ac Page 49 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Austin Cindric snags narrow win over Ryan Preece at Talladega
Austin Cindric held off Ryan Preece down the stretch to win the Jack Link's 500 as the NASCAR Cup Series returned to action after a bye week on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala.,The Fords of Cindric and Preece ran 1-2 side-by-side in front of the Chevrolets of William Byron and Ky...
Thorns draw with Louisville on stoppage-time penalty shot
Jayden Perry converted a penalty kick in the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time, allowing the Portland Thorns to earn a 3-3 draw with visiting Racing Louisville on Sunday.,With Louisville (1-3-2, 5 points) seemingly minutes away from an impressive road win, video review claimed Portland's Emma...
Liquid avenges loss to PARIVISION, win PGL Wallachia Season 4
Team Liquid won the fifth and final map in 72 minutes and 30 seconds to take down PARIVISION 3-2 in the grand final of PGL Wallachia Season 4 on Sunday in Bucharest, Romania.,In a rematch of Saturday's upper-bracket final, Liquid got out to a 2-0 lead, winning in 37 minutes and 43 minutes on red. PA...
Duke freshman center Khaman Maluach declares for NBA draft
Now all three of Duke's superb freshmen have declared for the 2025 NBA Draft.,Following in the footsteps of Kon Knueppel and national Player of the Year Cooper Flagg, 7-foot-2 center Khaman Maluach made his move official Sunday when Duke announced the news via social media.,The South Sudan native, w...
Rays' Zack Littell looks for elusive win in clash vs. Padres
The series finale on Sunday between the visiting Tampa Bay Rays and San Diego Padres could be seen by a true cynic as a movable force against a resistible object.,Tampa Bay will vie for a series sweep behind right-hander Zack Littell (0-5, 5.28 ERA), who's pitched well at times but been hurt by a la...
Eugenio Suarez, D-backs hope to follow big night with win over Braves
Even Eugenio Suarez was shocked.,"I never thought that was going to happen," Suarez said after his four-homer outburst Saturday. "But today was a perfect day.",Now, what will he do for an encore when his Arizona Diamondbacks close their three-game series with the Atlanta Braves in Phoenix on Sunday?...
Five NFL Teams That Crushed the 2025 Draft
The Jaguars, Cardinals, Bears, Raiders and Patriots scored big during the 2025 NFL Draft. Here’s how they set themselves up for success....
PARIVISION in grand final at PGL Wallachia playoffs
PARIVISION advanced to Sunday's grand final, where it will await the winner of Team Liquid and Tundra Esports in the PGL Wallachia Season 4 playoffs in Bucharest, Romania.,Sixteen teams started the $1 million Dota 2 tournament, with the top eight qualifying for the playoffs. All matches are best-of-...
Ian Machado Garry calls for UFC welterweight title shot at Fight Night
Ian Machado Garry survived a late scare from Carlos Prates, earning a unanimous decision in a bounce-back effort to cap off the welterweight main event Saturday at UFC Fight Night in Kansas City, Mo.,Garry won on the judges' scorecards, 48-47, 48-47, 49-46.,Having complete control of four of five ro...
Braves beat D-backs in 10 despite 4 HRs by Eugenio Suarez
Matt Olson scored on Justin Martinez's wild pitch in the 10th inning and the Atlanta Braves overcame Eugenio Suarez' four-homer game for an 8-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Saturday.,Suarez homered in the second, fourth, sixth and ninth innings -- the last one tying the game a...
Grading the Packers' Draft
Grade: C-,Best Pick: WR Matthew Golden, No. 23 Overall,What We Liked: Golden at 23 was impressive value that I would've salivated over if I was a general manager. He should be the top target for Love instantly and finally provide an alpha presence to that room of complementary pieces. GM Brian Gutek...
Bucks look to tie series with Pacers behind Gary Trent Jr.
Gary Trent Jr. looks to ride the momentum of tying a single-game franchise playoff record for made 3-pointers when the Milwaukee Bucks host the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.,Trent sank nine shots from beyond the arc and matched Giannis Antet...
Braves chase series win vs. Merrill Kelly, Diamondbacks
The Atlanta Braves continues to build on their strong recent homestead, buoyed by left-hander Chris Sale's first victory of the season Friday.,Arizona, meanwhile, has fallen into its first dry spell of the season. The Diamondbacks have lost three in a row and five of their last seven heading into th...
Ramifications of NCAA's new world reach NFL draft
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Quarterbacks Tyler Shough and Dillon Gabriel, both taken on the second day of the draft, might be considered rookies by the NFL, but their extensive game experience reflects the current nomadic culture of college football.,Each of their paths -- with three schools apiece, a combin...
Braves stay hot in Arizona, blow out Diamondbacks
Left-hander Chris Sale won his first game of the season to remain perfect against Arizona and the Atlanta Braves beat the Diamondbacks 8-2 in the opener of a three-game series Friday in Phoenix. ,Eli White and Austin Riley each had two hits and two RBIs for the Braves, Michael Harris II had two hits...
Gary Trent Jr. leads Bucks to comeback win over Pacers
Gary Trent Jr. and Giannis Antetokounmpo each scored 37 points while leading the Bucks to a comeback 117-101 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Friday, cutting Milwaukee's deficit in the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series to 2-1.,Trent was inserted into the starting lineup in pla...
Liquid, PARIVISION reach PGL Wallachia upper-bracket final
Team Liquid and PARIVISION advanced to the upper-bracket final of the PGL Wallachia Season 4 playoffs by notching semifinal wins Friday in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid and PARIVISION will square off Saturday after Liquid swept Team Spirit 2-0 and PARIVISION rallied past Aurora Gaming 2-1.,In two other...
Jacksonville Jaguars Go All In — And Win Big With Travis Hunter
The Jacksonville Jaguars stole the NFL Draft spotlight, trading up for two-way star Travis Hunter in a bold move that could reshape their future....
Braves 'creeping back,' open series with D-backs
The Atlanta Braves will enter a weekend series against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Friday night after a day off to savor what could be a season-changing homestand.,The Braves doubled their win total while going 5-1 at home in the past week, sweeping the Minnesota Twins and taking two of t...
Wisconsin residents savor Green Bay's NFL draft spotlight
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Fans were amazed and appreciative that the NFL's smallest city could host one of the league's biggest events, the NFL draft, and their mood was brightened ever more when the hometown Packers selected a wide receiver in the first round on Thursday.,An estimated 125,000 people were ...