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Brewers' Robert Gasser seeks strong 2nd outing vs. Pirates
The Milwaukee Brewers hope that rookie left-hander Robert Gasser can replicate his big-league debut when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber game of the three-game series.,Gasser (1-0, 0.00 ERA) will be opposed by left-hander Martin Perez (1-2, 3.60).,Milwaukee even...
Toronto FC pushing for more at Nashville SC
Toronto FC can rebound from their first MLS defeat in nearly a month by continuing some recent success against middling Nashville SC.,In addition, Toronto can match its point total from 2023 with a victory on Wednesday night against host Nashville, which has fared well at home as of late.,Surprising...
Jason Kelce joins ESPN's 'Monday Night Countdown' crew
Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce made his latest roster move official, joining the ESPN family on Tuesday.,Kelce, who retired in March after 13 NFL seasons, will be part of the "Monday Night Countdown" crew.,"Turns out, it was a short retirement! I'm excited to join ESPN, and particular...
Illinois G Terrence Shannon Jr. preparing for draft, rape trial
CHICAGO -- Terrence Shannon Jr. faces rape and sexual assault charges in Kansas next month in a trial scheduled to begin two weeks before the 2024 NBA Draft.,Illinois' All-American guard was briefly suspended last season when the allegations became public, but gained reinstatement when a judge ruled...
Report: Hockey Canada trial date to be set soon
The trial date for the five pro hockey players facing sexual assault charges in Canada is expected to be set at a hearing on June 11, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Attorneys for the players appeared virtually before Justice Alissa Mitchell on Tuesday and learned the scheduling date.,Set to go on tr...
NASCAR's in-season tourney a needed boost to dull summer slate
It's official: The stars of the NASCAR Cup Series will battle it out for $1 million in a five-race, 32-driver tournament in the middle of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. ,The three seeding races will be broadcast on Amazon Prime, while Turner Sports will televise the five races that comprise the ...
Commanders release QB Jake Fromm
The Washington Commanders pared down the quarterbacks room on Tuesday, releasing Jake Fromm.,Fromm signed with the Commanders practice squad in October 2022 and spent most of the past two seasons with that group.,Fromm started at Georgia from 2017-19 before the Buffalo Bills selected him in the fift...
G2 Esports gain berth in lower bracket semis at MSI Invitational
G2 Esports recorded a 3-0 victory over Top Esports on Tuesday to move to the lower-bracket semifinal at the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational 2024 in Chengdu, China.,G2 posted 29- and 24-minute wins on red before emerging victorious in blue in Game 3 to advance to Friday's lower-bracket semi...
Padres' Dylan Cease faces Rockies, winners of 5 in a row
As he watched Dylan Cease strike out one helpless Chicago Cubs hitter after another last week, San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. came to a realization.,"When you see that, you're just grateful he's on your team," Tatis Jr. said.,Cease will try to keep up his dominant early-season for...
NASCAR to debut $1M in-season tournament in 2025
NASCAR is launching an in-season tournament with a $1 million first-place prize during the 2025 season.,NASCAR announced the tournament on Monday. It will slot 32 drivers in a single-elimination bracket format, and over the course of five races, drivers will advance in the bracket based on their hea...
Green Bay G David Douglas Jr. enters portal after coach leaves
Horizon League Freshman of the Year David Douglas Jr. of Green Bay said Monday that he entered the transfer portal.,Douglas cited Sunday's departure of coach Sundance Wicks as the reason for entering the portal. Wicks was announced as Wyoming's new coach on Sunday.,"Due to the recent exit of our hea...
Champion Aces set a three-peat course vs. Mercury
While plenty of attention has been paid to some of the WNBA's newest players entering this season, the Las Vegas Aces are out to show once again they are the league's most complete team.,The two-time reigning champion Aces are set to raise another banner and receive their rings before hosting the Ph...
Roku, MLB partner for Sunday morning games
Roku has received the rights to 18 Major League Baseball games in the continuation of the league's "Sunday Leadoff" television package.,Beginning this Sunday with the St. Louis Cardinals' home game against the Boston Red Sox, the Roku Channel will carry one MLB game every Sunday for 18 straight week...
Saints reach deal with veteran G Lucas Patrick
The New Orleans Saints agreed to terms on a one-year deal with veteran guard Lucas Patrick.,Agents Joel and Justin Turner said Patrick, 30, will sign his contract on Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed.,Patrick spent the past two seasons with the Chicago Bears after five campaigns with the Gr...
Transfer Great Osobor picks Washington, could earn $2M in NIL
Utah State transfer Great Osobor picked Washington over Louisville and Texas Tech, and he's expected to land in Seattle with a Name, Image and Likeness valuation of more than $2 million. ,Osobor was the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year and transferred to Washington to follow coach Danny S...
Texas, Oklahoma earn top seeds in NCAA softball bracket
Texas received the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Division I Softball Championship when the selection committee revealed its 64-team field on Sunday.,Right behind Texas (47-7) is rival Oklahoma, the three-time reigning champion, as the No. 2 seed. The Sooners (49-6) beat the Longhorns 5-1 in the Big...
OKC's Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant
Sam Presti is the only NBA executive ever to draft three future MVPs and he did it in three consecutive drafts. It’s a maniacal stroke of luck and an exercise of risk/reward, chance and foresight. By doing so, Presti at the time guaranteed short-term success for the soon-to-be relocated Seattle Soni...
Who is the best point guard in the NBA?
What is a point guard in today’s NBA? The role and term has evolved so much from the 1990s when the position was defined by midrange scoring, playmaking and limited athleticism. Today’s concept of a point guard runs the whole gamut, across all five positions, where a center in Denver is the best pas...
Kim Mulkey’s response to the LSU-South Carolina fight was trashy
When Michelle Obama said, “When they go low, we go high,” she wasn’t talking about Kim Mulkey. Class and decorum have never been her thing. On Sunday, No. 1 South Carolina remained undefeated and won its eighth SEC tournament title after defeating LSU, 79-72. It was a rematch of their January showdo...
If you don’t like players in college sports getting paid, you're really not gonna like this
The fire hydrant has been busted open and money is spewing in the streets of college sports. Mens’ college basketball saw the success of the Inaugural 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament and has decided to start one of its own....