The D-backs concluded their first homestand of the season with a 3-2 win over the defending American League champion Indians on Sunday at Chase Field, giving them six wins in their first seven games. The 6-1 start matches the best in franchise history set 17 years ago in 2000 and leads Major League Baseball at […]
Reds blank Cardinals 8-0 to win series
The Reds have every reason to take a moment and savor the flavor of a rare series win at Busch Stadium. Sunday’s 8-0 victory over the Cardinals not only gave Cincinnati two of three games, but also just its fourth series win out of the last 29 at St. Louis since 2006. It was July […]
Fire beat Crew SC 1-0
Columbus Crew SC took a three-game winning streak into Toyota Park on Saturday afternoon against the Chicago Fire for the second time this season after playing to a draw in the season opener. The Fire scored early and held Crew SC scoreless throughout the match to secure the, 1-0, home victory. Columbus Crew SC (3-2-1, […]
Cavaliers collapse in 126-125 loss to Hawks
There’s been a lot of talk of the Cavaliers “flipping a switch.” They’d better flip it fast. Nearing the end of an already-odd regular season, the last two games against Atlanta have been some of the year’s most inexplicable – with the Wine and Gold falling to the Hawks JV squad on Friday night at […]
Blue Jackets head to playoffs with 3-2 victory over Maple Leafs
On a night when Seth Jones, Alexander Wennberg and Scott Hartnell were out of the lineup, the Jackets found a way to put an end to the team’s six-game losing streak by beating the Maple Leafs 3-2 in Toronto. The Jackets earned their 50th win of the year and set a new franchise record for […]
U.S. Women crush Russia 4-0
The U.S. Women’s National Team shut out Russia 4-0 behind two goals each from Crystal Dunn and Allie Long and some excellent play from Rose Lavelle and Mallory Pugh in its first friendly match of the year in front of a sold-out crowd of 15,191 at Toyota Stadium. The USA came out swinging, hitting shot […]
Reds beat Phillies 7-4
Short on bench players, the Reds turned to a reliever for a big hit. Michael Lorenzen delivered a pinch-hit homer in the bottom of the sixth inning for the go-ahead run during a 7-4 victory over the Phillies on Thursday. Cincinnati claimed two of three games in the season’s first series. It was a 4-4 […]
Blue Jackets drop home finale to Jets 5-4
“We have to get our top guys going,” John Tortorella said after Tuesday’s 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh. While the Jackets didn’t win the game against Winnipeg Thursday, they found a way to answer Tortorella’s challenge by producing four goals, all from forwards, in a 5-4 loss to the Jets. The Jackets got on the board […]
Indians beat Rangers 4-3
Carlos Santana hit a leadoff home run in the first and an RBI single in the second, helping the Indians jump out to a three-run lead, and they held on for a 4-3 victory over the Rangers at Globe Life Park on Tuesday night. “[Santana’s] a guy who’s hit in the middle,” Indians manager Terry […]
Cavaliers beat Magic 122-102
Turns out, a three-game homestand was exactly what the Wine and Gold needed to jumpstart themselves heading into Boston for the biggest game of the season’s final month. After a so-so first half, the Cavaliers shifted into overdrive in the third, putting together one of their best stretches of the season and turning a tight […]