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With bats heating up, Rays take on Athletics
The Tampa Bay Rays' slumbering offense woke up with a flurry of extra-base hits Wednesday. ,Tampa Bay will look to keep it up Thursday afternoon in the series finale against the Oakland Athletics in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Struggling to a 2-6 mark on a nine-game homestand, the Rays will go for the seri...

Women's Unrivaled league to start play in January
Unrivaled, a women's pro basketball league launched by WNBA All-Stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, will begin play in January.,The league will feature 30 players, who will receive what Unrivaled is billing as the highest average pay in women's sports as well as an equity stake. The women wi...

Warriors keep rolling as NBA 2K The Turn tips off
Four days after winning the NBA 2K League's The Tipoff, Warriors Gaming was back in action Wednesday, highlighting the 12-game slate on the first day of group play for The Turn.,And it didn't take the Warriors long to let the field know they have their eyes on this title, too, beating Jazz Gaming 73...

MLB roundup: Pirates' Paul Skenes turns 22, tames Tigers
Paul Skenes struck out nine in six innings on his 22nd birthday as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the host Detroit Tigers, 10-2, in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.,Skenes (2-0), the No. 1 pitching prospect in baseball, allowed two runs and three hits in his fourth major league start...

Hugo Lloris extends shutout streak, helps LAFC top Minnesota United
Hugo Lloris made two saves for his fourth consecutive clean sheet to help lead host Los Angeles FC to a 2-0 victory over Minnesota United on Wednesday night, ,It was the sixth clean sheet of the season for Lloris, who also extended his MLS shutout streak to 391 minutes, breaking the team record of 3...

Andres Gomez's late tally allows Real Salt Lake to tie Sounders
Andres Gomez scored in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time and visiting Real Salt Lake extended its unbeaten run to 12 matches in a 1-1 draw at the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday night.,Gomez's eighth goal of his second MLS season goal came only moments after an apparent Seattle insurance g...

Lakers favored to draft Bronny James, but are rivals circling?
Let the rumor games begin in earnest.,Bronny James is staying in the 2024 NBA Draft, adding a massive layer of intrigue despite not being projected as a first-round pick, much less a lottery selection.,LeBron James has seemingly backed off previous statements that his hope is to play with his son in...

Rockies score six in second inning to top Guardians
Brendan Rodgers homered in a six-run second inning, Ty Blach tossed seven strong innings, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-4 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Colorado took two of three games from Cleveland, which came to Coors Field riding a nine-game winning streak. The Rockies ...

Red Bulls break through vs. Charlotte FC, win 3-1
Emil Forsberg scored twice in a three-minute span in the second half to lead the New York Red Bulls to a 3-1 win over Charlotte FC on Wednesday in Harrison, N.J.,The Red Bulls (7-3-5, 26 points) are 4-0-2 at home this season, marking the second-longest season-opening home unbeaten streak in franchis...

Andrew Tarbell (10 saves), Dynamo upend Rapids
Latif Blessing scored in his second consecutive match to give the Houston Dynamo the lead for good in a 3-1 victory over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night.,Amine Bassi and Sebastian Kowalczyk also added their second goals of the season for Houston (6-6-3, 21 points), which earned its f...

UConn's Alex Karaban, Alabama's Mark Sears withdraw from NBA draft
Two-time defending champion UConn will have one starter returning after forward Alex Karaban announced Wednesday afternoon that he is withdrawing from the NBA draft and staying with the Huskies.,Others to reverse course on Wednesday included second-team All-America guard Mark Sears, who is staying a...

Hugo Cuypers scores late to help Fire tie Orlando City
Hugo Cuypers scored in the second half to help the host Chicago Fire rally for a 1-1 draw against Orlando City on Wednesday.,The Fire (2-8-6, 12 points) have played to consecutive draws after a four-game losing streak yet remain winless in their past nine matches (0-5-4).,Orlando (4-6-5, 17 points) ...

Saba Lobjanidze scores twice as Atlanta United upend Inter Miami
Saba Lobjanidze scored a pair of goals to lift Atlanta United to a 3-1 victory over the returning Lionel Messi and Inter Miami on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Jamal Thiare also tallied and Tristan Muyumba, Brooks Lennon and Caleb Wiley each notched an assist to help Atlanta United (4-7-4, 16 p...

CF Montreal defeat D.C. United, halt 7-match winless streak
Sunusi Ibrahim netted two goals, Ariel Lassiter had a goal and two assists and host CF Montreal ended a seven-match winless drought by beating D.C. United 4-2 on Wednesday night., ,CF Montreal (4-7-4, 16 points) had not won since April 13, losing four and drawing three in the interim. They held a 3-...

Saba Lobjanidze scores twice as Atlanta United upends Inter Miami
Saba Lobjanidze scored a pair of goals to lift Atlanta United to a 3-1 victory over the returning Lionel Messi and Inter Miami on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Jamal Thiare also tallied and Tristan Muyumba, Brooks Lennon and Caleb Wiley each notched an assist to help Atlanta United (4-7-4, 16 p...

O's only need Gunnar Henderson's grand slam to top Red Sox
Gunnar Henderson hit a grand slam during Baltimore's five-run second inning and the Orioles went on to defeat the visiting Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Wednesday night.,Starter Corbin Burnes gave up one unearned run in seven innings as the Orioles took the rubber match of the three-game series and improved...

2024 RBC Canadian Open: Preview, Props, Best Bets
The PGA Tour heads north of the border for the RBC Canadian Open, which begins Thursday at the Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Ontario.,In addition to featuring two-time winner and No. 3-ranked Rory McIlroy, the field includes a host of players vying for the final spots into next week's signature ev...

Red Sox place OF Tyler O'Neill (knee) on 10-day injured list
The Boston Red Sox placed outfielder Tyler O'Neill on the 10-day injured list because of right knee inflammation on Wednesday, the same day he had an MRI exam that showed no structural damage, the team said.,The move is retroactive to Sunday.,In a corresponding move, the Red Sox recalled infielder E...

Reminders of stunning win surrounding Nick Taylor at RBC Canadian Open
It hasn't been hard for Canada's Nick Taylor to remember what went down at the 2023 RBC Canadian Open. ,Taylor became the first Canadian since 1954 to win the event when he sank a 72-foot eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole to down Englishman Tommy Fleetwood last year. Following that stunning make...

Will Smith powers Dodgers past Mets with pair of homers
Will Smith hit two homers Wednesday afternoon, including the tie-breaking solo shot in the eighth inning, as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the slumping New York Mets 10-3 to complete a three-game sweep.,The Dodgers outscored the Mets 18-5 in the series, which was played over a 27-hour span due to a r...