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Best MLB Bets for Saturday May 10th: Top Picks and Predictions
Top MLB betting picks and predictions for Saturday, May 10th include Deadspin's expert best run lines, totals, and matchups to watch....
Mets' Tylor Megill looks to shut down potent Cubs offense
The team with the best earned-run average in the National League will face the highest-scoring MLB team again when the New York Mets and visiting Chicago Cubs meet Saturday in the second game of their three-game series.,The Mets won the opener Friday on the strength of four home runs and six innings...
Yanks' Jasson Dominguez out to build on career night vs. A's
New York Yankees left fielder Jasson Dominguez was mired in a power drought for 2 1/2 weeks, and there was no sign it was about to end.,Dominguez had just three extra-base hits, all doubles, and only one RBI in 11 games.,The 22-year-old put an end to the famine in epic fashion in the series opener o...
Heretics climb to 3-0 in CDL Stage 4 Major qualifying
The Miami Heretics moved to the top of the Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Major qualifying standings after earning a 3-1 win over the Vegas Falcons on Friday.,Miami (3-0) jumped a half-game in front of the idle Toronto Ultra (2-0). The Atlanta FaZe saw their record fall to 2-1 when they lost 3-1 to C...
Nuggets send Game 3 to OT, grab 2-1 lead vs. Thunder
Jamal Murray scored 27 points, and the host Denver Nuggets dominated overtime to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-104 in Game 3 of the Western Conference quarterfinals on Friday night.,Nikola Jokic missed all 10 of his 3-point attempts and finished 8-for-25 from the field but ended the night with ...
Jasson Dominguez belts three homers as Yankees hammer A's
Jasson Dominguez established career highs of three homers and seven RBIs to help the New York Yankees post a 10-2 victory over the Athletics on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,The switch-hitting Dominguez hit a solo shot from the left side in the third inning, a bases-empty blast while hitti...
Connor Hellebuyck, Jets blank Stars, level series 1-1
Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves to help the Winnipeg Jets even their Western Conference semifinal series against the visiting Dallas Stars with a 4-0 win in Game 2 on Friday night.,Hellebuyck, the front-runner to win a third Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goalie, has 49 shutouts in his career, inclu...
Mets blast four solo home runs, outmuscle Cubs
The host New York Mets hit four solo home runs and Clay Holmes gave up just one run in six innings en route to a 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.,The Cubs lead the majors in runs scored, but it was the Mets who were teeing off in the opener of a three-game series.,Jameson Taillon, who had he...
UFC 315: Preview, Betting Trends & Prop Picks
The UFC returns to Montreal for the first time in a decade, and Saturday night's main card at the Bell Centre features a pair of intriguing championship fights.,The card is topped by a welterweight bout with champion Belal Muhammad taking on No. 5-ranked Australian challenger Jack Della Maddalena.,M...
Best NBA Playoff Bets for Friday, May 9th: Cavaliers, Thunder in Must-Win Spots
The NBA Playoffs are on fire, these are Friday May 9th's top sports betting predictions and player props for Cavs vs. Pacers and Nuggets vs. Thunder....
Nuggets leaning on experience, Thunder on road prowess in Game 3
The Oklahoma City Thunder were stunned by the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Oklahoma City was stunning in a Game 2 romp.,The Thunder's 43-point rout Wednesday night evened the series, which shifts to Denver for the next two games, starting with Game 3 Frid...
Jacob Wilson joins Aaron Judge in spotlight for Yankees-A's series
The top two hitters in the majors square off Friday night when the New York Yankees face the Athletics in the opener of a three-game series in Sacramento, Calif.,It's no surprise to see Yankees star Aaron Judge off to a superb start after winning American League MVP honors last season. He has a majo...
Jets try to stop Stars, Mikko Rantanen on historic scoring spree
The Winnipeg Jets faced Dallas Stars winger Mikko Rantanen seven times during the regular season, but the postseason version has been a different story.,After leading the Stars to victory with hat tricks in the past two games, Rantanen will try to continue his recent scoring surge in Game 2 on Frida...
Next MLB Manager Fired Odds: Stumbling contenders among favorites
The proverbial first shoe dropped in the 2025 Major League Baseball manager carousel with Pittsburgh's firing of Derek Shelton,The sixth-year manager survived less than a quarter of the season before the Pirates fired him with an abysmal 12-26 record through 38 games.,Shelton might not be alone in b...
Cubs visit Mets in potential playoff preview
Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial first mile marker of the baseball season, is still two weeks away.,But it's not too early to wonder if the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs will be offering a playoff preview Friday night, when New York hosts Chicago in the opener of a three-game series between a p...
Former Tigers, White Sox OF Chet Lemon dies at 70
Three-time All-Star center fielder Chet Lemon, who won a World Series with the 1984 Detroit Tigers, died Thursday at his home in Florida. He was 70.,"He was sleeping on his reclining sofa," his wife, Gigi Lemon, told the Detroit Free Press. "He just wasn't responsive.",Lemon had battled a rare blood...
Jimmer Fredette appointed head of U.S. 3x3 men's basketball
Jimmer Fredette will lead the United States' men's 3x3 basketball team, responsible for identifying the coaching staff and players ahead of major international competitions, USA Basketball announced Thursday.,The former No. 1-ranked 3x3 player in the world, Fredette announced his retirement from bas...
Sue Bird to direct U.S. women's basketball national team
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird was named the first-ever managing director of the USA Basketball Women's National Team on Thursday.,Bird, 44, spent two decades with the national team and won 11 international medals, making her the most decorated athlete in FIBA history. A two-time national ...
Best MLB Bets for Thursday, May 8: Top Picks and Expert Predictions
Get the best MLB bets for Thursday, May 8, including run line picks and matchup analysis for Twins, Tigers, Phillies, and Dodgers....
Mikko Rantanen's hat trick takes Stars past Jets in opener
Mikko Rantanen scored three consecutive goals in the second period for his second straight playoff hat trick, leading the visiting Dallas Stars to a 3-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Wednesday.,Rantanen also scored three goals in the third pe...