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Mets OF Tyrone Taylor recovering from 2 surgeries
New York Mets outfielder Tyrone Taylor will be sidelined for approximately two months following two surgeries.,The team announced Friday that Taylor underwent an umbilical hernia repair on Oct. 30 in Phoenix with Dr. Venkata Evani.,On Thursday, he had a procedure to remove a loose body in his right ...
Seton Hall hoping for pain-free meeting with Fordham
Seton Hall's season opener was painful for Shaheen Holloway to watch.,The Pirates' head coach, known for his intensity, got his left wrist wrapped up during the second half of Monday's 57-53 win over Saint Peter's and told reporters postgame that he believed he broke it at halftime.,How?,"Coaching s...
Best NBA, NCAA Sports Betting Picks, Predictions for Friday November 8
These are our best sports betting picks and predictions for Friday November 8th's slate of games including college basketball, college football, and the NBA....
BetBoom Team cruise into DreamLeague Season 24 playoffs
BetBoom Team claimed a spot in the upper-bracket final at the DreamLeague Season 24 event with a 2-0 rout of Team Liquid on Thursday, but their next opponent was not determined as Group Stage 2 concluded.,While BetBoom Team finished atop the round robin with a 6-1 record, PARIVISION and Team Spirit ...
Connor Hellebuyck, Jets stifle Avs 1-0, improve to 13-1-0
Connor Hellebuyck recorded 35 saves to post back-to-back shutouts for the first time in his career, and Gabriel Vilardi provided the offense in the Winnipeg Jets' 1-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. ,Two days after Hellebuyck stopped 21 shots in a 3-0 home victory ove...
Rockets-Thunder tilt shaping up as defensive battle
On an Oklahoma City Thunder roster that also includes Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, last season's runner-up for Most Valuable Player, and Chet Holmgren, who finished second in Rookie of the Year voting, Jalen Williams can sometimes get overlooked.,But heading into Friday's matchup with the visiting Houst...
Heat look for better finish at surging Nuggets
The Miami Heat kicked off one of their longest road trips of the season with a good start in Phoenix. It didn't end well, however, and now Miami moves on to Denver on Friday night for the second leg of their six-game trek.,The Heat led the Suns by 15 in the third quarter on Wednesday night but event...
Penn State, UMBC meet in clash between veteran-laden squads
Penn State and UMBC each might have a luxury that other teams around the country don't as they prepare for Friday's game in University Park, Pa.,In an age of rapid roster turnover, each team has plenty of continuity and returning experience.,After having an entirely new team going into last year, Pe...
ATP roundup: Laslo Djere, Hamad Medjedovic set for all-Serbian clash
One wild card from Serbia is guaranteed to advance to the finals of the Belgrade Open, as Laslo Djere and Hamad Medjedovic won Thursday and advanced to face each other in the semifinals.,Djere, ranked No. 141 in the world, took down Hungary's Fabian Marozsan 6-4, 6-2, by firing 12 aces and saving th...
Celtics host Nets, out to rebound from first home loss
The Boston Celtics look to bounce back from their first home loss of the season when they entertain the Brooklyn Nets on Friday.,The Celtics lost their second game of this campaign on Wednesday against the Golden State Warriors, 118-112. ,Jayson Tatum, who was underutilized by Warriors coach Steve K...
Pacers, Hornets look to continue winning play
If momentum carries over from one game to the next that should be a good thing for the Indiana Pacers and Charlotte Hornets.,They will meet Friday night looking to extend good vibes.,Charlotte snapped a three-game losing streak when Brandon Miller rebounded teammate Grant Williams' missed shot and r...
No. 18 Marquette set for cozy evening with George Mason
It will be a rowdy setting Friday when No. 18 Marquette hosts George Mason in a nonconference matchup inside the program's 4,000-seat on-campus arena at Milwaukee, with tickets only available to students.,Marquette (1-0) took down Stony Brook 102-62 on Monday night in a game held at the 17,341-capac...
A's re-sign LHP T.J. McFarland to one-year deal
The Athletics re-signed left-handed reliever T.J. McFarland to a one-year contract ahead of their move next season to Sacramento.,McFarland, 35, was 2-4 with a 3.81 ERA in a major league-leading 79 appearances. He finished the season with 39 strikeouts over 56 2/3 innings. It was his second stint wi...
Week 10 TNF: Bengals-Ravens Preview, Props & Prediction
Two AFC North rivals looking to make a major statement on the national stage meet Thursday night when the Baltimore Ravens play host to the Cincinnati Bengals in a rematch of an overtime thriller earlier this season.,On Oct. 6 in Cincinnati, Baltimore trailed by 10 points three times in the second h...
Tommy Fleetwood ties course record, up one in Abu Dhabi
Tommy Fleetwood tied the course record at Yas Links at 10-under-par 62 and the Englishman leads the Abu Dhabi Championship by one after the first round on Thursday in the first event of the European tour playoffs.,Johannes Veerman and Dane Thorbjorn Olesen are a shot back and share second place, one...
Cardinals chase rare four-game win streak, wary of revived Jets
One month before Aaron Rodgers celebrates his 41st birthday, the New York Jets are holding onto flickering hope they'll play beyond the regular season.,At 3-6, New York hits the road to take on the Arizona Cardinals (5-4) attempting to further repair its playoff chances dented by a five-game losing ...
Behind Nikola Jokic's triple-double, Nuggets end Thunder's perfect run
Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 20 rebounds and 16 assists, Peyton Watson made a game-sealing block with one second left and the host Denver Nuggets handed the Oklahoma City Thunder their first loss of the season, 124-122 on Wednesday.,Russell Westbrook scored 29 points, Michael Porter Jr. and Christian...
Hot-shooting Rockets have little trouble with Spurs
Fred VanVleet recorded his first double-double of the season while Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun combined for 37 points as the Houston Rockets cruised to a 127-100 victory over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.,VanVleet paired 21 points with 10 assists and also grabbed seven rebounds whi...
Brandon Miller's buzzer-beater lifts Hornets over Pistons
Brandon Miller's putback at the buzzer gave the Charlotte Hornets a 108-107 victory against the visiting Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night., ,Miles Bridges pumped in 27 points and LaMelo Ball scored five of his 25 points in the final minute to help the Hornets end a three-game losing streak., ,Mill...
Georgetown outlasts Lehigh to secure season-opening win
Micah Peavy scored 18 of his 20 points in the first half for Georgetown as the Hoyas earned a hard-fought 85-77 victory in their season opener against visiting Lehigh on Wednesday night in Washington. ,Thomas Sorber paired 20 points with 13 rebounds for Georgetown (1-0), which shot 31-of-64 (48.4 pe...