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Austin FC striker Brandon Vazquez (ACL) out for season
Austin FC striker Brandon Vazquez will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee, the team announced Thursday.,The 26-year-old forward sustained the injury during Tuesday night's road win against the San Jose Earthquakes in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals.,Vazquez will undergo su...
Livvy Dunne Tried to Buy Babe Ruth’s Old Apartment, But NYC Told Her to Kick Rocks
Livvy Dunne’s bid to buy Babe Ruth’s former NYC apartment was denied by a co-op board, possibly over her social media posts....

D.C. United part ways with head coach Troy Lesesne
D.C. United parted ways on Thursday with head coach Troy Lesesne after less than two seasons.,Lesesne compiled a record of 18-26-17 across all competitions since replacing Wayne Rooney ahead of the 2024 season.,D.C. United missed the MLS Cup Playoffs last season and currently sit 12th in the Eastern...

Amanda Anisimova upsets Aryna Sabalenka, reaches first Wimbledon final
No. 13 seed Amanda Anisimova fought off World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and the scorching temperatures to reach her first final at a major event on Thursday at Wimbledon.,Anisimova cashed in the third of her three match points in the decider to win 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours, 37 minutes.,In just one yea...

Ireland's Ben Healy wins Stage 6 of Tour de France
Ireland's Ben Healy soared through the hills of Normandy to win Stage 6 of the Tour de France on Thursday.,Healy completed the 201.5-kilometer trek from Bayeux to Vire Normandie a full two minutes and 44 seconds ahead of American runner-up Quinn Simmons. ,Australia's Michael Storer placed third.,It ...

Esports World Cup: Team Spirit, BetBoom Team top groups
Team Spirit and BetBoom Team finished atop their respective groups with wins Thursday at the Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Team Spirit swept Natus Vincere to complete the round-robin action in Group A, winning in 26 minutes on red and in 32 minutes on green. NAVI finished wi...

Joe Coleman, former All-Star and pick in first MLB draft, dies at 78
Joe Coleman, the No. 3 selection in the first Major League Baseball draft in 1965, died Wednesday at age 78.,His son, former major league pitcher Casey Coleman, said his father died in his sleep in Tennessee.,Joe Coleman, a right-handed pitcher, was part of the debut amateur draft, selected by the W...

D-backs hope to continue strong starting pitching vs. Padres
The Arizona Diamondbacks are under .500 for a good reason: Their starting pitching hasn't performed at the standard they thought it would.,You'd be hard-pressed to tell the San Diego Padres differently, based on the first three games of the teams' four-game series that will wrap up Thursday night in...

With Masataka Yoshida back, surging Red Sox open series vs. Rays
The Boston Red Sox will try to stretch their winning streak to seven games Thursday night when they open a four-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.,Boston completed a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 10-2 victory Wednesday. Masataka Yoshida collected three hits in the win...
Jayson Tatum's Path Back to Boston Requires a Year Off
Jayson Tatum’s absence could be exactly what the Boston Celtics need to reset and rediscover team basketball as the team enters their next chapter as a unit....
Scottish Open 2025 Best Golf Betting Picks, Prop Bets
These are Deadspin's best betting picks and predictions for the Scottish Open, including tournament winner predictions and prop bets....
Three Long-Shot MLB Futures Worth Betting on Before the Playoff Push
Looking for long-shot MLB bets to spice up your summer at the All-Star break? These three futures have upside and solid reasoning to back the odds....

Cardinals' Miles Mikolas looks to forget subpar outings, conquer Nats
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas will seek to get his season back on track before the All-Star break next week.,His final chance to do that will come Thursday night when the Cardinals host the Washington Nationals in the finale of a three-game series.,The Cardinals won 4-2 on Tuesd...

Against Guardians, White Sox aim to vanquish another winning streak
The Chicago White Sox certainly would like to start a long winning streak of their own.,A day after ending the longest active winning streak in the majors, the White Sox are scheduled to open a four-game series against the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Thursday evening.,Chicago ended a 10-game run...

Marlins try to respond to Reds day after road streak is snapped
With a convincing victory Wednesday night, the Cincinnati Reds ended the Miami Marlins' franchise-record road winning streak -- and ensured Cincinnati still has a chance at maintaining its own positive streak as they head toward the All-Star break.,The Reds will aim to salvage a split of a four-game...

Gen. G advances to grand final of Lol Mid-Season Invitational
With a spot in the grand final on the line, Gen.G Esports and T1 engaged in a back-and-forth slugfest at the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational on Wednesday in Vancouver, with Gen. G ultimately prevailing 3-2.,Neither team won consecutive games, as T1 answered Gen.G twice to tie the match. In...

MLB roundup: White Sox halt Blue Jays' 10-game winning streak
Adrian Houser allowed one run over seven innings to help the Chicago White Sox end the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 10-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory in the finale of a three-game series Wednesday afternoon.,Houser (5-2) scattered seven hits, struck out two and walked two. Grant Taylor pitched...

LAFC continue dominance over Rapids with shutout
Denis Bouanga scored on a penalty kick late in the first half and host Los Angeles FC dominated the short-handed Colorado Rapids 3-0 on Wednesday night.,Nathan Ordaz and Javairo Dilrosun added second-half tallies as Los Angeles (8-5-5, 29 points) continued its home mastery of the Rapids.,Colorado pl...

Geraldo Perdomo's slam sends Diamondbacks past Padres
Geraldo Perdomo hit a grand slam Wednesday night and Brandon Pfaadt sailed through the longest start of his career as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks cruised to an 8-2 win over the San Diego Padres.,Pfaadt (9-6) looked nothing like a pitcher who entered the night with a 5.42 earned run average, go...

Slade Cecconi dominant as Guardians sweep Astros
Angel Martinez and Jose Ramirez hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning in support of right-hander Slade Cecconi, who recorded a career-high nine strikeouts to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-2 win over the host Houston Astros on Wednesday and a three-game series sweep.,The Guardians reco...