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NFL Preseason Week 1 Picks: Best Bets for Thursday August 7th's Slate
NFL preseason heats up with Bengals vs. Eagles, Colts vs. Ravens, and Raiders vs. Seahawks. Here are three smart bets for Thursday night's action....
The Mets Are Crumbling, and the Yankees Aren’t Much Better
As the Mets and Yankees collapse in sync, fans in New York might be forced to look ahead to another long football season....
Three Overlooked College Football Playoff Long Shots Worth a Bet
The usual suspects dominate the College Football Playoff conversation, but these three long-shot teams could surprise everyone this season....
Roger Goodell Just Hinted at College Football Redzone Produced by ESPN
College Football RedZone could become real thanks to ESPN’s deal with the NFL. But is the perfect format safe in ESPN’s hands?...
Wednesday MLB Picks: August 6th Top Baseball Betting Predictions
Wednesday's top MLB betting plays include a Rays first-five angle, Nationals under trend, and strikeout fade in Boston....
Padres send Nestor Cortes out to face Diamondbacks
When left-hander Nestor Cortes joined San Diego at the trade deadline last week, he marveled at the bullpen that general manager A.J. Preller had assembled. ,"I was joking with my friends last night, all you've got to do is get to the fifth inning -- possibly the fourth," Cortes said. "Then you turn...
Local stars take mound in Blue Jays-Rockies series finale
Denver has a reputation for being kind to baseball hitters, but the metro area also has produced some quality pitchers.,Two of them will be in action Wednesday afternoon when the Toronto Blue Jays and Colorado Rockies wrap up their three-game series. Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman (7-8, 3.99 ERA...
Yankees turn to Carlos Rodon in bid to avert sweep by Rangers
The Texas Rangers will vie for a sweep of the slumping New York Yankees when the teams square off on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,The Yankees will send left-hander Carlos Rodon (11-7, 3.34 ERA) to the mound, and Texas will counter with rookie right-ha...
Christopher Hill comes up short in bid to win way into iRacing playoffs
Christopher Hill's valiant effort to win his way into the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series playoffs came up one spot short on Tuesday night as Bobby Zalenski held off the rookie to win at a virtual Pocono Raceway in the final regular-season race.,Already locked into the playoffs by way of his win at...
Padres explode for 5 in 11th inning, dump Diamondbacks
Luis Arraez hit a tiebreaking single to spark a five-run 11th inning and the San Diego Padres overcame a pair of two-run homers by Lourdes Gurriel Jr. for a 10-5, 11-inning victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Tuesday.,Ramon Laureano had three hits and three RBIs, Manny Machado added ...
Rickea Jackson, Kelsey Plum steer Sparks past Fever
Rickea Jackson poured in 25 points, Kelsey Plum added 25 points and 11 assists and the host Los Angeles Sparks snapped the Indiana Fever's five-game winning streak with a 100-91 decision on Tuesday.,Azura Stevens scored 19 points and went 5-for-5 from 3-point range while Dearica Hamby scored 16 poin...
Another sex toy lands on court during WNBA game
A sex toy was tossed onto the floor of a WNBA game on Tuesday, continuing an unwanted trend around the league.,The latest incident occurred in the second quarter of the Indiana Fever's road game against the Los Angeles Sparks. It followed similar incidents on July 29 when the Golden State Valkyries ...
Daulton Varsho knocks in six as Blue Jays rout Rockies
Daulton Varsho homered twice, doubled and drove in a career-best six runs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Colorado Rockies 10-4 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Vladimir Guerrero homered among his three hits, Nathan Lukes and Addison Barger also went deep for Toronto, which will shoot for a three-game ...
Sky start hot, beat Mystics to end eight-game slide
Elizabeth Williams had 18 points with 10 rebounds while Kamilla Cardoso added 16 and 13 rebounds as the Chicago Sky snapped an eight-game losing streak with Tuesday night's 78-64 victory over the visiting Washington Mystics.,Washington traded Brittney Sykes, its leading scorer at 15.4 points per gam...
Nathan Eovaldi continues mound dominance as Rangers blank Yankees
Rowdy Tellez's two-run single in the eighth provided the winning runs and backed Nathan Eovaldi's superb eight innings of one-hit pitching as the Texas Rangers beat the slumping New York Yankees 2-0 on Tuesday in the second of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Tellez's bases-loaded game-winni...
Hot-starting Sky snaps 8-game slide, outlasts Mystics
Elizabeth Williams had 18 points with 10 rebounds, while Kamilla Cardoso added 16 and 13 rebounds, as the Chicago Sky snapped an eight-game losing streak with Tuesday night's 78-64 victory over the Washington Mystics.,Washingon had traded Brittney Sykes, their leading scorer at 15.4 points per game,...
Naomi Osaka, Clara Tauson spring upsets to reach Montreal semifinals
Not even the greatest women's tennis aficionados could have predicted this final four at the National Bank Open in Montreal.,On Tuesday, unseeded Naomi Osaka of Japan and No. 16 Clara Tauson of Denmark punched their tickets to the semifinals of the WTA 1000 event. Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champ...
ESPN finalizes acquisition of NFL Network, RedZone for 10% equity
ESPN and the National Football League on Tuesday formally announced an agreement in which ESPN will acquire NFL Network, the linear NFL RedZone Channel and NFL Fantasy in exchange for a 10 percent equity stake in ESPN.,The deal, pending final approval by NFL owners and other conditions, will bring m...
Longtime NHL goalie Anton Khudobin retires
Anton Khudobin, a journeyman goaltender who last appeared in the NHL in 2023, announced his retirement on Tuesday.,Khudobin, 39, played in 260 games across 14 NHL seasons with the Minnesota Wild (2009-11), Boston Bruins (2011-13, 2016-18), Carolina Hurricanes (2013-15), Anaheim Ducks (2015-16), Dall...
Brewers’ Jackson Chourio, Jacob Misiorowski weeks away from IL return
The National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers will have to make do without young outfielder Jackson Chourio and flamethrowing rookie Jacob Misiorowski for a while longer.,Chourio is out for another 2-4 weeks due to his strained right hamstring, Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Tuesday.,Chouri...