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Best Big Ten 2026 College Football Win Total Future Betting Picks
Check out our favorite Big Ten season win total bets, including Ohio State over 9.5 wins, Penn State under 8.5 and Minnesota over 6.5....
Jordan Walker stuns home favorite Kyle Schwarber in HR Derby final
PHILADELPHIA -- Not even the partisan Philadelphia Phillies fans could get St. Louis Cardinals breakout star Jordan Walker out of his groove when it mattered most.,Walker homered on his last four swings to extend his final round and pull off a shocking victory over hometown hero Kyle Schwarber, fini...
Willson Contreras, Jordan Walker take first-round lead at Home Run Derby
PHILADELPHIA -- The Boston Red Sox's Willson Contreras and St. Louis Cardinals' Jordan Walker each clubbed 13 homers to top the leaderboard in Round 1 of the 2026 Home Run Derby on Monday night.,Tampa Bay Rays star Junior Caminero added 12 homers, and hometown Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schw...
Report: NCAA women’s tourney to move to straight seeding of top 16
The NCAA women's tournament is introducing a change in how the top 16 seeds will be positioned in the bracket.,The chair of the NCAA women's basketball committee said they will no longer make tweaks to the order of those top 16 teams that they used to make to avoid putting conference rivals in the s...
Ex-Croatia head coach Slaven Bilic returns to role
Slaven Bilic was hired as head coach of the Croatia national football team on Monday, taking over following Zlatko Dalic's post-World Cup departure.,It will be Bilic's second term in charge of his nation's program after previously coaching them from 2006-12.,"I have the complete confidence in our pl...
Michigan AD Warde Manuel: 'No plans for me not to continue'
While there were multiple media reports Sunday that Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel's job status is in jeopardy after an external investigation into the culture of his athletic department, Manuel doesn't see that happening.,Manuel, who has been AD at his alma mater since January 2016, isn't ...
Reports: Former Texas coach Tom Herman joining Florida State staff
Former Texas, Houston and Florida Atlantic head coach Tom Herman is joining Florida State's coaching staff in an unspecified role, according to multiple media reports Monday.,Herman, 51, was once seen as a rising coaching star, winning the Broyles Award, given to the best assistant coach in college ...
WTA roundup: Qinwen Zheng notches first-round upset at Athens
Unseeded Qinwen Zheng of China pulled off a first-round upset, sweeping No. 6 seed Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain 7-5, 6-1 on Monday at the Athens Open.,Zheng, who collected seven aces to zero for Bouzas Maniero, saved 6 of 7 break points and converted 4 of 7 break points in the one-hour, 49-minute...
ATP roundup: Dominic Stricker pulls off upset in native Switzerland
Swiss wild card Dominic Stricker toppled No. 8 seed Jaume Munar of Spain 6-2, 6-4 before a home crowd at the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad in first-round action on Monday.,Stricker, ranked 360th in the world, beat his top-50 opponent in a tidy 82 minutes as he fired seven aces, converted 5 of 7 break-point ...
D Braden Schneider, Rangers agree to 1-year contract
Defenseman Braden Schneider agreed to a one-year contract on Monday to remain with the New York Rangers.,The Rangers did not announce the terms of the deal, but The Athletic and New York Post reported that the contract is for $5.5 million and allows Schneider to avoid arbitration.,Per the reports, S...
Back home, Norway players saluted, receive audience with king
OSLO, Norway -- Tens of thousands of Norwegian fans gave their national soccer team a heroes' welcome on Monday at the foot of the Royal Palace.,Led by Crown Prince Haakon and most of the Norway squad, the Viking row chant rang out one last time for the World Cup quarterfinalists.,Norway, appearing ...
Kyle Schwarber heavily backed as Home Run Derby favorite
Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber is a popular favorite ahead of Monday night's Home Run Derby in his home ballpark.,Schwarber opened as the +350 favorite at BetMGM, with his odds shortening further to +310 while being backed by 24.8% of the total bets and 29.1% of all money wagered on th...
Rams LT Alaric Jackson won't face felony domestic battery charges
Los Angeles Rams starting left tackle Alaric Jackson will not face felony charges after an arrest on suspicion of domestic battery in June, ESPN reported Monday.,Jackson's case was assigned last week by the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office for a pre-filing diversion that is an alternative to misde...
Alexander Zverev now No. 2, ahead of injured Carlos Alcaraz
Alexander Zverev's back-to-back stellar Grand Slam performances have elevated him to No. 2 in the world behind Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner of Italy.,The ATP rankings revealed Monday have Zverev inching into second ahead of Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, who missed both the French Open and Wimbledon wi...
Police investigating death of South Africa's Jayden Adams after World Cup
Police in Cape Town, South Africa, have opened an investigation into the death of soccer player Jayden Adams, whose body was found shortly after returning from playing in the World Cup.,A 25-year-old midfielder on South Africa's national team, Adams was found dead at a home in the Schotsche Kloof ne...
2026 Home Run Derby Props: Three Best Bets for Monday Night
Looking for Home Run Derby bets? Check out our favorite props featuring Jordan Walker, Junior Caminero and Ben Rice....
Ranking Three No. 2 Wide Receivers Better Than Stefon Diggs
Stefon Diggs believes he'd be the NFL's best No. 2 receiver, but Tee Higgins, Jameson Williams and George Pickens make a strong case otherwise....
Spain, France meet in 'final before the final' World Cup semi
Spain and France rightly feel that the winner of their semifinal on Tuesday will go on to claim the World Cup.,England and Argentina, who play in the other semifinal in Atlanta on Wednesday, would disagree but as Spanish coach Luis de la Fuente said of their showdown in Arlington, Texas, "It's not a...
Atlanta United add Paraguay D Junior Alonso on free transfer
Atlanta United signed Junior Alonso of Paraguay through the 2028-29 season, with the 33-year-old defender ariving on a free transfer after spending the past two seasons at Brazil's Atletico Mineiro.,This summer, Alonso helped Paraguay reach the round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.,"Junior is a ha...
Slumping Athletics fire pitching coach Scott Emerson
The Athletics fired pitching coach Scott Emerson on Monday after losing 13 of 14 games before the All-Star break.,Emerson, 54, had held the position since June 2017. Bullpen coach Dan Hubbs will be the interim pitching coach for the rest of the 2026 season.,Playing in hitter-friendly Sutter Health P...