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Deepest of the Decade: Ranking the Top 5 RBs in the 2025 NFL Draft Class
The 2025 NFL Draft features a stacked RB class with star potential. Here are the top 5 backs ready to shake up depth charts from Day 1....
Los Angeles Lakers Are Masquerading as NBA Title Contenders
The Lakers may have Luka now, but with no bigs and two stars clashing, they're more likely to exit early than win it all....
NL West Is the Best Division in Baseball and It’s Not Close
The NL West is dominating early in the MLB season with the Padres, Dodgers, and Giants leading the way. Is it baseball’s best division?...
Young Ducks, in learning mode, host veteran Avalanche
The Anaheim Ducks have been eliminated from the playoffs and the Colorado Avalanche are locked into their seed, so Sunday night's matchup in Anaheim, Calif., will have no impact on the Western Conference standings.,The game remains meaningful for young players trying to get a footing in the NHL. Ana...
Jets eye Presidents' Trophy in clash with Oilers
The Winnipeg Jets can secure their first Presidents' Trophy in franchise history with a single point when they host the injury-plagued Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.,The Jets (55-21-4, 114 points) enter the matchup on short rest after securing a hard-fought 5-4 shootout victory over the Chicago Blackhaw...
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin to return for rematch with Jackets
The Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets wrap up their season series on Sunday in the nation's capital one day after the Blue Jackets blanked the Capitals 7-0 at home.,The Blue Jackets (37-33-9, 83 points), who have won three straight, still have not been eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff...
Against Leafs, Hurricanes look to set franchise home wins record
The Carolina Hurricanes will aim to set a team record for home wins on Sunday in their clash against the Atlantic Division-leading Toronto Maple Leafs at Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurricanes (47-27-5, 99 points) tied the team record of 31 home wins set in the 2005-06 season on Saturday afternoon when they e...
Dodgers look for fresh start after Cubs' dominant victory
The Los Angeles Dodgers look forward to turning the page when they host the Chicago Cubs in the rubber match of their three-game series on Sunday.,The Dodgers lost 16-0 on Saturday night, their largest shutout defeat in 50 years.,The Dodgers trailed 2-0 heading to the seventh on Saturday but surrend...
Pitching-strong Padres match up again with runs-averse Rockies
Prior to Saturday night, the 2015 Oakland Athletics were the last team to record five shutouts in the first 15 games of a season.,They now have company, thanks to the San Diego Padres. Their 2-0 blanking of the Colorado Rockies not only let them match those A's of Sonny Gray, Scott Kazmir and Drew P...
Rebuffed by Mets, Luis Severino faces them for A's
Luis Severino was one of the players responsible for creating the unique feel-good vibes around the New York Mets last season.,Over the winter, he found out business usually supersedes vibes.,Severino is slated to start against his former club Sunday afternoon, when he takes the mound for the Athlet...
Team Spirit advances to grand final of ESL One Raleigh
Team Spirit rallied to defeat Tundra Esports 2-1 on Saturday in the upper-bracket final and advance to the grand final at the Dota 2 ESL One Raleigh event.,In Sunday's grand final, Team Spirit awaits the winner of the lower-bracket final featuring PARAVISION against Tundra Esports. PARAVISION came f...
Steady Zack Wheeler out to bounce back as Phillies face Cards
After failing to deliver a quality start in his last start, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler will try to rebound Sunday afternoon.,He will take the mound against the Cardinals in the rubber match of a three-game series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The Cardinals won 2-0 Friday night, then...
Los Angeles Thieves, Miami Heretics unbeaten in CDL Stage 3 qualifying
The unbeaten Los Angeles Thieves made perhaps a bit of a statement while the Miami Heretics remained atop the standings through Saturday at the Call of Duty League stage 3 Major Qualifiers.,The Thieves (2-0) had the only sweep on Saturday, while the Heretics, Vegas Falcons and Boston Breach posted 3...
LYON, FlyQuest atop standings in 2nd week of North 2025 Split 2
LYON and FlyQuest remained unbeaten at 3-0 through Saturday's competition of the LTA North 2025 Split 2 to top the standings in the League of Legends tournament's Positioning Phase in Los Angeles.,Cloud9 and Team Liquid, each 2-1, also won as the second of three weeks of positioning play got underwa...
G2 Esports, Team Falcons in grand final at PGL Bucharest
G2 Esports and Team Falcons won their respective semifinal matches Saturday at the $625,000 PGL Bucharest 2025 event in Romania, setting up Sunday's grand final.,G2 swept Complexity 2-0 with a 13-8 win on Anubis and a 13-9 victory on Dust II. ,Falcons took down FaZe Clan 2-1, sandwiching a 13-4 win ...
Shooting for 5th straight series win, Angels face Astros
The Los Angeles Angels are looking to win their fifth straight series to open the season, something they haven't done since 2018. ,The Houston Astros are just seeking a little more consistency.,The teams meet in Houston on Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game series. The Astros won the opener ...
Alexander Volkanovski becomes two-time champ at UFC 314
Former champion Alexander Volkanovski regained his once undisputed UFC featherweight championship Saturday night opposite Diego Lopes in the main event of UFC 314 by winning a unanimous decision 48-47, 49-46, 49-46 in Miami., ,The fight lived up to expectations, with both men staying composed on the...
Wild top Canucks in OT, inch closer to playoff spot
Mats Zuccarello scored the winning goal 2:47 into overtime as the Minnesota Wild continued their late playoff push by rallying to beat the host Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Saturday.,Zuccarello snuck behind the Vancouver defense and took a pass from Kirill Kaprizov then deked goaltender Kevin Lankinen a...
After wild 3rd period, Kraken upend Blues in shootout
Chandler Stephenson scored the shootout-winning goal to give the host Seattle Kraken a 4-3 comeback victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.,Jaden Schwartz, Mikey Eyssimont and Shane Wright also scored for the Kraken (35-40-6, 76 points). Goaltender Philipp Grubauer made 20 saves through overti...
Knights secure Pacific Division title with win over Preds
Noah Hanifin scored the game-winner with 1:55 remaining and the Vegas Golden Knights clinched the Pacific Division title with a 5-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night in Las Vegas., ,Hanifin snapped a 15-game goalless drought when he blasted a slap shot from just inside the blue ...