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Tai Baribo, Union aim to continue dominant start against Nashville
The Philadelphia Union aim to extend their perfect start to the season on Sunday afternoon when they host a Nashville SC side showing signs of coming into their own as well.,Philadelphia (3-0-0, 9 points) has been dominant, outscoring its opponents 10-3. Tai Baribo has scored an MLS-leading six goal...

Bengals' Ted Karras added to NFLPA executive committee
Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Ted Karras is joining the executive committee of the NFL Players Association's board of player representatives as vice president.,He will begin his two-year term immediately and fill the spot left vacant with the departure of Michael Thomas from the committee.,"I...

MLB's top 10 prospects: Roki Sasaki beefs up Dodgers' rotation
Deciding it is time for high-upside young talent to arrive is a means for teams to rise to playoff contention -- unless the best teams are playing the same game., ,There are plenty of clubs hoping to improve on the strength of a youth movement, promoting players from their minor league systems. ,But...
2025 NFL Free Agency: Biggest Losers From First Week of New League Year
It's hard to win the offseason, but these teams are Deadspin's biggest losers from the first week of free agency due to overspending or ignoring holes in their rosters....

Vitality, MongolZ power into ESL Pro League Season 21 semis
Team Vitality and The MongolZ cruised through their quarterfinal matches on Friday in ESL Pro League Season 21 at Stockholm.,Vitality downed Team Liquid 2-0, and The MongolZ routed Natus Vincere 2-0.,In the semifinals on Saturday, Vitality will oppose The MongolZ, and MOUZ will face off with Team Sp...

Strong pit work propels Corey Heim to Truck win at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- Corey Heim made a mistake on pit road, but his crew picked up the slack when it counted.,A lightning-fast stop under caution on Lap 86 put Heim in the lead, and that was the impetus the driver of the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota needed to win Friday night's Ecosave 200 NASCAR Craftsman T...

Arizona upends No. 9 Texas Tech to make Big 12 final
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Caleb Love scored 27 points as Arizona knocked off No. 9 Texas Tech 86-80 in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament on Friday.,The Wildcats, the No. 3 seed, advanced to the championship game on Saturday and will face No. 1 seed Houston, ranked No. 2 in the country., ,Houston won...

Whitecaps' impressive start could be put to test by FC Dallas
The Vancouver Whitecaps will look to continue their impressive run to start the 2025 campaign when they clash with FC Dallas on Saturday in Frisco, Texas.,Vancouver (3-0-0, 9 points) has begun the season with a bang, ripping off three league wins while outscoring its opponents 8-2. The Philadelphia ...

Early scores earn Washington season-opening win at Houston
The Washington Spirit scored twice in the first half to open the 2025 NWSL season with a 2-1 win against the host Houston Dash on Friday.,Makenna Morris and Ashley Hatch scored for the Spirit, who picked up where they left off last season when they finished second in the league before falling in the...

Min Woo Lee, Akshay Bhatia share second-round lead at Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Min Woo Lee of Australia and Akshay Bhatia upstaged the biggest names in the game as they surged into a tie for the second-round lead at The Players Championship on Friday.,On another day of ideal scoring conditions at a sunbathed and relatively calm TPC Sawgrass, Lee and ...

Justin Thomas ties course record at TPC Sawgrass
Justin Thomas came one par away from breaking the course record at TPC Sawgrass on Friday at The Players Championship -- but a water ball on the final hole led to a bogey and the two-time major champion settled for a 10-under-par 62 and a share of the mark.,Tom Hoge shot the first-ever 62 at Sawgras...

Liquid, Falcons move on to upper-bracket final at PGL Wallachia 3
Team Liquid and Team Falcons advanced to the upper-bracket final at PGL Wallachia Season 3 by winning their respective semifinals on Friday in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid swept Xtreme Gaming 2-0, and Falcons came from behind for a 2-1 victory over Tundra Esports.,The lower bracket of the playoff stag...

No. 8 Tennessee never trails, beats Texas in SEC quarterfinals
Chaz Lanier poured in 23 points, 19 of them in a dominating first half, as No. 8 Tennessee defeated Texas 83-72 on Thursday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinal clash in Nashville.,Tennessee (26-6), the fourth seed in the tournament, advances to play No. 3 Auburn, the top-s...

A's preseason capsule: New home, new optimism in Sacrameto
Athletics,2024 record 69-93 (fourth place, AL West),He gone: RHP Ross Stripling, LHP Scott Alexander, RHP Dany Jimenez, 1B Ryan Noda, SS Nick Allen, LHP Kyle Muller,New faces: RHP Luis Severino, INF Gio Urshela, LHP Jeffrey Springs, LHP Jacob Lopez, INF Luis Urias,Biggest question entering Opening D...

Christopher Bell eyes 4th straight win; drivers eager for Las Vegas test
LAS VEGAS -- Christopher Bell is seeking a historic fourth consecutive win on Sunday as the NASCAR Cup Series descends on Sin City for the Pennzoil 400.,With a win, Bell would become the first driver since Jimmie Johnson in 2007 to win four straight Cup races. Only eight drivers have achieved the fe...

Caps hope setback an outlier as West Coast trip ends in San Jose
The Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals have not often searched for a rebound performance this season.,However, the Capitals will be on the hunt for a much-improved effort when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Saturday in the last outing in a three-game California road trip.,The Capitals...

Slumping Sabres searching for more 'compete' vs. Vegas
The visiting Vegas Golden Knights are coming off a win while the Buffalo Sabres are in a downward spiral going into their game Saturday afternoon.,The Golden Knights defeated the host Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Thursday night and the Sabres fell 7-3 on the road to the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesda...

JT Toppin, No. 9 Texas Tech take aim at Arizona
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The top four seeds advanced to Friday's Big 12 tournament semifinals, with third-seeded Arizona knocking off No. 6 seed Kansas 88-77 in the final game of action Thursday night. ,The Wildcats (21-11) will face second-seeded and No. 9-ranked Texas Tech (25-7) on Friday night.,The R...

Zakai Zeigler, No. 8 Tennessee look to take down Texas
Zakai Zeigler has become one of the most beloved players in Tennessee basketball history. ,On Friday, the 5-foot-9 point guard could make program history when the fourth-seeded Volunteers (25-6) take on 13th-seeded Texas (19-14) in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashv...

MOUZ, Spirit advance to ESL Pro League Season 21 semis
MOUZ came from behind for a 2-1 quarterfinal victory over G2 Esports at the ESL Pro League Season 21 on Thursday in Stockholm.,Next up for MOUZ will be a semifinal matchup against Team Spirit, who edged Eternal Fire 2-1.,The other two quarterfinal matches are scheduled for Friday, with Team Vitality...