Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.
MLB roundup: Rangers pitch shutout to finish Cubs’ 10-game win streak
Josh Jung and Justin Foscue every hit solo homers and the Texas Rangers ended the Chicago Cubs’ 10-game profitable streak with a 6-0 victory on Saturday in Arlington, Texas. Jung went 3-for-4 with two runs, Alejandro Osuna had two hits and two RBIs, and Joc Pederson added two hits and an RBI for the Rangers. Starter Jack Leiter allowed three hits with a season-high 5 walks and 6 strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings. Jalen Beeks (2-1) changed him and threw the following 1 1/3 innings with no baserunners allowed.
Soccer-Toronto draw document crowd in opposition to Messi’s Inter Miami in World Cup costume rehearsal
Main League Soccer’s Toronto FC attracted their largest attendance at BMO Subject within the membership’s historical past on Saturday for a conflict with Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami that served as a costume rehearsal for the World Cup matches being held on the venue. Almost 45,000 followers, many in Miami’s pink and black colors and Argentina’s blue and white, packed into the World Cup’s smallest venue to see the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, giving the town a style of what’s to return when it hosts six matches.
Corridor of Famer Wade Boggs declares his most cancers ‘null and void’
Baseball Corridor of Fame member Wade Boggs has introduced he’s cancer-free. “I am a most cancers survivor now. Prostate most cancers is null and void. Thank God,” the previous third baseman mentioned on Friday, citing a current checkup.
Knicks F OG Anunoby upgraded to questionable for Sport 4
New York Knicks ahead OG Anunoby (hamstring) has been upgraded to questionable for Sunday’s Sport 4 in opposition to the Philadelphia 76ers. The 28-year-old wing has been very important to New York’s playoff success, averaging 21.4 factors, 7.5 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.1 blocks per sport, whereas capturing 53.8 p.c from past the arc.
UCLA two-sport star Megan Grant breaks 31-year-old NCAA softball document
UCLA senior Megan Grant set the NCAA Division I softball residence run document on Saturday with her thirty eighth lengthy ball of the 2026 season. Grant was additionally a member of UCLA’s 2026 NCAA basketball championship group.
Studies: Steve Kerr to stay Warriors coach on 2-year deal
Steve Kerr has agreed to a two-year contract to stick with Golden State after teaching the Warriors for the previous 12 seasons, in line with experiences from ESPN and The Athletic. Kerr, who made $17.5 million this season, will stay the highest-paid coach within the NBA yearly, per the experiences. His contract expired this offseason.
Hurricanes sweep Flyers in OT, advance to East finals
The Carolina Hurricanes joined an unique group when Jackson Blake scored at 5:31 of extra time on Saturday night to provide them a 3-2 win in opposition to the host Philadelphia Flyers in Sport 4 of their Japanese Convention second-round matchup. When the 22-year-old winger took a feed from Taylor Corridor and banked his wrist shot off the left shoulder of Flyers goalie Dan Vladar and throughout the aim line, the Hurricanes accomplished their second straight collection sweep of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and have become the primary NHL group because the 1985 Edmonton Oilers to win their first eight playoff video games.
Reds RHP Rhett Lowder (shoulder) headed to 15-day IL
The Cincinnati Reds will place right-handed rookie Rhett Lowder on the 15-day injured checklist with an harm to his throwing shoulder, supervisor Terry Francona introduced Sunday. Lowder, 24, obtained an injection within the AC joint of his proper shoulder after an MRI on Friday got here again damaging.
Soccer-FIFA to stage separate World Cup opening ceremonies in Mexico, Canada and US
FIFA introduced on Friday that it’ll maintain separate opening ceremonies previous to the primary sport in every of the three host nations for this yr’s World Cup, which is being held in Mexico, Canada and the US. The most important World Cup in historical past kicks off on June 11 in Mexico Metropolis, the place Grammy Award-winning Mexican pop band Mana might be performing as a part of a lineup that additionally consists of Alejandro Fernandez and Belinda, FIFA mentioned in a put up on X.
Legendary Braves supervisor Bobby Cox dies at 84
Corridor of Fame supervisor and legendary Atlanta Braves icon Bobby Cox died on the age of 84, the group introduced Saturday. Cox’s 2,504 victories as a supervisor for the Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays rank fourth in main league historical past and embody an in depth checklist of accomplishments for his groups, together with 15 division titles, 5 pennants and one World Sequence championship in 1995.
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