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NBA Draft Lottery Exposes the League’s Biggest Problem
The NBA Draft Lottery reignited debates about tanking, officiating and whether the league’s current system actually works....
Toronto KOI finishes 4-1 at CDL Major 3 qualifying
Toronto KOI moved up to second in the standings with a victory on Sunday, the final day of qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major.,G2 Minnesota and the Miami Heretics also won on Day 3 of Week 3. OpTic Texas, which had concluded its five-match slate on Saturday, finished atop the stand...
Nick Castellanos homers in 9th, Padres beat Cards in 10th
Manny Machado's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning Sunday capped a San Diego Padres' comeback that gave them a 3-2 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,Ramon Laureano was placed on second base to start the bottom of the 10th and Jackson Merrill was intentionally walked. But Gordon ...
Red Sox 1B Willson Contreras (hand) exits early; initial scans negative
Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras left Sunday's game after being hit on the right hand by a pitch from Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Nick Martinez in the first inning.,Contreras ran the bases, but did not return to the field for the second inning as the Red Sox initially said he had a con...
Nick Castellanos homers in 9th, Padres beat Cardinals
Manny Machado's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning Sunday capped a San Diego Padres' comeback that gave them a 3-2 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,Ramon Laureano was placed on second to start the bottom of the 10th and Jackson Merrill was intentionally walked. But Gordon Grace...
Double steals, clutch hits lift Marlins over Nationals
Heriberto Hernandez delivered a two-run single to cap a three-run eighth and the Miami Marlins held on for a 5-2 win against the visiting Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of their three-game series.,Miami starter Sandy Alcantara went six innings, allowing two runs and fiv...
Red Sox 1B Willson Contreras (hand) exits after being hit by pitch
Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras left Sunday's game after being hit on the right hand by a pitch from Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Nick Martinez in the first inning.,Contreras ran the bases, but did not return to the field for the second inning as the Red Sox initially said he had a con...
Twins recall LHP Kendry Rojas, option LHP Kody Funderburk
The Minnesota Twins recalled Kendry Rojas from Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday and optioned fellow left-hander Kody Funderburk to the affiliate.,Rojas will be making his second stint with the Twins this season. He made his major league debut on April 22 and allowed two hits and three walks over two scor...
Royal Ravens knock Thieves from unbeaten ranks at CDL Major 3 qualifying
The Carolina Royal Ravens rallied from a loss in the opening map to hand the Los Angeles Thieves their first match defeat 3-2 in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major on Saturday.,Three of the four matches on Day 2 of the third and final week were 3-2 decisions. First-place OpTic Texa...
Paige Bueckers, Wings top Caitlin Clark, Fever in season opener
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...
Timbers score 6, rout Sporting Kansas City
Kevin Kelsy scored in each half and totaled two assists, and the Portland Timbers romped to a historic 6-0 victory over visiting Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.,Kelsy's third and fourth goals this season helped the Timbers (4-6-1, 13 points) earn a six-goal victory for the first time in thei...
Nashville's Warren Madrigal scores twice to earn draw with D.C. United
Substitute Warren Madrigal scored his third and fourth goals of the season and host Nashville SC rallied from two behind late to a 2-2 draw against 10-man D.C. United on Saturday night.,Andy Najar was influential on both of Madrigal's tallies, providing the assist on his 89th-minute leveler and a ke...
Dallas jumps ahead early, extends Real Salt Lake's skid
Santiago Moreno and Kaick scored goals midway through the first half and Samuel Sarver added a stirring tally in stoppage time as FC Dallas defeated Real Salt Lake 3-1 on Saturday in Frisco, Texas.,Dallas (5-3-4, 19 points) has captured back-to-back wins for just the second time this season and pull...
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...
Lucas Herbert retains LIV Golf lead despite Josele Ballester's 60
Australia's Lucas Herbert gave up half of his lead on Saturday during the third round of LIV Golf Virginia, yet his 4-under-par 68 was good enough to move to 21 under and carry a three-shot edge into the final round.,Herbert, 30, enjoys some daylight between him and Sergio Garcia (18 under after a 6...
Rookie Jovana Nogic helps Mercury ruin Aces' title celebration
Rookie Jovana Nogic made an immediate splash in her WNBA debut, scoring all 19 of her points in the first half of the Phoenix Mercury's 99-66 rout of the host Las Vegas Aces on Saturday.,The 28-year-old Serbia native connected on her first four 3-point attempts to lead Phoenix (1-0) to a dominant st...
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...
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...
Youthful Mystics seeking rare win against Liberty
After their first season-opening win on the road since 2015, the Washington Mystics host the New York Liberty in a Mother's Day matinee.,Washington, the WNBA's youngest team with eight rookies and three second-year players on the roster, spoiled the debut of the expansion Toronto Tempo on Friday nig...
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....