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Report: Top CB Shavon Revel Jr. tears ACL, out for season
East Carolina cornerback Shavon Revel Jr., a projected first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, tore his left ACL in practice this week and will be sidelined the rest of the season, ESPN reported Friday.,He made a highlight-reel play in the Pirates' 21-19 loss to Appalachian State on Saturday with an...
College Football Week 4 Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions
It's a packed week 4 of college football, and these are our top betting piciks and predictions as conference play gets underway....
No. 1 Iga Swiatek pulls out of China Open, cites personal matters
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek withdrew from the China Open and won't defend her title.,"Due to personal matters, I'm forced to withdraw from the China Open in Beijing," she said. "I'm very sorry as I had an amazing time playing and winning this tournament last year and was really looking forward to being ...
Playoff-bound Guardians look to extend good fortune in opener vs. Cards
The Cleveland Guardians can look forward to postseason play after clinching a playoff berth Thursday.,Cleveland, however, still can secure the American League Central title and improve its seeding. The Guardians (89-65) will continue that bid when they visit the Cardinals (77-76) Friday night in the...
Rangers' Jacob deGrom gets another crack at Mariners in series opener
In one way, Jacob deGrom is not where he wants to be: Throwing late-season innings for a defending champion Texas Rangers team that is well out of playoff contention.,In another way, he's in the only place he wants to be: Throwing pitches at all, and finally -- again -- on the mound at Globe Life Fi...
Braves face NL-worst Marlins with wild card in reach
The Atlanta Braves, who are trailing in the wild-card playoff race, are looking to sweep the host Miami Marlins this weekend.,Miami (56-97) has the worst record in the National League. Atlanta (83-70) has been pretty solid against the Marlins this season with a 7-3 record.,The scheduled starters for...
Red Sox try to hold on to fading playoff hopes vs. Twins
In the heat of the American League wild-card race, the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins meet for the first time since May when they begin a three-game weekend series on Friday in Boston.,The Twins (80-73) have lost six of their last 10 games and 20 of 30 after finishing a four-game set at Clevelan...
Despite resting starters, Aces pummel Wings
Megan Gustafson poured in a career-high 24 points and Tiffany Hayes added a season-best 21 as the Las Vegas Aces defeated the visiting Dallas Wings 98-84 on Thursday in the final regular-season game for both teams.,The Aces (27-13), with four of their regular starters in street clothes on the bench,...
Dodgers destroy Marlins 20-4 as Ohtani notches first 50-50 season
Shohei Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to reach 50 home runs and 50 steals in the same season as his Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a playoff berth with a 20-4 beatdown of the host Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon.,Ohtani went 6-for-6 with 10 RBIs, three homers, two doubles, two steal...
Nick Gonzales, Pirates avoid four-game sweep to Cardinals
Nick Gonzales went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run and the decisive RBI as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates edged the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Thursday.,Yasmani Grandal hit a home run for the Pirates (72-81), who avoided a four-game sweep.,Pirates starter Luis Ortiz allowed two runs on five hits in six i...
Tina Charles breaks records for career rebounds, double-doubles
Nobody has collected more rebounds or double-doubles in a WNBA career than Tina Charles.,The 13-year WNBA veteran broke a pair of all-time league records Thursday night in the Atlanta Dream's 78-67 win over the host New York Liberty that earned them the eighth and final playoff spot.,Charles grabbed...
QB Bryce Young 'grateful' to be on Panthers, pledges to improve
Quarterback Bryce Young pledged to help the Carolina Panthers any way he can, though the former starter will be watching from the sidelines when the team plays the host Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.,Young, addressing his demotion from earlier this week, took responsibility on Thursday for his play af...
Early upsets wreak havoc on NFL survivor pools
The rash of major upsets through the first two weeks of the NFL season has wreaked havoc with survivor pools -- contests in which fans select one game each week and continue to advance until their pick in a given week loses.,One of the most popular among regulated sportsbooks is the Circa Survivor, ...
Logan Gilbert collects win as Mariners edge Yankees
Logan Gilbert snapped a six-start winless streak as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting New York Yankees 3-2 on Thursday afternoon.,The Mariners (78-75) salvaged the finale of the three-game series as they chase Houston in the American League West and Minnesota in the wild-card race.,Jazz Chi...
Fever's Caitlin Clark drives record WNBA betting action
Along with record television and attendance records, the WNBA's star-studded rookie class helped drive record sports betting action for the 2024 regular season.,BetMGM reported a 108 percent increase in WNBA betting this season, with two times as many women engaging in betting on the league.,Indiana...
Jets place DE Jermaine Johnson (Achilles) on IR, ending his season
The New York Jets placed defensive end Jermaine Johnson on injured reserve on Thursday because of a ruptured right Achilles tendon, ending his season, and signed defensive lineman Jalyn Holmes from the practice squad to the active roster.,The Jets also called up linebacker Marcelino McCrary-Ball for...
49ers star TE George Kittle (hamstring) misses practice
The San Francisco 49ers are facing another blow to their offense after star tight end George Kittle missed Thursday's practice with what ESPN and NFL Network reported to be hamstring tightness.,The 49ers may not have Kittle available for Week 3 when they face the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.,Kittle, ...
Guardians slip past Twins in 10 to clinch playoff spot
Andres Gimenez had three hits, including a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning, as the Cleveland Guardians clinched a playoff spot by rallying to defeat the visiting Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Thursday.,With Minnesota's Caleb Thielbar (2-4) on the mound and Cleveland's Jose Ramirez as the automati...
Guardians slip past Twins in 10 to clinch playoff spots
Andres Gimenez had three hits, including a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning, as the Cleveland Guardians clinched a playoff spot by rallying to defeat the visiting Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Thursday.,With Minnesota's Caleb Thielbar (2-4) on the mound and Cleveland's Jose Ramirez as the automati...
Marlins activate 2B Vidal Brujan, OF Derek Hill off IL
The Miami Marlins activated both second baseman Vidal Brujan and outfielder Derek Hill off the injured list Thursday.,In corresponding moves, shortstop Jose Devers was designated for assignment and outfielder David Hensley was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville.,Brujan, 26, is batting .224 with two h...