• The Canadian Press

    Mavericks stand tall against Timberwolves with big effort around the rim

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Few teams can match the size of the Minnesota Timberwolves with their trio of towers in NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert, four-time All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns and Sixth Man of the Year Naz Reid. The revamped Dallas Mavericks showed they might just be able to stand tall against Minnesota. Dereck Lively II, the 7-foot-1 rookie Dallas acquired on draft night after he was selected 12th overall, and 6-10 Daniel Gafford, who was a trade-deadline pickup in February, had

  • The Canadian Press

    McMahon hits 2-run homer in the 12th inning to lift Colorado Rockies over Oakland Athletics 4-3

    OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ryan McMahon hit a two-run home run in the 12th inning, and the Colorado Rockies hung on to beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Wednesday night. Elias Díaz had three hits including a two-run home run, while Brendan Rogers and Hunter Goodman each added a pair of hits to help Colorado snap a four-game losing streak. Before the skid, the Rockies had won seven consecutive games for their longest streak in nearly five years. Jake Cave began the 12th inning at second base and adva

  • Yahoo Sports

    Phillies improve record to 36-14, MLB's best 50-game start since 2001 Mariners

    Yes, the Phillies have faced a soft schedule. There's still plenty of reason to think they're for real.

  • The Canadian Press

    Walker, Marte homer and D-backs beat Dodgers 6-0 for 1st series win at Dodger Stadium since 2018

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryne Nelson threw five shutout innings, Christian Walker and Ketel Marte homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-0 on Wednesday night to win a series at Dodger Stadium for the first time since 2018. The D-backs took the final two games from the NL West-leading Dodgers, who were outscored 17-9 in the three-game set and dropped two in a row for just the second time since April 21. They were shut out for the third time this season, all in series finale