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Get the best NBA picks for Sunday’s 15-game slate, including Bucks vs 76ers, Jazz vs Lakers, and Timberwolves vs Pelicans....
Reports: Louisville lands top portal targets Flory Bidunga, Jackson Shelstad
Louisville landed simultaneous commitments from former Kansas center Flory Bidunga and ex-Oregon point guard Jackson Shelstad on Sunday as they concluded weekend visits, according to multiple media reports.,ESPN reported that Louisville offered the top portal players, who are represented by the same...
Avalanche coach Jared Bednar (facial injuries) to miss next two games
Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar will not travel on the team's two-game road trip due to the facial fractures and corneal abrasion he sustained during Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.,Bednar will miss the Avalanche's games on Monday in Calgary and Tuesday in Edmont...
Phillies RHP Andrew Painter (migraine) scratched vs. D-backs
Philadelphia Phillies rookie Andrew Painter was scratched from Sunday's series finale against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks due to a migraine.,Fellow right-hander Zach Pop started what is expected to be a bullpen game in place of Painter, who went 1-0 with a 4.82 ERA in his first two starts.,Per...
Mirra Andreeva outlasts Anastasia Potapova in Linz for 2nd 2026 title
Top-seeded Mirra Andreeva won her second WTA title of the season by rallying for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over unseeded local competitor Anastasia Potapova in the championship match of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Sunday.,It's the fifth overall WTA singles title for the 18-year-old Russian after ...
Phil Garner, 3-time All-Star, manager, dies at 76
Phil Garner, who won a World Series title as a player with the Pittsburgh Pirates and managed the Houston Astros to the Fall Classic in 2005, died on Saturday. He was 76.,The Garner family released the following statement on Sunday:,"(He) passed away peacefully last night, April 11, surrounded by fa...
Aviators coach Ted Ginn Jr. not coaching vs. Renegades after DWI arrest
Columbus Aviators head coach Ted Ginn Jr. will not coach his team's Sunday UFL game against the Dallas Renegades after he was arrested and subsequently released from jail on Saturday on a charge of driving while intoxicated in Texas.,Ginn Jr., a former second-team All-American at Ohio State who was ...
Report: Kelsey Plum to re-sign with Sparks on discounted deal
Two-time WNBA champion and four-time All-Star guard Kelsey Plum is signing a one-year, $999,999 contract to return to the Los Angeles Sparks, ESPN reported on Sunday.,In line for a $1.4 million supermax deal, Plum reportedly opted to take a discounted price as a means to provide financial flexibilit...
CF Montreal, coach Marco Donadel part ways
CF Montreal relieved head coach Marco Donadel of his head coaching duties on Sunday morning.,Philippe Eullaffroy will serve as the interim head coach for CF Montreal (1-6-0, three points), who dropped a 2-1 decision to the Philadelphia Union on Saturday. The club resides in second-to-last place in t...
TCU's Olivia Miles signs with Unrivaled ahead of WNBA draft
Olivia Miles, expected to be among the first selections in the 2026 WNBA Draft on Monday, signed with Unrivaled.,Miles, a 5-foot-10 guard, is expected to make her debut with Unrivaled next winter in the 2027 season. Entering its third season, the 3x3 basketball league was founded by WNBA stars Naphe...
Braves, Guardians battle it out to stay undefeated in series play
The race to determine the last Major League Baseball team to lose a series this season will, appropriately, go down to the wire Sunday night.,The Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Guardians each will attempt to remain unbeaten in series play Sunday night, when Atlanta hosts Cleveland in the rubber match ...
Flexibility of Fernando Tatis Jr. an advantage for Padres vs. Rockies
There were more than a few double-takes around Major League Baseball when the host San Diego Padres unveiled their lineup for Saturday night's game with the Colorado Rockies that listed Fernando Tatis Jr. at second base.,The Platinum Glove right fielder hadn't started a big league game at second bef...
Islanders face Canadiens, must win last two games to have shot at playoffs
Peter DeBoer's teams have won all nine Game 7s he's coached -- which is a good thing, because any chance his New York Islanders have of making the playoffs will rely on them winning their two remaining regular-season games and then getting plenty of help.,The Islanders will attempt to stave off elim...
'Efficient' Dodgers showing Rangers their pitching, hitting prowess
The National League-West leading Los Angeles Dodgers have 14 runs over two games against the visiting Texas Rangers and will try for a series sweep on Sunday afternoon.,The Dodgers have Major League Baseball's best record and have won seven of their past eight games. The defending World Series champ...
Red Sox eager to build momentum in finale vs. Cards
Brayan Bello will take the mound on Sunday afternoon against the St. Louis Cardinals as the Boston Red Sox try to win their second consecutive series and first one on the road this season., ,Bello (0-1, 9.00 ERA) is 0-1 with a 9.64 ERA in one career start against St. Louis. ,He'll oppose fellow righ...
Angels turn to sizzling Jose Soriano in rubber game at Reds
The Los Angeles Angels are sending the right man to the mound against the host Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, when they'll rely on new-found ace Jose Soriano to try to win the finale and the three-game series.,The Angels' bats cooled off after Friday's 10-2 blowout win as they dropped Saturday's game 7-...
Phillies continue search for offense in series against Diamondbacks
The Philadelphia Phillies' bats have been scuffling in recent days, but Kyle Schwarber knows that a relaxed, focused approach is still the way to go.,Schwarber and the Phillies hope to escape with a series victory Sunday afternoon when they conclude their weekend set with the visiting Arizona Diamon...
Team Liquid 1st team to 2-0 at LCS Spring
Team Liquid moved to the top of the standings with a win over Shopify Rebellion as Week 2 of the regular season of the LCS Spring event began Saturday.,Team Liquid won 2-0 in a battle of 1-0 teams, while LYON beat Dignitas 2-1 in the other match of the day.,Eight teams will compete in best-of-three ...
Dallas Fuel reach grand final of OWCS NA Stage 1 playoffs
Dallas Fuel downed Spacestation Gaming 3-1 on Saturday to advance to the grand final of the Overwatch Champions Series' North America Stage 1 playoffs.,Spacestation Gaming dropped to the lower-bracket final in the double-elimination playoffs on Sunday against Team Liquid, with the winner advancing t...
NHL roundup: Jack Eichel's OT goal sends Knights to playoffs
Jack Eichel scored 1:19 into overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights clinched a playoff spot with a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Saturday night.,Eichel grabbed the puck in the Colorado end, skated down the left boards and beat goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood with a shot from the cir...