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2025 Kentucky Derby Best Bets: Top Picks, Odds & Expert Predictions
Looking for the best bets for the 2025 Kentucky Derby? Get expert picks, odds, and betting strategies, including top contenders like Journalism, Baeza, and Sovereignty, plus value plays and trifecta tips....
Yankees' Clarke Schmidt scratched from start vs. Rays
New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt was scratched from his scheduled start on Saturday against the visiting Tampa Bays Rays because of soreness in his left side.,Left-hander Ryan Yarbrough (0-0, 4.11 ERA) will start for the Yankees in the second contest of the three-game series. New York wo...
Abdul Carter Rejected by Lawrence Taylor, Phil Simms—Time to Pick a Normal Number
Abdul Carter was denied jersey numbers by Giants legends Lawrence Taylor and Phil Simms. Now the rookie needs to find a number of his own....
Phillies' Aaron Nola, facing Diamondbacks, continues quest for first season win
The good news for Aaron Nola is that he's coming off his best start of the season. The bad news is that he still doesn't have a win in 2025. ,Nola -- again -- will look to break into the win column Saturday evening when the Philadelphia Phillies continue their three-game series with the visiting Ari...
'Rested' Bradley Blalock set to start for Rockies vs. Giants
Right-hander Bradley Blalock will get an attempt to crack the Colorado Rockies' rotation as Brett Wisely tries to reassert himself as a staple in the Giants' lineup when the teams continue their four-game series Saturday afternoon in San Francisco.,The clubs have split the first two contests of the ...
Paul Goldschmidt finds power stroke for Yanks, who face Rays
For most of his first weeks with the New York Yankees, longtime slugger Paul Goldschmidt maintained one of the highest averages in baseball despite a notable lack of power.,Goldschmidt has homered in two straight games, however, going into New York's Saturday afternoon home game against the struggli...
Robbie Ray's gem lifts Giants over Rockies
Robbie Ray allowed just two singles in seven shutout innings, LaMonte Wade Jr. doubled in a three-run second inning and the San Francisco Giants blanked the visiting Colorado Rockies 4-0 on Friday night.,Matt Chapman homered and Hayden Birdsong wrapped up San Francisco's first shutout of the season ...
Rockets force Game 7 with road win over Warriors
Fred VanVleet scored 29 points, Alperen Sengun produced a double-double and the Houston Rockets seized control in the fourth quarter en route to a stunning 115-107 road victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday, forcing a decisive Game 7 of their Western Conference first-round series.,The Roc...
Battlehawks shut down Renegades for low-scoring win
The St. Louis defense limited the visiting Arlington Renegades to 210 total yards, and the Battlehawks recorded a 12-6 win on Friday.,The Battlehawks (4-2) opened the scoring with the game's lone touchdown, a 30-yard pass from Max Duggan to Hakeem Butler. It came with two minutes left in the first h...
Mets hammer Cardinals, end two-game losing streak
Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo used the long ball to power the visiting New York Mets to a 9-3 victory Friday over the St. Louis Cardinals and snap a two-game losing streak as well.,The Mets pounded out 17 hits, with 10 batters getting at least one. Nimmo went 3-for-3 with two walks and three runs sc...
Michael Busch's grand slam sparks Cubs' 10-0 rout of Brewers
Michael Busch hit a grand slam and Pete Crow-Armstrong launched two solo home runs on Friday, helping guide the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 10-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.,Ben Brown (3-2) allowed just four hits across six scoreless innings for Chicago, striking out four and walking...
Haeran Ryu stays on top at Black Desert Championship
An eagle before the turn buoyed Haeran Ryu's second round as the South Korea native increased her lead to two strokes at the Black Desert Championship on Friday in Ivins, Utah.,Ryu fired a 63 on Thursday to kick off the inaugural LPGA event at Black Desert Resort. She doubled her lead with Friday's ...
Max Fried, Yankees fire one-hitter against Rays
Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning, Max Fried allowed one hit in seven sparkling innings, and the New York Yankees earned a 3-0 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.,Fried (6-0), Devin Williams and Luke Weaver (third save) threw a combined one-hitter. Jose...
Timbers ride road winning streak to San Jose to face Quakes
The Portland Timbers look to continue their excellent road form on Saturday when they visit a San Jose Earthquakes side that feels it has been playing better than the results have shown.,The Timbers (5-2-3, 18 points) have already won three times on the road, one reason they've been able to generate...
Ryan O'Hearn's HR backs Dean Kremer as Orioles blank Royals
Baltimore's Dean Kremer threw seven shutout innings and Ryan O'Hearn broke up a scoreless tie with a two-run, seventh-inning home run as the Orioles beat the visiting Kansas City Royals 3-0 in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.,Yennier Cano and Felix Bautista each pitched an inning of r...
Megan Fudge hunting for triple gold at U.S. Open Pickleball Championships
Megan Fudge remains alive for a three-gold-medal performance at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships after sweeping her three semifinal matches on Friday in Naples, Fla.,Fudge, the No. 1-ranked female in the Association of Pickleball Players, also arranged a juicy showdown against Anna Leigh Water...
Kyle Schwarber, Max Kepler homer to push Phillies past D-backs
Kyle Schwarber and Max Kepler hit seventh-inning home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Friday.,Schwarber's 10th home run and Kepler's fourth of the season helped Philadelphia win for the fifth time in six games. Jesus Luzardo allowed two runs an...
Good Cheer wins down the stretch at Kentucky Oaks
Good Cheer stormed her way to the front down the stretch to take the 151st Kentucky Oaks on Friday at Churchill Downs and win her seventh race in as many career starts.,A sloppy track did not slow down the 6-5 betting favorite as she took the 1-1/8 mile Grade 1 stakes race in 1:50.15, beating 32-1 D...
Stubbs: Austin Cindric coming into his own behind wheel of No. 2
Following the 2021 NASCAR season, Austin Cindric was about to enter a pressure-packed situation.,With Brad Keselowski leaving Team Penske to become an owner-driver at RFK Racing, a Cup Series seat was open at Team Penske. But it wasn't just any vacant ride. It was the famed No. 2, which had been the...
Red Sox activate C Connor Wong from 10-day injured list
The Boston Red Sox activated catcher Connor Wong from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,Wong broke his left pinkie in a 6-2 home loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on April 7 and went on the IL the following day.,In corresponding move, the Red Sox optioned catcher Blake Sabol to Triple-A Worcester.,Wong...