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Chisholm homers twice as Yankees sink Pirates

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NEW YORK — Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in consecutive at-bats against All-Star Braxton Ashcraft and drove in five runs, powering the New York Yankees to an 8-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Both benches and bullpens emptied after Jose Caballero bounced into an inning-ending double play against Pirates reliever Dennis Santana in the eighth. Santana became heated and started yelling at Caballero on the field. The right-hander was restrained by teammates Rafael Flores and Bryan Reynolds before order was restored after a few minutes without any punches or ...

Valdez continues strong start to big league career

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CLEVELAND — Esmerlyn Valdez’s strong start to his major league career is showing no signs of slowing down. The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie outfielder’s two-run homer in the ninth inning of Sunday’s 7-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians made him the fourth player in major league ...

Red Sox extend win streak to 14, beat Orioles, 6-5

National Sports

BOSTON — Caleb Durbin hit a tiebreaking homer over the Green Monster with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox extended the second-longest winning streak in club history to 14 games, beating Baltimore 6-5 on Monday night to snap the Orioles’ season-best win streak at seven. The Red Sox would match a club record with a win Tuesday night. Boston won 15 straight in 1946 on a team led by future Hall of Famer Ted Williams. Christian Encarnacion-Strand, recalled from Triple-A four days ago, homered and hit a run-scoring single for the Orioles, who committed four errors ...

Guardians hit seven longballs in 13-4 win over Twins

Ohio Sports

CLEVELAND — Petey Halpin and Rhys Hoskins each went deep twice and the Cleveland Guardians matched a franchise record for a home game by hitting seven home runs in their 13-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. Bryan Rocchio, Travis Bazzana and Patrick Bailey also homered for ...

WNBA All-Star weekend clouded by injuries to Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese

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NEW YORK — It was a rough week for WNBA All-Stars heading into the game this weekend. Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese both were injured Sunday. Bueckers had a rough collision with Nneka Ogwumike in the fourth quarter of Dallas’ game against Los Angeles. The second-year star guard won’t play Monday night against New York, but cleared concussion protocol the team said. Reese’s knee buckled as she jump-stopped at the basket in a win over Chicago. She fell to the ground. Reese got up quickly, but went down again after a few seconds. She went back to the bench but didn’t return. ...

Michigan AD Warde Manuel to step down at end of 2026

National Sports

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan and athletic director Warde Manuel have agreed to a buyout of the remaining three years on his contract and he will step down at the end of 2026, culminating a decade-long run with four national championships and a string of scandals. The announcement on Monday followed investigations into former football coach Sherrone Moore’s relationship with his executive assistant and a probe into the athletic department. “The broader culture review has identified serious concerns that require immediate action,” interim school president ...