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Chase Elliott, crew chief decision, produce Xfinity victory at Concord
CONCORD, N.C. - With a masterpiece of strategy and modicum of good fortune, Chase Elliott won Saturday's BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start of the season.,Saving a set of new tries for the final run in the 200-lap event at the 1.5-mile track, Elliott grab...

WTA roundup: Madison Keys beats Danielle Collins to win Strasbourg title
Fourth-seeded Madison Keys delivered 22 winners while roaring past third-seeded Danielle Collins 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday to win the Internationaux de Strasbourg championship in an All-American final in France.,Keys controlled the match from the outset while notching her eighth career title. She won 67....

Mavericks home with 2-0 lead as Wolves try to avoid panic
The Minnesota Timberwolves hope to get more from Anthony Edwards when they hit the road in search of a much-needed win against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals Sunday night.,The fifth-seeded Mavericks went to Minneapolis and stole Games 1 and 2 from the third seed by a...

ATP roundup: Casper Ruud wins twice to take Geneva title
Second-seeded Casper Ruud recorded a pair of victories on Saturday to capture his third Gonet Geneva Open title in four years in Switzerland. ,Ruud advanced to the final with a 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) win over Italian Flavio Cobolli to complete a match delayed on Friday because of heavy rain. The 25-year-...

Storylines surround star-studded Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS -- Preparation for Sunday's 108th Indianapolis 500 certainly has been a high-profile work -- from a Penske Racing sweep of the top starting positions to the impressive IndyCar debut of NASCAR star Kyle Larson to the possibilities that the great race could produce its all-time winningest...

Timbers attempt to end dubious stretch in battle with Sporting KC
The Portland Timbers set an MLS record last weekend.,But it was one they would rather have no part of.,The Timbers (3-7-4, 13 points) became the first team in league history to allow two or more goals in 10 consecutive regular-season matches in a 2-1 defeat at Minnesota United.,They'll look to put a...

Mariners send down struggling 3B Luis Urias
The Seattle Mariners optioned infielder Luis Urias to Triple-A Tacoma on Friday and recalled outfielder Jonatan Clase.,Urias, 26, started 25 of the 34 games he played in this season at third base but was batting just .152 with three home runs and 12 RBIs.,A veteran of seven seasons with the San Dieg...

First-place Real Salt Lake take on surging FC Dallas
Real Salt Lake will look to build on its early-season success when it travels to meet surging FC Dallas on Saturday in a Western Conference game in Frisco, Texas., ,RSL (8-2-4, 28 points), the surprising leader in the West, has captured five of its past six games including a 5-3 win at home over the...

BetBoom wins twice to advance at DreamLeague Season 23
BetBoom Team won a pair of matches Friday to advance to the lower-bracket semifinal of the $1 million DreamLeague Season 23 event.,BetBoom outlasted Aurora 2-1 in the first round before sweeping Tundra Esports 2-0 to move two spots away from the grand final.,Also Friday, Azure Ray defeated HEROIC 2-...

Montreal aims to break skid against struggling Nashville SC
First-year coach Laurent Courtois will try to pull his CF Montreal side out of a tailspin on Saturday night when they host Nashville SC, a club that has been through struggles of its own.,Montreal (3-7-3, 12 points) has lost four in a row in the league and gone six MLS matches without a victory whil...

Pacers, possibly sans star, bank on home court vs. Celtics in Game 3
The Indiana Pacers have an unblemished 6-0 home record during the NBA playoffs but another obstacle has emerged.,Not only do the Pacers trail the Boston Celtics 2-0 in the Eastern Conference finals, but Indiana is unlikely to have the services of star point guard Tyrese Haliburton for Saturday's piv...

Upbeat Twins hoping to stay hot vs. reeling Rangers
The Minnesota Twins are feeling good as they welcome the Texas Rangers to open a seven-game homestand on Friday evening., ,The Twins are coming off back-to-back wins against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday and Wednesday, and they enjoyed a day off Thursday after returning home. The victories sec...

Report: Jensen returning to Dignitas for LCS Summer Split
Veteran League of Legends player Nicolaj "Jensen" Jensen of Denmark is returning to Dignitas for the 2024 LCS Summer Split, Sheep Esports reported on Thursday.,Jensen, 29, will be Dignitas' starting mid laner, per the report. In his first stint with the team, the Denmark native played for the organi...

PFL releases former Bellator champ Gegard Mousasi
The PFL released Gegard Mousasi on Thursday, a day after the former Bellator middleweight champion criticized the promotion.,"Bellator has released Gegard Mousasi from his agreement," PFL Head of Fighter Operations Mike Kogan said in a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter. "We wish him all the be...

Former Arkansas RB Isaiah Augustave transfers to Colorado
Former Arkansas running back Isaiah Augustave, who rushed for a combined 181 yards in his last two games for the Razorbacks, announced on social media Thursday afternoon that he is transferring to Colorado.,The 6-foot-2, 208-pound Augustave played as a true freshman in 2023 for Arkansas, totaling 35...

Red-hot Royals set to open series vs. sagging Rays
Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals aim to continue their torrid ways on Friday when they open a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Witt followed up his two-homer, six-RBI performance on Tuesday with a two-run double in Kansas City's 8-3 victory over the Detro...

WTA roundup: Two Americans reach Strasbourg semifinals
Americans Danielle Collins and Madison Keys are on to the semifinals of the Internationaux de Strasbourg after matching 6-1, 6-3 victories on Thursday in France.,Collins, the No. 3 seed, eased past France's Clara Burel in 63 minutes by winning a tidy 22 of her 29 first-service points (75.9 percent)....

Mavericks not satisfied heading into Game 2 vs. Timberwolves
The Dallas Mavericks battled back from Game 1 losses in each of their first two playoff series to advance to the next round., ,This time, the Mavericks face a new, albeit more pleasant, challenge. They will try to find a way to build upon a 1-0 series lead when they tip off against the Minnesota Tim...

Cavs' Next Coach Odds: James Borrego installed as favorite
The Cleveland Cavaliers have embarked on their search for the franchise's next coach after firing J.B. Bickerstaff on Thursday.,The Cavs are coming off their first trip to the Eastern Conference semifinals in six years. However, Donovan Mitchell's future with the team remains a question, which could...

Eternal Fire lower boom on Liquid in grand final of CCT Global Finals
Eternal Fire recorded a 3-1 win over Team Liquid in the grand final of the Champion of Champions Tour Season 1 Global Finals on Thursday. ,Eternal Fire pocketed $250,000 after posting a 13-5 victory on Interno and 13-10 triumph on Anubis in the first two maps and a 16-14 win on Nuke in the fourth. L...