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Travis Bazzana goes yard as Guardians edge Tigers
Travis Bazzana hit his second home run of the season, a two-run shot, and the visiting Cleveland Guardians edged the reeling Detroit Tigers, 4-3, on Tuesday night.,Kyle Manzardo scored two runs for the American League Central Division leaders. Steven Kwan scored a run and knocked in another as the G...
Reds' Chase Burns shuts down Phillies' offense in win
Chase Burns worked six terrific innings to guide the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 4-1 triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday., ,Burns (6-1) struck out nine before a trio of relievers combined for five more strikeouts to help Cincinnati win for just the second time in its last 12 road gam...
Top-seeded Avs expecting long Western Conference final series vs. Vegas
The Colorado Avalanche expected to be in this position when they started training camp in September, and the mission has not changed -- a Stanley Cup championship.,Colorado has pushed all season towards that goal, earning home ice throughout the playoffs, and the drive continues when it faces the Ve...
Trump administration sues Minnesota over prediction market ban
The federal government is fighting Minnesota's decision to outlaw prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket.,The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued the state to block its new bill, signed into law Monday by Gov. Tim Walz, that among other things makes it illegal to host prediction markets...
Ronda Rousey's MMA return drew nearly 17M viewers for Netflix
The MMA bout between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano peaked at nearly 17 million global viewers and the three-fight main card averaged 12.4 million in its Netflix debut, according to the network and Most Valuable Promotions, it was announced on Tuesday.,In the United States, Rousey-Carano peaked at 11....
Mavericks fire head coach Jason Kidd
The Dallas Mavericks announced a mutual agreement to part ways with head coach Jason Kidd on Tuesday, ending his five-year tenure as Dallas' top man.,That run was hot and cold, as Kidd twice led his squad to 50 wins or more, including a Western Conference championship in 2023-24. That team ultimatel...
NBA playoffs scoring highest ratings in nearly three decades
The NBA continues to tout its resurgent TV ratings two rounds into the playoffs.,The first two rounds of the playoffs have averaged 4.5 million viewers per game, NBA PR said Tuesday, with games across ABC, ESPN and new broadcast partners NBC/Peacock and Amazon Prime Video.,According to the league, i...
Report: Sheldon Keefe to return as Devils coach
New Jersey Devils coach Sheldon Keefe will remain behind the bench, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.,The club announced that goaltending coach Dave Rogalski was relieved of his duties and they will re-assign assistant coach Sergei Brylin within the organization.,New general manager Sunny Me...
Caitlin Clark breaks record ahead of Fever's matchup with Fire
The Indiana Fever and star guard Caitlin Clark will host WNBA expansion franchise Portland Fire for the first time on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.,The Fever (2-2) are coming off a win Sunday at home over the Seattle Storm in which Clark tallied game highs of 21 points, 10 assists and seven rebou...
Report: PGA Tour aims to introduce 3+ new markets in ‘28
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp has begun presenting a more detailed plan for a revamped schedule to players, with a target date of the 2028 season, Sports Business Journal reported Tuesday.,Rolapp said in March that the tour was leaning toward a two-tiered system with "roughly 21 to 26 events on a first ...
Thunder confident in another bounce-back effort in Game 2 vs. Spurs
After playing a career-high 48-plus minutes in Monday night's epic 122-115 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder to open the Western Conference finals, San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama wasn't worried about keeping anything in the tank.,"Yes, it takes a toll," Wembanyama said. "We can rest in Ju...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton among upset victims at Hamburg
Second-seeded Ben Shelton and defending champion Flavio Cobolli, the fourth seed, both were upset victims on Tuesday at the Hamburg Open in Germany.,Home favorite Daniel Altmaier stunned World No. 6 Shelton 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 in two hours, 51 minutes to advance to the quarterfinals. Altmaier, who ent...
Michigan's Morez Johnson staying in NBA draft
Michigan forward Morez Johnson ended speculation he could return to the Wolverines for his junior season by entering the 2026 NBA Draft.,Johnson averaged 13.1 points and 7.3 rebounds last season and played in 40 games for national champion Michigan (37-3). He spent his freshman season at Illinois bu...
Golf Glance: Scottie Scheffler defends at CJ Cup Byron Nelson
The PGA Tour returns to Texas for the CJ Cup Byron Nelson while the DP World Tour resumes its European Swing and the Champions Tour is in Morocco.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, McKinney, Texas, May 21-24,Course: TPC Craig Ranch (Par 71, 7,385 Yards),Purse: $10.3M (Winner: $1.854M),Def...
Canucks fire coach Adam Foote along with 3 assistants
The Vancouver Canucks cleaned house on Tuesday by firing head coach Adam Foote after one season on the job and also relieving three assistant coaches of their duties.,In addition to Foote, general manager Ryan Johnson announced the dismissal of assistants Scott Young, Kevin Dean and Brett McLean.,Th...
WTA roundup: Ann Li delivers upset in Strasbourg
Ann Li rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 upset of No. 2 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia in second-round action Tuesday at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France.,Li finished the victory in just under two hours after tallying 10 aces, converting five of 14 break chances and taking advantage of eig...
Frost teammates are finalists for Forward of Year award
Minnesota Frost teammates Taylor Heise and Kelly Pannek were named finalists for 2026 PWHL Forward of the Year honors on Tuesday along with Brianne Jenner of the Ottawa Charge.,The award is presented to the forward who showcases the most outstanding ability at the position throughout the regular sea...
MVP bans Claressa Shields for Alycia Baumgardner altercation
Claressa Shields, boxing's undisputed female heavyweight champion, has been banned from all events promoted by Most Valuable Promotions after an altercation this past weekend with fighter Alycia Baumgardner.,In a private VIP area at MVP's inaugural event Saturday at Inglewood, Calif., Shields and Ba...
Minneapolis selected to host 2028 NFL Draft
NFL owners voted to award the 2028 draft to Minneapolis.,The Twin Cities were chosen to host the event on Tuesday at the meeting of franchise owners in Orlando, the culmination of what Vikings president and CEO Mark Wilf described as a "terrific opportunity." Minnesota hosted the Super Bowl in Febru...
Scotland's World Cup roster spans 24 years in age
Scotland manager Steve Clarke announced his 26-man World Cup roster on Tuesday, which spans from 19-year-old attacker Findlay Curtis to 43-year-old goalkeeper Craig Gordon.,Gordon made the roster despite being sidelined since January by a shoulder injury, while Curtis earned his spot after scoring f...