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Four teams, two playoff sports: The Ticket final weekend is set
The final four teams in the NBA 2K League's The Ticket are set, and nobody had a bigger hand in getting his team to Washington than Tariq "Greens" Reed.,Greens capped a wild comeback for NetsGC on Tuesday, hitting a 3-pointer from just inside half court with half a second to play to give the Nets a ...

Michigan adds 4-star QB Brady Hart to 2026 class
Four-star quarterback Brady Hart committed to Michigan's 2026 recruiting class on Tuesday.,The 6-foot-5 signal-caller from Cocoa (Fla.) High School is ranked as the No. 7 QB and No. 92 overall by the 247 Sports composite.,Hart made his commitment following an unofficial visit last weekend to Ann Arb...

Sportsbooks establish Celtics as favorites for 2025 title
The Boston Celtics, fresh off winning their first NBA championship since 2008, are the favorites to emerge on top again next year.,The previous champions, the Denver Nuggets, are the second choice behind the Celtics.,DraftKings has Boston as a +280 favorite to capture its 19th championship next year...
2024 MLB Draft Top Names To Know
The MLB Drat kicks off on July 14, these are the top names to know before your team is on the clock....
Monday June 17 Best Sports Betting Picks For Euro 2024, MLB, & WNBA
These are our top betting picks and predictions for June 17th's MLB and WNBA slate as well as soccer bets for Euro 2024....

Jose Miranda's blast lifts Twins in DH sweep of Athletics
Jose Miranda hit a tiebreaking home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the host Minnesota Twins held on for an 8-7 win over the Oakland Athletics in the nightcap of a doubleheader Sunday in Minneapolis.,Trevor Larnach and Royce Lewis also homered for the Twins, who completed a four-game swe...

Payne Stewart's triumph saluted on No. 18 flag at Pinehurst No. 2
Every golfer who looks toward the No. 18 green during Sunday's final round of the U.S. Open will see the silhouette of the late Payne Stewart on the hole flag.,Stewart famously won the 1999 U.S. Open by sinking a par putt at Pinehurst No. 2, and this year's version of the tournament at the same cour...

Warriors win second NBA 2K League crown in as many months
Warriors Gaming Squad made it back-to-back championships on Saturday, beating Celtics Crossover Gaming 2-0 to win NBA 2K League's The Turn event in Washington.,Last month, the Warriors won The Tipoff event, the first of the three NBA 2K League tournaments that lead up to the final league playoffs la...

Celtics, Warriors advance to finals in NBA 2K League's The Turn
Celtics Crossover Gaming and Warriors Gaming Squad each earned a 2-0 sweep Friday in Washington to set up a finals matchup in the NBA 2K League's The Turn event.,The second-seeded Celtics outscored Heat Check Gaming, the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed, 15-9 in the fourth quarter to earn a 65-63 com...

No. 1 Ohio State adds 2025 4-star WR Quincy Porter
Ohio State received a commitment from four-star wide receiver Quincy Porter on Friday, adding to its top-ranked 2025 recruiting class.,Porter, from New Jersey's Bergen Catholic High School, is ranked as the No. 8 wide receiver in 2025 and the No. 49 overall player in the class by the 247Sports compo...

Warriors, Pistons rally in NBA 2K League's The Turn
Warriors Gaming Squad, the No. 1 seed in the West, and third-seeded Pistons GT each rallied Thursday to advance to the conference finals of the NBA 2K League's The Turn event in Washington.,The Warriors beat fourth-seeded T-Wolves Gaming 2-1 and the Pistons topped No. 2 seed Pacers Gaming by the sam...
2024 NBA Mock Draft: Zach Edey Drafted Within Top 15, Alexandre Sarr Stays At No. 1 Overall
Here's our 2024 NBA Mock Draft, which includes Alexandre Sarr staying at No. 1 overall and some surprises within the Top 15. ...

Report: Big 12 considers selling league's naming rights
The Big 12 Conference is considering selling the league's naming rights to a title sponsor, ESPN reported Thursday.,The potential revenue would be in the "hundreds of millions" over the course of such a deal, per the report.,The commercial sponsor's name reportedly would replace "Big" in the name of...

Heat, Celtics advance in NBA 2K League's The Turn
Top-seeded Heat Check Gaming and second-seeded Celtics Crossover Gaming rolled to victories on Wednesday as the bracket play in the NBA 2K League's The Turn event got underway in Washington.,In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Heat swept fourth-seeded Magic Gaming 2-0, and the Celtics downed t...

49ers' Christian McCaffrey on cover of Madden NFL 25
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey is the cover athlete on the Madden NFL 25 video game, EA Sports announced Tuesday.,The video game will be released Aug. 16.,McCaffrey is the first member of the 49ers to don the cover of the series. ,He also becomes the first running back to recei...

Dustin Poirier continues to contemplate retirement after loss
Dustin Poirier does not fear much, although the mixed martial arts champion is taken aback when it comes to the concept of leaving the sport where he has made a name for himself.,After losing his lightweight title bout on June 1 against Islam Makhachev at UFC 302, Poirier continues to contemplate re...

Jrue Holiday, Celtics take 2-0 NBA Finals lead over Mavs
BOSTON -- Jrue Holiday racked up a team-high 26 points and Jayson Tatum flirted with a triple-double as the Boston Celtics picked up a 105-98 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.,Holiday went 11-for-14 from the field as Boston opened up a 2-0 lead in the bes...

Oilers aim to cash in on chances in Game 2 vs. Panthers
The Edmonton Oilers are concentrating more on the process than the result as they prepare for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday in Sunrise, Fla.,After being blanked 3-0 by goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and the Panthers in Saturday's best-of-seven series opener, despite outshooting and out-chan...

Heat complete perfect run through The Turn group play
Heat Check Gaming ended group play at the NBA 2K League's The Turn event in style Friday, crushing fellow unbeaten Cavs Legion GC and entering the bracket rounds as the only 6-0 team in the field.,All but one of the league's 25 teams played on Friday as the final group-play standings determine seedi...

Benzo's huge night carries Wizards in NBA 2K League's Turn
Rookie Benjamin "Benzo" Bernstein amassed 43 points and 20 assists while leading Wizards District Gaming to a 103-81 rout of Hornets Venom GT on Thursday in the NBA 2K League's The Turn event.,Benzo, the top overall pick in this year's NBA 2K League draft, sank 15 of 23 shots from the floor, includi...