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Mets hope to stay over .500 and even series vs. Cubs (Jun 01, 2018)

NEW YORK — A pair of streaks, one impressive and the other ignoble, will be at stake Friday night when the New York Mets host the Chicago Cubs in the second game of a four-game series at Citi Field.

Mauer not ready to return as Twins host Indians (Jun 01, 2018)

The Minnesota Twins were hoping to see Joe Mauer back in the lineup this weekend, but the veteran first baseman experienced a setback in his recovery from concussion-like symptoms and his return could be delayed further.

UCLA rallies to beat Florida State in WCWS

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Kylee Perez hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning to help UCLA rally past Florida State 7-4 on Thursday night in the Women’s College World Series.

Villanueva hits 15th homer in Padres 8-3 win over Marlins

Villanueva’s homer total before June 1 is the most by a National League rookie since St. Louis’ Albert Pujols hit 16 in 2001.

Nola, Phillies spoil Kershaw's return

LOS ANGELES (AP) Jorge Alfaro drove in two runs, Aaron Nola pitched seven innings of two-hit ball and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 Thursday, spoiling Clayton Kershaw’s first start in almost a month.

Marlins pitching struggles as Padres win game and take series

Wei-Yin Chen (1-3) got just five outs in his shortest stint of the season. He allowed four runs and four hits, and walked two and struck out four.

LeBron James' 51 points not enough in Game 1 loss to Warriors

Stephen Curry scored 29 points and the Golden State Warriors capitalized on a Cavaliers blunder that sent the game into overtime.

Muñoz hits a walk-off homer as Cardinals complete comeback against Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals to a 10-8 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.

Munoz's 3-run HR caps 5-run 9th, Cardinals beat Pirates 10-8 (May 31, 2018)

ST. LOUIS (AP) Yairo Munoz hit a three-run, game-ending homer to cap St. Louis’ five-run ninth inning and rally the Cardinals to a 10-8 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.

Power pitching highlights Nationals-Braves matchup (May 31, 2018)

Two powerful right-handed arms will be on display when the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves meet in the second game of their four-game set at SunTrust Park in Atlanta.

Vegas casinos face threat of 1st worker strike in 3 decades

LAS VEGAS (AP) The possibility of 50,000 Las Vegas casino workers going on strike drew closer Thursday, with their contracts expiring at midnight and the prospects of new ones still uncertain.

Yankees, Orioles heading in opposite directions ahead of series opener (May 31, 2018)

BALTIMORE — The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles will open their series at Camden Yards a day later because of rain.

Real Salt Lake seeks another win over Sounders (May 31, 2018)

SANDY, Utah — Real Salt Lake appears to finally have plugged up some of the holes on defense plaguing the club earlier in the season.

Nola shuts down Dodgers as Phillies spoil Kershaws return (May 31, 2018)

Quintana, Zobrist lead Cubs to 5-1 win over banged-up Mets (May 31, 2018)

NEW YORK (AP) Jose Quintana pitched six shutout innings, Ben Zobrist hit a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs beat the banged-up New York Mets 5-1 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.

Union, Atlanta United want to play better (May 31, 2018)

Atlanta United settled for a draw that felt a lot like a loss its last time out. The Philadelphia Union are coming off a 3-1 win that their coach called their worst performance of the season at home.

Red-hot Timbers take on Galaxy (May 31, 2018)

With his team’s 0-3-2 start to the season disappearing in the rearview mirror, Portland Timbers coach Giovanni Savarese is preaching focus.

Silver says NBA encouraging 76ers to resolve Twitter probe

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Adam Silver has encouraged the Philadelphia 76ers to both quickly and thoroughly resolve the investigation into whether team president Bryan Colangelo used Twitter inappropriately, a story that the NBA commissioner acknowledged was not one he wants to be thinking about during the league’s title series.

Ocasio hits, pitches Florida past Georgia in WCWS opener

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Aleshia Ocasio hit a three-run homer and pitched a complete game to help Florida defeat Georgia 11-3 in five innings Thursday in the Women’s College World Series.

NYCFC brings unbeaten home mark into match vs. Orlando City (May 31, 2018)

It goes against conventional wisdom somewhat, but it can be argued that New York City FC has been better away from the Bronx than at Yankee Stadium, certainly in Patrick Vieira’s first two years as the club’s coach.

Yankees-Orioles postponed by rain; makeup set for July 9 DH

BALTIMORE (AP) The opener of a scheduled four-game series between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night was postponed by rain.

Crew missing key players for match vs. Toronto FC (May 31, 2018)

The Columbus Crew SC squad that is unbeaten in seven games, including five consecutive shutouts, will have a different look when Toronto FC visits Mapfre Stadium on Saturday.

Twins' Mauer still dealing with concussion-like symptoms

Minnesota Twins first baseman Joe Mauer has hit a road block in his return from a neck injury and concussion-like symptoms

How the NFL's new kickoff rules will affect the Buccaneers

We’ve seen this routine before. Remember when the NFL moved kickoff touchbacks from the 20-yard line to the 25 before the 2016 season? In theory, that was supposed to discourage returners from running kicks out of the end zone. Instead, we’ve seen teams place high arcing kicks just shy of the

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