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Bucks home to face Pacers, vow to 'take care of business'
After the Milwaukee Bucks fell into a 2-0 hole during their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, Doc Rivers exuded confidence in his team with a reminder it has not played at home yet.,"I look at it as a long series (and) we haven't played a home game," the Bucks...
Yankees activate OF Trent Grisham ahead of series vs. Jays
The New York Yankees activated Trent Grisham off the paternity list Thursday.,The move comes one day after infielder Jorbit Vivas was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.,The Yankees were off Thursday in advance of a three-game home series that starts Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays.,Gri...
Brewers activate RHP Tobias Myers to make season debut
The Milwaukee Brewers activated right-handed starter Tobias Myers from the injured list Thursday to make his season debut on the road against the San Francisco Giants.,In a corresponding move, left-hander Bryan Hudson was optioned to Triple-A Nashville.,Myers, 26, had a 2.03 ERA in three minor leagu...
MLB Over/Under Best Bet: Seattle Mariners vs. Boston Red Sox, April 24th
April 24th's top MLB betting pick tonight is a run total prediction for the Seattle Mariners vs. Boston Red Sox over/under....
Mavs coach Jason Kidd buys stake in EPL Everton club
Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has joined the ownership group of Everton Football Club of the Premier League.,The club did not disclose Kidd's financial stake in Roundhouse Capital Holdings, which is part of The Friedkin Group. Friedkin took over ownership of Everton in December.,"I'm honore...
Report: Bucks GM Jon Horst agrees to extension
The Milwaukee Bucks agreed to a multiyear contract extension with general manager Jon Horst, ESPN reported Thursday.,The deal came together late Wednesday night between ownership and Horst's agent, Brian Elfus, per the report.,Horst, 42, has been the Milwaukee GM since June 2017, winning NBA Executi...
Ohio State lands UNC transfer DE Beau Atkinson
Defensive end Beau Atkinson, who played two seasons at North Carolina, is transferring to Ohio State.,He made an official visit to Columbus on Monday.,In 13 games last season, the 6-foot-6 Atkinson made 35 tackles (12 for loss) with 7.5 sacks and five quarterback hits.,As a redshirt freshman in 2023...
WR Tyler Lockett signing one-year deal with Titans
Free agent wideout Tyler Lockett announced he is signing a one-year deal with the Tennessee Titans.,"I'm excited to be a Tennessee Titan!!" the longtime Seattle Seahawks receiver posted Wednesday night on X. "I'm super thankful and grateful. Let's get it!! God you get all the glory!!",The deal is fo...
Churchill Downs abandons $1B renovation due to tariff-fueled uncertainty
A large-scale renovation project at Churchill Downs intended to be unveiled by the 2028 Kentucky Derby has been gated in the paddock due to implemented tariffs and related economic uncertainty.,When and if the nearly $1 billion planned renovations announced only two months ago could resume is depend...
2025 NFL Draft Odds & Best Bets: Predictions, Props, and Picks to Watch
Bet smarter this NFL Draft: See where top players will land, who’s overhyped, and which prop bets are the smarted to bet on this weekend....
Rays look to keep Corbin Carroll, Diamondbacks in check
The Tampa Bay Rays found a way to win Wednesday, and that was enough for them.,The Rays committed a base-running miscue and a throwing error in an eventful 11th inning, but when it was over, they had an 7-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.,Tampa Bay will vie for a series win over Ar...
Royals enter DH vs. Rockies seeking offensive breakout
Cole Ragans will look to rebound from his worst start of the season when the Kansas City Royals host the Colorado Rockies in a opener of a doubleheader on Thursday.,The teams' scheduled Wednesday game was postponed due to rain, necessitating the twin bill.,Ragans (1-1, 3.58 ERA) gave up season worst...
Warriors' Jimmy Butler III exits with pelvic injury, heads for MRI
Golden State wing Jimmy Butler III left the Warriors' playoff game against the host Houston Rockets late in the first quarter on Wednesday after sustaining a pelvic contusion, and he is due to undergo an MRI exam on Thursday.,After the Rockets' 109-94 win leveled the Western Conference first-round s...
Rays win back-and-forth game over Diamondbacks
Kameron Misner and Yandy Diaz had run-scoring doubles in the 11th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided dropping six games under .500 for the first since 2018 with a 7-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondback in Phoenix on Wednesday.,Misner's apparent triple off Drey Jameson (0-1) drove in the go-ahea...
Kings take two-game lead on Oilers after 6-2 victory
Adrian Kempe scored twice in a four-point game, and Anze Kopitar collected one goal and three assists to lead the host Los Angeles Kings to a 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday and a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.,Andrei Kuzmenko netted one goal and one assist, while Br...
Jalen Green puts up 38 as Rockets level series with Warriors
Jalen Green shot 8-for-18 from 3-point range en route to 38 points as the Houston Rockets evened their Western Conference first-round playoff series with a 109-94 over the visiting Golden State Warriors in Game 2 on Wednesday.,Making the night more painful for the seventh-seeded Warriors was losing ...
Four-run inning proves enough for Giants in win over Brewers
Logan Webb took a shutout into the seventh inning, Wilmer Flores ended a scoreless deadlock with a two-run single in the sixth and San Francisco held on to beat visiting Milwaukee 4-2 on Wednesday night.,Jung Hoo Lee collected three hits and Camilo Doval pitched out of a ninth-inning jam for the Gia...
Royals-Rockies postponed; DH set for Thursday
The scheduled Wednesday night game between the Colorado Rockies and the host Kansas City Royals was postponed due to rain.,The contest was delayed more than two hours and 15 minutes before it was called. The Royals said it was postponed "out of an abundance of caution.",The game will be made up Thur...
Jimmy Butler (pelvis contusion) ruled out for rest of Game 2 vs. Rockets
Golden State Warriors wing Jimmy Butler left Wednesday's Western Conference playoff Game 2 matchup with Houston late in the first quarter after sustaining a lower-body injury and was ruled out for a return. ,The team announced Butler would not return to Game 2 with a pelvis contusion.,Butler hit the...
Royals-Rockies postponed; to be made up as double-header Thursday
Wednesday night's game between the Colorado Rockies and host Kansas City Royals was postponed due to rain.,The contest was delayed more than two hours and 15 minutes before it was called. The Royals said it was postponed "out of an abundance of caution.",The game will be made up Thursday as part of ...