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As season dwindles, playoff positions at stake at Pocono
For the second straight week, the weekly stop on the NASCAR Cup Series tour produced a first-time winner in 2024, which has further muddled the makeup of the 10-race postseason lineup.,At the Chicago Street Race, hampered by persistent rain for the second straight year, NASCAR resorted to a time clo...
Rookie Paul Skenes gets rare 'call' to start for NL in All-Star Game
Rookie sensation Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates will start for the National League at Tuesday's All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas.,The 22-year-old right-hander was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft and has started only 11 games in the major leagues.,National League All-Star manager Tor...
College Football Sleeper Teams Who Could Crash New Expanded Playoff
These sleeper teams can play spoiler and surprise the nation by crashing the newly expanded NCAA College Football Playoff this year....
Winners and Losers of 2024 NHL Free Agency
With the dust mostly settled from a frenetic NHL free agency period, let's break down the winners and losers of hockey’s offseason to date....
Sputtering offenses face off as Nationals meet Brewers
Going up against a rookie right-hander is probably one of the last things the Milwaukee Brewers want to do when they open a three-game series with the visiting Washington Nationals on Friday night.,Milwaukee was no-hit through seven innings by Paul Skenes in a 1-0 home loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates...
Immaculate or sloppy, White Sox just want another win
Immaculate, by definition, is a far cry from sloppy.,Not so for Chicago White Sox closer Michael Kopech, whose immaculate inning Wednesday was the club's first since Hollis "Sloppy" Thurston on Aug. 23, 1923.,Kopech delivered the majors' first immaculate inning of 2024 -- striking out three batters ...
A'ja Wilson voted top female athlete at 2024 ESPYs
Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson was disappointed last year when she wasn't named the most valuable player in the WNBA.,At the ESPY Awards Thursday in Los Angeles, however, she won another big prize, announced as Best Athlete, Women's Sports. Wilson bested Caitlin Clark, nominated for her achievement...
Lightning D J.J. Moser signs 2-year deal, avoids arbitration
New Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman J.J. Moser signed a two-year, $6.75 million contract on Thursday as the sides avoided arbitration.,The Lightning acquired Moser and forward Conor Geekie from the Utah Hockey Club last month in a deal that sent defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to Utah.,Moser, 24, spent ...
Schedule revealed for newly renamed Emirates NBA Cup
The NBA is preparing for the second year of its in-season tournament, now branded as the Emirates NBA Cup.,The league said Thursday that the second annual tournament will begin Nov. 12 with regular-season fixtures designated as NBA Cup games.,As with last year's competition, teams will be drawn into...
Paul Skenes no-hits Brewers for 7 innings in Pirates' 1-0 win
Paul Skenes no-hit the host Milwaukee Brewers through seven innings, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory on Thursday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Skenes (6-0), a rookie making his 11th major league start, walked one and struck out a career-high-tying 11. Pittsbur...
Pirates’ Paul Skenes no-hits Brewers for 7, but 'pen allows hit
The Milwaukee Brewers broke up the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates' combined no-hitter in the bottom of the eighth on Thursday, with Jake Bauers opening the inning with a single, but the Pirates held on for a 1-0 win.,Pittsburgh starter Paul Skenes, a rookie making his 11th big-league start, no-hit Milw...
David Peterson, Mets sweep Nats with 7-0 win
David Peterson tossed six scoreless innings and Brandon Nimmo's three-run double keyed a five-run fifth inning that lifted the New York Mets to a 7-0 win over the visiting Washington Nationals on Thursday and a sweep of their three-game series.,Peterson (4-0) allowed four hits and walked three, stri...
Pirates phenom Paul Skenes has no-hitter through 7 vs. Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Paul Skenes has no-hit the host Milwaukee Brewers through seven innings on Thursday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Skenes, a rookie making his 11th big-league start, has walked one while striking out 11. He also hit a batter and has thrown 65 of his ...
Three-way tie atop leaderboard at Evian Championship
Patty Tavatanakit, Gemma Dryburgh and Ingrid Lindblad each carded a 7-under-par 64 on Thursday to reside in a three-way tie for first place at the Evian Championship in Evians-les-Bains, France.,Each member of that trio recorded a bogey-free round at Evian Resort Golf Club. Tavatanakit, of Thailand,...
MacKenzie Gore looks to help Nats avoid sweep vs. Mets
Phil Maton put on a New York Mets jersey for the first time Wednesday night -- and watched as his new teammates in the bullpen produced a much-needed shutdown effort.,Maton and the Mets will look to complete a sweep of Washington on Thursday afternoon when New York hosts the Nationals in the finale ...
Pirates' Paul Skenes aims to end Brewers' home-series win streak
For the Milwaukee Brewers to win their 10th consecutive home series, they will have to solve Pittsburgh Pirates rookie phenom Paul Skenes on Thursday in the finale of a three-game set.,The Brewers evened the series at a game apiece with a 9-0 victory on Wednesday behind rookie Tobias Myers, who allo...
Rookie Tobias Myers, Brewers shut out Pirates
Rookie Tobias Myers allowed four hits over eight scoreless innings to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 9-0 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, evening the series at a game apiece.,Myers (6-3) struck out six and walked one in a 103-pitch outing for his fifth win in his last six ...
Luis Severino, Mets limit Nationals' offense
Luis Severino tossed 6 1/3 solid innings and combined with three relievers on a five-hitter for the host New York Mets, who beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 on Wednesday night.,Jose Iglesias was 3-for-4 with the go-ahead two-RBI single in a four-run sixth inning for the Mets, who have won the first...
Sam Hilliard's homers power Rockies to win over Reds
Sam Hilliard belted two homers and drove in three while Kyle Freeland allowed two runs over 6 2/3 innings as the visiting Colorado Rockies held on to edge the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Wednesday.,Freeland (1-3) won for the first time in eight starts, limiting the Reds to two runs on eight hits, strikin...
Bryce Miller, Mariners blank Padres to sweep series
Bryce Miller fired six innings of shutout ball Wednesday and the visiting Seattle Mariners earned their first series win in nearly a month, blanking the San Diego Padres 2-0 to finish a two-game sweep.,Miller (7-7) allowed five hits and walked none, striking out one in an 80-pitch outing. Three reli...