Seven members of the Cleveland Guardians' coaching staff, including manager Terry Francona, were in Major League Baseball's COVID-19 health and safety protocol as of Thursday. Wednesday's series finale between the Guardians and host Chicago White Sox was postponed due to Cleveland reporting "multiple positive tests," including Francona. It was the first game of the MLB season to be postponed for COVID-related reasons. A
Jorge Mateo and Anthony Bemboom hit solo homers as the visiting Baltimore Orioles edged the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Thursday. The Orioles used a succession of relievers to win for the sixth time in their last eight games. Bryan Baker worked 2 1/3 scoreless innings to open the game, then Keegan Akin (1-0) followed by shutting out the Cardinals for 2 2/3 innings to earn the victory. Felix Bautista, the sixth Orioles pi
San Diego's one-two offensive punch of Manny Machado and Eric Hosmer look to continue their hot hitting Friday night when the Padres begin a 10-day, three-city road trip with a three-game series in Atlanta against the Braves. Machado was 2-for-4 on Wednesday and entered Thursday leading the majors in batting average (.383), hits (46), runs (27) and total bases (75). Hosmer was 3-for-5 with a homer, two RBIs and one run s
Seth Brown blasted a tiebreaking, two-run home run in the eighth inning and the visiting Oakland Athletics finished off a five-game series with a 5-3 victory over the slumping Detroit Tigers on Thursday. Brown's shot off Michael Fulmer gave the A's their fourth victory in the elongated series. A.J. Puk (1-0) tossed two innings of scoreless relief to collect the victory and Dany Jimenez got the last three outs for his six
The Toronto Blue Jays open a three-game series Friday with the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla., hoping they left at least some of their frustrations back in New York. The exasperation spilled over Wednesday night in Toronto's 5-3 loss to the Yankees. After a fifth-inning strikeout, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. snapped his bat over his left knee. The Blue Jays stranded 15 runners and went 1-for-13 with runners in scoring
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MICHAEL KUZMINSKI FROM WARREN, PA: If you had to pick the most iconic moment at Heinz Field, what would it be?
ANSWER: That's an easy one for me. It has to be Troy Polamalu's 40-yard pick-6 in the 2008 AFC Championship Game vs. the Ravens that provided the clinching points in a 23-14 victory that sent the Steelers to Super Bowl XLIII, where they won the
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The Steelers three-day rookie minicamp runs from Friday to Sunday, and on Thursday the newest class of Steelers arrived at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex ready to get to work.
The players went through a checklist of items upon their arrival, from equipment fittings to photos, as well as meeting their position coaches and others throughout the organization.
Fourth-round pick Calvin Austi
Longtime Patriots wide receiver and kicker Gino "The Duke" Cappelletti died Thursday at age 89. An original member of the Boston Patriots in 1960, Cappelletti was the American Football League's MVP in 1964 and was inducted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame in 1992. "My heart aches after learning of Gino Cappelletti's passing this morning," Patriots owner Robert Kraft said in a news release announcing Cappellett
ATHENS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Between 2016 and 2020, Greece allocated 83.95 percent of its total state expenditure on fighting wildfires and only 16.05 percent on preventing them, the environmental organization WWF Greece told an online press conference on Thursday.
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Taijuan Walker pitched through some apparent discomfort to toss seven scoreless innings and the New York Mets won another series with a 4-1 victory over the host Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon. Mark Canha had three hits -- including a homer -- and three RBIs for the Mets, who are unbeaten in 10 series this season with nine wins and a four-game split with the Atlanta Braves last week. They took two of three fr
Jose Altuve homered and drove in three runs, and Kyle Tucker had a home run and a run-scoring double in the same inning as the torrid Houston Astros rolled to a 11-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader in Minneapolis. The Astros have won nine straight games heading into the nightcap and moved first place in the American League West by percentage points. The game was cont
CHARLOTTE - The 2022 schedule will be released on Thursday, May 12 at 8 p.m. ET.
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Here are your top 49ers storylines for Thursday, May 12.
