eventually making it to T-Mobile Park. ... Read More »
1 responseExpansion side San Diego blanks Austin 2-0 behind CJ dos Santos’ seventh clean sheet
By Canadian Press on May 31st, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Luca de la Torre and Milan Iloski scored in the second half and CJ dos Santos finished off his seventh clean sheet of the season as expansion side San Diego FC beat Austin FC 2-0 on Saturday night. Neither team scored until the 60th minute when de la Torre found the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Louisville beats Vanderbilt 3-2, boots No. 1 overall seed into losers’ bracket at Nashville Regional
By Canadian Press on May 31st, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Zion Rose homered leading off the fifth and Tague Davis doubled and scored what proved to be the winning run later in the inning on a throwing error as Louisville sent No. 1 overall seed Vanderbilt into the losers’ bracket at the Nashville Regional with a 3-2 victory on Saturday night. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pirates win 5-0 behind McCutchen and Falter to snap 10-game losing streak vs. Padres
By Canadian Press on May 31st, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Andrew McCutchen homered into the second deck in left field off Dylan Cease, Bailey Falter combined with three relievers on a two-hitter and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat San Diego 5-0 on Saturday night to snap a 10-game losing streak to the Padres. McCutchen’s 396-foot shot leading off the fifth was his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Terrell’s 3 RBIs help Auburn beat Stetson 8-5, advance to regional’s championship round
By Canadian Press on May 31st, 2025
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Bub Terrell had two doubles and three RBIs, Eric Snow also had two doubles and drove in two runs and No. 4 national seed Auburn beat Stetson 7-5 at the Auburn Regional on Saturday night. Auburn (39-18) can clinch a berth in the super regionals with a victory Sunday over the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!And with that, an era ends: ‘Thanks for watching us. It’s the NBA on TNT’
By Canadian Press on May 31st, 2025
Ernie Johnson could barely get the words out. The run of “Inside the NBA” on TNT came to an end on Saturday night, after nearly four decades as a fixture of the league. The show will move to ESPN and ABC next season — and keep Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley together, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trans athlete wins 2 girls events at California track and field finals
By Canadian Press on May 31st, 2025
CLOVIS, Calif. (AP) — A transgender athlete bested the competition Saturday at the California high school track and field championship to take home gold in the girls high jump and the triple jump at a meet that has stirred controversy and drawn national attention. AB Hernandez competed under a new rule change that may be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colby Thorndyke drives in 6, sparks late-inning barrage in Coastal Carolina’s 18-7 win over ECU
By Canadian Press on May 31st, 2025
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Colby Thorndyke hit a grand slam to break a seventh-inning tie and finished with six RBIs as Coastal Carolina routed East Carolina 18-7 on Saturday night, sending the Chanticleers to the championship round of their super regional. The Chanticleers, batting as the visiting team, scored 14 runs in the last three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pacers’ Walker injures right ankle, leaving his availability for the NBA Finals uncertain
By Canadian Press on May 31st, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pacers forward Jarace Walker was on crutches with a right ankle injury following Indiana’s 125-108 victory over the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night and coach Rick Carlisle said he was uncertain of Walker’s availability for the NBA Finals. Walker will have four full ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wehiwa Aloy, Ryder Helfrick each hit 2 homers and No. 3 national seed Arkansas routs Creighton 12-1
By Canadian Press on May 31st, 2025
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Wehiwa Aloy and Ryder Helfrick each had a multi-homer game, Zach Root pitched six scoreless innings and No. 3 national seed Arkansas routed Creighton 12-1 on Saturday night. Arkansas (45-13) advances to the Fayetteville Regional final on Sunday against either Creighton (42-15) or North Dakota State. The Razorbacks have started 2-0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cole Young drives in winning run in 10th in major league debut, Mariners beat Twins 5-4
By Canadian Press on May 31st, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Cole Young hit a fielder’s choice in the 11th inning in his major league debut for his first RBI, giving the Seattle Mariners a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night. Promoted from Triple-A Tacoma prior to the game, Young hit a dribbler up the first-base line off Cole Sands ... Read More »
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