The NBA’s schedule makers have handed the Miami Heat an apparent gift. On Friday night, Miami (39-33) will host the Portland Trail Blazers, who are on an eight-game losing streak. Portland (19-54) has the fifth-worst record in the league. It looks like a layup for the Heat, who can use an easy win. Miami has […]
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Aaron Judge doubled and scored the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning as the New York Yankees erased an early four-run deficit and topped the Houston Astros 5-4 Thursday at Minute Maid Park. Judge ignited the rally off former Astros closer Ryan Pressly (0-1) with a leadoff double into the left-field corner. After advancing to
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The San Francisco Giants released longtime fan favorite Pablo Sandoval on Thursday, hours before the season opener against the San Diego Padres. Sandoval, the MVP of the 2012 World Series, was signed to a minor league contract in February but his bid to be on a major league roster for the first time since 2021
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Cavan Biggio and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered in Toronto’s five-run sixth inning and the Blue Jays routed the Tampa Bay Rays 8-2 on Thursday on Opening Day in St. Petersburg, Fla. George Springer also went deep, and Bo Bichette was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, a run and a walk. Alejandro Kirk singled in
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The Minnesota Twins began their defense of their American League Central crown behind a strong start by Pablo Lopez, topping the host Kansas City Royals, 4-1 on Thursday. After surrendering a leadoff home run to Maikel Garcia, Lopez shut out the Royals while scattering four hits over seven innings, striking out seven. Lopez needed just
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Jake Cronenworth capped a four-run seventh inning with a two-run double Thursday afternoon as the San Diego Padres overtook the visiting San Francisco Giants for a 6-4 win in a matchup of new managers. After the Giants scored twice in the top of the inning to go up 3-2, the Padres pounded relievers Luke Jackson
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The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Phoenix Suns have been two of the best shooting teams in the NBA this season. They meet Friday night in Oklahoma City with the hopes of helping their playoff positions. The Suns (43-30) enter Friday’s action a half-game behind Dallas for the No. 6 spot in the Western Conference.
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Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman hit home runs, while Shohei Ohtani and Tyler Glasnow delivered key contributions in their first home game for their new team as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 7-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday afternoon. After receiving a standing ovation from the Dodger Stadium crowd of 52,667
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Nick Martini homered twice and drove in five while starter Frankie Montas threw six shutout innings to lead the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-2 win over the visiting Washington Nationals in the traditional season opener in Cincinnati. Spencer Steer doubled, singled and scored twice for the Reds, who won their season opener for the first
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