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NASCAR driver Kyle Larson qualifies again for Indy 500
In one of the most celebrated days on the racing calendar, 34 cars took to the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday for the first day of qualifying for the May 25 Indianapolis 500.,Reigning NASCAR Cup Series championship points leader Kyle Larson turned in a solid performance with a pair of...

Brittney Sykes helps Mystics defeat Dream in opener
Brittney Sykes produced a team-high 22 points and five assists, helping lead the Washington Mystics to a 94-90 season-opening victory over the visiting Atlanta Dream on Friday.,Rookie Sonia Citron added 19 points for Washington, while rookie Kiki Iriafen put up 14 and Sug Sutton had 13. Jade Melbour...

Kelsey Plum, Sparks spoil expansion Valkyries' debut
Kelsey Plum scored 37 points in her Los Angeles debut and the Sparks ruined the debut of the Golden State Valkyries with an 84-67 victory on Friday night at San Francisco.,Plum made 11 of 19 field-goal attempts, including four 3-pointers, and knocked down all 11 free-throw attempts while falling thr...

Brittney Sykes helps Mystics defeat Dream in season-opener
Brittney Sykes had a team-high 22 points and five assists, helping lead the Washington Mystics to a 94-90 season-opening victory over the visiting Atlanta Dream on Friday.,Sonia Citron added 19 points for Washington, followed by Kiki Iriafen's 14 and Sug Sutton's 13. Jade Melbourne added 11 off the ...

Lynx pull away in opener against Wings, Paige Bueckers
Napheesa Collier scored 34 points on 12-for-21 shooting as the Minnesota Lynx took control in the third quarter for a 99-84 win over the Dallas Wings that spoiled Paige Bueckers' WNBA debut Friday night in Arlington, Texas.,Courtney Williams scored 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting with a game-high ni...

Hurricanes knock out Capitals, advance to Eastern Conference finals
Andrei Svechnikov's goal with 1:59 remaining lifted the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a series-clinching 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals in Thursday's Game 5 of the teams' best-of-seven second-round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs.,Svechnikov's eighth tally of the postseason was assist...

Tom Brady will ride with Jimmie Johnson during Indy 500 parade laps
Seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady will get a feel for IndyCar's speed when he rides with seven-time NASCAR Cup series champ Jimmie Johnson during the parade laps ahead of the start of the Indianapolis 500.,Before the 109th running of the Indy 500 on May 25, IndyCar and the Indiana...

2025 NFL schedule: Commanders set for 8 standalone games
Some oddities, notable facts and trends from the NFL's schedule release on Wednesday:,Prepare for the Jayden Daniels show,The Washington Commanders are must-see TV these days with NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year quarterback Jayden Daniels at the helm, one year after they finished 12-5 and made it a...

2025 NFL games to watch
Pack your bags. The NFL is heading to Spain, Brazil, Ireland, Germany -- and London, of course -- and has loaded up on compelling domestic encounters in the U.S. in a 2025 season that begins in the City of Brotherly Love with a pairing of hated NFC East rivals. ,NFL teams and fanbases have known the...

Ninjas in Pyjamas, 2 others qualify for playoffs at PGL Astana 2025
Ninjas in Pyjamas, Aurora Gaming and MIBR won their respective Round 5 matches on Wednesday to advance to the playoffs at the PGL Astana 2025 tournament.,Ninjas in Pyjamas swept G2, courtesy of 13-10 wins on Dust II and Nuke. They will face Team Spirit in the last of four quarterfinals on Friday.,Au...

Pacers escape 19-point hole, KO Cavaliers in Game 5
Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points and dished out eight assists as the Indiana Pacers eliminated the host Cleveland Cavaliers with a 114-105 decision in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday.,Pascal Siakam put up 21 points for fourth-seeded Indiana, which closed the best-of-seven se...

Anthony Edwards, Wolves on cusp of eliminating struggling Warriors
Anthony Edwards knows the Minnesota Timberwolves have a chance to advance to the Western Conference finals on Wednesday night.,Edwards also knows it is dangerous to take anything for granted.,"You can't get comfortable," Edwards said. "You can't get comfortable in the NBA -- especially not in the pl...

Without Jayson Tatum, Celtics plan to 'leave it all out there' vs. Knicks
If the Boston Celtics extend their season by beating the visiting New York Knicks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Wednesday night, they will do so without leading scorer Jayson Tatum.,Tatum, 27, suffered a ruptured right Achilles tendon in the final minutes of New York's 121-113 victo...

Maple Leafs aim to regain series lead in Game 5 vs. Panthers
The Florida Panthers appear to have found their game. The Toronto Maple Leafs are hoping to get back to theirs and retake the series lead when they host the Panthers for Game 5 on Wednesday.,Just less than a week ago, the Maple Leafs arrived in South Florida up 2-0 in the best-of-seven series with t...

Donovan Mitchell questionable as Cavs try to stave off Pacers
The Cleveland Cavaliers' season and any chance they have at pulling off an epic comeback rest squarely on the health of Donovan Mitchell's sprained left ankle.,The six-time All-Star and face of the franchise aggravated an existing injury Sunday while warming up at halftime of a 129-109 blowout loss ...

FlyQuest sweep Dignitas, win Group B at 2025 Split 2
Dignitas began the day Sunday with a chance to tie FlyQuest for the top spot in Group B at the League of Legends LTA North 2025 Split 2 in Los Angeles. Instead, they'll spend next Sunday fighting for survival.,Entering the day at 1-1 and a game behind 2-0 FlyQuest, Dignitas lost in 29 minutes to ope...

Cloud9 top Team Liquid, improve to 3-0 at 2025 Split 2
In a matchup of undefeated Group A teams to open Week 6, Cloud9 downed Team Liquid 2-0 on Saturday to improve to 3-0 at the LTA North 2025 Split 2 of the League of Legends tournament in Los Angeles.,Shopify Rebellion picked up their first win, taking down 100 Thieves 2-1 in Group B play. FlyQuest is...

Jack Della Maddalena ends Belal Muhammad's title reign at UFC 315
Jack Della Maddalena took away Belal Muhammad's potent wrestling ability, only allowing one takedown en route to becoming the new welterweight champion in the main event of UFC 315 on Saturday night in Montreal.,He won the five-rounder by scores of 48-47, 48-47, 49-45.,Della Maddalena used volume st...

UFC 315: Preview, Betting Trends & Prop Picks
The UFC returns to Montreal for the first time in a decade, and Saturday night's main card at the Bell Centre features a pair of intriguing championship fights.,The card is topped by a welterweight bout with champion Belal Muhammad taking on No. 5-ranked Australian challenger Jack Della Maddalena.,M...

Belal Muhammad confident vs. Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315
The UFC is back in Montreal for the first time in a decade on Saturday night with a pair of title fights, which includes welterweight champion Belal Muhammad and No. 5-ranked Australian challenger Jack Della Maddalena topping the 12-fight card for UFC 315.,Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) is making his...