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Get ready for the 2022 season with Schedule Release '22 presented by Verizon on NFL Network Thursday, May 12th at 5:00 pm PT, with additional coverage on ESPN2. Don't miss your first look at the entire 17-game regular season schedule and in-depth analysis of every team a
Sebastian Munoz did that 60 thing again. Munoz topped the leaderboard at the Byron Nelson Classic with an opening-round 60 on Thursday, becoming the first player in PGA Tour history with multiple rounds of 60 or lower in the same season. "It's a great feeling when everything is clicking," Munoz said after draining his ninth birdie of the first round in McKinney, Texas. The University of North Texas product made few mis
The Seattle Mariners acquired first baseman Mike Ford from San Francisco on Thursday, two weeks after trading him to the Giants. In both transactions, he was traded for cash considerations. Ford, 29, was sent to the Giants after the Mariners designated him for assignment. Ford appeared in one game for San Francisco, going 1-for-4 with two RBIs. Ford spent parts of the past three seasons with the New York Yankees. He ap
Doha [Qatar], May 12 (ANI): The Doha Diamond League comprising several Olympic champions is all set to start on May 13 here at the Qatar Sports Club. The Diamond League is track and field's most prestigious series sitting in the top tier of the World Athletics one-day meeting competitions. The 2022 Diamond League comprises 13 meetings, starting with the Doha event leading up to the two-day Diamond League Final in Zurich o
Free agent DeMarcus Walker is leaving the Houston Texans after one season, but he won't be going very far. The defensive lineman is staying within the AFC South but will be donning a Tennessee Titans jersey moving forward. Walker's agent, David Canter, announced that an agreement has been reached, though no further details about the financial agreement or length of the contract have been disclosed. The 51st pick in the
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NASHVILLE - By night's end, the Titans will know the "when" on their 2022 schedule.
The team already knows the who and where (see below).
The NFL schedule will be released on Thursday night at 7 p.m. CT/8 p.m. ET on NFL Network, and tickets will be available here at TennesseeTitans.com when the Titans schedule is revealed.
One thing we already know:
The Phoenix Suns are one victory away from a second straight trip to the Western Conference finals. To clinch a spot on Thursday night, they have to do something they haven't yet done in this series: Win in Dallas against the Mavericks. The Suns lost Games 3 and 4 in Dallas and aim to becomethe first road team to win in the best-of-seven conference semifinal series. They hold a 3-2 series lead after blistering the Maver
Chandigarh [India], May 12 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday condemned the trend of gun culture and gangsterism being "promoted" by the Punjabi singers in the larger public interest and urged them to desist from fanning violence, hatred and animosity in the society through their songs. He called upon them to follow the ethos of Punjab, Punjabi and Punjabiyat thereby strengthening the bonds of brotherh
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 12 (ANI): The crucial partnership between Tilak Varma and Hrithik Shokeen and a quick unbeaten 16 by Tim David helped Mumbai Indians register a third win against Chennai Super Kings here at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. With this win, MI is currently at the bottom of the points table with six-point. CSK is at ninth position with 8 points. Chasing just a mere 98 runs target, Mumbai Indians
After yet another big comeback win, the Florida Panthers are on the verge of their first postseason series victory in 26 years Friday night as they visit the Washington Capitals for Game 6 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. The Panthers hold a 3-2 lead in the series, which seemed unlikely when they had fallen behind 3-0 after 26 minutes of play in Game 5. Florida scored five unanswered goals to claim the pi
Joel Embiid was a Most Valuable Player candidate all season. But Jimmy Butler has arguably been the best player in the Eastern Conference semifinals matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers. Butler scored 23 points and was able to rest down the stretch as the Miami Heat throttled the Sixers 120-85 in Game 5 on Tuesday. Butler will now look to lead the Heat into the Eastern Conference finals with a victory at Philadelphia
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The Cowboys' Achilles heel for a while now has been penalties, so why should we be confident they can do it with Tyler Smith? I'm definitely optimistic that they can. What do you guys think? - MARK SOMMA / GAINESVILLE, VA
Nick: I think it's something to monitor for sure. On one hand, you wonder who in the AAC was giving
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11:32 a.m. - There are a few more names to know for this weekend's rookie minicamp.
In addition to their draft picks, priority free agents and a handful of select veterans, the C