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Joey Logano, Kyle Busch revved up for battle at Enjoy Illinois 300
Joey Logano and Kyle Busch roll in to the St. Louis area for the NASCAR Cup Series' 15th points race Sunday, and while winless thus far, the drivers have accounted for quite a few headlines over the past two weekends.,Technically, Logano does have a win -- a $1-million, 199-lap-leading effort in the...
Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff cruise into Round of 16 at French Open
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek celebrated her 23rd birthday in Grand Slam fashion on Friday, defeating Czech Marie Bouzkova 6-4, 6-2 to easily move into the Round of 16 at the French Open in Paris.,Swiatek, of Poland, advanced to the fourth round at Paris for the sixth consecutive year. She has won the pas...
Union vie for elusive home win in clash vs. CF Montreal
The Philadelphia Union are winless in their last five home matches, while CF Montreal are looking to win consecutive contests for the first time since March.,The two teams meet on Saturday in Chester, Pa., for their final outings before putting their seasons on hold until June 15 due to the FIFA int...
Wild fire longtime assistant coach Darby Hendrickson
The Minnesota Wild parted ways with longtime assistant coach Darby Hendrickson on Friday.,Hendrickson, 51, was an original member of the Wild franchise as a player from 2000-04 and joined the team's coaching staff in 2010.,"I would like to thank Darby for all his hard work and commitment to the Minn...
Orlando City to test road mettle vs. Red Bulls
One of the league's hottest road teams will try to mar the Eastern Conference's only unbeaten home record when Orlando City visit the New York Red Bulls on Saturday in Harrison, N.J.,The Red Bulls are 4-0-2 on their home field, including Wednesday's 3-1 win over Charlotte FC.,Charlotte had not allow...
Matteo Arnaldi flusters sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev in Paris
Italian Matteo Arnaldi recorded a 7-6 (8), 6-2, 6-4 victory over sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev on Friday to reach the fourth round of the French Open in Paris.,Arnaldi, 23, saved a set point while trailing in the first-set tiebreak before winning the next three points to end the set. All told, he notch...
Cardinals place OF Lars Nootbaar (oblique) on injured list
The St. Louis Cardinals placed outfielder Lars Nootbaar on the 10-day injured list Friday with an oblique strain.,Nootbaar, 26, is batting .234 with five homers and 19 RBIs in 39 games while playing all three outfield spots.,He is a career .244 hitter with 38 home runs and 120 RBIs in 322 games sinc...
Tennessee, Texas A&M co-CWS title favorites entering regionals
The 64-team NCAA baseball tournament kicks off Friday, with the 16 No. 1 seeds hosting double-elimination regionals.,The 16 teams that win their respective regionals will advance to the best-of-three super regionals. From there, eight teams will qualify for next month's College World Series in Omaha...
Elite rookies in spotlight as Fever host Sky
Three of the top seven picks from the 2024 WNBA Draft will take the court when the Chicago Sky visit the Indiana Fever on Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis.,Not only will it mark the first professional meeting between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese after two NCAA Tournament showdowns, but No. 3 pick...
MLB extends leave for Rays SS Wander Franco
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association agreed to extend Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco's administrative leave until the All-Star break, multiple outlets reported on Friday.,Franco was removed from the 40-man roster and placed on paid administrative leave during the ongoing inv...
Former 76ers F Drew Gordon dies in car accident at 33
Former NBA player Drew Gordon, the older brother of Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon, died in a car crash on Thursday in Portland, Ore. He was 33.,The Nuggets confirmed his passing with ESPN's Andscape. He is survived by his wife, Angela, and three children.,Drew Gordon appeared in nine games wit...
Juwan Howard joins Nets as assistant coach
Former Michigan coach Juwan Howard was one of five assistant coaches added to Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez's staff on Friday.,The team also added Steve Hetzel, Deividas Dulkys, Connor Griffin and Travis Bader to a staff that already included Jay Hernandez, Adam Caporn, Ryan Forehan-Kelly...
Yankees' Aaron Judge takes aim at Giants in homecoming
Aaron Judge will get his first opportunity to take aim at Oracle Park's signature old-time baseball glove above the left-field bleachers on Friday night when the New York Yankees visit the San Francisco Giants for the start of a three-game interleague series.,The Yankees wrapped up a second consecut...
With Jeremiah Estrada in tow, Padres set for opener vs. Royals
As the San Diego Padres arrive in Kansas City to begin a three-game series with the Royals on Friday night, all the buzz is about Jeremiah Estrada's video-game like streak.,Indeed, striking out 13 consecutive batters -- an expansion-era record -- is part of his (video) game plan for the Padres' righ...
Motivated Mets seek second straight win over Diamondbacks
Francisco Lindor called a team meeting Wednesday and said afterward the slumping New York Mets "have to get it done -- we've got to have a sense of urgency, and we have to get it done.",On Thursday night, Lindor lived up to his words. ,Lindor and the Mets will look to end a trying May by piecing tog...
Guardians face Nationals in search of 8th straight home win
Strong play at home is a big reason the Cleveland Guardians are among the best teams in the majors. ,Meanwhile, the overachieving Washington Nationals look to build on an impressive series victory against another of the majors' top clubs. ,The Guardians look for an eighth straight home victory when ...
Tigers look to keep it going on road against Red Sox
A night after Jack Flaherty took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, the Detroit Tigers will look to post their second straight win to begin a four-game series against the host Boston Red Sox on Friday.,Flaherty got the backing of three solo home runs on the way to a 5-0 win Thursday, including Aki...
Cubs, Reds both sputtering entering three-game set
May can't end soon enough for the Chicago Cubs or Cincinnati Reds. And with one day left in the month, each will look to close it on a high note when the Cubs host the Reds for a three-game series beginning Friday.,The Cubs are 10-17 in May, have lost eight of their past 10 games and 10 of their pas...
MLB roundup: Nats' Trevor Williams beats Braves, stays undefeated
Trevor Williams continued the visiting Washington Nationals' streak of stellar starting pitching by throwing 5 2/3 strong innings in a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, their third win of the four-game set between the National League East rivals., ,Williams (5-0) allowed one run on four h...
Florida shuts down Oklahoma State at WCWS
Keagan Rothrock threw a two-hitter to lead the fourth-seeded Florida Gators to a 1-0 win over the Oklahoma State Cowgirls in the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City on Thursday night.,Katie Kistler hit a solo home run for the game's only score.,Florida (52-13) will play top-seeded Texas on...