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Reports: White Sox to name Will Venable their next manager
The Chicago White Sox are set to name Will Venable as their manager.,Multiple outlets reported the former outfielder is the choice of general manager Chris Getz to replace Pedro Grifol, fired in August amid Chicago's historically bad campaign, and interim manager Grady Sizemore.,The White Sox finish...
Penn State opens with Binghamton on mission for sustained success
Penn State experienced ups and downs in its first season under coach Mike Rhoades. ,But the team is optimistic as Year 2 begins with the season opener against visiting Binghamton on Monday in University Park, Pa.,The Nittany Lions were 16-17 last season, but expectations will never be low as long as...
Alex Ovechkin tallies twice, powers Capitals past Rangers
Alex Ovechkin scored twice for the Washington Capitals in 5-3 win against the visiting New York Rangers on Tuesday.,The Washington captain now has 857 career goals, 37 behind Wayne Gretzky for the all-time NHL record.,Aliaksei Protas had a goal and two assists and Connor McMichael and Nic Dowd also ...
Starting QBs questionable for No. 18 Pitt-No. 20 SMU showdown
The status of both starting quarterbacks is the top storyline heading into Saturday's Top 25 matchup between No. 18 Pitt and No. 20 SMU in Dallas.,Coach Pat Narduzzi said the Panthers (7-0, 3-0 ACC) are taking a "wait-and-see" approach when it comes to Eli Holstein. Similarly, SMU coach Rhett Lashle...
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs take on red-hot Thunder
Victor Wembanyama ran away with NBA Rookie of the Year honors last season.,His closest challenger for that honor, Chet Holmgren, spent last season helping his team to the best record in the Western Conference and a playoff series win.,Two of the league's best young big men square off for the first t...
Tuesday October 29 Best Sports Betting Picks for World Series Game 4, NBA, NHL
The sports calendar is absolutely packed on Tuesday, October 29th so these are our top sports betting predictions for the Dodgers vs. Yankees Game 4, NBA, and NHL....
Pittsburgh Steelers Might Be Overrated Despite 6-2 Record
The Pittsburgh Steelers are 6-2, but nobody believes they've been tested in their first eight games of the season, as they look very overrated and flawed....
Yamil Asad lifts Cincinnati to Game 1 win over NYCFC
Yamil Asad scored his first career playoff goal to lift FC Cincinnati to a 1-0 win over visiting New York City FC in the opener of their MLS Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series on Monday.,MLS regular season assist co-leader Luciano Acosta set up Asad's 51st minute goal, the first the Arge...
Real Salt Lake, Minnesota surge into playoff opener
Round 1 playoff opponents Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United may both believe they are peaking at the right time as they head into Tuesday's series-opening clash in Sandy, Utah.,Western Conference third seed Salt Lake boasts a six-match unbeaten run and home field for two matches (if necessary) in ...
Red-hot Artemi Panarin, Rangers visit surprising Capitals
It might be a new NHL season, but New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin has picked up right where he left off at the end of 2023-24.,He and the Rangers strive to continue a solid start when they visit the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.,Last season, Panarin dominated offensively, leading New York ...
Sun part ways with Stephanie White; coach headed to Fever?
The Connecticut Sun parted ways with coach Stephanie White on Monday amid reports that she could be headed back to the Indiana Fever.,"We want to thank Stephanie for her time in Connecticut and her commitment to our organization over the past two seasons," Sun president Jen Rizzotti said in a news r...
Tight Ends Steal the Spotlight on National Tight Ends Day
Tight ends around the NFL balled out on National TE Day, outscoring talented receivers across the league 17-4....
Report: Fever targeting Sun coach Stephanie White
The Indiana Fever are targeting current Connecticut Sun coach Stephanie White to fill their head coaching vacancy, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Monday.,White, 47, previously coached the Fever from 2015-16, compiling a 37-31 record before departing to become the head coach at Vanderbilt for six sea...
Denis Bouanga scores 8th playoff goal as LAFC top Whitecaps in Game 1
Denis Bouanga scored his eighth career MLS Cup Playoff goal on a first-half penalty kick, and LAFC defeated the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 on Sunday evening in Game 1 of their Round 1 Western Conference series.,Cristian Olivera doubled the lead after halftime for top West seed LAFC, which is s...
Facundo Torres puts home 19th goal as Orlando City blank Charlotte FC
Facundo Torres set an Orlando City single-season scoring record to help the club to a 2-0 win against visiting Charlotte FC on Sunday in the first match of a best-of-three, first-round MLS Cup playoff series. ,Orlando can clinch the series when the two sides play Match 2 on Friday in Charlotte.,The ...
FC Cincinnati try to shore up details ahead of NYCFC playoff opener
Pat Noonan hopes the urgency of the MLS Cup playoffs will bring the best out of his third-seeded FC Cincinnati when they host sixth-seeded New York City FC in their Round 1 series opener on Monday night.,FC Cincinnati have home-field advantage in the series based on their higher finish in the Easter...
Lions eclipse 50-point mark for first time since 1997, trounce Titans
Kalif Raymond returned a punt 90 yards for a touchdown and added a receiving score as the Detroit Lions overwhelmed the visiting Tennessee Titans 52-14 on Sunday.,Detroit running back David Montgomery had a rushing touchdown and threw for another in the first half. Jared Goff tossed three scoring pa...
Titans QB Mason Rudolph to start vs. Lions; Will Levis inactive
The Tennessee Titans once again will turn to Mason Rudolph with fellow quarterback Will Levis listed as inactive for the game Sunday against the host Detroit Lions.,Levis is inactive for the second consecutive contest due to the right shoulder injury he sustained in Tennessee's 20-17 loss to the Ind...
Fever fire coach Christie Sides after two seasons
The Indiana Fever fired head coach Christie Sides on Sunday after a 20-20 season that ended in the first round of the WNBA playoffs.,"We are incredibly thankful to Coach Sides for embracing the challenge of leading us through an integral transition period over the last two seasons, while also positi...
Ruoning Yin earns slim victory in Kuala Lumpur
Ruoning Yin birdied the 18th hole to post a final-round 65 and take a one-stroke victory at the Maybank Championship on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ,Her 23-under 265 after four rounds broke the tournament scoring record and gave Yin her third victory of 2024 and second in the three starts. She...