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Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka to square off in Wuhan semifinal
Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka set up a semifinals showdown with quick victories Friday over a pair of Polish opponents at the Wuhan Open in China.,Gauff defeated Magda Linette 6-0, 6-4 in 84 minutes -- a minute longer than it took Sabalenka to knock out Magdalena Frech 6-2, 6-2.,Gauff, the fourth s...
Friday October 11 Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions for College Football & NHL
These are our top betting picks and predictions for Friday October 11th's college football slate with a bonus NHL bet....
Three Overrated College Football Teams in 2024
There are always college football teams that come into the season with too much hype, but these three college football teams were completely overrated in 2024....
Steady San Francisco 49ers Keep Finding Ways To Win
Even though they don't look 100 percent, the San Francisco 49ers keep finding solutions, as they beat the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday Night Football....
Leafs G Dennis Hildeby downs Devils in NHL debut
Dennis Hildeby made 23 saves in his NHL debut Thursday night and the Toronto Maple Leafs scored three times in the first period for a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,The result spoiled the home debut of Devils coach Sheldon Keefe, who was the Maple Leafs' coach the previous fo...
Under interim coach, Jets seek to save season, beginning with Bills battle
Aaron Rodgers is expected to help the New York Jets go from laughingstocks to contenders.,But the Jets weren't displaying enough signs to feel good about ending their 13-season playoff drought.,The dismal start led to Tuesday's dismissal of coach Robert Saleh. Now, interim coach Jeff Ulbrich will gu...
Odds in Sparks' favor at WNBA draft lottery on Nov. 17
The Los Angeles Sparks, one of four teams in the 2025 WNBA draft lottery, have the best odds to win the top pick on Nov. 17.,The league announced details on Thursday for the 24th annual lottery, which will be broadcast on ESPN at 5 p.m. ET. The full league draft is April 14, 2025.,The Sparks, Dallas...
WNBA Finals expanding to best-of-seven in 2025
The WNBA Finals will expand to a best-of-seven series for the first time in 2025, the league announced Thursday ahead of Game 1 of the 2024 championship series between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx.,The league has never seen a best-of-seven playoff series, but the 2025 Finals will mark...
Reports: Braves fire hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, two others
The Atlanta Braves fired hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, assistant hitting coach Bobby Magallanes and catching coach Sal Fasano, multiple reports said Thursday.,The rest of the Braves' coaching staff will be left intact, and the club will replace both hitting coaches but not carry a catching coach goin...
DraftKings sportsbook back online after 12-hour outage
DraftKings was back online Thursday afternoon after a widespread outage that impacted its sports betting platform for several hours.,Beginning around 2 a.m. Thursday morning, odds across all sports in each of the states in which DraftKings operates were unavailable and replaced by an error message.,...
After Hurricane Milton, Rays to evaluate tattered Tropicana Field roof
The Tampa Bay Rays said they will assess the damage done to Tropicana Field on Wednesday night as Hurricane Milton bore down on the region.,The roof at the stadium in St. Petersburg, Fla., broke apart amid the wind and rain from the Category 3 hurricane. The Rays didn't address whether the Trop, as ...
Minnesota Twins owners explore sale of franchise
The Pohlad family, owner of the Minnesota Twins since 1984, announced Thursday that it has begun steps to sell the team.,"For the past 40 seasons, the Minnesota Twins have been part of our family's heart and soul," said Joe Pohlad, the team's executive chair, in a news release. "This team is woven i...
Jets tab Todd Downing to call plays, demote Nathaniel Hackett
New York Jets quarterbacks coach and pass-game coordinator Todd Downing will call the offensive plays starting with Monday's game against the Buffalo Bills, interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich announced Thursday.,Downing replaces offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett in the play-calling role.,Ulbrich,...
Coco Gauff reaches Wuhan quarters, Jessica Pegula out
Coco Gauff extended her winning streak in China to eight matches and advanced to the Wuhan Open quarterfinals Thursday with a 6-4, 6-1 win over 13th-seeded Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine.,The fourth-seeded Gauff is trying to become only the second player to sweep the WTA 1000 events in Beijing and Wuhan i...
Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty Building Impressive Heisman Campaign
Boise State's Ashton Jeanty has an uphill battle to win the 2024 Heisman as a running back, but he's putting together one hell of a campaign....
Thursday Night Football Betting Picks & Prop Bets for Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers
Thursday Night Football continues as Week 6 of the NFL season kicks off with the Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers. These are our best sports betting picks....
Sheldon Keefe faces former team as Devils host Maple Leafs
Sheldon Keefe spent the past four-plus seasons coaching the Toronto Maple Leafs in an attempt to lead the team to its first Stanley Cup title since 1967.,Shortly after Toronto fell in the first round of the playoffs last spring, he was unemployed. About three weeks later, the New Jersey Devils hired...
Rafael Nadal to retire from tennis at end of season
Superstar Rafael Nadal announced Thursday that he will retire from professional tennis at the end of the season.,A 22-time Grand Slam champion who owns a record 14 French Open titles, Nadal has been hampered by foot and abdominal injuries in recent years. ,"Hello everyone. I'm here to let you know t...
Hurricane Milton destroys Tropicana Field's roof
Hurricane Milton rampaged through the Tampa Bay area Wednesday night, and it tore the roof off the Tampa Bay Rays' home stadium, Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The view from our window as we ride out the storm. The roof of Tropicana F...
Sam Montembeault stops 48 shots as Habs blank Leafs
Sam Montembeault made 48 saves, Cole Caufield scored and the Montreal Canadiens beat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 1-0 on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams.,The Maple Leafs had gone 227 consecutive regular season games without being shut out, the longest active streak in the NHL, but ...