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Gladiators, Falcons start strong at DreamLeague Season 23
Gaimin Gladiators and Team Falcons rose to the top of their respective groups Monday on the first day of the $1 million DreamLeague Season 23.,All teams opened the group stage with a pair of best-of-two matches, and Gaimin Gladiators swept PSG Quest and Xtreme Gaming to take the pole position in Gro...
Mariners activate SS J.P. Crawford (oblique) from IL
The Seattle Mariners activated shortstop J.P. Crawford from the 10-day injured list prior to Monday night's game at the New York Yankees.,Crawford last played on April 23 due to a right oblique strain. He missed 24 consecutive games.,Crawford, 29, was batting .198 with two homers and nine RBIs in 22...
Fever's WNBA title odds double after trio of routs
Sportsbooks stand to win big if the Indiana Fever can't make a serious rebound from their 0-3 start.,Buoyed by the presence of No. 1 overall pick Caitlin Clark, the Fever entered the season as a trendy pick to compete for the WNBA title. A week and three blowout losses later, and that shine has quic...
Xander Schauffele No. 2 in world; Bryson DeChambeau vaults 89 spots
Along with winning his first major at the PGA Championship and taking home the $3.33 million prize, Xander Schauffele moved up to No. 2 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings on Monday.,Schauffele, 30, won on Sunday at Valhalla Country Club in Louisville, Ky., birdieing the final hole to defeat ...
Padres 2B Xander Bogaerts hurts shoulder vs. Braves
San Diego Padres second baseman Xander Bogaerts left the first game of Monday's doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves in the third inning with a left shoulder injury.,He was not in the starting lineup for the second game. Manager Mike Shildt said Bogaerts would be re-evaluated on Tuesday.,The Padr...
WTA roundup: Top two seeds go down in Rabat
Italian qualifier Camilla Rosatello dug deep to pull out an upset of No. 1 seed Yue Yuan of China, winning 7-6 (7), 1-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem on Monday in Rabat, Morocco.,Rosatello trailed 5-3, 40-30 in the first set before saving 12 set points acros...
WTA signs multi-year partnership with Saudi Arabia's PIF
The WTA entered a "multi-year partnership" with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) that will see the PIF become the first naming rights sponsor of the WTA rankings.,The controversial wealth fund, known for bankrolling LIV Golf and pursuing a merger agreement with the PGA Tour, has worked to...
Mets RHP Kodai Senga (triceps tightness) skips planned bullpen
Mets right-hander Kodai Senga missed a planned bullpen session on Sunday due to "triceps tightness," manager Carlos Mendoza said on Monday. ,Six days after Senga told the team he needed more time to be ready for a rehab stint because his mechanics were off, he experienced tightness and will target a...
ATP roundup: Alexander Shevchenko earns upset in Geneva
Alexander Shevchenko of Kazakhstan eliminated No. 7 seed Fabian Marozsan of Hungary 6-4, 7-6 (4) in opening-round action at the Gonet Geneva Open on Monday in Switzerland.,Shevchenko led the second set 5-2 when Marozsan charged back. The Hungarian saved a match point in the 10th game before tying th...
Rockies, Athletics hoping bats wake up in Oakland
Two of baseball's biggest surprises earlier this month are now streaking in the other direction as the Colorado Rockies visit the Oakland Athletics for a three-game interleague series that opens Tuesday night.,The Rockies carted a three-game losing streak across the San Francisco Bay Bridge while th...
Visiting Rangers look to slow down Phillies, Ranger Suarez
The Philadelphia Phillies are fresh off a three-game sweep against the Washington Nationals.,After a day off, the task will be much more daunting when the Phillies host the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers on Tuesday.,On Sunday, Kody Clemens hit a clutch two-run double that helped prope...
Twins move up Friday game to avoid conflict with Wolves
It's a good time to be a sports fan in the Twin Cities, but it makes for some logistical difficulties.,The Minnesota Twins announced Monday that they are moving up the start time of Friday's home game against the Texas Rangers with the NBA's Western Conference finals also coming to Minneapolis this ...
Xander Schauffele’s father: ‘No chance’ of LIV Golf defection
Xander Schauffele's first major breakthrough came with major perks.,By winning the PGA Championship on Sunday with a birdie at the 72nd hole, Schauffele is exempt into the PGA Championship for the rest of his career, and he's guaranteed a spot at the other three majors for the next five years.,Of co...
Manny Machado helps Padres rally past Braves in Game 1
Manny Machado's two-run double completed a four-run eighth inning rally and helped the visiting San Diego Padres overcome a five-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 in the first game of a doubleheader on Monday.,Jake Cronenworth began the uprising with a two-run bases-loaded single and Machad...
WCSF Game 7: Oilers-Canucks Preview, Props, Prediction
The Vancouver Canucks play host to Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday night, two days after failing to close out the Oilers in a 5-1 loss in Edmonton.,THE ODDS,The Oilers are consensus 1.5-goal favorites despite being on the road. The action has been almost even at BetMGM, where E...
Yankees place RHP Ian Hamilton on 7-day COVID list
The New York Yankees placed reliever Ian Hamilton on the seven-day COVID-19 injured list on Monday.,The move is retroactive to Sunday for the right-hander, who is tied for second on the team with 19 appearances.,Hamilton, 28, has no decisions and a 3.18 ERA with six holds and 19 strikeouts in 22 2/3...
Padres 2B Xander Bogaerts leaves game vs. Braves
San Diego Padres second baseman Xander Bogaerts had to leave the first game of Monday's doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves in the third inning with an apparent shoulder injury. ,Bogaerts dived to his left to stop Ronald Acuna's grounder from getting through the infield, but he grimaced as he ro...
Reports: Mississippi State extends coach Chris Jans
Mississippi State and head coach Chris Jans are in agreement on a contract extension through the 2027-28 season, multiple outlets reported Monday. ,Jans, 55, gets a bump in salary to $4.2 million for 2024-25, up from $3.2 million last season, per the reports. ,Jans, who has led Mississippi State to ...
Jags coach on Trevor Lawrence extension: Sooner the better
Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said Monday that talks on a long-term contract extension for franchise quarterback Trevor Lawrence are ongoing, adding "hopefully it gets done" sooner rather than later.,Lawrence is set to play this season for $5.6 million and the Jags picked up his fifth-yea...
Scottie Scheffler opens as heavy U.S. Open favorite
During what Scottie Scheffler deemed a "hectic" week, the world's No. 1-ranked golfer was arrested and saw his record streak of rounds of par or better snapped during the PGA Championship.,And he still managed to post his ninth consecutive top-10 finish, the latest coming against one of the deepest ...