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Ball State's Gavin Yates-Lyons, 18, dies days after shooting
Gavin Yates-Lyons, 18, an early entrant on the Ball State football team, died as the result of gunshot wounds according to multiple outlets on Sunday.,Yates-Lyons, a native of Valdosta, Ga., was among three victims of a parking garage shooting in Tallahassee, Fla., on May 24. According to The Tallah...

Youthful Spurs favored over red-hot Knicks in NBA Finals
The 2026 NBA Finals features one team on an 11-game winning streak and another led by a 7-foot-4 wunderkind.,The New York Knicks, who have been idle since sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference final on May 25, are returning to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. They w...
Song Yadong Delivers Career-Defining UFC Macau Victory Over Deiveson Figueiredo
Song Yadong delivered one of the biggest wins of his UFC career, submitting former champion Deiveson Figueiredo in the UFC Macau main event....

Joaquin Niemann tops Talor Gooch in playoff at LIV Golf Korea
Joaquin Niemann recorded a birdie on the first playoff hole Sunday to defeat Talor Gooch and win LIV Golf Korea in Busan, South Korea.,After each finished 3-under-par 67 on Sunday and 12-under-par 268 for the tournament, Niemann sent an approach from 150 yards out to within six feet of the cup on th...

Cubs strive to end May on upswing against Cardinals
The up-and-down Chicago Cubs have a chance to end the month on a positive note when they wrap up their three-game road series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night.,Chicago started May with eight straight wins to wrap up their second 10-game winning streak of the season. However, manager C...

Rangers ride late uprising into rematch vs. skidding Royals
If the Kansas City Royals plan to halt their five-game losing streak, they must do so without one of their top performers. ,The Royals, minus injured star Maikel Garcia, will turn to Michael Wacha for his 300th career start on Sunday afternoon when they face the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas. ,F...

Nationals RHP Zack Littell closes out stellar May against Padres
Washington right-hander Zack Littell looks to put a bow on a turnaround month of May when the Nationals host the San Diego Padres on Sunday.,Littell (4-4, 5.23 ERA) opposes right-hander Griffin Canning (0-3, 7.24) in the series finale after the teams split the first two games with Washington rallyin...

Los Angeles Thieves open Call of Duty Stage 4 qualifying with victory
Coming off winning the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major, the Los Angeles Thieves opened Stage 4 qualifying with a 3-2 comeback win over FaZe Vegas on Saturday.,The Paris Gentle Mates swept the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-0, the Boston Breach bested the Vancouver Surge 3-2 and the Riyadh Falcons beat th...

Pete Crow-Armstrong erupts out of slump as Cubs top Cards
Pete Crow-Armstrong busted out of his slump with a season-high four hits to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 victory over the host St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.,The Cubs centerfielder entered with a modest four-game hitting streak, but he was hitting just .154 (10 for 65) in his last 19 games...

Jocelyn Briski shuts down Nebraska, leads Alabama to WCWS semifinals
Marlie Giles set the tone with a three-run homer to lift Alabama into the Women's College World Series semifinals with a 5-1 defeat of Nebraska Saturday night in Oklahoma City.,That alone proved to be enough for Alabama pitcher Jocelyn Briski, who threw a complete-game one-hitter to move the Crimson...

Jalen Williams could be available for NBA Finals if Thunder advance
Oklahoma City star Jalen Williams might be available for the NBA Finals should the Thunder advance, coach Mark Daigneault said prior to Saturday's Game 7 at home against the San Antonio Spurs.,Williams is out with a left hamstring injury for the finale of the Western Conference showdown. The series ...

Royals 3B Maikel Garcia exits with hamstring injury
Kansas City third baseman Maikel Garcia left in the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers with a right hamstring strain sustained Saturday at Arlington, Texas.,The 2025 All-Star was injured going from first to third base on Vinnie Pasquantino's tiebreaking double. Garcia was 1-for-4 with an RBI i...

Royals stunned by Rangers, suffer fifth straight loss
Ezequiel Duran dropped a walk-off, RBI single into right field, and the Texas Rangers rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to win 7-6 over the scuffling Kansas City Royals on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.,Texas trailed 6-4 entering the ninth, when Joc Pederson led off with an opposite-field ho...

Nationals explode for six-run inning, beat Padres
Luis Garcia Jr. hit a two-run single to highlight a six-run seventh inning as the Nationals rallied past the San Diego Padres for a 9-4 win Saturday in Washington.,Garcia had two hits and Drew Millas homered for the Nationals, who had lost two straight.,Washington trailed 3-1 entering the seventh wh...

Eric Cole fires 63, holds one-shot lead at Charles Schwab Challenge
Eric Cole shot 7-under-par 63 for the best score in the third round of the Charles Schwab Challenge, taking the lead Saturday at Fort Worth, Texas.,Cole, aiming for his first victory on the PGA Tour, goes to Sunday's final round at 12-under 198, holding a one-stroke edge on Ryan Gerard.,Gerard birdi...

Valkyries will put stingy defense to test against visiting Aces
The defending-champion Las Vegas Aces find themselves looking up in the standings at the second-year Golden State Valkyries as the clubs prepare to meet Sunday afternoon in San Francisco.,The Aces (4-3) have lost two in a row, including 95-87 at Dallas on Thursday night to tip off a three-game trip....

Report: Vikings tab Nolan Teasley as general manager
The Minnesota Vikings reportedly have a new general manager, agreeing to terms with Seattle Seahawks assistant GM Nolan Teasley.,The NFL Network reported the news Saturday on Teasley, who spent the past 14 years with the Seahawks. ,Teasley, 42, has advanced from Seahawks scouting department intern i...

White Sox 1B Munetaka Murakami out 4-6 weeks, put on IL
The Chicago White Sox will be without rookie slugger Munetaka Murakami for four to six weeks due to a Grade 2 strain of his right hamstring, manager Will Venable announced Saturday.,The White Sox placed Murakami on the 10-day injured list earlier on Saturday.,The 26-year-old first baseman, who share...
Carolina Hurricanes or Vegas Golden Knights? Key Factors That Will Decide Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup Final is set. Explore three reasons why the Carolina Hurricanes can win and three reasons why the Vegas Golden Knights could lift the Cup....
Top MLB Props and Picks for Saturday May 30th's Biggest Matchups
Get the top MLB betting picks for Saturday, including an Aaron Judge home run prop, Rays run line play and Phillies-Dodgers total....