LEADING OFF: Darvish Texas finale? Cobb on mound for Rays A look at what’s happening all around the majors today: DARVISH TEXAS FINALE? Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish makes his final scheduled start before Monday’s non-waiver trade deadline with growing speculation that the potential free agent could be dealt to another […]
Red Sox acquire Eduardo Nunez from Giants The Boston Red Sox, hesitant to entrust their World Series hopes on a 20-year-old rookie third baseman, got themselves a key insurance policy Tuesday night, acquiring San Francisco Giants veteran infielder Eduardo Nunez for two right-handed pitching prospects. The Red Sox, who had […]
Giants rock Pirates to help Bumgarner earn first win Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner saw no reason to make a big deal over his first win of the year, even if it came far deeper into the season than anyone expected. In a season that long ago spun out of control […]
Cespedes leads Mets past Padres 6-5 Yoenis Cespedes hit a big league homer — and one of the Little League variety to help power the New York Mets to another victory. Cespedes had three RBIs and finished a single shy of the cycle as the Mets beat the San Diego […]
Gold Cup title would keep Bruce Arena-led USMNT headed on right path The CONCACAF Gold Cup, which the United States will win if it beats Jamaica on Wednesday, is the second-most important tournament the men’s national team regularly plays in. Out of two. U.S. coach Bruce Arena said before the […]
AP source: Free agent Derrick Rose agrees to deal with Cavs For the moment, the Cavaliers have one content, proven point guard. Free agent Derrick Rose agreed Monday to sign with Cleveland, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Rose, a former NBA MVP who has battled […]
Stanton hits 2 more home runs, Marlins beat Rangers 4-0 By the end of his career, Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton would like to homer in all 30 major league parks. He added another to his list in a big way Monday night, hitting a pair of home runs against […]
Cody Bellinger’s 8th inning three-run homer leads Dodgers past Twins Cody Bellinger continued his super rookie season, drilling a three-run homer in the eighth inning to rally the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. It was Bellinger’s 28th home run of the […]
DeGrom wins 8th straight start, Mets hold off Padres 5-3 The first sign it was going to be a good night for Jacob deGrom was when he struck out the side in the first inning, all looking, on 10 pitches. The right-hander won his eighth straight start with eight strong […]
Paxton, Seager pace Seattle Mariners past Boston Red Sox James Paxton allowed four singles over seven innings to win his fifth consecutive start in July and Kyle Seager homered to pace the Seattle Mariners to a 4-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. Paxton (10-3) retired the […]
