Springer keys big 1st inning that leads Astros past A's 8-4
George Springer hit a leadoff homer to spark a five-run first inning and the Houston Astros once again made themselves at home in Oakland with an 8-4 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night.
Astros launch 3 to beat A's 4-1
George Springer hit his 20th home run, Jake Marisnick and Derek Fisher also went deep and the Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Monday night.
Slater's 3-run homer leads Giants to 6-3 win over Braves
After Dansby Swanson botched a potential double play, rookie Austin Slater hit a three-run homer that sparked the Giants to a 6-3 victory over the Braves on Tuesday night and snapped a seven-game losing streak.
Hall of Famer Jerry West joins LA Clippers as consultant
West was introduced at a news conference Monday with Doc Rivers, the Clippers' coach and president of basketball operations, and Executive Vice President Lawrence Frank. He had been an executive board member with the Warriors and is expected to have a sim
Dickey, Adams lead Braves to 9-0 win over dismal Giants
Dickey threw seven scoreless innings in his strongest outing of the season, Matt Adams hit another homer and the Atlanta Braves sent the San Francisco Giants to their seventh straight loss, a 9-0 rout Monday night.
What offseason? A week after Finals, the NBA in overdrive
Dwight Howard and Brook Lopez are on the move. Dwyane Wade is opting in. Pau Gasol is opting out. The Los Angeles Lakers provided the clearest indication yet that Lonzo Ball is their guy.
Valenzuela, Fullerton knocked out of CWS by Florida State
St. Francis High alumnus Sahid Valenzuela did not record a hit on Monday. The 2016 Register-Pajaronian baseball Player of the Year was named the Big West Freshman Infielder of the Year and to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s Freshman All-American Team afte
Little League Roundup, 6/20: Locals start pool play with victories
Watsonville American, playing in pool A, lost 11-6 to Santa Cruz National on Saturday morning but rebounded with a 6-2 win over Pajaro Valley on Sunday afternoon.
Khris Davis' 2-run homer leads Athletics to sweep of Yankees
Khris Davis hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the third that held up to back rookie Jharel Cotton's first victory since May 4, and the Oakland Athletics completed a four-game sweep of the slumping Yankees with a 4-3 win Sunday.
Long road: Koepka's journey now includes a US Open title
The 27-year-old American, who had to leave his home country and join Europe's minor-league tour to get his career going, won the U.S. Open. He set aside the wind and the pressure to subdue Erin Hills after it finally got some teeth following three rounds
