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Wyatt Langford, Adolis Garcia homer as Rangers top Rockies
Wyatt Langford and Adolis Garcia blasted two-run home runs and Jake Burger added a two-run double as the Texas Rangers rolled past the struggling Colorado Rockies 8-3 on Wednesday to sweep the three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas.,Texas has won five straight games for just the second ti...
Alejandro Kirk's HR backs Chris Bassitt gem as Blue Jays top Rays
Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Wednesday night.,Kirk and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each had two hits to help the Blue Jays draw even in the three-game series. Brandon Lowe had two hits for the Rays.,Toront...
NFL Week 1 lines: Eagles, Chiefs open season as favorites
The opening week of the 2025 regular season features spotlight games in Philadelphia, Sao Paulo, Buffalo and Chicago, and oddsmakers generally leaned toward the home teams with the early lines released Wednesday.,The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles are a seven-point favorite over the Dallas ...
Is Austria's Sepp Straka the world's best golfer who's not a household name?
By winning last week's Truist Championship, Austria's Sepp Straka earned a $3.6 million paycheck, jumped into the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time and all but clinched a spot on Team Europe for the upcoming Ryder Cup.,One thing Straka did not do? Maintain his preference f...
New York City FC controls play but settles for 0-0 draw with D.C. United
In a match that saw New York City FC generate most of the scoring opportunities, its offensive woes continued against host D.C. United in a scoreless draw Wednesday night.,In a matchup of teams mired in offensive slumps, New York City (5-5-3, 18 points) failed to score for the third straight game.,I...
Celtics rout Knicks in Game 5, send series back to New York
Derrick White scored a game-high 34 points and the Boston Celtics extended their season by beating the visiting New York Knicks 127-102 on Wednesday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.,The Knicks lead the best-of-seven series 3-2, and Game 6 will be played Friday in New York.,White shot ...
Ketel Marte (2 HRs), Diamondbacks hang on to edge Giants
Ketel Marte homered twice, Eugenio Suarez belted a three-run shot and the Arizona Diamondbacks completed a road-series win over the San Francisco Giants with a nail-biting 8-7 triumph on Wednesday afternoon.,For the second day in a row, the Diamondbacks jumped on the San Francisco starter for an ear...
Aaron Judge's 15th homer this season lifts Yanks past Mariners
Aaron Judge led off the eighth inning with a tiebreaking home run as the New York Yankees rallied to defeat the host Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon.,Paul Goldschmidt also homered for New York, which took two of three games in the series between division leaders. Yankees leadoff hitter T...
Protect this house: NFL teams restricting fans who sell majority of season tickets
Season-ticket holders with an established pattern of reselling a majority of their game tickets are headed for a home-field disadvantage in the near future. ,In Green Bay, Seattle, Indianapolis and Tampa Bay, current season ticket holders received warnings to consider before they sell game tickets f...
Red Sox place starter Tanner Houck (forearm) on 15-day injured list
The Boston Red Sox placed right-hander Tanner Houck on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday because of a right flexor pronator strain.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday. In a corresponding move, the Red Sox recalled right-hander Cooper Criswell from Triple-A Worcester.,Houck yielded 11 runs, nine h...
Nike's Phil Knight cites age (87), denies he's buying Blazers
Nike founder and chairman emeritus Phil Knight believes it's too late in the game for him to buy an NBA franchise. ,Knight, 87, issued a statement citing his age as a primary roadblock to purchasing the Portland Trail Blazers. The team is on the market and being sold by the estate of Paul Allen. ,"F...
Depth, blown leads concern Nuggets as Thunder control series
The Denver Nuggets had leads on Oklahoma City in the fourth quarter for two consecutive games and couldn't hold the Thunder down. They lost both leads and games, erasing any margin for error heading into Game 6.,The Thunder's ability to rally late, including Tuesday's 112-105 home win in Game 5, hav...
Jaguars sign veteran TE Quintin Morris
The Jacksonville Jaguars added depth at tight end with the signing of veteran Quintin Morris on Wednesday.,Terms were not disclosed but Fox Sports reported it was a one-year deal for the 26-year-old free agent.,Morris played in 16 regular-season games for the Buffalo Bills last season and started th...
Flyers hire former player Rick Tocchet as coach
The Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday announced the hiring of Rick Tocchet as their new head coach.,Tocchet, 61, spent parts of 11 seasons with the Flyers during his playing career.,Now, he rejoins the franchise to effectively replace John Tortorella, who was fired in March with the team limping towa...
Best NBA Playoff Bets Tonight: Celtics vs. Knicks, Warriors vs. Timberwolves Picks & Props
Get expert picks and top player prop bets for Celtics vs. Knicks and Warriors vs. Timberwolves as both Boston and Golden State face playoff elimination....
Rhys Hopkins' big day fuels Brewers' 9-5 win over Guardians
Logan Henderson won his second straight start to begin his major league career and Rhys Hoskins homered, had four hits and drove in five runs in the Milwaukee Brewers' 9-5 win Wednesday over the host Cleveland Guardians.,Henderson (2-0) worked five innings, allowing two runs on four hits with seven ...
Coco Gauff reaches Rome semis; Aryna Sabalenka out
Coco Gauff continued her mastery over Russian teen Mirra Andreeva and returned to the Italian Open semifinals with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory on Wednesday in Rome.,The fourth-seeded American's next opponent will be No. 8 seed Qinwen Zheng of China, who ousted top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-3.,The oth...
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw set for season debut as Roki Sasaki goes on IL
Los Angeles Dodgers ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw will make his season debut on Saturday against the visiting Los Angeles Angels.,The three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2014 National League MVP has been sidelined after offseason surgery to repair meniscus damage in his left knee and a ruptured p...
Packers OL Elgton Jenkins skips workouts in reported contract rift
Two-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins is skipping workouts with the Packers in a reported contract rift. ,Jenkins, who is making the transition from left guard to center and has also logged snaps at tackle, has two years remaining on a four-year, $68 million contract signed in 2022. ,Pa...
Ravens RB Derrick Henry agrees to 2-year, $30M extension
Star running back Derrick Henry and the Baltimore Ravens agreed to terms on a two-year, $30 million extension that includes $25 million fully guaranteed, his agent told multiple media outlets on Wednesday.,Per ESPN and NFL Network, it's the largest per-year salary for a running back over 30 years ol...