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Nuggets underdogs to close out Wolves in Game 6
The Denver Nuggets have reeled off three impressive victories to put themselves one game away from the Western Conference Finals, but the reigning champs are underdogs ahead of Game 6 at Minnesota on Thursday.,TRENDING,The Wolves are 2.0- to 2.5-point favorites ahead of Game 6 at most sportsbooks. ,...
EA Sports reveals cover of College Football 25 game
Travis Hunter, Quinn Ewers and Donovan Edwards are the featured players on the cover of EA Sports College Football 25, a game returning to store shelves for the first time in more than a decade.,The game has not been produced since the 2014 edition. On Thursday, EA Sports released the cover of the n...
Astros trade RHP Brandon Bielak to A's for cash
The Houston Astros dealt right-hander Brandon Bielak to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday for cash considerations.,He was designated for assignment on Saturday to make room for right-hander Cristian Javier on Houston's active roster.,Bielak, 28, had no decisions and a 5.71 ERA in 10 relief appearanc...
Penn State coach James Franklin makes appeal for NIL money
Penn State coach James Franklin made a video appeal to Nittany Lions football fans on Thursday, asking them to contribute to a fund to pay players through the name, image and likeness program.,The funding is key to keeping Penn State competitive in the expanding Big Ten, Franklin told fans.,"Our goa...
Lions QB Jared Goff: 'More fired up than ever'
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff made his goals clear on Thursday, the day the team announced his signing to a contract extension through the 2028 season.,"I'm more driven and more fired up than ever to go even harder and put the pedal to the metal even more to bring a Super Bowl to the city and...
Reports: Arizona State to name Graham Rossini as AD
Arizona State is expected to promote Graham Rossini to fill the vacant athletic director position, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,The position has been open since Ray Anderson resigned Nov. 13.,Rossini is the Sun Devils' senior associate athletic director and chief business officer. He was hire...
NASCAR to keep Cup Series championship in Phoenix
NASCAR revealed part of its 2025 schedule on Thursday, announcing that Phoenix Raceway will host the Cup Series championship race on Nov. 2.,It will be the sixth consecutive year that Championship Week has been held in Phoenix, starting in 2020. NBC Sports will air the title race.,NASCAR also disclo...
Gen.G defeat Bilibili Gaming to reach MSI final
Gen.G defeated Bilibili Gaming 3-1 on Thursday to secure a berth in the grand final of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational 2024 in Chengdu, China.,The grand final is scheduled for Sunday, and Gen.G await the winner of Saturday's lower-bracket final. In that round, Bilibili Gaming will face...
Reeling Reds brace for tall task in series opener vs. Dodgers
If there is continued grumbling coming from the Cincinnati Reds, it likely is being directed at a "schedule maker" who did them no favors this month. ,The challenge was evident when the 2024 slate was released late last year, and it has come to fruition this week. ,After losing two of three games to...
Red Sox's Cooper Criswell set to face former Rays teammates
The Tampa Bay Rays will look to win the first leg of their season series against the host Boston Red Sox in the conclusion of a four-game series on Thursday.,Timely hitting and a strong pitching performance helped the Rays jump ahead in the series on Wednesday with a 4-3 win. Tampa Bay improved to 8...
Aaron Judge, Yankees aim for sweep of Twins
Hours after it happened, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone marveled at Aaron Judge's 467-foot home run into the third deck of the bleachers against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.,"As soon as it was hit, myself included, it was like you wanted to get to a position where you don't miss where it'...
MLB roundup: Rookie helps Rockies win 7th straight
Jordan Beck hit his first major league homer and drove in a career-best five runs and Austin Gomber delivered a strong start as the visiting Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Wednesday for their seventh straight win.,Colorado has swept back-to-back series for the first time since tak...
Luka Doncic, Mavs beat Thunder, grab 3-2 series edge
Luka Doncic finished with 31 points and delivered his second consecutive triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks moved one victory from their second Western Conference finals appearance in three seasons with a 104-92 victory over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.,The Mavericks hold a 3-2 le...
Mike Yastrzemski's 2-run HR helps Giants take down Dodgers
Logan Webb snapped a personal three-game losing streak, Mike Yastrzemski hit a two-run home run and the San Francisco Giants salvaged a win in their three-game series against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers with a 4-1 victory Wednesday night.,Heliot Ramos and Luis Matos also drove in runs for the G...
Angels belt three homers, take finale vs. Cardinals
Zach Neto, Nolan Schanuel and Taylor Ward hit solo home runs as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 on Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif.,Willie Calhoun went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI for the Angels, who snapped a three-game losing streak by salvaging the finale...
Luka Doncic, Mavs beat Thunder, now one win from taking series
Luka Doncic finished with 31 points and delivered his second consecutive triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks moved one victory from their second Western Conference final in three seasons with a 104-92 victory Wednesday over the host Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of their second-round series.,Don...
Rapids eke out win over 10-man Whitecaps
Rafael Navarro scored from the penalty spot just before halftime as the Colorado Rapids defeated the 10-man Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on Wednesday night in Commerce City, Colo.,Zack Steffen made two saves to keep his third clean sheet for Colorado (6-4-3, 21 points) and a first at home.,The win was so...
Real Salt Lake stay hot, blank Seattle
Diego Luna had a goal and an assist in Real Salt Lake's 2-0 win over the visiting Seattle Sounders on Wednesday.,Red-hot Salt Lake is 6-0-3 in its last nine regular-season matches, giving RSL (7-2-4, 25 points) a four-point cushion for the Western Conference lead.,The Sounders (3-6-4, 13 points) wer...
Rangers blank Guardians to halt five-game skid
Jon Gray scattered four singles over 6 1/3 innings and Adolis Garcia homered and had two hits and two RBIs as the Texas Rangers snapped a season-high five-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night in Arlington, Tex.,Marcus Semien also homered and Leody Tav...
Minnesota United pull even late, play to draw with Galaxy
Second-half substitutes Dejan Joveljic and Diego Fagundez scored seven minutes apart for the LA Galaxy, but Minnesota United responded with a late goal for a 2-2 draw on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Kervin Arriaga scored on a header in the 80th minute for his second goal of the season for Mi...