By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who rode a roster with Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers and Chris Sale to the most successful season in franchise history and then struggled to win with the discount lineups that replaced them, was fired ...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Logan Stankoven scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated Ottawa 4-2 to sweep the first-round series. Taylor Hall added a goal and an assist before Sebastian Aho buried two pucks into the empty net. Frederik Andersen made 25 ...

By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Andruw Monasterio hit a grand slam as part of a 10-run ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox snapped a four-game skid with a 17-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Hours later, the Red Sox (10-17) fired manager Alex ...

By KRISTIE ACKERT Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shane McClanahan turned in five scoreless innings to get his first win at Tropicana Field in nearly three years as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1 on Saturday. The left-hander, returning from two surgeries ...

By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jermod McCoy's lengthy wait to hear his name called at the NFL draft came to a quick end on Saturday. The fact that the call came at all for Eli Heidenreich — and from the Pittsburgh native's hometown Steelers no less — gave what ...

By KENZO FUKUDA Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Casey Schmidt hit a two-run homer, Drew Gilbert and Heliot Ramos added solo shots and the San Francisco Giants beat the Miami Marlins 6-2 on Saturday. The Marlins took an early 1-0 lead on Xavier Edwards' RBI single off Giants ...