Новости за 18.05.2022

Five pitchers held the visiting St. Louis Cardinals to just six hits and one run Tuesday afternoon as the New York Mets won 3-1 in the opener of a doubleheader. Jeff McNeil and Dominic Smith had RBI doubles in the third inning for the Mets, who have alternated wins with losses in their last seven games. The Cardinals lost for the sixth time in nine games. Jake Reed (1-0), making his season debut, earned his first big le

Boston Celtics big man Al Horford entered COVID-19 health and safety protocol Tuesday and will miss Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the host Miami Heat. The Celtics also ruled out point guard Marcus Smart, who was considered a game-time decision due to a right mid-foot sprain. Horford is averaging 13.0 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks across 11 playoff games (all starts). The 35-year-old played a cruc

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, a 2021 French Open finalist, said Tuesday that she will miss this year's tournament at Roland Garros and the rest of the 2022 season due to a knee injury. Pavlyuchenkova, who turns 31 in July, said she has been bothered by knee pain all season. She missed more than two months after the Australian Open but the rest didn't cure the knee. The pain was constant last week while she was partnering wi

One of just two unbeaten teams at home in the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia Union will put that success up against visiting Inter Miami CF on Wednesday at Chester, Pa. The Union (5-1-5, 20 points) enter the full slate of mid-week games tied for the top spot in the conference, while riding a run of four consecutive draws. The most recent deadlock came Saturday when the Union and New York Red Bulls each scored a go

After a concerning sequence that required him to be taken off the Fenway Park field on a stretcher, Houston Astros starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi was placed on the 15-day injured list with a lower left leg injury Tuesday. Odorizzi pitched Monday night in the Astros' 6-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox and went five innings, allowing three hits, two runs (one earned) and one walk while fanning four. But in the bottom of the fi

Jose Abreu's two-run double in the fifth inning helped the Chicago White Sox defeat the host Kansas City Royals 3-0 in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon. The Royals struck out 14 times and left 12 men on base, going 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position. The Royals have scored in only one of 19 innings since changing hitting coaches prior to Monday's series opener. Dylan Cease (4-1) earned the win a

The history of the Battle of Alberta is not lost on the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers. The opportunity to write a new chapter when they open their Western Conference second-round series Wednesday in Calgary means plenty. The Flames and Oilers last met in a Stanley Cup playoff series in 1991, before many of the participants of this year's clash were even born. "I haven't been to the second round since my first year

A sixth straight first-round playoff exit will not lead to the dismissals of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas or coach Sheldon Keefe, team president Brendan Shanahan said Tuesday. The Maple Leafs notched a franchise-record 115 points in the regular season but opened the Stanley Cup playoffs with a seven-game series loss to the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning. Toronto held a 3-2 series lead

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher J.C. Mejia was suspended for 80 games Tuesday for violating Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The right-hander tested positive for a synthetic steroid known as Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing drug. First-time offenders of baseball's drug policy are banned for 80 games, with an additional offense rising to 162 games and a third violation incurring a lifetime

Major League Baseball announced Tuesday the suspension of Baltimore Orioles pitcher Matt Harvey for 60 games without pay for "participating in the distribution of a prohibited Drug of Abuse" in violation of the league's drug policy. The start date of Harvey's suspension is retroactive to April 29, making him eligible to return in late June. Harvey was one of four players to testify in federal court in February that form

American motorcycle giant Harley Davidson has regained leadership in the premium motorcycle segment in India which has been propelled by its partnership with Hero MotoCorp. This comes as a truly remarkable feat considering the iconic brand quit independent operation in India back in September 2020.