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Ian Happ, Cubs blank Braves to avoid sweep
Ian Happ homered and five pitchers combined to throw a five-hit shutout on Thursday as the visiting Chicago Cubs avoided a sweep with their 2-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves.,Ben Brown started and tossed four innings for the Cubs, striking out seven and walking one while allowing just one hit. Hob...
Nick Suzuki's goal, 2 assists send Habs home up 3-2 on Sabres
Nick Suzuki scored a goal and set up two others while Juraj Slafkovsky notched three assists, lifting the visiting Montreal Canadiens to a 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series.,The Canadiens closed the contest with four unanswered goals -- i...
Three share lead at Queen City, with world No. 1 and 2 lurking
Ina Yoon, in search of her first career LPGA Tour win, carded an eagle on Thursday and is tied for the lead after the first round of the Kroger Queen City Championship in Cincinnati.,Yoon and Chella Choi, both of South Korea, are level with Japan's Rio Takeda after each shot 4-under-par 66 at Makete...
Super Bowl rematch and 10 other games to watch in 2026
Not only do the Los Angeles Rams have a reasonable shot at becoming the first team to win the Super Bowl on its homefield twice, the NFC West runner-up is by far the easiest team to find on the NFL's 2026 broadcast schedule.,Seven times the Rams are positioned for a primetime slot -- tying a league ...
Vasiliy Lomachenko ending retirement, eyes big fights
Vasiliy Lomachenko is ending his retirement, his manager announced on Wednesday.,"We are working on his comeback this fall," Egis Klimas told ESPN.,Lomachenko, 18-3 with 12 knockouts when he retired last summer, just became a free agent on Tuesday and will be looking to secure high-profile fights as...
Iron Honor minor favorite for rare full-field Preakness Stakes
For the first time in 15 years, Saturday's Preakness Stakes features a full field of 14 horses. That's the good news for the second leg of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown, which will take place at Laurel Park.,However, for the second straight year and third time since 2022, the Kentucky Derby win...
Seahawks open title defense with Super Bowl rematch vs. Patriots
For the first time since 2016, the first game of the NFL season will be a Super Bowl rematch.,The Seattle Seahawks will begin their title defense on Wednesday, Sept. 9 when they host the New England Patriots, the team they dominated for a 29-13 Super Bowl LX victory on Feb. 8.,This was one of the ma...
Elina Svitolina defeats Iga Swiatek, will face Coco Gauff in Rome final
Elina Svitolina can now turn her attention toward winning a third Italian Open title after she produced a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 victory over No. 4 seed Iga Swiatek in Thursday's semifinal match in Rome.,The seventh-seeded Svitolina saved 11 of 16 break points and took advantage of 50 unforced errors by Swia...
Chicago Cubs Might’ve Fleeced Miami Marlins in Edward Cabrera Trade
The Cubs’ trade for Edward Cabrera is already paying off as Chicago continues to lead the NL Central despite major injuries....
Caitlin Clark looking for shooting stroke as Fever host Mystics
It's clear a couple of games into the season that Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White is going to be demanding of her team regardless of the situations.,So coming off their first victory of the season, the Fever will look for upgrades when they meet the visiting Washington Mystics on Friday night in...
Scottie Scheffler among 7 leading PGA as Aronimink bares its teeth
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Even after World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler joined a seven-way tie for the lead, the main character from the first round of the PGA Championship was Aronimink Golf Club, which stymied some of the best in the world and set the tone for a challenging week.,Scheffler shot a 3-under-...
Chris Wood set to captain New Zealand's World Cup squad
New Zealand announced the 26-man squad for its third World Cup appearance in history on Thursday.,Notably, Nottingham Forest forward Chris Wood and Braintree Town's Tommy Smith will become the first players in New Zealand history to make multiple World Cup squads. Both were also on the 2010 squad, w...
Boston, Philly to welcome World Cup tailgating -- for ticket holders only
The cities of Boston and Philadelphia will be hosting World Cup matches in a few short weeks, but when they do, they'll insist that a certain essential gameday activity, namely tailgating, has a different look.,Officials for both venues revealed on Wednesday that tailgating will be restricted to tic...
Victor Wembanyama-led Spurs look to close out series with Timberwolves
Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs can reach their expected showdown with the Oklahoma City Thunder with a road win Friday night over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals.,When last seen in Minneapolis last Sunday in Game 4, Wembanyama was only a part-ti...
Aces take on winless Sun looking for two-game sweep
Chennedy Carter and the Las Vegas Aces go for a quick sweep of the Sun when the teams meet for the second time in three days in Connecticut on Friday night.,Carter, who played in Mexico and China in 2025, poured in 27 points off the bench in the Aces' 98-69 win over the Sun on Wednesday. It was her ...
Donovan Mitchell, Cavs take nothing for granted at home for Game 6 vs. Pistons
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell is one win away from exorcising the ghost of playoffs past, but he knows that victory will not come easy.,The Cavaliers lead their Eastern Conference semifinal series over the top-seeded Detroit Pistons 3-2, setting up a potential clincher in Game 6 on Frid...
Jannik Sinner advances to Italian Open semis, breaks mark for consecutive wins
Top seed Jannik Sinner cruised into the semifinals of his home country's Italian Open on Thursday in Rome with a record-breaking 32nd consecutive win at the ATP Masters level.,Sinner, the World No. 1, shared the mark with Novak Djokovic before beating 12th-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia 6-2, 6-4 in ...
Japan's Kaoru Mitoma (hamstring) uncertain for World Cup
Kaoru Mitoma's availability to play for Japan in the World Cup is uncertain after the Brighton midfielder suffered a hamstring injury last weekend.,Mitoma will miss Brighton's final two matches of the Premier League season, beginning with Saturday's game at Leeds. ,"Regarding the World Cup, I'm not ...
With 'zero to lose,' '23 hero Michael Block back in the mix at PGA
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- The PGA of America knows what a Block party can look like when one really gets going.,For now, it's nothing too raucous, just a few dozen fans who stayed late Thursday afternoon to watch the end of teaching professional Michael Block's first round of the PGA Championship. He t...
Mbappe leads France's World Cup roster; Camavinga, Chevalier left off
France's World Cup roster reveal on Thursday included a star-studded assortment of talent, with Real Madrid infielder Eduardo Camavinga arguably the most notable omission.,Currently No. 1 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking, France are one of the clear pre-tournament favorites with manager Didier Descha...