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Saints draft QB Tyler Shough as Shedeur Sanders' wait continues
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- There was only one quarterback taken in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday, and it wasn't Shedeur Sanders.,While Sanders' draft stock continued to plummet, the New Orleans Saints took Louisville's Tyler Shough at No. 40 overall. The 25-year-old Shough, whose career has be...
Isaiah Salinda, Kevin Velo hang onto lead at Zurich Classic
Isaiah Salinda holed a late birdie putt as he and Kevin Velo secured a one-shot lead at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Friday at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La.,Salinda and Velo opened the team event with a 58, a tournament record for four-ball (best ball). Friday's action was foursomes (altern...
Grizzlies star PG Ja Morant (hip) doubtful for Game 4 vs. OKC
Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant is listed as doubtful for Game 4 of the first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.,Morant sustained a contusion on his left hip after a fall with 3:15 left in the first half of Thursday's Game 3. He missed both free throws, then exi...
Liquid, PARIVISION reach PGL Wallachia upper-bracket final
Team Liquid and PARIVISION advanced to the upper-bracket final of the PGL Wallachia Season 4 playoffs by notching semifinal wins Friday in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid and PARIVISION will square off Saturday after Liquid swept Team Spirit 2-0 and PARIVISION rallied past Aurora Gaming 2-1.,In two other...
Cam Ward, Ashton Jeanty tabbed co-OROY favorites
With one round of the 2025 NFL Draft complete, sportsbooks are already projecting the NFL's rookie of the year races.,Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward and Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty enter the season neck and neck in the Offensive Rookie of the Year race, in the eyes of multipl...
Orlando City, Atlanta United itching to end goal droughts
A pair of teams seeking an offensive jolt square off Saturday night when Orlando City host Atlanta United.,Orlando (3-2-4, 13 points) hasn't lost since March 8, but enters play following three straight scoreless draws. Last time out, Orlando mustered just two shots on goal in a road draw against CF ...
Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula kick off Madrid runs with easy wins
No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus was among the seeded players to start the Mutua Madrid Open with straight-sets wins on Friday in Spain.,Following a first-round bye, Sabalenka topped Russia's Anna Blinkova 6-3, 6-4. Sabalenka won 27 of 36 first-service points (75 percent) and saved 6 of 7 break...
Golden Knights try to avoid digging 3-1 hole vs. high-scoring Wild
When the Vegas Golden Knights won yet another Pacific Division title and notched the second-best record in the Western Conference with 110 points, they were expected to make a strong run to lift their second Stanley Cup in three years.,But the Golden Knights find themselves in must-win mode heading ...
Roger Goodell: NFL to start 2026 season in Australia
The NFL's first regular-season game in Australia will take place in Week 1 of 2026 -- and it may even be the regular-season opener.,NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, speaking about the league's international strategy on "The Pat McAfee Show" Friday, revealed the league's plans for its first trip to Me...
Red Sox-Guardians postponed; twin bill set for Saturday
The Cleveland Guardians' home game against the Boston Red Sox was postponed Friday due to inclement weather approaching the area.,Instead, the clubs will play a split doubleheader on Saturday with the games slated for 1:10 and 6:10 p.m. ET.,Boston and Cleveland were scheduled to kick off a three-gam...
Orioles-Tigers rained out; doubleheader Saturday
With inclement weather forecast for the Detroit area, the Tigers' home game Friday against the Baltimore Orioles was postponed until Saturday.,The teams will play a split doubleheader on Saturday, beginning with their originally scheduled game at 1:10 p.m. ET followed by a second game at 6:10.,Frida...
Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz off to hot starts in Madrid
No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany had little trouble defeating Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-2 in 70 minutes in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Friday in Spain.,Zverev's first match following a first-round bye saw him smash 10 aces with just one double fault. His serves wer...
MLB Over/Under Best Bet: Atlanta Braves vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, April 25th
April 25th's top sports betting pick is an MLB runline bet for the Atlanta Braves vs. Arizona Diamondbacks over/under on Friday evening....
Union, D.C. United set for clash while on similar arcs
After earning much-needed victories, the Philadelphia Union and visiting D.C. United enter Saturday's MLS matchup each intent on starting a run of success.,Philadelphia (5-3-1, 16 points) broke out last Saturday with a 3-0 home victory over Atlanta United. The win came after the Union had scored jus...
Red Bulls out to rebound vs. hapless CF Montreal
It has been a struggle, to say the least, for CF Montreal, which is one of only two MLS clubs still yet to taste victory, along with the defending champion Los Angeles Galaxy.,CF Montreal aims to finally break their winless start when they visit the New York Red Bulls on Saturday at Harrison, N.J.,...
Panthers' Aleksander Barkov questionable for Game 3 vs. Lightning
Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov's availability is in question for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla.,Barkov sustained an undisclosed injury after he was laid out away from the puck by Lightning forward Brandon H...
Action shifts to Talladega after a couple of odd turns
Coming off a couple of very different race weekends, NASCAR arrives at Talladega Superspeedway for Sunday's Jack Link's 500 at the Cup Series' biggest track.,The talk in the infield media center, garage and haulers will likely center around the last two races: a brutal Bristol for everyone not sport...
Warriors' Draymond Green wins NBA Hustle Award
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was named the winner of the 2024-25 NBA Hustle Award on Friday.,Green, 35, averaged 9.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks in 68 games (66 starts) this season.,Green also ranked in the top 40 in the league in all nine hustle cate...
No. 1 pick Cam Ward plans to reward Titans' trust
After sleeping for only 90 minutes in the hours between hitting the stage as the No. 1 pick of the Tennessee Titans in the 2025 NFL Draft and sunrise in Green Bay, Cam Ward walked into the team complex with his eyes wide open on Friday morning. ,"You have to be an elite communicator, that's what I l...
Trust, faith have Thunder poised for sweep vs. Grizzlies
After showing they can win either ahead of the pack or well off the pace, the Oklahoma City will be out to sweep their first-round Western Conference playoff series on the road against the Memphis Grizzlies when Game 4 takes place Saturday.,With Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant not available in the se...