Sports News

3:05 PM on Saturday, June 6

The Texas Rangers placed catcher Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list retroactive to Wednesday before Saturday night’s game against Cleveland with right forearm strain

2:57 PM on Saturday, June 6

Michael Busch singled to right in the 10th inning, allowing automatic runner Dansby Swanson to advance from second and score on an error, and the Chicago Cubs edged the San Francisco Giants 3-2

2:54 PM on Saturday, June 6

Ernie Clement hit a three-run home run, Brandon Valenzuela had three hits and an RBI and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4

2:48 PM on Saturday, June 6

Steven Matz is moving from the starting rotation to the bullpen after a pair of poor starts by the Tampa Bay Rays left-hander

2:36 PM on Saturday, June 6

A’ja Wilson had 28 points and 14 rebounds, Jackie Young hit 6 of 8 from 3-point range and finished with a season-high 27 points, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Golden State Valkyries 84-79 for their first home victory of the season

2:23 PM on Saturday, June 6

Lars Nootbaar hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and Jordan Walker also homered as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5

2:11 PM on Saturday, June 6

Bobby Witt Jr. hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Kansas City Royals a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins

1:53 PM on Saturday, June 6

Leroy Sané scored a tiebreaking goal in the 57th minute, giving Germany a 2-1 win over the United States in a friendly and a nine-game winning streak heading into the World Cup

1:13 PM on Saturday, June 6

Portugal forward Rafael Leão has been sent off for punching an opponent in a 2-1 win over Chile in a World Cup warmup in Lisbon

1:00 PM on Saturday, June 6

Bryce Miller allowed one hit in six scoreless innings and the Seattle Mariners got back on track with a 4-0 win over the Detroit Tigers

12:29 PM on Saturday, June 6

Gerry Meehan, one of the Buffalo Sabres' first players who went on to an influential role as the team’s general manager, has died

12:19 PM on Saturday, June 6

Natasha Howard had a season-high 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting, Olivia Miles added 19 points, six assists and six rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 88-68 for their seventh win in a row — the last six by double figures

12:07 PM on Saturday, June 6

Carson Hocevar used to regularly attend Cup races at Michigan International Speedway as a fan, hoping to see a victory by his favorite driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Now the Spire Motorsports driver can inspire the next generation as a home state favorite on the 2-mile oval

11:03 AM on Saturday, June 6

Two-time Gold Glove shortstop Dansby Swanson has been held out of the Chicago Cubs’ starting lineup against the San Francisco Giants because of his ongoing struggles at the plate

10:53 AM on Saturday, June 6

Richard Childress had hoped to announce a contract extension for Kyle Busch at Michigan International Speedway

10:48 AM on Saturday, June 6

Four-time Olympian Alina Muller of Switzerland is leaving behind her college and pro hockey career in Boston by signing a three-year contract with the PWHL’s expansion team in Hamilton, Ontario

10:06 AM on Saturday, June 6

Sabrina Ionescu will miss the New York Liberty’s game against the Indiana Fever on Saturday night because of back soreness

9:45 AM on Saturday, June 6

Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament has been passionate about skateboarding since his teenage years in Montana

5:24 AM on Saturday, June 6

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva was already a tennis phenom at age 15

1:58 AM on Saturday, June 6

Pope Leo XIV acknowledges that he's competing with another VIP in Madrid this weekend