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Wander Franco ‘criminally responsible’ but given judicial pardon
Tampa Bay Rays star shortstop Wander Franco was found criminally responsible of the sexual abuse of a minor but was granted a judicial pardon and won't face prison time.,A judge in the Dominican Republic ruled Monday that Franco was both a defendant and a victim in his case, for which he was origina...
Nathan MacKinnon ailing as Avs face must-win Game 4 vs. Knights
With his Presidents' Trophy-winning team on the brink of elimination following a 5-3 loss on Sunday night, Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar stated the obvious heading into Tuesday night's must-win Game 4 of their best-of-seven Western Conference finals with the Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vegas...
Anthony Volpe the hero as Yankees extend dominance over Royals
Anthony Volpe roped a two-run, go-ahead single in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees won their 12th straight over the host Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Monday.,New York led 2-1 when Kansas City star Salvador Perez matched Royals legend George Brett for the most home runs at Kauffman Stadium wit...
Wyndham Clark WDs from Colonial after winning Byron Nelson
Wyndham Clark followed Brooks Koepka in deciding to withdraw from this week's Charles Schwab Challenge after Clark won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday.,Clark posted an 11-under-par 60 in the final round to post a winning score of 30 under, just one shot shy of Scottie Scheffler's winning score the...
Flamethrower Jacob Misiorowski fans 12, Brewers top Cardinals
Hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski allowed one run on two hits over seven innings and matched his career high with 12 strikeouts to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-1 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.,In the opener of a series between the top two teams in the National League Cen...
UCLA No. 1 overall seed as NCAA baseball regionals set
UCLA was named top overall seed of the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship on Monday, with 12 teams from the SEC named to the 64-team field.,The tournament begins Friday at 16 regional sites, all hosted by the top 16 seeded teams in the field.,The Bruins went 51-6 during the regular season an...
Knicks-Cavaliers G4: Preview, Props, Prediction
The New York Knicks are a popular favorite to complete a sweep of the Cavaliers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals in Cleveland on Monday night.,The Knicks lead the series 3-0 and have won 10 consecutive playoff games by a combined 225 points.,ODDS AND TRENDS,That has led to New York being a...
Donovan Mitchell’s Playoff Struggles Leave Cavs Facing Franchise-Altering Decision
Donovan Mitchell’s playoff struggles have intensified scrutiny as the Cavaliers weigh a massive contract extension this offseason....
Charlie Woods scuffles to 28th in Team TaylorMade defense
Charlie Woods was unable to defend his title at the Team TaylorMade Invitational, finishing the three-day American Junior Golf Association event at Belleair, Fla., tied for 28th place at 4-over par.,Woods, the son of golf legend Tiger Woods, shot a 3-over 73 in the final round on Sunday. The tournam...
New York Knicks Are One Win Away From Ending a 27-Year NBA Finals Drought
The Knicks are one win away from their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 after a dominant 10-game playoff winning streak....
Knicks vs Cavaliers Picks Today: Best Bets for Game 4 of the ECF
Get the best NBA bets for May 25, including Knicks vs Cavaliers Game 4 predictions and a James Harden points prop pick....
Tiger Woods breaks silence with Memorial Day post
Tiger Woods broke his silence with a Memorial Day post on social media honoring his late father, Earl, and other veterans.,"My father was a Special Forces operator with two tours in Vietnam and 20 years of service," Woods wrote on X. "To all those like my father, we all say thank you for your sacrif...
Japan's Ryuichi Oiwa fires 61 to qualify for U.S. Open
Japan's Ryuichi Oiwa carded a 61 in the second round on Monday and joined two countrymen in claiming spots in next month's U.S. Open.,Oiwa finished the 36-hole qualifying event in Hino, Japan, at 12-under 128, one stroke ahead of Kaito Onishi and two ahead of Taihei Sato.,Fourth- and fifth-place fin...
Zero Real Madrid players make Spain's World Cup squad
Spain named injured forward Lamine Yamal to a 26-man World Cup roster that for the first time will feature zero players from Real Madrid.,The 18-year-old Yamal tore his left hamstring in an April 22 game for FC Barcelona and missed the rest of the club's La Liga campaign.,Previous reports said Yamal...
Nationals look to move above .500 against surging Guardians
Rhys Hoskins' first season with the Cleveland Guardians has been feast or famine, as one would expect for a player who was unsigned until Feb. 23.,The longtime National Leaguer only has 22 hits, but 13 of them have gone for extra bases and he has 19 RBIs.,Hoskins and the Guardians continue interleag...
Yankees, Royals open set seeking encores from captains
Unlike hockey teams, few baseball clubs have captains.,Two of them that do, the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals, showed why Sunday.,Despite being mired in slumps, the Yankees' Aaron Judge and the Royals' Salvador Perez came through in the clutch, leading their teams to victories.,The Yankees...
Jacob Misiorowski capping off stellar May as Brewers host rival Cards
The Milwaukee Brewers will look to bounce back behind hard-throwing right-hander Jacob Misiorowski against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Monday in the opener of a showdown series between the top two teams in the National League Central., ,Misiorowski (4-2, 1.89 ERA) is scheduled to oppose left...
Avs star Nathan MacKinnon limited after taking shot to knee in Game 3
As if things couldn't get any worse for the Colorado Avalanche, who fell into a 3-0 hole in the Western Conference finals with Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, they may now also be without star player Nathan MacKinnon.,MacKinnon, who led the NHL with 53 goals this regular season, susta...
Golden Knights rally from 3 down to beat Avs, take 3-0 series lead
Tomas Hertl scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Mark Stone and William Karlsson each had a goal and an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to defeat the Colorado Avalanche, 5-3, on Sunday night in Las Vegas to take a commanding 3-0 lead in th...
Foster Griffin, Nationals earn road series win over Braves
Foster Griffin threw six scoreless innings, Nasim Nunez and Luis Garcia Jr. each drove in a run and the visiting Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Sunday.,Griffin (6-2) allowed just three hits, struck out six and walked one for Washington, which became the first team this season to...