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Guardians tag Tigers ace in Game 5, will face Yanks in ALCS
CLEVELAND -- Lane Thomas belted a grand slam in the fifth inning to help the Cleveland Guardians advance to the American League Championship Series with a 7-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. ,Thomas added an RBI infield single in the seventh and Brayan Rocchio drove in a run in the eigh...

For Tigers and Guardians in ALDS Game 5, 'everything's on the table'
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch is planning to leave no stone unturned when Detroit collides with the host Cleveland Guardians in Game 5 of the American League Division Series on Saturday afternoon.,Hinch will be trying to rally the troops after pinch hitter David Fry smacked a go-ahead two-run homer on T...

For Tigers and Guardians in ALDS Game 5, everything on table
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch is planning to leave no stone unturned when Detroit collides with the host Cleveland Guardians in Game 5 of the American League Division Series on Saturday afternoon.,Hinch will be trying to rally the troops after pinch hitter David Fry smacked a go-ahead two-run homer on T...

Winner-take-all: Padres, Dodgers battle for NLCS berth
LOS ANGELES -- All that spending and all that star power, amid a season of crushing injuries, did buy the Dodgers an additional valuable asset heading into a deciding Game 5 of the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres on Friday., ,The winner-take-all game, for the right to pl...

Auction of Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 ball goes on despite ownership battle
The owner of the ball that Shohei Ohtani hit for his historic 50th homer of the year remains in dispute, but the souvenir will continue to be auctioned off while legal proceedings continue.,Goldin Auctions announced Monday that the lawyers for the fans who are arguing over the ball's rightful owner ...

Sun, Lynx clash with trip to WNBA Finals on line
Napheesa Collier is the WNBA's leading scorer in the postseason, but it isn't her made baskets that matter when the Minnesota Lynx face the Connecticut Sun in the decisive Game 5 of their semifinal series on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,It's the opponents' missed baskets that Collier will focus on ...

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins squeaker at Talladega after massive crash
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. edged out Brad Keselowksi in NASCAR overtime at Talladega Superspeedway, winning the Cup Series' YellaWood 500 in a photo finish Sunday in Lincoln, Ala.,Following a lengthy red-flag period, Stenhouse led Keselowski on the restart, but Keselowski pulled ahead in Turn 3 on the fina...

Texas No. 1, Alabama falls to No. 7 in AP Top 25 poll
After spending one week atop the AP Top 25 college football poll, Alabama tumbled to No. 7 following a monumental upset at Vanderbilt on Saturday and Texas returned to the top spot after Week 6.,Texas, which was idle this week, faces its toughest test to date on Saturday when the Longhorns (5-0, 1-0...

Week 5 NFL Capsules
New York Jets (2-2) vs. Minnesota Vikings (4-0) in London,The Vikings are 4-0 for the first time since 2016 and own a 3-0 record in international games. Minnesota has won three games in a row against the Jets, who arrive frustrated by a 10-9 loss to the Denver Broncos last week. Standing in their wa...

NFL Week 5: How low can Patriots-Dolphins go?
If sportsbooks offer the option to bet on punts over points in Week 5, action would be hot and heavy in a pair of NFL games where touchdowns are far from expected. ,AFC East rivals huddle in Foxborough, Mass., on Sunday with the Dolphins (1-3) and Patriots (1-3) drawing heavy action betting the unde...

Alabama back in familiar spot atop AP Top 25 poll
Buoyed by a dramatic come-from-ahead victory over Georgia on Saturday night, Alabama jumped three spots into the No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll after Week 5.,The Crimson Tide had not been atop the rankings since Oct. 2, 2022, with the latest poll making 16 of 17 s...

Shohei Ohtani 50/50 ball heads to auction despite ownership dispute
The ball that Shohei Ohtani hit for his 50th home run will be up for auction beginning Friday despite a lawsuit filed Thursday by a Florida man who claims the souvenir was wrested from him.,Max Matus sought an injunction to stop the auction, scheduled to be conducted by Goldin Auctions beginning Fri...

Lawsuit filed over ownership of Shohei Ohtani 50/50 ball
A Florida man filed a lawsuit Thursday aimed at stopping the planned auction of the ball Shohei Ohtani hit for his 50th home run, claiming it was wrested from him and that he is the owner.,Max Matus is seeking an injunction to stop the auction, scheduled to be conducted beginning Friday by Goldin Au...
Top Quarterback Prospects To Know in 2025 NFL Draft
The quarterback position is always in demand, so here are the top QB prospects to monitor ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft....

Tennessee in top five, Michigan rises in AP Top 25 poll
The top four teams in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll remained unchanged after Week 4, but Tennessee moved into the top five after an impressive 25-15 win at Oklahoma on Saturday.,Texas, which crushed Louisiana-Monroe 51-3, bolstered its grip on the top spot with 44 first-place vot...

Nets to retire Vince Carter's No. 15 jersey on Jan. 25
The Brooklyn Nets will retire the No. 15 jersey of Vince Carter prior to the team's home game against the Miami Heat on Jan. 25, 2025.,Carter's jersey will be the seventh retired by the franchise, joining Drazen Petrovic (No. 3), Jason Kidd (No. 5), John Williamson (No. 23), Bill Melchionni (No. 25)...

WNBA adds 15th franchise with return to Portland
The WNBA on Wednesday announced it has awarded Portland as the league's 15th franchise. ,The move comes less than 11 months after WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert wrote a letter to U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), saying that Portland's bid for a new club would be "deferred" due to the upcoming remode...

MLBPA files NIL suit against DraftKings, FanDuel, other sports betting companies
The Major League Baseball Players Association filed a lawsuit against four sportsbooks on Monday, claiming that the companies were not authorized to utilize the names and likenesses of players for their brands. ,DraftKings and FanDuel are at the center of the suit, and players are also hoping to rec...

Texas new No. 1, Georgia No. 2 in AP Top 25 poll
Texas is No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time since 2008, knocking Georgia down to No. 2 after the Bulldogs eked out a one-point win on Saturday.,The Longhorns routed UTSA 56-7 after Arch Manning stepped in for injured star quarterback Quinn Ewers on Saturday...

SEC puts six teams in top seven of AP Top 25 poll
Georgia remained the top team in this week's Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, with the Southeastern Conference dominating the upper echelon of the rankings.,For the first time in the 88 years of the AP rankings, a single conference has six of the first top seven spots of the poll. Foll...