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Ft. Lauderdale set to host SBC Summit Americas
More than 10,000 professionals in the sports gaming industry will congregate in Ft. Lauderdale for next week's SBC Summit Americas.,The annual spring event moves from the Meadowlands Exhibition Center, where the ABC Summit North America had been held for the past several years, to the Broward County...
Former Tigers, White Sox OF Chet Lemon dies at 70
Three-time All-Star center fielder Chet Lemon, who won a World Series with the 1984 Detroit Tigers, died Thursday at his home in Florida. He was 70.,"He was sleeping on his reclining sofa," his wife, Gigi Lemon, told the Detroit Free Press. "He just wasn't responsive.",Lemon had battled a rare blood...
Rookie seasoning prepared Caitlin Clark to lead Fever in 2025
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are perfectly fine with expectations.,"Me personally, I wouldn't want it any other way," Clark said Thursday. "That's just something you embrace. You just rise to the occasion.",Clark's debut WNBA season was a roller coaster. She was drafted two weeks after leadin...
How Aaron Nesmith Became the Blueprint for NBA Athletes Who “Can’t Shoot”
Aaron Nesmith’s shooting evolution shows what Amen and Ausar Thompson, and the NBA’s top defensive players, must do to thrive in today’s league....
White Sox look to break Royals' hold on series rivalry
Starting pitching has helped continue the Kansas City Royals' recent dominance over the Chicago White Sox.,With Kris Bubic looking to continue his strong start to 2025, the Royals can complete a four-game series sweep with their 11th consecutive home win over the White Sox on Thursday.,Winners of fi...
Young arms square off in Rangers-Red Sox rubber match
After evening the three-game series on a night that featured clutch hitting from both Wilyer Abreu and Alex Bregman, the Boston Red Sox look for their second consecutive win over the visiting Texas Rangers in a Thursday matinee.,The Red Sox broke a three-game skid with a 6-4 win Wednesday in which t...
Spirit, Aurora Gaming advance in playoffs at BLAST Slam III
Team Spirit and Aurora Gaming won their respective first-round playoff matches at the BLAST Slam III event on Wednesday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,The $1 million Dota 2 tournament began with a single-day group stage featuring two round-robin groups of five teams apiece. All matches were best-of-one. Th...
New court filings could clear way for NCAA settlement approval
The groundbreaking House v. NCAA settlement that has been stuck in neutral could soon be approved by U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken.,The $2.8 billion settlement that transforms the college sports landscape in several ways -- including legislation that allows schools to share up to $20.5 million ...
Michael Wacha, Royals maintain mastery of White Sox
Michael Wacha allowed three hits over seven scoreless innings and Bobby Witt Jr. clubbed a two-run homer as the Kansas City Royals hung on to beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Wednesday night.,Kansas City has won each of its past 10 home meetings with Chicago.,The Royals have scored an average of tw...
Hurricanes' shot volume works for 1-0 series lead on Caps
After a Game 1 victory that was both lopsided and a nail-biter, the visiting Carolina Hurricanes look to take further command of their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Washington Capitals in Thursday's Game 2.,Carolina never led in Game 1 until Jaccob Slavin scored 3:06 into the first ov...
White Sox OF Andrew Benintendi (calf) lands on IL
The Chicago White Sox placed outfielder Andrew Benintendi on the 10-day injured list and recalled infielder Nick Maton from Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday.,Benintendi sustained a left calf strain in Sunday's victory against the Houston Astros and his move is retroactive to Monday.,Benintendi, 30, i...
Cardinals blank Pirates, extend win streak to five
Sonny Gray pitched seven shutout innings and allowed just two hits to lead the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon.,The Cardinals won their season-high fifth in a row and swept the three-game series against the Pirates, who lost their season-h...
John Daly skipping PGA Championship for Champions major
John Daly is skipping the PGA Championship at the Quail Hill Club in Charlotte, N.C., instead choosing to play in the PGA Tour Champions' first major of the season.,Daly, 59, holds a lifetime exemption to the PGA Championship after winning the tournament in 1991 at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel,...
Royals aim to support Michael Wacha vs. White Sox
The Kansas City Royals have struggled to provide much run support for veteran Michael Wacha this season. ,However, they've had just enough offense to continue their recent dominance of the Chicago White Sox this season. ,Winners of four straight and 13 of 15, the Royals will look to be more producti...
Bobby Witt Jr.'s walk-off caps Royals' ninth-inning rally over White Sox
Bobby Witt Jr.'s long walk-off single capped the Kansas City Royals' two-run rally in the ninth inning as they earned their fourth straight win, 4-3, over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Witt was 0-for-4 entering the ninth. With the bases loaded and one out in a 3-3 game, Witt sent a deep...
Bobby Witt Jr.'s walk-off completes Royals' 9th-inning rally in win over White Sox
Bobby Witt Jr.'s long walk-off single capped the Kansas City Royals' two-run rally in the ninth inning as they earned their fourth straight win, 4-3, over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Witt was 0-for-4 entering the ninth. With the bases loaded and the teams tied at 3, Witt sent a deep f...
Jaccob Slavin's OT goal gives 'Canes Game 1 win over Caps
Jacob Slavin's goal 3:06 into overtime gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 victory Tuesday over the host Washington Capitals in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoff second-round matchup.,The defenseman's first overtime playoff goal came on the Hurricanes' 94th shot attempt of the game (their 33rd on n...
Hurricanes' Mark Jankowski injured in Game 1 vs. Capitals
Hurricanes center Mark Jankowski sustained an undisclosed injury in Game 1 of Carolina's Eastern Conference second-round matchup versus the Washington Capitals and will not return.,Jankowski, appearing in his third game of this year's Stanley Cup playoffs, was last on the ice with 4:42 remaining in ...
Nuggets strut into Game 2 as Thunder chase brighter days
The Oklahoma City Thunder have shown resilience all season.,The Thunder dropped back-to-back games just twice in the regular season, and the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs never lost more than two contests consecutively.,And yet Oklahoma City faces the visiting Denver Nuggets on Wednesd...
Royals want to keep good thing going against White Sox
The Kansas City Royals are playing their best baseball of the young season.,They also remain at their best against the Chicago White Sox.,Winners of three straight amid a 12-2 stretch, the Royals aim for an eighth consecutive victory over the visiting White Sox on Tuesday night.,After clubbing 10 ho...