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Arkansas, LSU co-CWS favorites entering regionals
The road to Omaha begins with the opening games of the 16 regional sites on Friday, and Arkansas and LSU enter as co-favorites to win the College World Series.,The Razorbacks and Tigers are both being offered at +475 by BetMGM ahead of fellow SEC rival Vanderbilt at +650. The Commodores enter the re...
Royals hope Seth Lugo's return can stop Tigers' roll
The Kansas City Royals are hoping for a boost Friday from the expected mound return of right-hander Seth Lugo.,It comes just in time for a second go-around against right-hander Casey Mize and the American League Central-leading Detroit Tigers, winners of four straight.,All-Stars Lugo (3-4, 3.02 ERA)...
Patrick Mahomes Ducks the Olympics, So Who’s QB1 for America Now?
Patrick Mahomes says he won’t play Olympic flag football in 2028, leaving Team USA’s quarterback role wide open for a younger quarterback....
Stefanos Tsitsipas hires Novak Djokovic’s former coach
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece on Thursday hired Goran Ivanisevic, the former coach of Novak Djokovic.,A two-time Grand Slam finalist, Tsitsipas bowed out of the French Open in the second round Wednesday in a four-set loss to Italian Matteo Gigante. Tsitsipas was the 20th seed in the men's singles dra...
Oilers D Mattias Ekholm expected to return for Game 5 vs. Stars
Defenseman Mattias Ekholm will return to the lineup for the Edmonton Oilers in Thursday's potential Western Conference finals-clinching Game 5 against the Dallas Stars.,Out since April 11 with an undisclosed injury, Ekholm missed the first two rounds of the playoffs for the Oilers, who beat the Los ...
Official start times set for Ohio State-Texas, other marquee matchups
Hey Siri, set a reminder for Aug. 30 at noon ET, and block my calendar the rest of that day. ,College football season begins with a bang on the last Saturday in August, and official kickoff times were solidified for multiple must-see games in 2025. ,The Big Noon Kickoff on Aug. 30 and an emphatic st...
NFL announces five nationally televised preseason games
The NFL announced the five nationally televised prime-time 2025 preseason games on Thursday.,Action begins with the Los Angeles Chargers facing the Detroit Lions in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, on Thursday, July 31. The game will air on NBC.,In Week 2 of the preseason, the Buffalo Bills wi...
Joley Mitchell homers twice, No. 6 Texas beats No. 3 Florida in WCWS opener
Joley Mitchell hit a pair of solo home runs and Teagan Kavan threw a two-hit, complete-game shutout as sixth-seeded Texas beat third-seeded Florida 3-0 in the opening round of the Women's College World Series on Thursday in Oklahoma City.,Texas will take on the winner of Thursday's Oklahoma-Tennesse...
Jannik Sinner advances in Paris, ends Richard Gasquet's career
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner put an end to Richard Gasquet's professional career with a 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 decision on Thursday in the second round of the French Open in Paris.,The 23-year-old Italian dispatched the 38-year-old Frenchman in one hour, 58 minutes at Roland Garros. Sinner also bounced Gasquet f...
DreamLeague 26 playoff chase goes down to last day
Aurora Gaming and Gaimin Gladiators registered crucial wins on Wednesday as they battle for playoff berths at DreamLeague Season 26.,After Aurora Gaming swept Yakult Brothers 2-0 in Group Stage 2, Gaimin Gladiators rallied past Team Liquid 2-1. The winners both improved their records to 3-3, tied fo...
Trevor Williams pitches Nationals past struggling Mariners
Trevor Williams pitched six scoreless innings and was backed by a home-run barrage as the Washington Nationals defeated the host Seattle Mariners 9-0 Wednesday night.,Luis Garcia Jr. and Josh Bell hit back-to-back homers in the second inning for the Nationals, who have won seven of their past 10 gam...
Late Nashville SC own goal results in 2-2 draw with Crew
A Nashville SC own goal in the 81st minute enabled the host Columbus Crew rally to tie 2-2 on Wednesday.,Hany Mukhtar put Nashville ahead 2-1 in the 78th minute, but the Crew responded and a service by Malte Amundsen went off the leg of sliding Nashville defender Jeisson Palacios at the left post to...
Bo Bichette's pinch homer in ninth propels Jays over Rangers
Pinch hitter Bo Bichette clubbed a two-run, two-out home run in the ninth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-0 win over the anemic Texas Rangers on Wednesday in the rubber game of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Bichette's homer scored Ernie Clement, who opened the inning with a si...
FC Dallas scores in extra time to earn 3-3 draw
Both FC Cincinnati and FC Dallas scored late second half goals Wednesday night in what amounted to an entertaining 3-3 draw in Cincinnati, Ohio.,FC Cincinnati striker Gerardo Valenzuela booted in a go-ahead goal in the 86th minute for a 3-2 lead.,But Dallas answered six minutes later with an extra t...
Deja vu for do-or-die Dallas in Game 5 with Oilers one win from Cup final
The Dallas Stars are on the verge of a third consecutive elimination in the Western Conference final, and second in a row at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers.,Do-or-die time returns as the Stars prepare to play host to the Oilers on Thursday for Game 5 in the best-of-seven series Edmonton leads 3-1....
Bill Self: Big 12 coaches support tourney expansion
Men's basketball coaches in the Big 12 are in favor of expanding the NCAA Tournament, Kansas coach Bill Self told reporters Wednesday.,Self said the coaches discussed the topic at the conference's spring meetings in Orlando, Fla., and supported increasing the number of participating schools.,This 20...
Mammoth sign D Dmitri Simashev to three-year ELC
Defenseman Dmitri Simashev signed his three-year, entry-level contract with the Utah Mammoth, the team announced Wednesday.,Simashev, 20, was selected by the Arizona Coyotes (now Mammoth) with the sixth overall pick of the 2023 NHL Draft.,"We are thrilled to sign Dmitri to an NHL contract," general ...
Unbeaten Tallison Teixeira, Derrick Lewis headline UFC Nashville
Fourteenth-ranked contender Tallison Teixeira will put his undefeated record on the line when he faces ninth-ranked Derrick Lewis in a heavyweight bout at UFC Nashville on July 12.,Teixeira (8-0) has yet to be extended past the first round in any of his bouts. The 25-year-old Brazilian looks to make...
Knicks in wait-and-see mode with hobbled KAT
Karl-Anthony Towns carried the Knicks in Game 3, but the big man buckled in Game 4 and his status is up in the air as New York faces elimination in the Eastern Conference finals.,Towns stayed on his back in obvious pain moments after abanging knees with Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith late in the fourt...
Drew Rasmussen, Rays pursue series victory over Twins
Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Drew Rasmussen appears to be getting comfortable with longer starts as he works his way back following his third major elbow surgery.,After pitching into the sixth inning just once in his first eight starts this season, he has tossed a season-best six innings in each of h...