PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes is looking every bit the ace the Pittsburgh Pirates thought they were getting when they selected the hard-throwing right-hander with the first overall pick in last year's draft. Just don't expect Pirates general manager Ben Cherington to shift whatever internal ...
BASEBALL Marlington 1, Salem 0 (8 inn.) S: 000 000 00 – 0 4 3 M: 000 000 01 – 1 1 0 WP: D. Simmons (8 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 9 Ks); LP: L. Bailey (7 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 8 Ks) 2+ HITS: S: Bailey; DOUBLES: S: C. Rhodes Jackson-Milton 10, Western Reserve 0 (5 inn.) WR: 000 00 – 0 1 2 JM: ...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Paolo Banchero had 31 points and 14 rebounds, Jalen Suggs added 24 points and the Orlando Magic handed Cleveland the worst playoff loss in franchise history, winning 121-83 on Thursday night to cut the Cavaliers’ lead to 2-1 in their Eastern Conference first-round ...
CLEVELAND — Jose Ramirez belted his sixth career grand slam and had three hits, Will Brennan added a solo homer and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4 on Thursday. Cleveland has the best record in the American League at 18-7 and matched the second-best mark in franchise ...
PITTSBURGH — Gary Sanchez hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the eighth inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a series split on Thursday. Sánchez drove an 0-2 sinker at 101.9 mph from Aroldis Chapman (0-2) 371 feet to right with two outs, ...
YOUNGSTOWN — With their backs against the wall, the Youngstown Phantoms needed a win to keep the season alive. Unfortunately for the Phantoms, that win never came. The Dubuque Fighting Saints scored a pair of goals in the back half of the third period to take down the Phantoms 2-0 to end ...