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WTA roundup: Ons Jabeur wins rain-delayed Berlin opener
No. 8 seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia won her rain-delayed first-round match at the ecotrans Ladies Open in Berlin on Wednesday, finishing a 6-4, 7-6 (4) win over Chinese qualifier Xinyu Wang.,Jabeur, the tournament champion in 2022, converted five of seven break points and advanced to face Linda Noskova...
Caps trade Darcy Kuemper to Kings for Pierre-Luc Dubois
The Washington Capitals acquired forward Pierre-Luc Dubois from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for goaltender Darcy Kuemper on Wednesday.,Dubois, who turns 26 on June 24, was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft and has 342 points (145 goals, 197 assists) in 516 games with the Columbus Bl...
June 19, 2024 Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions For MLB & WNBA
These are our top betting picks and predictions for Wednesday June 19th's MLB and WNBA slate....
Wings optimistic against Sky despite injuries, struggles
Things have gone from bad to worse for the Dallas Wings, who carry an eight-game losing streak into Thursday afternoon's contest against the host Chicago Sky.,Arike Ogunbowale, the WNBA's second-leading scorer at 24.9 points per game, missed Monday's game against the Minnesota Lynx due to a sore Ach...
Eyeing return to .500, Diamondbacks take on Nationals
The Arizona Diamondbacks will attempt to reach .500 for the first time since mid-April when they play the second of three games against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.,Arizona defeated the Nationals 5-0 on Tuesday night to move into the third wild-card spot in the National League.,"I'm proud ...
Four teams, two playoff sports: The Ticket final weekend is set
The final four teams in the NBA 2K League's The Ticket are set, and nobody had a bigger hand in getting his team to Washington than Tariq "Greens" Reed.,Greens capped a wild comeback for NetsGC on Tuesday, hitting a 3-pointer from just inside half court with half a second to play to give the Nets a ...
Regan Smith retakes world record in 100 backstroke at U.S. Trials
Getting to the Olympics was the easy part for Regan Smith. Following up her performance Tuesday night once she's in Paris may be the real challenge.,After missing out on a spot in the Olympics by a tenth of a second on Sunday, Smith left no doubt in the women's 100-meter backstroke final at the U.S....
Cristian Arango, RSL take aim at porous Sporting KC
The team with the best record in the Western Conference will match up with a club desperately in need of a win as Real Salt Lake invades Kansas City, Kan., for a match against Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday.,RSL (9-2-7, 34 points) have the second-best record and the best goal differential (+17) i...
WTA roundup: Qinwen Zheng aces test vs. Naomi Osaka
Sixth-seeded Qinwen Zheng of China fired 23 aces to take down Japan's Naomi Osaka 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Tuesday in the first round at the ecotrans Ladies Open in Berlin.,The 23 aces are the most in any match on the WTA tour since Canada's Rebecca Marino had 24 against France's Caroline Garcia in 2022 in ...
Grambling State to visit Ohio State in historic 2025 matchup
Grambling State is scheduled for a first in 2025 when the Tigers travel to play Ohio State at the Horseshoe in Columbus. ,The game set for Sept. 6 will be Grambling State's first against a Big Ten team. ,"This is another example of us being able to showcase our brand to a national audience," Dr. Tra...
Michigan adds 4-star QB Brady Hart to 2026 class
Four-star quarterback Brady Hart committed to Michigan's 2026 recruiting class on Tuesday.,The 6-foot-5 signal-caller from Cocoa (Fla.) High School is ranked as the No. 7 QB and No. 92 overall by the 247 Sports composite.,Hart made his commitment following an unofficial visit last weekend to Ann Arb...
Fever heating up as surging Mystics come to town
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are starting to win some games.,Sunday's 91-83 victory over Chicago marked their fourth in six games since a 1-8 start that saw the team flailing and failing repeatedly against top veteran sides such as Connecticut and New York.,Indiana tries to keep its roll goin...
Jake Paul to fight Bare Knuckle's Mike Perry
Jake Paul will square off against former UFC fighter and now bare-knuckle boxer "Platinum" Mike Perry in an eight-round cruiserweight bout on July 20 in Tampa, Fla.,Paul initially was slated to fight legendary boxer Mike Tyson on that date at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The 57-year-old Tyson, ...
BYU lands four-star SF Kanon Catchings
Four-star small forward Kanon Catchings, the No. 38 recruit in the 2024 class per 247 Sports and a projected 2025 NBA lottery pick, committed to BYU on Tuesday.,Catchings, who committed to Purdue after his sophomore year but was released from his letter of intent on June 6, also visited NC State and...
Sky-Fever matchup draws WNBA's highest ratings in 23 years
The Indiana Fever's 91-83 victory over the visiting Chicago Sky on Sunday was the WNBA's most-watched game in 23 years, CBS announced on Tuesday.,The game featured 2024 No. 1 overall pick Caitlin Clark of the Fever and No. 7 overall pick Angel Reese of the Sky. The contest averaged 2.25 million view...
June 18 2024 Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions for Stanley Cup Finals Game 5, MLB, WNBA
Here's our top betting picks and predictions for June 18, 2024 including picks for the Stanley Cup Finals, WNBA, and MLB....
Celtics' Kristaps Porzingis to have surgery on ailing leg
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis told ESPN that he will undergo surgery on his left leg and expects a recovery process of a "few months.",Porzingis suffered a torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. He sat out Games 3 and 4 i...
Katie Ledecky wins again at Olympic swim trials
Katie Ledecky made it 2-for-2 at the U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials in Indianapolis on Monday, edging Claire Weinstein by less than a second to win the women's 200-meter freestyle.,Ledecky, a seven-time Olympic gold medalist who will compete in her fourth Olympics in Paris in July and August, won...
Sportsbooks establish Celtics as favorites for 2025 title
The Boston Celtics, fresh off winning their first NBA championship since 2008, are the favorites to emerge on top again next year.,The previous champions, the Denver Nuggets, are the second choice behind the Celtics.,DraftKings has Boston as a +280 favorite to capture its 19th championship next year...
Kayla McBride, Lynx send Wings to 8th straight loss
Kayla McBride scored 19 points and dished seven assists as the Minnesota Lynx pulled away for a 90-78 win over the visiting Dallas Wings on Monday night in Minneapolis., ,Natisha Hiedeman finished with 17 points on 6-for-9 shooting off the bench for Minnesota (11-3), which won its fourth game in a r...