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Oddsmakers set Hurricanes as favorite to lift Stanley Cup
The Carolina Hurricanes, fresh off winning the Eastern Conference championship on Friday, are sizable favorites to beat the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final.,The Hurricanes head into the finals having won 12 of their 13 postseason games, the best start to a playoff run since the 1976 Mo...
Four solo shots, Justin Wrobleski's pitching lift Dodgers past Phils
Justin Wrobleski gave up one run on one hit over seven innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers increased their winning streak to six games with a 4-2 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.,Wrobleski (7-2) recorded a career-high nine strikeouts with no walks on 88 pitches as he rebound...
Resurgent Rangers rout struggling Royals
MacKenzie Gore allowed four hits over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, and Ezequel Duran's two-run single highlighted a four-run first, as the Texas Rangers sent the visiting Kansas City Royals to a fourth straight defeat with Friday night's 9-1 victory at Arlington, Texas.,Brandon Nimmo and Nicky Lopez eac...
Miguel Vargas cracks walk-off HR as White Sox stun Tigers in 10th
Miguel Vargas smacked a game-ending two-run home run against Drew Anderson in the 10th inning to propel the host Chicago White Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday.,Chicago, which lost slugging first baseman Munetaka Murakami to hamstring tightness in the third inning, has won thre...
Nelson Velazquez, Ivan Herrera homer to lift Cardinals past Cubs
Ivan Herrera belted a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth inning, fueling the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.,St. Louis' Nelson Velazquez celebrated his call-up from Triple-A Memphis on Friday by launching a three-run homer in the first inning.,Thomas Saggese ...
Nick Martinez, big seventh inning rally Rays past Angels
Tampa Bay's Nick Martinez continued his amazing start with seven quality innings, and the Rays rallied with seven runs in the seventh inning to stop a season-long four-game losing streak in an 8-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Martinez (5-1) extended his str...
Dodgers place Teoscar Hernandez on IL, option Hyeseong Kim
Two days after straining his left hamstring, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez landed on the 10-day injured list Friday, and the man who replaced him in left field was sent to the minors, too.,Hyeseong Kim had never played left field before Wednesday, when Hernandez got hurt running o...
Teagan Kavan pitches Texas past Mississippi State
Teagan Kavan threw a four-hit shutout to lift Texas to a 4-0 win over Mississippi State in an elimination game in the Women's College World Series on Friday in Oklahoma City.,Kavan, the WCWS Most Outstanding Player during last year's title run, struggled in a three-inning performance in Thursday's o...
White Sox's Munetaka Murakami (hamstring) leaves game
Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami was removed in the third inning of Friday's game against the Detroit Tigers after tweaking his hamstring.,Murakami, whose 20 home runs share the American League lead with Houston's Yordan Alvarez, grabbed at his right hamstring after hustling down the firs...
Alexander Zverev suddenly heavy French Open favorite
Alexander Zverev is widely viewed as the best active player yet to win a Grand Slam event, but the German is suddenly favored to remove his name from that list following the early exits of Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic at the French Open.,Zverev, 29, had the second-shortest odds at most sportsboo...
Brendan Sorsby placed at least 40 bets on Indiana football while with team
Brendan Sorsby placed at least 40 bets on Indiana football during his two seasons with the program, ESPN reported Friday, citing court documents filed by the quarterback's legal team as part of his request for a temporary injunction against the NCAA to maintain his college eligibility.,The court doc...
Hailey Baptiste on injury: 'Still waiting to wake up from this nightmare'
Rising American Hailey Baptiste confirmed her season is over on Friday, two days after sustaining major leg injuries during the second round of the French Open.,"Still waiting to wake up from this nightmare," Baptiste said on Instagram. "In my head, all I can think is why, why, and why. Why me? Why ...
Marta Kostyuk to put clay-court streak on line against Iga Swiatek in Paris
Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine, who has not lost on the clay courts this season, advanced to the fourth round of the French Open on Friday in Paris -- with four-time champion Iga Swiatek her next opponent.,The 15th-seeded Kostyuk won titles on the clay courts in Madrid and Rouen leading up to the French O...
Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs Offer the Best NBA Title Value
The Spurs enter Game 7 against the Thunder as underdogs, but Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio may offer the best value to win the 2026 NBA Championship....
Brewers' Abner Uribe suspended 1 game for inappropriate gesture
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe has been suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for his "inappropriate actions" in Tuesday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. ,Uribe has appealed the suspension, which means any disciplinary action is on hold until the a...
Reports: Nationwide buying 37% stake in Crew at $900M valuation
Nationwide Mutual Insurance has agreed to a deal to purchase a 37% stake in ownership of the Columbus Crew, according to multiple media reports.,The deal was reportedly made at a valuation of $900 million. It still needs to be approved by MLS' board of governors and is set to be finalized in the nex...
Giants' Abdul Carter: 'No beef' with Jaxson Dart over President Trump intro
Giants edge rusher Abdul Carter officially cleared the air Friday about his since-deleted tweet criticizing New York quarterback Jaxson Dart for introducing President Donald Trump at a political event earlier this month.,Talking after Friday's OTA practice, Carter wasn't apologetic for what he said....
Reports: Magic pick Spurs assistant Sean Sweeney as next head coach
San Antonio Spurs associate head coach Sean Sweeney is set to become head coach of the Magic, edging out two veteran finalists to replace Jamahl Mosley in Orlando.,According to multiple reports, Sweeney and the Magic are in agreement on the deal, which will be finalized as soon as San Antonio's seas...
Portugal coach: 'No one should doubt' Ronaldo could play 2030 World Cup
With Cristiano Ronaldo set to be 45 years old when Portugal hosts the 2030 World Cup alongside Spain and Morocco, one might think it's unlikely that he'll be on the squad for what would be his seventh World Cup.,But don't tell that to Portugal's manager Roberto Martinez.,"No one should doubt that (h...
Marta Kostyuk to put clay-court streak on line against Iga Swiatek at French Open
Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine, who has not lost on the clay courts this season, advanced to the fourth round of the French Open on Friday -- with four-time champion Iga Swiatek her next opponent.,The 15th-seeded Kostyuk won titles on the clay courts in Madrid and Rouen leading up to the French Open. She ...