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Tensions rise between Nuggets, Timberwolves ahead of Game 3
The war of words is picking up between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets.,The battle on the court should be even better.,The Timberwolves and Nuggets will resume their high-stakes rivalry when the teams tip off in Game 3 of the Western Conference first-round playoff matchup Thursday nigh...
Red-hot Matt Fitzpatrick popular PGA Championship pick
Matt Fitzpatrick's recent run up to a career-best No. 3 in the Official World Golf Ranking has drawn significant attention from the public ahead of next month's PGA Championship.,Fitzpatrick outlasted World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in a playoff to claim a signature event title at the RBC Heritage on ...
Who's No. 2? Books shifting from Arvell Reese to David Bailey for Jets
The New York Jets continue to hold their cards close to the vest when it comes to the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night.,But the most popular online sportsbooks think they see a tell: Texas A&M pass rusher David Bailey has passed Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese as the favorite...
Inaugural Bill Walton Classic set for Nov. 7 with heavy San Diego flavor
The inaugural Bill Walton Classic will be played on Nov. 7 in San Diego, the Hall of Famer's longstanding residence until his death due to cancer on May 27, 2024, at age 71.,San Diego State will play a to-be-determined opponent in the men's half of a doubleheader. Walton was a fixture at games on th...
Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer's contract extended through 2032-33 season
Alabama and coach Kalen DeBoer have reached agreement on a two-year contract extension through the 2032-33 season, the school announced Wednesday.,The deal will reportedly increase DeBoer's earnings to $87.5 million over the next seven seasons.,The University of Alabama's System Board of Trustees Co...
Josh Naylor, Cal Raleigh rally Mariners to walk-off win over A's
Josh Naylor singled home Cal Raleigh with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as the host Seattle Mariners defeated the Athletics 5-4 Wednesday afternoon to salvage the finale of a three-game series with their American League West rivals.,The A's tied the score in the top of the inning on Nick Kurtz...
Spurs swingman Keldon Johnson wins NBA's Sixth Man award
The NBA announced Wednesday that San Antonio Spurs swingman Keldon Johnson has been voted the league's Sixth Man of the Year by a 100-member global media panel.,The seventh-year veteran earned the John Havlicek Trophy for delivering 13.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while shooting 51.9% from the...
Kings head home in need of turnaround against Avalanche
The Los Angeles Kings are hanging tough with the Presidents' Trophy-wielding Colorado Avalanche, yet they trail 2-0 in their Western Conference first-round playoff series as it shifts to the West Coast.,As the Kings prepare to host the Avalanche for Game 3 Thursday, they need to find a way to get ov...
Rangers place OF Wyatt Langford (forearm) on 10-day injured list
Texas Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford has a Grade 1 flexor strain and was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday.,Langford, 24, exited Tuesday's 5-1 home victory over Pittsburgh after the fourth inning due to a right forearm strain. He went 0-for-1 with a walk, extending his on-base streak to...
Raptors identify areas to improve while down 2-0 to Cavs in series
The Toronto Raptors need to decrease turnovers and get more scoring from Brandon Ingram on Thursday night in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff matchup against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers.,The Cavaliers lead the best-of-seven series 2-0 after their wire-to-wire 115-105 home ...
Nolan Schanuel, Jose Soriano help Angels defeat Blue Jays
Nolan Schanuel homered and also had a three-run, go-ahead double and Jose Soriano continued his historic start to the season with five more shutout innings as the Los Angeles Angels snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon in Anaheim, Cal...
Brooks Koepka partners with Shane Lowry to take on Zurich
Brooks Koepka knows a little something about team golf.,Granted, he did not play much four-ball or foursomes while with LIV Golf, where team scores are simply cumulative stroke-play totals.,But in his first season back on the PGA Tour, Koepka decided to play the tour's only team event, the Zurich Cl...
Raiders back at No. 1, Jets comb best of Buckeyes
Time is shorter and the wait is longer when the 2026 NFL Draft takes the stage in Pittsburgh on Thursday night. ,The vagabond event marks a return to the home of the Steelers for the first time since 1948. Across three days, seven rounds and 257 total picks at Point State Park and Acrisure Stadium, ...
Bryson DeChambeau not leaving LIV: 'I haven't given up'
Bryson DeChambeau addressed speculation that he could be leaving LIV Golf after this season by pledging, "As long as LIV is here, I would figure out a way for it to make sense.",DeChambeau told Flushing It Golf, in an interview published on Wednesday, that he is still working on "a potential contrac...
Daria Snigur wins marathon 3rd-set tiebreaker in clay debut at Madrid
In the first tour-level clay-court match of her career, Ukraine's Daria Snigur came away with a thrilling 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (13) victory over Australia's Daria Kasatkina in first-round action of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday.,Snigur, ranked 98th in the world, saved four match points before winning t...
Coby Mayo's 3-run blast leads Orioles past Royals
Coby Mayo belted a three-run homer to highlight a sixth-run sixth inning, fueling the visiting Baltimore Orioles to an 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday afternoon.,Leody Taveras' RBI single forged a 3-3 tie in the sixth inning before Jeremiah Jackson's two-run single gave Baltimor...
Saint Mary’s star F Paulius Murauskas follows coach to Arizona State
Former Saint Mary's star forward Paulius Murauskas said Wednesday that he's transferring to Arizona State to once again play for coach Randy Bennett.,Murauskas blossomed in two seasons under Bennett and was one of the best players in the West Coast Conference this past season when he averaged 18.4 p...
Top draft needs for all 32 teams
Wily general managers attempt to sell their plan to select the "best player available" prior to every draft. But front-office personnel of teams drafting at the top are not fortunate enough to ignore roster needs if they'd like to stick around for next year's draft. ,With free agency all but in the ...
Phillies C J.T. Realmuto (back) placed on 10-day injured list
The slumping Philadelphia Phillies placed catcher J.T. Realmuto on the 10-day injured list with back spasms on Wednesday.,Realmuto, 35, sat out two games before returning Tuesday and going 0-for-4 in a 7-4 road loss to the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia's seventh straight defeat.,The three-time All-Star...
Point guard Caleb Foster returning to Duke for senior season
Duke point guard Caleb Foster is returning for his senior season, the program announced on social media on Wednesday.,The 6-foot-5 Foster averaged 8.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 24.8 minutes in 33 games (30 starts) last season for the Blue Devils (35-3), who won the Atlantic Coast Confere...