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Nobody Wants To Play the San Diego Padres in the MLB Playoffs
The San Diego Padres have peaked at the perfect time, and nobody will want to play them in the MLB Playoffs....
Despite Detroit Tigers Tremendous Turnaround, Don't Forget About Kansas City Royals
The Detroit Tigers clinching the MLB Playoffs is one of the best stories in the MLB this season, but don't forget about the Kansas City Royals who have been even more impressive....
Sunday September 29 Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions for NFL, MLB, WNBA Playoffs
There's more than just football to watch on Sunday, so lock in our best sports betting picks and predictions for September 29th's MLB, WNBA Playoffs, and NFL games....
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz wins in Beijing, captures 200th tour victory
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands 6-1, 6-2 at the China Open to capture his 200th career tour victory.,Alcaraz, 21, joined Jannik Sinner and Felix Auger-Aliassime as players born in the 2000s to achieve that feat. The Spaniard won 100 percent of points on his first-serve p...
Cubs, Reds close season after falling short of expectations
Two teams that failed to live up to preseason expectations will close their seasons on Sunday afternoon.,After the Chicago Cubs host the Cincinnati Reds in the finale of their three-game series, both organizations undoubtedly will face another long offseason trying to patch the holes that prevented ...
A's look to go out on high note in finale vs. Mariners
For the last time Sunday afternoon, the Athletics will wear their gray road jerseys with the word "Oakland" stitched across the front in cursive.,After calling the Bay Area home for 57 seasons, the A's will spend the next three seasons playing at a minor-league stadium in Sacramento, Calif., while t...
Shohei Ohtani, Charlie Blackmon take center stage as Dodgers meet Rockies
Shohei Ohtani will put the finishing touches on another probable MVP season while Charlie Blackmon will close his 14-year career on Sunday afternoon when the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies meet in Denver on the final day of the regular season.,Los Angeles will send left-hander Anthony Band...
For D-backs' playoff aspirations, it's win vs. Padres and hope
The Arizona Diamondbacks, last year's National League champions, picked a bad time to go into a slump.,Entering action last Sunday, they were riding a four-game winning streak and possessed the second wild card in the National League. But when they take the field in Phoenix on Sunday afternoon again...
Astros look to bring out broom in series finale vs. Guardians
Before the Cleveland Guardians and Houston Astros can completely focus on the postseason, they will square off one more time to close the regular season. ,The visiting Astros will look to sweep a three-game series between division winners on Sunday afternoon. ,The American League Central-champion Gu...
Giants, Cardinals start two rookie hurlers in season finale
The San Francisco Giants are hoping just to break even when they face the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in the regular-season finale Sunday afternoon.,Two teams that have hovered around .500 all season have split the first two games of the series. The Cardinals won 6-3 on Friday before the Giants reb...
Rays, Red Sox playing for pride in season finale
The visiting Tampa Bay Rays will attempt to complete a three-game sweep Sunday when they meet the Boston Red Sox in the final game of the regular season for each team., ,Tampa Bay (80-81) won 2-1 on Friday, and beat Boston 7-2 on Saturday. The winner of the game Sunday will finish third in the Ameri...
Top 25 roundup: No. 4 Alabama edges No. 2 Georgia in wild contest
Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more and Zabien Brown made a game-saving interception as No. 4 Alabama recorded a wild 41-34 victory over No. 2 Georgia on Saturday night in a Southeastern Conference showdown at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Alabama blew a 28-point second-quarter lead an...
MLB roundup: Yanks fall to Pirates, still land AL's No. 1 seed
Yasmani Grandal hit the first of the Pirates' five homers on Saturday, and Pittsburgh never trailed in a 9-4 win over the host New York Yankees, who saw Aaron Judge strike out five times.,Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in the fifth and laced an RBI double in the eighth for the American League East-winnin...
No. 8 Oregon rolls past UCLA for first Big Ten win in school history
Dillon Gabriel completed 31 of 41 passes for 280 yards with three touchdown passes, and No. 8 Oregon cruised to its first Big Ten victory in school history, a 34-13 win over UCLA on Saturday night at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.,Tez Johnson caught two of Gabriel's touchdowns, one for 52 yards i...
Orlando City top FC Dallas, in playoffs for fifth straight year
Ramiro Enrique had a goal and an assist and Martin Ojeda added a pair of assists, as Orlando City cruised to a 3-0 win over FC Dallas in Frisco, Texas, to clinch a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs for the fifth straight season., ,Rodrigo Schlegel and Facundo Torres also scored for Orlando (13-11-7, 46 p...
Whitecaps earn draw vs. Timbers to notch playoff berth
Brian White and Jonathan Rodriguez each scored in the first half as the Vancouver Whitecaps and visiting Portland Timbers recorded a 1-1 draw on Saturday.,The draw was enough to clinch Vancouver (13-9-8, 47 points) a spot in the MLS Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Whitecaps have ...
Paul Rothrock's goal lifts Sounders over Dynamo; both clinch playoff spot
Paul Rothrock led the Seattle Sounders with the lone goal in a 1-0 home victory over the Houston Dynamo Saturday night.,Both sides clinched a playoff berth before the match started after FC Dallas' loss on Saturday and Austin FC's draw on Friday., ,Seattle (14-9-8, 50 points) broke through in the 22...
No. 4 Alabama ends No. 2 Georgia's 42-game win streak
Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more and Zabien Brown made a game-saving interception as No. 4 Alabama recorded a wild 41-34 victory over No. 2 Georgia on Saturday night in a Southeastern Conference showdown at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Alabama blew a 28-point second-quarter lead an...
Reports: G Jose Alvarado lands 2-year, $9M extension with Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado has agreed to a two-year, $9 million extension, multiple media outlets reported Saturday. ,Alvarado will get a player option for the 2026-27 season as part of the deal, per the reports. ,In 56 games off the bench last season, Alvarado averaged 7.1 points, 2.3...
Kevin Jennings (3 TDs), SMU drub Florida State in ACC debut
Kevin Jennings completed 16 of 23 passes for 254 yards and threw three touchdown passes to lead host SMU to a 42-16 win over Florida State on Saturday night in Dallas, Texas.,The Mustangs (4-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their first-ever ACC contest. Former President George W. Bush attended ...