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SAN FRANCISCO — Nik Turley will get a chance to stick it to one of the organizations that passed him over when he makes his Major League debut at AT&T Park Sunday afternoon. After getting bypassed by the Giants, the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, the 27-year-old left-hander, who was drafted with the third-to-last pick in the 50th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft (No. 1,502), will finally make his way to a big league mound Sunday when he squares off against Matt Cain (3-5) as a member of the Minnesota Twins. Although Turley could view Sunday’s start as a revenge game, the left-handed journeyman said he isn’t carrying any hard feelings toward the Giants. Continue to Article

June 10, 2017 4:33:pm EST

Go ahead, back them into a corner. Call them names. Write them off. The Cavaliers don't care. For the fourth time in two years, Cleveland fought off elimination in the NBA Finals by winning just when it appeared their season was over. On Friday night, the Cavs turned anger over some comments made by Golden State's motor-mouthed forward Draymond Green into energy and their best performance this season. They broke scoring records in a stunning 137-116 victory that shoved this "Three-match" between new-school rivals to the West Coast for Game 5 on Monday. And while most teams would prefer not to live on the edge, the Cavaliers seem to thrive there. The only team to come back from a 3-1 deficit in Continue to Article

June 10, 2017 2:28:pm EST

BOSTON - Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two-run homer in the eighth as Boston rallied for three runs in the inning and beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Friday night. Bradley drove a towering shot to right off reliever Alex Wilson (1-3), clearing Detroit's bullpen and reaching the stands to break a 3-all tie with two outs in the eighth. Mitch Moreland also scored on Bradley's homer after driving in the tying run with a single to right after Xander Bogaerts' leadoff single. Moreland led off the fourth with a homer for Boston, which rallied from a 3-0 deficit to open a five-game homestand. Matt Barnes (4-2) pitched one inning of relief and got the win and Craig Kimbrel picked up his 18th save. Wilson (1-3), Continue to Article

June 09, 2017 10:18:pm EST

BOSTON - Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two-run homer in the eighth as Boston rallied for three runs in the inning and beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Friday night. Bradley drove a towering shot to right off reliever Alex Wilson (1-3), clearing Detroit's bullpen and reaching the stands to break a 3-all tie with two outs in the eighth. Mitch Moreland also scored on Bradley's homer after driving in the tying run with a single to right after Xander Bogaerts' leadoff single. Moreland led off the fourth with a homer for Boston, which rallied from a 3-0 deficit to open a five-game homestand. Matt Barnes (4-2) pitched one inning of relief and got the win and Craig Kimbrel picked up his 18th save. Wilson (1-3), Continue to Article

June 09, 2017 9:20:pm EST

What, if anything, did David Price actually accomplish in New York? It is possible the Red Sox lefty earned greater respect from teammates because he loudly and obnoxiously handled media members, including this one. Continue to Article

June 09, 2017 1:35:am EST