6:14 PM ET Houston Astros star Jose Altuve wasn’t in the team’s lineup for Saturday’s game against the Texas Rangers and will have his hamstring further examined, manager A.J. Hinch said. Altuve left Friday’s game against the Rangers in the first inning with discomfort in his left hamstring. Before Saturday’s game, Hinch said the initial
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5:54 PM ET The Washington Nationals reinstated outfielder Juan Soto from the 10-day injured list on Saturday ahead of the team’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Soto, 20, had been on the IL with back spasms. He is batting .248 with six home runs and 22 RBIs, tied for the team lead. Soto will
6:02 PM ET Associated Press Kaapo Kakko scored a hat trick to lift Finland to a 4-2 victory over host Slovakia at the ice hockey world championship Saturday. Kakko, who led Finland with two goals in an upset 3-1 win over Canada on Friday, netted his first with 3 minutes, 49 seconds to go in
5:51 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — Despite having a week between the end of the semifinals and the beginning of the NBA Eastern Conference finals, there is no guarantee that Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon will be ready to return to the starting lineup by the beginning of the next series as he recovers
4:49 PM ET The New York Giants have signed former Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle Mike Remmers, according to Remmers’ agent, Brett Tessler. Tessler, who announced the signing via social media on Saturday, said Remmers expects to play right tackle for the Giants. Chad Wheeler and seventh-round pick George Asafo-Adjei were at the
4:22 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Kiki Bertens beat two-time Madrid Open champion Simona Halep 6-4, 6-4 to take the women’s title on Saturday. Last year’s runner-up Bertens defeated Halep for her second title of the year, adding to her victory in St. Petersburg, Russia. The seventh-ranked Dutch became the first woman to win
4:14 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies placed starting pitcher Vince Velasquez on the injured list with a right forearm strain, the team announced Saturday. The right-hander lasted just four innings in his last start Monday, giving up four hits (three home runs), five walks and five earned runs against the St. Louis Cardinals. Velasquez has
8:58 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Edwin Jackson was acquired by Toronto from Oakland for cash on Saturday and would set a record by pitching for 14 major league teams when he makes his Blue Jays debut. A 35-year-old right-hander, Jackson would be appearing in his 17th big league season. He signed a minor
3:51 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Steve Stricker birdied the final hole for a 2-under 70 and held onto the lead Saturday after three rounds at the Regions Tradition, with Bernhard Langer among three players two strokes back. Stricker heads into the final round of the first of five PGA Tour Champions majors
4:15 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith is not happy with the way some people have reacted to his decision to step away from football for the 2019 season. Smith posted an Instagram story on Saturday in which he said he is getting irritated with the criticism and reminded people that there