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WTA roundup: Sofia Kenin reaches Tokyo finals, seeks first win since 2020
Sofia Kenin qualified for her first singles final of 2024, defeating Katie Boulter of Great Britain 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to set up a finals showdown with top seed Qinwen Zheng at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.,Kenin, who won the 2020 Australian Open and reached No. 4 in the world that season, has be...
Golden Knights, unbeaten at home, host winless Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are still seeking their first victory of the season as they visit the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday.,Bad starts are nothing new for San Jose, as it has become the first team since the Boston Bruins in the 1960-1961 and 1961-62 seasons to go winless in at least the first eight ...
World Series Game 1 Was Blast From The Past For Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball got a dream matchup with the New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, and Freddie Freeman's walkoff gave the MLB a blast from the past....
Get Ready for an Underwhelming Season From Philadelphia 76ers
The NBA regular season is barely under way, and things already look shaky at best for an underwhelming Philadelphia 76ers team that is sure to disappoint. ...
Saturday October 26th College Football Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions
These are our top betting picks and predictions for a packed slate of college football games on Saturday October 26th, 2024....
Freddie Freeman’s Walkoff Grand Slam Demoralizes New York Yankees
The Los Angeles Dodgers have a 1-0 lead in the World Series, but it feels much larger than that due to Freddie Freeman's historic walkoff grand slam in extra innings....
Against Thunder, Lonzo Ball to make long-awaited home return for Bulls
Lonzo Ball should be well rested when he plays in front of home fans for the first time since January 2022 in the Chicago Bulls' home opener Saturday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder.,As part of a pre-scripted plan to ease him back onto the court after he underwent three surgeries on his left...
Blue Jackets bid to build momentum in meeting vs. Predators
The Columbus Blue Jackets will look to post back-to-back victories for the first time this season when they travel to Nashville to face the Predators on Saturday night. ,Columbus enters the game following a 6-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. ,Mathieu Olivier recorded his firs...
Islanders ride momentum of OT win into clash vs. Panthers
The seventh game of an NHL season is far too early for a team to be approaching must-win territory.,But considering what awaits the New York Islanders in their eighth game, it's a good thing they won Friday night.,The Islanders will look to complete a back-to-back sweep of Eastern Conference contend...
Undefeated Cavaliers, preaching selflessness, face Wizards
If the Cleveland Cavaliers hope to keep their perfect start intact, they will have to do it while playing the second night of a back-to-back, hitting the road to face the Washington Wizards on Saturday.,Dean Wade and Donovan Mitchell put up 19 points apiece to lead six Cleveland scorers in double fi...
BESTIA bounce back, move on at Thunderpick World Championship
BESTIA shook off a triple-overtime map loss to beat M80 2-1 on Friday and earn a quarterfinal berth at the Thunderpick World Championship in Berlin.,The last playoff positions were settled on Friday as all four groups played their decider matches. BESTIA rallied past M80 in D, and Fnatic edged Cloud...
NBA roundup: Knicks crush Pacers in bounce-back win
Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 26 points and Karl Anthony-Towns posted a double-double Friday night for the host New York Knicks, who shut down Tyrese Haliburton and rolled to a 123-98 win over the Indiana Pacers., ,Towns and fellow newcomer Mikal Bridges both bounced back from their rough Knicks ...
After Game 1 classic, Dodgers aim for 2-0 Series edge on Yanks
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers' latest brush with the unthinkable was grand enough to give them the early advantage in the World Series.,The Dodgers won Game 1 over the New York Yankees 6-3 on Friday when Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history. The titan...
NHL roundup: Late flurry lifts Knights past Senators
Tomas Hertl, Keegan Kolesar and Ivan Barbashev all scored with less than four minutes remaining in the third period Friday to rally the Vegas Golden Knights past the Ottawa Senators 6-4 in Las Vegas.,Nicolas Roy and Nicolas Hague also tallied goals for the Golden Knights, while Adin Hill stopped 35 ...
Dodgers' deja vu: Freddie Freeman mimics Kirk Gibson's homer heroics
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers brought back vivid memories of championships in 1981 and 1988, all wrapped inside a single emotional evening as they powered their way to the early advantage in the World Series.,Freddie Freeman hit a game-ending grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning as t...
Freddie Freeman's walk-off slam lifts Dodgers in World Series opener
LOS ANGELES -- Freddie Freeman hit a game-ending grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-3 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Friday to win Game 1 of the World Series.,Trailing 3-2 in the 10th, the Dodgers got a one-out walk from Gavin Lux, f...
Predators overturn deficit, push past Blackhawks
Brady Skjei scored the go-ahead goal at 13:07 of the third period and the visiting Nashville Predators rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday night.,Skjei took a return pass from Tommy Novak at the point and scored a power-play goal on a wrist shot through traff...
Jordi Alba lifts Miami past Atlanta in playoff opener
Jordi Alba scored on an exceptional strike from nearly 30 yards out early in the second half to lift Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United in Game 1 of their MLS Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Lionel Messi picked up an assist on the 60th-minute pla...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton upsets Andrey Rublev to reach Basel semis
Sixth-seeded Ben Shelton won all eight break points in the match and emerged with a 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 upset of top-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors Basel.,Shelton saved all six break points he faced and converted each of his two break chances -- one to...
After losing late lead, Islanders get OT goal from Bo Horvat to top Devils
Bo Horvat scored the game-winner in overtime and Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves to lift the visiting New York Islanders to a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Friday.,Horvat one-timed a cross-ice feed from Mathew Barzal past Jake Allen at 1:08.,With Allen pulled for the extra attacker late in the th...