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Arnold Palmer Invitational Betting Picks: Fleetwood, McIlroy and Lowry Bets
Top betting picks for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, including Tommy Fleetwood to win and props for Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry....
Best Team USA Player Future Betting Picks for the World Baseball Classic
Three of the best MLB futures bets tied to Team USA stars, including Roman Anthony hits, Bobby Witt Jr. home runs and Judge-Schwarber RBIs....
Anze Kopitar to play in 1,500th NHL game as Kings host Islanders
After the Los Angeles Kings played the type of game D.J. Smith would like to see them play regularly but still lost, the new head coach will take another aim at earning his first victory when the New York Islanders visit on Thursday.,Smith had a difficult matchup in his first game since taking over ...
Skidding Leafs eager to reverse course in clash vs. Rangers
The Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers are headed for elimination from the playoff race, and both teams could be sending some core players elsewhere with the NHL trade deadline on Friday.,In the meantime, the Maple Leafs will attempt to end a five-game losing streak Thursday night when they vi...
Trae Young eager to make impact in Wizards' debut vs. Jazz
Trae Young plans to make his long-awaited debut for the Washington Wizards when they host the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.,Young made the announcement in a video posted to his Instagram account on Monday. He has not played for the Wizards since they acquired him in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks on ...
Mammoth bolster D, acquire MacKenzie Weegar from Flames
The Utah Mammoth acquired MacKenzie Weegar from the Calgary Flames for fellow defenseman Olli Maatta, forward prospect Jonathan Castagna and three second-round picks in the 2026 NHL Draft.,The second-round selections are from the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators as well as the Mammoth's own pick...
Sentinels, FURIA roll in LoL Americas Cup openers
FURIA and Sentinels cruised to victories on Wednesday as the League of Legends Americas Cup got underway with the upper-bracket semifinals in Sao Paulo.,FURIA routed Cloud9 2-0 before Sentinels swept Red Canids 2-0, sending the winners to the upper-bracket final on Friday.,The four-team, double-elim...
Kon Knueppel, Hornets manhandle Celtics for 6th consecutive victory
Kon Knueppel tossed in 20 points as the visiting Charlotte Hornets beat the Boston Celtics 118-89 on Wednesday for their sixth consecutive win.,LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller each added 18 points for Charlotte, which received 17 points and six assists from reserve Coby White. Moussa Diabate finished...
Standout rookie trio in focus when Pelicans visit Kings
Three of the NBA's most productive rookies seek to improve their awards credentials Thursday night when the New Orleans Pelicans visit the Sacramento Kings.,In a matchup of two of the league's losingest teams, the Pelicans' Derik Queen and Jeremiah Fears, and Kings' Maxime Raynaud hope to continue r...
Senators hungry for points against future-minded Flames
As much as the Ottawa Senators are lamenting the lost point in their latest outing, they are well aware the need to move forward when they visit the Calgary Flames on Thursday.,The Senators arrive in Calgary on the heels of a 5-4 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, a game that they led ...
Lakers head to Denver with chance to leap past Nuggets
The Los Angeles Lakers enter Thursday sixth in the Western Conference playoff race. They're looking to end the day in an even better spot. All that is standing in the way is a trip to Denver to face the Nuggets.,Los Angeles is a half-game behind Denver in the standings and just 1 1/2 games out of th...
Kawhi Leonard, Clippers overwhelm struggling Pacers
Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points, Bennedict Mathurin added 23 against his former team and the Los Angeles Clippers increased their winning streak to three games with a 130-107 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif.,Brook Lopez scored 17 points and Derrick Jones Jr. added 12 ...
Hannes Steinbach's historic night helps Washington down USC
Zoom Diallo recorded career highs of 26 points and nine rebounds and Hannes Steinbach collected the fourth-most rebounds in program history as Washington rallied for a convincing 91-72 victory over Southern California on Wednesday night in Big Ten play at Seattle.,Steinbach had 22 points on 9-of-12 ...
Nikolaj Ehlers' hat trick boosts Hurricanes past Canucks
Nikolaj Ehlers collected the hat trick on Wednesday, powering the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-4 back-and-forth victory over the last-place Vancouver Canucks.,Sean Walker, Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho all collected one goal and one assist while Seth Jarvis registered ...
Australia shuts out Taiwan in WBC opener
Robbie Perkins belted a two-run homer and the Cleveland Guardians' Travis Bazzana added a solo shot as Australia beat Taiwan 3-0 on Thursday in the opening game of the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo.,The contest marked the start of round-robin play in Pool C, which also features defending champion ...
Suns hope Devin Booker, Jalen Green can power playoff push
The return of All-Star guard Devin Booker brings the Phoenix Suns as close to whole as they are likely to be down the stretch, and barring further injuries should finally give them a chance to take a good look at their projected starting backcourt of Booker and Jalen Green.,The two are expected to b...
Justin Thomas ready for Bay Hill after long recovery from back surgery
An ailing back kept Justin Thomas from competing in golf tournaments for six months, a stretch that reinforced the two-time major winner's passion and diligence about his sport.,"Probably, honestly, I think the longest I've gone not playing a tournament since I started playing tournaments like when ...
Jets need to keep stacking points vs. suddenly slumping Lightning
The Winnipeg Jets are needing extra time to get points these days during a playoff push, but the points are trickling in. ,All four Winnipeg contests since returning from the Olympic break have gone to overtime entering Thursday's home game against the suddenly struggling Tampa Bay Lightning.,Throug...
House Dem: Trump administration withholding World Cup money '100%' political
The U.S. government has yet to deliver the allocated $625 million to local authorities for security at the upcoming FIFA World Cup, a situation that a New Jersey congresswoman says comes down to partisan politics.,The Department of Homeland Security planned to distribute the money by Jan. 30, but it...
Florida State starts strong, edges Pitt in dramatic finish
Florida State got off to a hot start and held on for dear life, escaping with a 75-74 win over host Pitt on Wednesday night.,Chauncey Wiggins and Lajae Jones scored 18 points apiece, making a combined seven 3-pointers. Robert McCray V added 14 points, six rebounds and six assists, hitting a pair of ...