Quarterback Michael Van Buren, a five-star recruit in the Class of 2024, committed to Oregon on Saturday. The St. Frances Academy (Maryland) standout chose the Ducks over Penn State and Maryland. ESPN has Van Buren ranked 18th overall and No. 2 among pocket passers behind Georgia commit Dylan Raiola. "What stood out to me most would probably be just how bought-in everybody is and how together everyone is," he told ESPN
Lucas Giolito pitched six strong innings to lead the host Chicago White Sox to a 5-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon. Giolito (3-3) turned in his eighth consecutive start of at least six innings, surrendering a run on six hits and a walk, fanning four. Jake Burger provided the big hit, a bases-clearing double to the wall in right center, expanding the White Sox lead to 5-1 in the sixth. Chicago co
The Minnesota Twins placed second baseman Jorge Polanco on the 10-day injured list Saturday. He has a left hamstring strain and his designation is retroactive to Thursday. Polanco, 29, opened the season on the IL with a left knee injury. He is batting .284 with four homers and 14 RBIs in 23 games. The Twins recalled infielder Edouard Julien from Triple-A St. Paul in a corresponding transaction. Julien, 24, made his ML
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 21 (ANI): Rinku Singh's fighting knock of 67 runs went in vain as Lucknow Super Giants defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 1-run in a thriller in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match here at the Eden Gardens on Saturday. While the victory assured LSG of a playoff berth, a defeat to KKR put curtains on their IPL 2023 campaign. A crucial counter-attacking knock of 58(30) from Nichola
Right-hander Ryan Tepera cleared waivers and is now a free agent, the Los Angeles Angels confirmed Saturday. The Angels designated the 35-year-old reliever for assignment last Sunday, one day after he blew the save in an 8-6 loss at Cleveland. Tepera, who is in the second season of a two-year, $14 million contract, was 2-2 with a 7.27 ERA in 10 appearances this season for Los Angeles. He is 19-20 with a 3.59 ERA and 18
A horse trained by Bob Baffert was euthanized on the track at Pimlico Race Course after sustaining a left front leg injury during a race on the Preakness undercard Saturday in Baltimore. Favorite Havnameltdown stumbled around the far turn and unseated jockey Luis Saez during the Chick Lang Stakes, hours before the second leg of the Triple Crown. Saez complained of leg pain while being placed on a stretcher and taken to
The Philadelphia Phillies claimed right-hander Dylan Covey off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. The team moved first baseman Darick Hall (thumb) to the 60-day injured list to clear room on the 40-man roster. The Phillies also made a reliever swap, recalling Yunior Marte from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and sending down fellow right-hander Erich Uelmen. Covey, 31, was designated for assignment on May 18 -- o
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. -- William Byron planned to go to a hockey game. He wasn't prepared for a marathon. An ardent Carolina Hurricanes fan, Byron traveled to Raleigh by helicopter -- courtesy of team owner Rick Hendrick -- to watch the 'Canes play the Florida Panthers in Thursday night's openerof the NHL's Eastern Conference finals. After three periods, the game was tied 2-2 and headed for overtime. The first OT ended
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 20 (ANI): The ugly dispute between Virat Kohli and Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq has made headlines in the ongoing Indian Premier League and the rivalry between the two is still very much alive as fans' chants of "Kohli, Kohli" filled the stands at the Eden Gardens during Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) as Nav
The Dallas Stars find themselves trailing in the series entering Sunday afternoon's Game 2 of their Western Conference finals versus the Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vegas. And considering the Stars' history so far in this year's playoffs, that actually might be a good omen. Dallas has rebounded from overtime losses in Game 1 of each of its first two series to advance to the next round. The Stars fell 3-2 in double-overt
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed left-hander Anthony Misiewicz on the 15-day injured list Saturday and called up right-hander Austin Adams from Triple-A Reno. Misiewicz, 28, has a strained right calf. He is 1-0 with a 5.63 ERA in seven relief appearances this season. Misiewicz is 7-9 with a 4.51 ERA in 126 games (no starts) with the Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals and Arizona. Adams, 32, is 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA and
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The modern-day midfielder isn't just about good passing, playmaking and hard tackling. The ever-evolving game of football has demanded midfielders to convert themselves into tireless engines. Lalengmawia Ralte, better known as Apuia in the circuit, has been the definition of such a role in the Indian national team. After a breakthrough 2020-21 campaign with NorthEast United FC, where he wa
The New York Yankees designated Aaron Hicks for assignment on Saturday and signed fellow outfielder Greg Allen to a major league contract and added him to the roster. Hicks has more than two years left on a seven-year, $70 million contract signed in 2019. He is batting .188 with one homer and five RBIs in 28 games this season. Hicks, 33, is a career .230 hitter with 101 homers and 356 RBIs in 898 career games with the M
It's been something of a competition this time around. Marseille and particularly Lens have kept the Ligue 1 pacesetters Paris Saint-Germain - in British football parlance - honest.
