CLEVELAND — The waiting was the hardest part. Getting rained out on Friday night, the Yankees had to wait longer to get rid of that taste. Coming off a loss in Houston on Thursday, they just needed to get back on the field and do what they do. The Guardians paid that price Saturday when…
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Former Maryland men’s basketball and Mount Saint Joseph standout Jalen Smith agreed to re-sign with the Indiana Pacers on a two-year deal worth $9.6 million on Friday, according to ESPN. After the Phoenix Suns drafted Smith 10th overall in 2020, he played 56 games (five starts) before getting traded to the Pacers at the trade…
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CLEVELAND — Aroldis Chapman turned, put his head down and walked off the mound before Aaron Boone had gotten over the first base line. He had been handed an eight-run lead and just walked the bases loaded without recording an out in the seventh inning of his first game back off the injured list. He looked…
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There were no guarantees when Haywood Highsmith reported for summer-league duty with the Miami Heat this past week in San Francisco. Now, there is an investment. Without a move by the team by Friday’s deadline, Highsmith received a $50,000 guarantee toward his $1.8 million 2022-23 salary. Added by the Heat amid the team’s COVID breakout…
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LOS ANGELES — After winning the 500th game in franchise history 97-89 against Dallas on Friday, the Sparks are turning the page to their oldest rivals. The Sparks (8-11) will host the New York Liberty (8-11) , one of the WNBA’s original eight teams, at 3 p.m. Sunday at Crypto.com Arena. Both teams are in…
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Belmont Stakes winner Mo Donegal came out of the last leg of the Triple Crown with bone bruising and will be out of training for 60 days. Jerry Crawford, CEO of Donegal Racing, and co-owner Mike Repole said Saturday the colt will continue to be evaluated. Mo Donegal won the 1…
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HOUSTON — For a moment in the Angels’ 9-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Saturday, they had a chance to get back into the game. Although they trailed by four runs in the fifth inning, they had two on and Mike Trout coming to the plate, with Shohei Ohtani behind him. Trout whiffed at…
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Pedigree was on the Los Angeles Lakers’ side in Saturday’s summer-league opener in San Francisco. Shooting clearly was not on the Miami Heat’s side, in what turned into a 100-66 loss at Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors. Against a summer roster that featured Scotty Pippen Jr., son of the Hall of Fame…
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Rookie Dalen Terry from Arizona ended his first official practice as a Chicago Bull with a show of support from teammate Patrick Williams. Florida State alum Williams picked out the Bulls rookie as the top competitor of the practice, highlighting Terry’s energy on his first day scrimmaging against his new teammates as he prepares for…
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The Minnesota Twins walked off against Orioles closer Jorge López for a second straight day, with a game-tying home run from Jorge Polanco and Jose Miranda’s walk-off single handing Baltimore a 4-3 loss. The Orioles entered the series undefeated at 29-0 when entering the ninth inning with a lead, largely because of López’s dominance in…
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