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Tigers chase rare winning streak, series victory over Rays
The Detroit Tigers will try to do something they have not done in almost a month when they face the Tampa Bay Rays for the middle game of their three-game series in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Tuesday: Win two in a row.,Detroit beat the Texas Rangers 5-1 on May 2 and 7-1 on May 3. After that, the rest ...
Rockies rally, score winning run in 9th to edge Angels
TJ Rumfield drove in Kyle Karros with the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and Hunter Goodman and Jake McCarthy each homered as the Colorado Rockies rallied for a 9-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series on Monday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Troy...
D-backs bash three homers, take opener from Dodgers
Tommy Troy, Nolan Arenado and Ketel Marte homered as the Arizona Diamondbacks broke a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday in Phoenix.,Troy hit his first major league homer off Emmet Sheehan (3-2) to tie the game at 1-1 in the sixth. Arenado socked a bas...
Belgium to host $2M Fortnite Global Championship 2026
The $2 million Fortnite Global Championship 2026 will be held in Antwerp, Belgium from Sept. 26-27, BLAST and Epic Games announced.,It is the first time the city has played host to a tournament on Fortnite competitive FNCS circuit. The Global Championship will be viewed by thousands of fans in Antwe...
Aziaha James leads balanced Wings attack in easy win over Storm
Aziaha James scored 18 points off the bench to lead a balanced attack as the Dallas Wings rolled to a 79-56 win over the slumping Seattle Storm on Monday in Arlington, Texas, in a Commissioner's Cup clash.,Dallas (6-3) led by 11 points at halftime, by 24 late in the third quarter and by 20 heading i...
Jacob deGrom earns 100th victory as Rangers edge Cardinals
Jacob deGrom tossed five shutout innings to earn his 100th career victory and the visiting Texas Rangers opened a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 2-1 win on Monday.,Ezequiel Duran doubled in a run among his three hits and Joc Pederson delivered an RBI single for Texas, which...
Tigers blast five home runs, hold off Rays in slugfest
The Detroit Tigers jumped out to a six-run lead early but had to stave off a late rally by the Tampa Bay Rays to pull out a 10-9 victory Monday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Detroit used a season-high five homers to snap a four-game losing streak. Dillon Dingler went 4-for-5 and enjoyed the first two-home...
Stephen Curry chooses Li-Ning as sneaker, sportswear partner
Stephen Curry ended his sneaker free agency on Monday, announcing a deal to take the Curry Brand to China's Li-Ning.,The Golden State Warriors star wore Under Armour shoes for 13 years before the sides split in November.,Curry said Monday in a social-media post, "The next stage is set. This is bigge...
Larry Fitzgerald Sr., sportswriter and Hall of Famer’s dad, dies at 71
Larry Fitzgerald Sr., the father of Hall of Fame wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald Jr. and a beloved figure in his own right in the Minnesota sports scene, died Monday at 71.,The elder Fitzgerald was a longtime fixture as a sportswriter and broadcaster in the Twin Cities. Larry Fitzgerald Jr. was expos...
Tigers ace Tarik Skubal appears set for rehab start
Two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal threw four innings of a simulated game on Monday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., and the ace lefty of the Detroit Tigers is trending toward a rehab start as soon as this weekend.,Unofficially, Skubal threw 45 of 64 pitc...
Matteo Arnaldi outlasts Frances Tiafoe in 5-set instant classic in Paris
Matteo Arnaldi pulled off an incredible comeback to take down No. 19 seed Frances Tiafoe in five sets on Monday and place three Italians in the quarterfinals of the French Open.,Arnaldi defeated Tiafoe 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the final match of the night in Paris. At five hours and 26...
Oklahoma rallies late, stuns No. 2 Georgia Tech in regional final
One day after storming back from a six-run deficit to upset No. 2 overall seed Georgia Tech, Oklahoma rallied late before Dayton Tockey's walk-off homer in the 10th inning stunned the host Yellow Jackets 8-7 in the Atlanta Regional final on Monday.,The Sooners (36-22) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the...
College Football Playoff to stretch from Dec. 18 to Jan. 25
The 2026-27 College Football Playoff features a slate of 11 games starting Dec. 18 and concluding with the championship on Jan. 25 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.,The schedule, including kickoff times and broadcast information, was announced on Monday by the CFP, ESPN and TNT Sports. ESPN's expan...
Knights have Cup experience, but Canes enter finals historically hot
The Vegas Golden Knights know that the bookmakers in their own city have them as the underdogs in the Stanley Cup Final.,All that matters to the Golden Knights is what happens on the ice during the best-of-seven finals that begin Tuesday when they face the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C.,"I hon...
Teagan Kavan, Texas shut out Tennessee, advance to WCWS finals
Teagan Kavan threw a two-hit complete-game shutout to lift Texas to a 4-0 win over Tennessee in the Women's College World Series semifinals on Monday in Oklahoma City.,The Longhorns (51-12) will take on Alabama or Texas Tech in the best-of-three championship series beginning Wednesday.,Texas is in t...
Eagles trade star WR AJ Brown to Patriots for 1st-, 5th-round picks
The New England Patriots acquired star wide receiver A.J. Brown on Monday from Philadelphia for what the Eagles announced were a first-round draft pick in 2028 and a fifth-rounder in 2027.,While New England did not disclose trade terms, ESPN reported the 2027 pick will be the better of the Patriots'...
Judge yet to rule in Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby’s eligibility case
A judge in Lubbock County, Texas presided over a two-hour hearing Monday and left the courtroom without making a ruling as Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby seeks an injunction against the NCAA to play in 2026.,Judge Ken Curry requested additional documentation be provided before he renders his ...
Five Storylines That Will Define the Stanley Cup Final Between Carolina and Vegas
From Frederik Andersen's stellar postseason to Mitch Marner's breakout, here are the five biggest storylines in the Stanley Cup Final....
Melinda French Gates buying minority stake in Kraken
Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates is acquiring a minority ownership stake of the Seattle Kraken, the franchise announced Monday.,Terms of the deal, which is pending NHL approval, were not disclosed.,The partnership pairs French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates who has...
Myles Ahead: Rams strong Super Bowl favorites with Garrett
It will takes years to fully assess the impact of the blockbuster deal the Los Angeles Rams are reportedly making to land All-Pro pass rusher Myles Garrett, but oddsmakers clearly applaud the immediate boost to their Super Bowl aspirations.,The Rams' Super Bowl title odds shifted from +800 at DraftK...