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Report: 2026 NWSL title game set for Nov. 21 at D.C.'s Audi Field
The 2026 NWSL Championship game will be played on Nov. 21 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., The Athletic reported Tuesday.,It is the first time the title contest will be held in the nation's capital, at the home of the Washington Spirit, since the 2022 season. The Portland Thorns defeated the Kansa...

Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk, Russian Mirra Andreeva to meet in French semis
Marta Kostyuk and Elina Svitolina played for something much greater than a coveted berth in the semifinals at the French Open on Tuesday.,They took the court at Roland Garros in Paris for their country.,The two Ukrainian women, whose families and friends have been impacted by the Russian invasion of...

AHL coach Manny Malhotra promoted to lead Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks named Manny Malhotra as their next head coach late Monday.,Malhotra, 46, coached Abbotsford -- the Canucks' American Hockey League affiliate -- to its first Calder Cup title in the 2024-25 season. He replaces Adam Foote, who was fired May 19 after a single season behind the ben...
New England's A.J. Brown Trade Comes With Huge Risk and Huge Reward
The Patriots paid a steep price for A.J. Brown. Here's why the blockbuster trade could either fuel a title run or become a costly mistake....
Stanley Cup Final Game 1 Best Bets: Hurricanes vs. Golden Knights Picks
Get the top betting picks for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, including the under, a Frederik Andersen saves prop and a Mark Stone point prop....

Big plays give D-backs momentum entering clash vs. Dodgers
The Diamondbacks went deep late three times in a 4-1 victory over the Dodgers on Monday, reversing a trend after Los Angeles came back all three times in its season-opening series sweep of Arizona.,Home runs by Tommy Troy, Nolan Arenado and Ketel Marte accounted for all four Arizona runs on Monday, ...

Angels' Grayson Rodriguez takes next step on comeback trail vs. Rockies
Los Angeles Angels right-hander Grayson Rodriguez will try to win his third consecutive start Tuesday night as he continues his comeback after missing almost 22 months with injuries against the Colorado Rockies in Anaheim, Calif., ,It will be the fourth start of the season and first of his career ag...
Knicks vs. Spurs Game 1 Props: Three Best Bets for the NBA Finals
Looking for NBA Finals betting value? Check out three top player props featuring Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby and Stephon Castle....
MLB Picks Today: Best Bets for Orioles vs. Red Sox and Royals vs. Reds
Check out today's MLB betting card featuring first five inning picks for Orioles-Red Sox and Royals-Reds, plus detailed statistical analysis....

Rockies rally, score winning run in 9th to edge Angels
TJ Rumfield drove in Kyle Karros with the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and Hunter Goodman and Jake McCarthy each homered as the Colorado Rockies rallied for a 9-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series on Monday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Troy...

Cheapest ticket prices to NBA Finals at MSG soar above $4k
The get-in price for tickets to the first NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden in New York in 27 years -- Game 3 on June 8 -- have soared back above $4,000 on the secondary market.,Ticket tracking service TicketData told Field Level Media that Game 2 prices "came back down to reality" in the 48 ...

Courtney Williams pours in 30 as WNBA-best Lynx thrash Mercury
Courtney Williams scored a season-best 30 points on 13-of-20 shooting as the Minnesota Lynx mauled the host Phoenix Mercury 111-77 on Monday night.,Olivia Miles added 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting and added nine assists and three steals for WNBA-best Minnesota (7-2), which posted its fifth straight v...

Cole Young's 10th-inning bloop hit leads Mariners past Mets
Cole Young's broken-bat bloop single to left field brought home the winning run with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting New York Mets 3-2 on Monday.,Rookie Colt Emerson and Josh Naylor hit solo homers for the American League West-leading Mariners, ...

NiJaree Canady, Texas Tech blank Alabama to reach WCWS finals
NiJaree Canady threw a two-hit shutout, lifting 11th-seed Texas Tech into the Women's College World Series championship series with a 2-0 win over top-seeded Alabama on Monday in Oklahoma City.,The Red Raiders (61-8) will take on second-seeded Texas (51-12) in the best-of-three championship series b...

D-backs bash three homers, take opener from Dodgers
Tommy Troy, Nolan Arenado and Ketel Marte homered as the Arizona Diamondbacks broke a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday in Phoenix.,Troy hit his first major league homer off Emmet Sheehan (3-2) to tie the game at 1-1 in the sixth. Arenado socked a bas...

U.S.'s Mauricio Pochettino, other coaches can use laptops in World Cup
After Mauricio Pochettino gathered his players around a laptop computer to watch a tactical video during an in-game hydration break in a friendly on Sunday, the U.S. men's national team coach admitted he wasn't sure he'd be allowed to do that in the upcoming World Cup.,According to a report from The...

Former Iowa State F Milan Momcilovic transfers to Kentucky
Milan Momcilovic, who led the nation in 3-point shooting while playing for Iowa State last season, transferred to Kentucky on Monday.,The 6-foot-8 Wisconsin native filed paperwork to enter the NBA draft, but withdrew his name ahead of the deadline last week and announced his intention to transfer.,C...

Twins acquire RHP Justin Lawrence from Pirates in cash deal
Right-hander Justin Lawrence, designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, was traded to the Minnesota Twins in a cash transaction on Monday.,Lawrence, 31, went 0-2 with a 5.32 ERA in 23 relief appearances for Pittsburgh this year. He struck out 25 and walked 12 in 22 innings.,He p...

Brewers rack up 16 runs, 18 hits in demolition of Giants
Brice Turang snapped an 0-for-21 skid with a double and two-run triple to ignite Milwaukee's 18-hit attack as the Brewers pounded out a 16-2 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Monday.,Christian Yelich and David Hamilton each had three hits and three runs for the Brewers in the opener ...

Aziaha James leads balanced Wings attack in easy win over Storm
Aziaha James scored 18 points off the bench to lead a balanced attack as the Dallas Wings rolled to a 79-56 win over the slumping Seattle Storm on Monday in Arlington, Texas, in a Commissioner's Cup clash.,Dallas (6-3) led by 11 points at halftime, by 24 late in the third quarter and by 20 heading i...