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New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Following their massive 77-run defeat against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Delhi Capitals captain David Warner said that the team cannot complain about the wickets and must instead adapt to the conditions however tough it might be. Chennai Super Kings cruised into the Play-offs as they beat Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The CSK openers Ruturaj Gaikwad (79 off 50) and D
Dharamshala (Rajasthan) [India], May 20 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina gave credit to the director of cricket for Rajasthan Royals (RR) Kumar Sangakkara for the calmness in Yashasvi Jaiswal's batting who scored a match-winning fifty in the match against Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Rajasthan Royals pulled off a four-wicket win over Punjab Kings in Match No. 66 of the IPL 2023 in Dhara
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 20 (ANI): A gripping finale in this season's Indian Women's League awaits as Kickstart FC and Gokulam Kerala FC gear up to face each other in the summit clash of the tournament's sixth edition at the TransStadia on Sunday. The 2022-23 IWL started off last month with 16 teams, the highest number in the league's history, and now only two remain after 62 rigorous matches. The two sides are he
Rome [Italy], May 20 (ANI): Holger Rune on Saturday earned a stunning comeback victory against Casper Ruud to advance in the Italian Open final. In a tight clash, Rune rallied from a breakdown in the second set to overcome Ruud 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-2. Rune, who is making his debut in Rome, defeated Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals. The 20-year-old used powerful groundstrokes and exquisite touch at times to outwit Ruud in a
Seventh-seeded Holger Rune bounced back from dropping the first set to outlast Casper Ruud in an all-Scandinavian semifinal clash on Saturday at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. Rune rode the momentum of his quarterfinal victory over World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and overcame nine aces by the fourth-seeded Ruud to post a 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-2 win. "I really played some of my best tennis in the past two matches against
The Oakland Athletics recalled James Kaprielian from Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday and placed fellow right-hander Drew Rucinski on the 15-day injured list. Kaprielian is scheduled to start Sunday's series finale against the Houston Astros. He owns an 0-3 record with a 10.17 ERA in seven games (four starts) this season. He is 13-17 with a 4.69 ERA in 59 career games (51 starts) with the Athletics. The move involving Ru
The Heat will look to continue their winning ways at home and push the Boston Celtics to the brink of elimination on Sunday when their Eastern Conference finals series shifts to Miami. The eighth-seeded Heat have won all five of their home games in the playoffs thus far. They also have backed thesecond-seeded Celtics into a corner by winning the first two games of the best-of-seven series in Boston. Jimmy Butler collect
SUZHOU, China, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Hosts China suffered a huge scare before rallying past Japan 3-2 to reach the final of the Sudirman Cup here on Saturday.
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 20 (ANI): Fiery spells from Vaibhav Arora, Shardul Thakur and Sunil Narine helped Kolkata Knight Riders restrict Lucknow Super Giants to 176/8 in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match here at Eden Gardens on Saturday. Nicholas Pooran scored the highest for LSG with 58 off 30 while Quinton de Kock played a knock of 28 runs. For KKR, Vaibhav, Shardul and Narine bagged two wickets ha
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni lauded management for backing the squad who were picked for the team and said that there is no recipe for success as the team needs to pick the best players and give them a slot to perform. Chennai Super Kings cruised into the playoffs as they beat Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. CSK dominated a dismal Delhi to qualify for
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NANJING, May 20 (Xinhua) -- For Wang Yanqing, a native of Wuxi City, east China's Jiangsu Province, successfully building a renowned company in his hometown is like a dream come true.
Wang is chairman of Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equip