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Spurs' Victor Wembanyama demands more in Game 4 vs. Wolves
Victor Wembanyama is still years away from hitting his prime.,That's a scary factoid with the San Antonio Spurs star already rating as one of the best players in the NBA at age 22.,Wembanyama is coming off a historic performance and he will look to deliver another big-time showing when the second-se...
Jannik Sinner extends ATP 1000 win streak to 29 in Rome
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner extended his ATP 1000 match winning streak to 29 on Saturday with a routine 6-3, 6-4 victory over Austria's Sebastian Ofner at the Italian Open.,Sinner, who hails from Italy, fell in the 2025 finals of the tournament in Rome to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz. The Italian is attempt...
Ex-NFL player Anthony Wint to fight on Dana White's Contender Series
Former NFL linebacker Anthony Wint will fight for a UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series, per multiple media reports.,Wint played college football at Florida International University, where he was a three-time All-Conference USA selection. He signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted fr...
Daniel Rios' late PK lifts CF Montreal over Orlando City
Daniel Rios scored on a penalty kick in the 94th minute as CF Montreal outlasted visiting Orlando City FC for a dramatic 2-0 victory on Saturday.,Montreal (4-7-0, 12 points) won for the third time in four games (2-1-0) by finally scoring in the final minutes after creating numerous chances.,Rios sco...
UCLA two-sport star Megan Grant breaks 31-year-old NCAA softball record
UCLA senior Megan Grant set the NCAA Division I softball home run record on Saturday with her 38th long ball of the 2026 season.,Grant was also a member of UCLA's 2026 NCAA basketball championship team.,In the third inning of Saturday's game against Nebraska, Grant hit a blast to deep left-center fi...
Sorana Cirstea upsets Aryna Sabalenka in Rome for first victory over No. 1
Sorana Cirstea has announced she will retire after the season but the 36-year-old Romanian sure isn't just cruising through tournaments in the meantime.,Cirstea defeated a world No. 1 for the first time since turning professional in 2006 when she rallied for a 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over top-seeded A...
Astros claim OF Rhylan Thomas off waiver from Mariners
The Houston Astros claimed outfielder Rhylan Thomas off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.,In a corresponding move, right-hander Hunter Bown was transferred from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL.,Thomas was an 11th-round pick in the 2022 MLB Draft by the New York Mets. He was traded to the M...
Sabres, Habs knotted at a game apiece as series heads north
The Buffalo Sabres know they have to be much better with the puck Sunday night as their second-round series shifts north to Montreal for Game 3, all square at one game apiece with the Canadiens.,The Sabres played a heavy game against Montreal in Game 2 Friday night, but it was to no avail as the Can...
Wings out-race Fever to season-opening victory
Arike Ogunbowale scored 22 points, Paige Bueckers and Odyssey Sims tallied 20 apiece and the Dallas Wings opened the new season with a 107-104 win over the Indiana Fever on Saturday in Indianapolis., ,Jessica Shepard racked up 13 points, nine rebounds and nine assists for Dallas, which burned Indian...
Hall of Famer Wade Boggs declares his cancer 'null and void'
Baseball Hall of Fame member Wade Boggs has announced he is cancer-free.,"I'm a cancer survivor now. Prostate cancer is null and void. Thank God," the former third baseman said on Friday, citing a recent checkup.,He shared the news after taking part in a ceremony on Friday night at Fenway Park celeb...
Legendary Braves manager Bobby Cox dies at 84
Hall of Fame manager and legendary Atlanta Braves icon Bobby Cox died at the age of 84, the team announced Saturday.,Cox's 2,504 victories as a manager for the Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays rank fourth in major league history and include an extensive list of accomplishments for his teams, inc...
Report: Brewers place OF Brandon Lockridge (leg) on IL
The Milwaukee Brewers placed outfielder Brandon Lockridge on the 10-day injured list, while outfielder Blake Perkins was recalled from Triple-A Nashville, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported Saturday.,Lockridge, 29, was injured when he slid into the wall in foul territory during the fourth innin...
Guardians get Gold Glove-winning C Patrick Bailey from Giants
The Cleveland Guardians acquired two-time Gold Glove-winning catcher Patrick Bailey from the San Francisco Giants on Saturday in exchange for the No. 29 pick in this year's draft and left-handed prospect Matt Wilkinson.,Bailey, 26, has won a Gold Glove in each of the last two seasons and joins a Cle...
Action gets underway at $800K PGL Astana 2026
Sixteen Counter-Strike 2 teams began group stage play Saturday as action got underway at the $800,000 PGL Astana 2026 tournament in Kazakhstan.,Seven of the eight opening matches were sweeps, with MOUZ defeating Gentle Mates 2-1 in the lone exception. ,The group stage runs through Wednesday, with al...
Giants' Rafael Devers shows signs of snapping out of slump, faces Pirates
The San Francisco Giants hope Rafael Devers can build upon a recent surge when they seek a second straight home win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.,Devers contributed a single and a solo home run to a 5-2 win in the series opener Friday, running his hitting streak to eight games.,The ...
Victor Wembanyama’s Game 3 Explosion Shows Why the NBA Should Be Worried
Victor Wembanyama delivered a dominant Game 3 performance against the Timberwolves, showing why he could soon become the NBA’s best player....
Titans first-round WR Carnell Tate signs contract
The Tennessee Titans signed first-round draft pick Carnell Tate to his four-year rookie contract.,Tate, the fourth overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft, will receive $51.1 million in fully guaranteed money that includes a $33.6 million signing bonus. The deal, announced on Friday, also includes a fift...
College Basketball Teams That Won the Transfer Portal This Offseason
Louisville, Indiana and Providence made major upgrades through the college basketball transfer portal heading into the 2026 season....
Brewers brace for AL ERA leader Cam Schlittler, Yankees
The visiting New York Yankees will turn to ace right-hander Cam Schlittler in a bid to even their three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.,Schlittler (5-1, 1.52 ERA), who leads the American League in earned run average and is tied for the league lead in wins, will be opposed by l...
UFC 328 Predictions and Best Bets for Chimaev vs. Strickland
UFC 328 features a heated middleweight title fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland along with several betting picks and predictions....