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Rays plan to have reliever Romo start 2nd straight day

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Tampa Bay Rays reliever Sergio Romo played 11 seasons before making his first major league start.

Kamaru Usman talks to Laura Sanko | INTERVIEW | POST-FIGHT | UFC FIGHT NIGHT

Laura Sanko caught up with Kamaru Usman after his unanimous decision victory over Demian Maia in Santiago on Saturday.

Small clubs cross fingers for World Cup windfalls

TORCY, France (AP) The ideal scenario for the club where Paul Pogba played football as a kid might go something like this: The France midfielder shines so brightly at the World Cup that a money-no-object club – for argument’s sake, let’s say Real Madrid – decides that it cannot live without him and pays a nine-figure fee to shake him loose from Manchester United.

Tatiana Suarez talks to Laura Sanko | INTERVIEW | POST-FIGHT | UFC FIGHT NIGHT

Laura Sanko caught up with Tatiana Suarez after her submission victory in Santiago.

Kamaru Usman vs Demian Maia | HIGHLIGHTS | UFC FIGHT NIGHT

Kayryn Bryant, Kenny Florian, and Tyron Woodley break down Saturday’s main event between Kamaru Usman and Demian Maia.

Daniel Robertson hits grand slam, Romo gets first career start in win over Angels

Daniel Robertson hit his first career grand slam, Sergio Romo got his first MLB start in the 5-3 win over the Angels.

Rays reliever Romo may start again vs. Angels (May 20, 2018)

The Tampa Bay Rays had so much success using career relief pitcher Sergio Romo as a starter Saturday night against the Los Angeles Angels that they plan to start him again Sunday afternoon in the series finale.

Stevenson retains title with majority draw against Jack

TORONTO (AP) Adonis Stevenson retained his WBC light-heavyweight title Saturday night after a majority draw with Badou Jack.

Daniel Robertson breaks down his grand slam

Tampa Bay Rays SS Daniel Robertson talks about hitting his first career grand slam.

Kevin Cash on starting pitcher Romo’s performance, win over Angels

Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash on Romo’s starting pitcher Romo’s performance, win over the Los Angeles Angels.

Flaherty seeks first major league win as Cardinals wrap up series with Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies-St. Louis Cardinals preview

DC United beats Earthquakes 3-1 (May 20, 2018)

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Zoltan Stieber, Darren Mattocks and Yamil Asad scored to help D.C. United beat the San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 on Saturday night.

Diamondbacks' Buchholz returns to mound against Mets (May 20, 2018)

NEW YORK — Clay Buchholz, the newest member of the Arizona Diamondbacks, is equal parts familiar and unfamiliar to manager Torey Lovullo.

Jeff Gordon: 2018 All-Star Race was ‘one of the best’

NASCAR on FOX’s Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon discuss the 2018 All-Star Race.

Recap: Rays 5, Angels 3 (5/19)

The Angels are in the midst of their longest losing streak of the season, but manager Mike Scioscia knows this is an uncharacteristic sequence for his team and they will turn it around

Cubs, winless Darvish face Reds (May 19, 2018)

The Chicago Cubs certainly aren’t paying right-handed starter Yu Darvish $126 million for this.

Brewers face Twins, seek fourth sweep of season (May 19, 2018)

Junior Guerra takes the mound Sunday afternoon as the Milwaukee Brewers go for their fourth sweep of the season when they face the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis.

Jose Abreu, Lucas Giolito led White Sox over Rangers, 5-3

Ariel Jurado (0-1) allowed four runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings in his major league debut for the Rangers.

Russell retains WBC belt with unanimous decision over Diaz

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) Gary Russell Jr. successfully defended his WBC featherweight championship Saturday night, unanimously outpointing mandatory challenger Joseph Diaz.

D-backs can't hold late lead, lose 9th in 10 games on Mets walk-off

Paul Goldschmidt led off the three-run fourth with his first home run in 106 at-bats.

Duffy's struggles continue in Royals' 8-3 loss to Yankees

Gary Sanchez hit two of the Yankees’ five home runs and New York rebounded from a series-opening loss to pound the Kansas City Royals 8-3 on Saturday night.

LEADING OFF: Ohtani starts, Hill ailing, Darvish tries again

A look at what’s happening around the majors Sunday:

Rockies hope to cool off Giants' Crawford in series finale (May 19, 2018)

SAN FRANCISCO — The Colorado Rockies must figure out a way to cool down hot-hitting San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford when the clubs wrap up a four-game series on Sunday afternoon.

Sparks, Lynx renew rivalry to kick off season (May 19, 2018)

The WNBA wasted little time getting to its marquee matchup.

Yelich's eighth-inning homer sends Brewers past Twins, 5-4 (May 19, 2018)

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Christian Yelich broke a tie with a solo home run in the top of the eighth, Milwaukee’s bullpen pitched five scoreless innings, and the Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 on Saturday night to take the first two games of the three-game series.

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