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Mexico ticket sales halted on secondary market
With more than two hours to go until Mexico and South Africa were set to kick off the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico City on Thursday, all major secondary ticket websites tracked by ticketdata.com had stopped selling tickets to the high-demand match.,As of 12:50 p.m. ET, there were no seats remaining...
Rangers place LHP Jalen Beeks (back) on injured list
The Texas Rangers placed relief pitcher Jalen Beeks on the 15-day injured list Thursday due to low back spasms.,The 32-year-old left-hander is 2-1 with a 3.81 ERA in 29 games out of the bullpen in his first season with Texas.,Beeks is 30-19 with 16 saves and a 4.28 ERA in 292 career games (21 starts...
Dodgers to place C Will Smith (neck) on injured list
The Los Angeles Dodgers will place All-Star Will Smith on the injured list with neck discomfort and recall fellow catcher Chuckie Robinson from Oklahoma City in advance of Thursday's road game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to manager Dave Roberts.,The 10-day IL move will be retroactive t...
Tigers' Tarik Skubal (elbow) to return to mound vs. Guardians
Two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal will return from the injured list on Saturday as the Tigers take on the host Cleveland Guardians, Detroit manager A.J. Hinch announced Thursday.,Skubal, a left-hander, underwent surgery on May 6 to remove a loose body from his pitc...
With partner Victoria Mboko hurt, Serena Williams out of doubles
Injured Victoria Mboko withdrew Thursday from the doubles competition at the HSBC Championships in London, ending -- for now -- the comeback of playing partner Serena Williams.,Mboko suffered a left knee injury Wednesday in her singles match against Karolina Pliskova at the Queen's Club in London. M...
After halting skid, Orioles seek split of series vs. Mariners
The visiting Seattle Mariners might want to be careful with the fastballs they deliver to Baltimore's Jackson Holliday when the teams meet Thursday night in the finale of a four-game series.,Holliday, a 22-year-old infielder, hit a grand slam Wednesday night to help the Orioles post a 7-2 victory th...
Spurs’ Historic NBA Finals Collapse Puts Knicks on Brink of Championship
The Knicks erased a 29-point deficit to defeat the Spurs 107-106 in Game 4, taking a commanding 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals....
Best Betting Picks for Day 1 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
The 2026 World Cup begins Thursday. Check out our best bets for Mexico vs. South Africa and South Korea vs. Czechia....
'Frustrated' Cubs, plunging in standings, in dire need of win vs. Rockies
The good start to the season for the Chicago Cubs has devolved into a slide heading into the series finale against the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Thursday afternoon.,Chicago began May tied for first place and stayed atop the National League Central for the next 18 days, but a prolonged slump has ...
Otto Lopez strives to stay hot as Marlins chase sweep of D-backs
The Miami Marlins will look to extend their winning streak to a season-high five games and record their second sweep in the past three series when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of a three-game set on Thursday afternoon.,The Diamondbacks, who have lost nine of their last 12 games, ...
Sterlin Thompson's walk-off hit caps Rockies' rally past Cubs
Sterlin Thompson lined a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning to drive home the winning run, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 in Denver on Wednesday night.,TJ Rumfield homered among his two hits and Hunter Goodman and Ezequiel Tovar also had two hits for Colorado.,With the game tie...
Marlins blank Diamondbacks behind 6-run fourth inning
Kyle Stowers and Owen Caissie hit two-out homers in a six-run fourth inning, Otto Lopez had two hits and two RBIs, and the Miami Marlins beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-0 to extend their winning streak to four games.,Lopez improved his major-league-leading batting average to .342 with his fourth str...
Sparks outlast Storm in back-and-forth battle
Nneka Ogwumike scored seven of her game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter and grabbed nine rebounds as the Los Angeles Sparks defeated the host Seattle Storm 88-83 on Wednesday night in a Commissioner's Cup game.,Kelsey Plum added 19 points and 11 assists for the Sparks (6-6, 2-2 Commissioner's C...
Knicks cap greatest-ever Finals comeback with OG Anunoby's tip-in
NEW YORK -- OG Anunoby's tip-in with 1.2 seconds left Wednesday night capped the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history, as the New York Knicks stunned the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 to move within one win of a championship.,The Knicks, who trailed by 29 points in the third quarter, lead the best-of...
Sterlin Thompson's walk-off caps Rockies' late rally past Cubs
Sterlin Thompson lined a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning to drive home the winning run, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 in Denver on Wednesday night.,TJ Rumfield homered among his two hits and Hunter Goodman and Ezequiel Tovar also had two hits for Colorado.,With the game tie...
Dream's Angel Reese finding range going into battle with Liberty
First place in the Eastern Conference will be on the line Thursday night when the Atlanta Dream host the red-hot New York Liberty in College Park, Ga.,Atlanta (8-3, 3-1 Commissioner's Cup) enters its first matchup of the year with New York atop the conference standings and winners in four of its las...
Tight-knit Croatia squad prepared for another lengthy World Cup run
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Thomas Tuchel's England World Cup squad selections caught much of the footballing world off guard.,That included Croatia defender Kristijan Jakic.,Asked on Thursday to size up his team's first Group L opponent after Croatia arrived at its World Cup base camp in the Washington subu...
Cardinals score early, often against Mets to win sixth straight
Jordan Walker went 2-for-5 with four RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to six games with a 9-2 victory against the host New York Mets on Wednesday.,Cardinals starter Andre Pallante (7-4) held New York to two runs on two hits and struck out five in six innings. The Mets ma...
Marlins blank Diamondbacks behind six-run fourth
Kyle Stowers and Owen Caissie hit two-out homers in a six-run fourth inning, Otto Lopez had two hits and two RBIs, and the Miami Marlins beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-0 to extend their winning streak to four games., ,Lopez improved his major league-leading batting average to .342 with his fourth s...
Fever eager for another chance to play struggling Sky
For the Indiana Fever, piling up victories in any form is all that matters.,Historically, that hasn't been a problem when they face the Chicago Sky.,Looking to build on Monday's emotional victory courtesy of Caitlin Clark, the Fever try for a seventh straight win over the scuffling Sky on Thursday n...