Some teams may get nervous after losing Game 1 of a series. The Tampa Bay Lightning take it all in stride. Tampa Bay dropped the opener of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday, which put it in a familiar position. The Lightning also lost the first game of their series against the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Rangers before eventually prevailing. While the Maple Leafs and Rangers are formidable opponents, the Color
The Columbus Blue Jackets signed center Liam Foudy to a two-year contract extension on Friday. As part of the contract, Foudy will be on a two-way NHL/AHL deal next season and a one-way NHL deal for 2023-24. Financial terms were not disclosed. Foudy, 22, was the franchise's first-round draft pick in 2018 (18th overall). He has split time between Columbus and AHL affiliate Cleveland, playing in just 27 games for the Jack
Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon will undergo surgery on his right wrist and miss the rest of the season, the team announced Friday. The Angels said Rendon will undergo the surgery next week. The latest setback for Rendon means he will have played in just 155 of a possible 384 regular-season games during the first three seasons of a seven-year, $245 million contract he signed as a free agent prior to the
Surprising FC Dallas returns to the pitch after the international window Saturday night when the Vancouver Whitecaps visit Frisco, Texas. The teams played on May 18, with the Whitecaps rallying to beat FC Dallas 2-1 in Vancouver behind goals from Brian White and Lucas Cavallini, the latter a penalty kick in the 92nd minute. FC Dallas (7-3-4, 25 points) has been outstanding at home this season, losing just once in seven
Los Angeles [US], June 18 (ANI): The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation celebrated its sixth Blue Diamond Gala on Thursday night with some of the major names in the world of Los Angeles sports stars and a headlining set from Jennifer Lopez. This has been the first time the annual event is held since the pandemic struck in 2019. The event, dubbed 'The Party for L.A.,' raised a record-breaking USD 3.6 million for LADF, which ai
The Philadelphia Union will view a mirror image of their style and tactics on Saturday night when they host FC Cincinnati at Chester, Pa. Former Union assistant Pat Noonan is in his first season as FC Cincinnati coach and openly admits he is patterning his club after Philadelphia. He spent the past four seasons with the Union and helped the club earn the 2020 Supporters' Shield for having the best regular-season record.
Top-seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia rolled to a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut to advance to the semifinals of Terra Wortmann Open at Halle, Germany. Medvedev had eight aces to none for Bautista Agut, while winning 82.2 percent of his first-serve points. The seventh-seeded Bautista Agut saved just two of five break points. The victory in one hour, 27 minutes sets up a semifinal matchup between Medved
CF Montreal is expected to be without several key pieces when they to play host Austin FC in the first-ever matchup between the two sides on Saturday. Attacking midfielder Djordje Mihailovic, whose seven goals lead the club and are tied for fourth in MLS, sustained a lower-body injury in Montreal's final game before the international break on May 28, leaving in the first half of a 4-3 win against FC Cincinnati. "We'll t
Christopher Morel's eighth-inning sacrifice fly gave the Chicago Cubs a 1-0 win over the visiting Atlanta Braves, ending their 10-game losing streak and Atlanta's 14-game winning streak on Friday. The Cubs scratched out the game's only run against reliever A.J. Minter, who walked pinch-hitter Jonathan Villar to start the inning. Villar moved to second base on Andrelton Simmons' sacrifice bunt and stole third after being
Both D.C. United and the Chicago Fire return from the international break desperate for a victory. While visiting D.C. United head into Chicago's Soldier Field looking for their first triumph in five MLS matches Saturday night, the host Fire are even more in need for a shred of success. Chicago looks to avoid matching a franchise-worst 11-game winless stretch in MLS play. The only team in the Eastern Conference with fe
The Los Angeles Galaxy will try to recapture their strong late May when they host a Portland Timbers side in need of a turnaround. The Galaxy (7-5-2, 23 points) won their past two times out, defeating LAFC 3-1 in the U.S. Open Cup's fifth round on May 25 and following it with a 4-1 romp past visiting Austin FC on May 29. Dejan Joveljic scored three goals in those two games despite coming off the bench in both. In the wi
The Minnesota Twins placed second baseman Jorge Polanco on the 10-day injured Friday due to lower back tightness. The move is retroactive to Monday. Outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul in a corresponding move. Polanco hasn't played since Sunday due to the back woes. He is batting .245 with seven homers and 33 RBIs in 58 games. According to the Twins, this is the first time the 2
Nick Castellanos drove in two runs and Ranger Suarez pitched into the sixth inning as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 in the opener of a day-night doubleheader Friday afternoon. The Phillies, who've won 13 of their past 15 games, did most of their offensive work early in the game. Bryce Harper and Alec Bohm each finished with three of Philadelphia's nine hits, while the Phillies drew