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Whitecaps add D Joedrick Pupe, transfer D Bjorn Inge Utvik
The Vancouver Whitecaps transferred Bjorn Inge Utvik to Norway's Sarpsborg 08 FF and acquired fellow defender Joedrick Pupe from Belgium's F.C.V. Dender on Thursday.,Utvik, 29, returns to his home country after contributing one goal and two assists in 55 appearances across all competitions since joi...
Bucs to activate WR Chris Godwin, LT Tristan Wirfs off PUP list
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers plan to activate wide receiver Chris Godwin and left tackle Tristan Wirfs off the active/physically unable to perform list and place both on the 53-man roster to start the season, coach Todd Bowles said Thursday.,While that's positive news for both players, Bowles was quick ...
College Football Futures: Bet the Over on These Three CFB Win Totals
From Notre Dame to Georgia, our college football staff breaks down the best value plays for 2025 win totals....
MLB Best Bets Today: Thursday August 21st Top Baseball Betting Picks
Top MLB picks today include Red Sox vs. Yankees betting value, Mets vs. Nationals run total, and a Sonny Gray strikeout prop bet for Thursday August 21st....
Texans S Jimmie Ward facing domestic violence civil suit
Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward is now facing a civil lawsuit in addition to a felony domestic violence charge.,A woman filed suit Wednesday in Harris County (Texas) District Court alleging she was "violently assaulted multiple times, both sexually and physically" by Ward, including in front of th...
Rockies take aim at Clayton Kershaw in bid to take series vs. Dodgers
The Colorado Rockies entered the week having lost 10 straight games to the Los Angeles Dodgers.,After taking two of the first three contests, the Rockies can win the four-game series and finish their homestand with a 6-2 record if they defeat the Dodgers again on Thursday afternoon in Denver.,Los An...
A's hope Shea Langeliers stays on tear vs. Twins
Shea Langeliers will be the center of attention once again when the Athletics go for a three-game sweep over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Langeliers has homered in each of the first two games of the series and in three consecutive games overall. He has 28 homers on the s...
HEROIC roar back for CS:GO win at Esports World Cup
HEROIC rallied from a map down and took the decisive third map in overtime while defeating Team Spirit 2-1 on Wednesday in the opening day of action in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Aurora Gaming, 3DMAX and TYLOO also pulled off 2-1 vict...
Padres smack 4 homers to back JP Sears in win over Giants
Gavin Sheets homered twice and JP Sears earned his first win with the San Diego Padres in their 8-1 rout of the visiting San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.,Sears (8-10), making his second start with San Diego after being traded there along with closer Mason Miller at the trade deadline on July...
Sparks overcome Paige Bueckers' 44, beat Wings at buzzer
Kelsey Plum canned a jumper at the buzzer as part of her 20-point effort, capping a wild fourth quarter and lifting the host Los Angeles Sparks to an 81-80 win over Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings on Wednesday.,Bueckers, the top overall selection in this year's draft, finished with 44 points -- ...
Yusei Kikuchi, Angels snap lengthy skid vs. Reds
Luis Rengifo drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and Yusei Kikuchi allowed one run on seven hits over seven innings as the Los Angeles Angels snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Cincinnati Reds with a 2-1 on Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Yoan Moncada hit a home run and Mike Trout ...
Italian duo win U.S. Open mixed doubles title
The Italian pair of Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori successfully defended their U.S. Open mixed doubles championship on Wednesday, defeating Poland's Iga Swiatek and Norway's Casper Ruud 6-3, 5-7, 10-6 in the final at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.,Errani and Vavassori captured their third Grand ...
Giants RHP Landen Roupp knocked out of game by line drive
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp was knocked out of Wednesday night's game at the San Diego Padres in the bottom of the third inning after getting struck in the back of the right thigh by a line drive.,Roupp was drilled by Ramon Laureano's shot up the middle, which came off the bat...
Shohei Ohtani roughed up as Rockies top Dodgers
Hunter Goodman had three hits and three RBIs, Jordan Beck also had three hits to back six solid innings by Tanner Gordon, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Tyler Freeman, Brenton Doyle and Mickey Moniak had two hits each for Colorado, which took ...
Kyle Higashioka's 3-run 2B in ninth lifts Rangers over Royals
Kyle Higashioka delivered a two-out, three-run double in the ninth inning and the visiting Texas Rangers earned a needed 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.,Kansas City's Sam Long (1-3) retired the first two batters of the ninth but walked Wyatt Langford before Corey Seager r...
After Cam Schlittler gem, Giancarlo Stanton powers Yanks past Rays
Giancarlo Stanton hit a pinch-hit two-run homer in the 10th inning as the visiting New York Yankees completed a perfect five-game road trip Wednesday night with a 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.,Stanton, who homered twice Tuesday, ripped the winning drive to left off closer Pete Fairbanks (4-4) aft...
Shea Langeliers extends homer tear, lifts A's over Twins in 10
Shea Langeliers belted a tiebreaking two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning and the Athletics held on for a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Tyler Soderstrom went 2-for-3 with a double, a homer and two runs for the A's, who earned their fourth win in five game...
Cubs escape ninth-inning jam to beat Brewers
Michael Busch hit a bases-clearing double and Daniel Palencia stranded the bases loaded in the ninth inning as the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Wednesday.,Matt Shaw added a solo homer and Busch had two of four total hits for Chicago, which has won five of its last six game...
Cowboys optimistic Micah Parsons will play in opener
Dallas Cowboys first-year coach Brian Schottenheimer said he is confident Micah Parsons will take the field for a Week 1 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles.,Rumors have swirled since the beginning of the month when the All-Pro edge rusher requested a trade, stating on social media that "I no lo...
Iga Swiatek-Casper Ruud rally to reach U.S. Open mixed final
Poland's Iga Swiatek and Norway's Casper Ruud, two points away from a defeat, rallied to win the final six points and beat the United States' Jessica Pegula and Great Britain's Jack Draper 3-5, 5-3, 10-8 in the U.S. Open mixed doubles semifinals on Wednesday in New York.,Swiatek and Ruud, who were s...