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Pickens hurls shutout, Dodge provides only run and Tennessee tops Nebraska 1-0 to win Super Regional
By Canadian Press on May 25th, 2025
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Karlyn Pickens pitched a two-hit shutout, Ella Dodge’s first-inning home run provided the only run and No. 7 seed Tennessee defeated unseeded Nebraska 1-0 on Sunday to win the Knoxville Super Regional. Two-time SEC Pitcher of the Year Pickens struck out 10, walked one and hit two batters. Her ERA dipped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Robbie Ray moves to 7-0 with 6 strong innings, Sam Huff homers and Giants beat Nationals 3-2
By Canadian Press on May 25th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robbie Ray pitched six strong innings to improve to 7-0, Sam Huff homered and the San Francisco Giants hung on to beat the Nationals 3-2 on Sunday and take two of three at Washington. Ray allowed a run on three hits and struck out seven without a walk, lowering his ERA to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Penske gives command to start the Indy 500, then watches McLaughlin, Newgarden fail to finish
By Canadian Press on May 25th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Roger Penske delivered a forceful command for drivers to start their engines at the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. It was probably the highlight of his day. Maybe even his month. After the most trying of weeks for his own race team, one marked by qualifying penalties and the firing of three Team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohtani faces hitters for 1st time since elbow surgery, throws 22 pitches of live BP at Citi Field
By Canadian Press on May 25th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani faced hitters Sunday for the first time since elbow surgery, throwing 22 pitches at Citi Field before the Los Angeles Dodgers played the New York Mets. With dozens of reporters watching from the stands more than 4 1/2 hours ahead of gametime, the two-way superstar pitched to five batters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panthers can sweep their way back to Stanley Cup Final with a win over Hurricanes on Monday night
By Canadian Press on May 25th, 2025
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Marchand wanted no part of the conversation. He and the Florida Panthers lead the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 in the Eastern Conference finals. Florida is on the brink of reaching the Stanley Cup Final; it would be the Panthers’ third straight appearance in that round and Marchand’s first time in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oneil Cruz hits 122.9 mph home run, hardest-hit ball since Statcast started tracking in 2015
By Canadian Press on May 25th, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz had the hardest-hit ball since Statcast started tracking in 2015, a home run off Milwaukee’s Logan Henderson on Sunday that left the bat at 122.9 mph and splashed into the Allegheny River. Cruz’s leadoff drive to right in the third inning on a 92.2 mph fastball traveled 432 feet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jackson Van De Brake drives in five runs and North Carolina routs Clemson 14-4 for ACC championship
By Canadian Press on May 25th, 2025
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jackson Van De Brake drove in five runs, including a three-run home run in an eight-run fifth inning, highlighting North Carolina’s 14-4 victory over Clemson on Sunday in the championship game of the ACC Baseball Tournament. Hunter Stokely and Tyson Bass both hit two-run home runs with one out in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!West Indies wins 3rd ODI against Ireland to draw series 1-1
By Canadian Press on May 25th, 2025
DUBLIN (AP) — West Indies powered to a 197-run win over Ireland in the third ODI in Dublin on Sunday to draw the series 1-1. The visitors won via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern scoring method, used in weather-affected matches, after compiling 385-7 from their 50 overs. Keacy Carty smashed 170 from 142 balls — the joint-sixth highest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman leaves game vs. Red Sox after taking foul ball off mask
By Canadian Press on May 25th, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman left Sunday’s game against the Boston Red Sox in the top of the fifth inning after taking a hard foul ball off his mask two innings earlier. In the third, Rafael Devers’ foul ball slammed directly into Rutschman’s mask. The catcher dropped his head for a moment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ryan Hunter-Reay leads chaotic Indianapolis 500 after bizarre incidents
By Canadian Press on May 25th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Hunter-Reay was the leader at the halfway point of the Indianapolis 500 as he looked for a second victory in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Hunter-Reay, in a one-off entry for DRR-Cusick Motorsports, won the Indy 500 in 2014 as a driver for Andretti Global. Him leading Sunday with 100 laps ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tarik Skubal says he teared up as Tigers fans roared moments before his 1st complete game as a pro
By Canadian Press on May 25th, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal emerged from the dugout to pitch in a ninth inning for the first time in the major leagues, triggering a roar and standing ovation from the Comerica Park crowd as men, women and children chanted his name. “Little teary-eyed out there, honestly, before the inning started,” Skubal ... Read More »
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