Dylan Cease has made a habit of dominating Detroit batters. The Tigers will have to deal with the Chicago White Sox right-hander again in the finale of a four-game series on Sunday afternoon. Cease has started against the Tigers 13 times in his career, compiling a 10-1 record and 1.72 ERA. The loss came last July and Detroit didn't exactly solve Cease. He held the Tigers to one run and three hits in six innings but Detro
Former Louisville guard El Ellis has withdrawn from the NBA draft, CBS Sports reported Saturday. Ellis will now attend Arkansas. He committed to the Razorbacks on April 17 after playing the past two seasons for Louisville. Ellis appeared to indicate he is headed back to college by saying "Razorback Nation, I'm Here' on Twitter. Ellis posted a team-high 17.7 points and 4.4 assists in 2022-23, starting all 32 games for t
The Arizona Diamondbacks reinstated right-hander Zach Davies from the 15-day injured list to start Saturday's game against the visiting Boston Red Sox in Phoenix. Davies (0-0, 5.79 ERA) will be on the mound for the first time since injuring his left oblique on April 8 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Davies pitched 9 1/3 innings in two starts before going on the injured list. Davies was deemed ready to return to the rot
NASCAR officials postponed Saturday's Xfinity Series race to Monday due to a forecast of steady rain at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. The Alsco Uniforms 300, the 12th race of the 2023 season, will start at noon ET on Monday. The 200-lap event will be broadcast live on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. On Thursday, officials moved up Saturday's Xfinity race start time from 1 p.m. ET to noon hoping to avoid
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Chargers.com is chatting with every Bolts assistant coach this offseason. Up next? Mike Hiestand.
We appreciate your time, Mike. Your first year with the Chargers is in the book. Before we get into that, what's your background and how did you end up here?
"I came here from Denver, I worked there three years as the Assistant to the Head Coach then became assistant D-line co
Zach McKinstry and Zack Short homered and drove in two runs apiece as the host Detroit Tigers downed the Chicago White Sox 7-3 on Saturday afternoon. Spencer Torkelson doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh for the Tigers. Detroit starter Michael Lorenzen set down the first 17 batters he faced. He was charged with two unearned runs in 6 2/3 innings. Gavin Sheets had a three-run double for the White Sox. Starter Jes
Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a game-winning single with one out in the 10th inning to lift the New York Yankees to a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Saturday afternoon. After Anthony Volpe and Aaron Judge halted rallies by hitting into double plays in the eighth and ninth innings against Nick Martinez (2-2), the Yankees got their fifth walk off win this season in the 10th. Kiner-Falefa hit a 2-0 pitch down t
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Saturday said that he is ready to face a narco test and urged the protesting wrestlers not to hold any kind of agitation near the new Parliament building, which will be inaugurated on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will dedicate to the nation the new Parliament building on Sunday
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman presided as the chief guest over the valedictory session of the National Conclave on 9-Years of the Government held at Plenary Hall, Vigyan Bhawan on Saturday. The event inaugurated earlier in the day by Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnav, witnessed the three thematic sessions where the panellists from various fiel
Could the balance of power in the AFC hang in the balance with where DeAndre Hopkins signs? Shortly after Hopkins was released by the Arizona Cardinals on Friday, the Dallas Cowboys were installed as the 300 favorite by SportsBetting.ag to land the 30-year-old wide receiver. However, the odds had shifted by Saturday in favor of the Buffalo Bills at 200, followed by AFC rival Kansas City at 400 and Dallas at 500. Both Bu
Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent is expected to return for Game 6 on Saturday night against the visiting Boston Celtics, Yahoo Sports reported. Vincent sat out Miami's 110-97 loss in Game 5 in Boston on Thursday night with a sprained left ankle and is officially listed as questionable. The Heat lead 3-2 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. Kyle Lowry replaced Vincent in the starting lineup in Game 5 and finishe
The San Francisco Giants placed infielder Thairo Estrada on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a sprained left wrist. Infielder David Villar was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding transaction. Estrada, 27, is batting .301 with six homers, 17 RBIs and 13 stolen bases in 47 games this season. He has started 27 games at second base, 15 at shortstop and two each in left field and as the designated hitt
The Kansas City Royals released veteran third baseman/outfielder Hunter Dozier on Saturday. Dozier, 31, was designated for assignment Monday after batting .183 with two homers and nine RBIs in 29 games this year. Dozier is in the third season of a four-year, $25 million extension signed in March 2021. The Royals are on the hook for the remainder of his $7.25 million in 2023 and the $9 million he's owed in 2024. "It wa
Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier hurt his back and exited Saturday's game against the visiting Minnesota Twins after the second inning. He was replaced in the batting order by Cavan Biggio. The team said Kiermaier experienced discomfort in his right lower back. Kiermaier, 33, is batting .319 with four homers and 15 RBIs in 42 games this season, his first with the Blue Jays. The three-time Gold Glove win
The Boston Celtics are halfway toward making NBA playoff history, and they're favored to keep marching toward an impressive feat on Saturday night. Boston has won the past two games of the Eastern Conference finals by an average of 15 points to pull its series with the Miami Heat to 3-2. No teamin NBA history has overcome a 3-0 deficit to win a series, but the Celtics are 2.5-point favorites to even the series in Game 6
The Texas Rangers placed infielder/outfielder Ezequiel Duran on the 10-day injured list Saturday. Duran, 24, has mild discomfort in his right oblique. His IL designation is retroactive to Wednesday. Duran is batting .301 with seven homers and 23 RBIs through 40 games in his second season with Texas. The Rangers also activated outfielder Travis Jankowski from the 10-day injured list, placed right-hander Dane Dunning on
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 27 (ANI): The schedule for the 2023 World Cup will be revealed during the World Test Championship final at The Oval, according to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah. The board has compiled a list of over a dozen sites from throughout India, and the final shortlist will be shared with the ICC shortly. Shah made these remarks at a press conference following the B
Ahemdabad (Gujarat) [India], May 27 (ANI): Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming does not mind if their team feel nervous before the match as it will bring out the best from the players in the title clash with the defending champions Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 in Ahemdabad on Sunday. In a pre-match press conference, Fleming said that they have worked hard to reach the final and a bit o
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) May 27 (ANI): Sravya Shivani, an Indian international tennis player who won two medals, including a gold, in the 2019 South Asian Games, is participating in her second Khelo India University Games. She won a gold medal in the Bhubaneswar edition of the games. Sravya is one of the six players selected in the ITF's World Women's Tennis Player Panel representing Asia/Oceania. Through this, she is maki
Gautam Buddha Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): Winning a bronze medal in the star-studded 10m air rifle field at the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2022 Uttar Pradesh, a week before 2023 Suhl World Cup junior pistol/rifle and shotgun competition in Germany has certainly added to his confidence, says Pratham Bhadana. Big names like Olympian Aishwarya Pratap Singh, Arjun Babuta and Hriday Hazarika were some
Hany Mukhtar and Nashville SC look to add to the Columbus Crew's road struggles on Sunday. Nashville (7-3-4, 25 points) will try again to set a franchise record with a fourth straight home victory in MLS play. The previous three attempts to establish that mark ended in draws. A 4-0-2 run has moved Nashville to second in the Eastern Conference as it prepares to host the Crew (5-5-3, 18 points) for just the second time in
The Dallas Wings are off to their first 2-0 start since the franchise was based in Detroit 16 years ago. Veteran Natasha Howard, who was about to turn 16 then, is a big reason why. Howard contributed 16 points and nine rebounds to Friday's 95-91 victory at Seattle and will shoot for her second double-double in three games Sunday as the Wings visit the Chicago Sky. "She is that vet leadership. This is her," Dallas coach
The Milwaukee Bucks are hiring Toronto Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin as their new head coach, multiple outlets reported Saturday. Griffin, 48, has never been an NBA head coach. He spent the past five seasons as an assistant to Nick Nurse with the Raptors and previously was on the coaching staffs of the Oklahoma City Thunder (2016-18), Orlando Magic (2015-16) and Chicago Bulls (2010-15). After playing nine NBA seasons
The San Diego Padres placed reliever Luis Garcia on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a left oblique strain. The move is retroactive to Thursday for the 36-year-old right-hander, who is 1-3 with a 4.66 ERA in 21 games. Garcia is 20-27 with a 4.07 ERA in 445 career games (four starts) with five teams since making his debut in 2013. The Padres recalled right-hander Domingo Tapia from Triple-A El Paso in a correspondi
The Milwaukee Brewers placed shortstop Willy Adames on the seven-day concussion list on Saturday, the morning after he was struck in the head by a line-drive while in the dugout. He spent Friday night in a Milwaukee hospital as a precaution. The incident occurred in the second inning when Milwaukee's Brian Anderson ripped a foul ball that hit Adames, who was able to walk to the clubhouse. Manager Craig Counsell said aft