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Best NBA Bets for May 4 Playoff Games: Rockets vs. Warriors, Cavs vs. Pacers
May 4th's NBA betting slate features a Western Conference Game 7 and an exciting Game 1 matchup, these are our top betting picks and player props for Sunday night....
Mets' RHP Blade Tidwell to make debut against Cardinals in DH
The New York Mets had been wanting to schedule more rest for their starting pitchers during a difficult stretch of 13 games in 13 days.,They also wanted to take their first regular-season look at pitching prospect Blade Tidwell. Their rainout Saturday in St. Louis will help them accomplish both goal...
Kyle Stowers sizzling as Marlins take on Athletics
Kyle Stowers is playing like an All-Star.,The Marlins outfielder, who is hitting .324 with six homers, 25 RBIs and a .944 OPS, will lead Miami on Sunday in the rubber game of a series against the visiting Athletics.,On Saturday, Stowers hit two homers, including a walk-off grand slam against A's All...
Ranger Suarez back for Phillies against struggling Diamondbacks
Sidelined by a sore back for the first five weeks of the season, Ranger Suarez will make his 2025 debut on Sunday afternoon when the Philadelphia Phillies go for a three-game sweep of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,A staple in the Philadelphia rotation over the last three-plus seasons, Suarez is...
Royals, Orioles close outs series with runs at a premium
The team that's able to generate some offense -- any offense -- might be in the best shape when the Kansas City Royals and host Baltimore Orioles meet in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Both teams have recorded a shutout in the series. The Royals responded from a 3-0 ...
Balls could keep flying out of park when Blue Jays host Guardians
The Cleveland Guardians and host Toronto Blue Jays have combined for six homers while splitting the first two games of their weekend series.,With Cleveland's Tanner Bibee and Toronto's Bowden Francis -- who have both been quite generous in serving up home runs this season -- on the mound, the ball c...
Heretics come back, down Thieves at CDL Stage 4 Major qualifying
The Miami Heretics were down 2-1 before rallying to defeat the Los Angeles Thieves in five maps on Saturday in their opening match in the Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Major qualifying.,Other second-day winners on Saturday were OpTic Texas, the Carolina Royal Ravens and the Vegas Falcons.,The Stage ...
Fallen Pirates fan 'awake, alert,' statement reads
The Pittsburgh Pirates fan who plunged 21 feet onto the warning track in right field at PNC Park this week is recovering, according to a statement on Saturday that accompanied his GoFundMe page.,Kavan Markwood, a 20-year-old who was at Wednesday night's game between the Pirates and visiting Chicago ...
Team Liquid, FlyQuest unblemished in North 2025 Split 2 group phase
Team Liquid and FlyQuest remained unbeaten and atop their group phase standings on Saturday in the LTA North 2025 Split 2 of the League of Legends tournament in Los Angeles.,Group A leader FlyQuest (2-0) held off Shopify Rebellion (0-2), winning in 31 minutes on blue, dropping the second game and go...
Minus their leading scorer, hot Whitecaps slip past RSL
Despite missing key attacker Brian White (hamstring injury), the Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Real Salt Lake 2-1 to run their unbeaten streak to six matches. ,Jayden Nelson and Tristan Blackmon provided the goals for Vancouver (8-1-2, 26 points). Salt Lake (4-7-0, 12 points) has lost three of its la...
Carli Lloyd in 5-member National Soccer Hall of Fame induction class
Former United States women's national team star Carli Lloyd headlined the National Soccer Hall of Fame's 2025 class inducted in a ceremony Saturday in Frisco, Texas.,The five-member class also included former men's players Chris Armas and Nick Rimando, women's player Mary Harvey and former executive...
Minus their leading scorer, Whitecaps get past RSL
Despite missing a key player to injury, the Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Real Salt Lake 2-1 to run their unbeaten streak to six matches. ,Jayden Nelson and Tristan Blackmon provided the goals for Vancouver (8-1-2, 26 points). Salt Lake (4-7-0, 12 points) has lost three of its last four matches. Its ...
Courage cruise to 2-0 victory over Royals
Buoyed by Ashley Sanchez's second goal of the season, the North Carolina Courage claimed a 2-0 victory over the Utah Royals in Sandy, Utah, on Saturday night.,North Carolina (2-3-2, 8 points) won its second straight match after going winless through its first five contests. The Courage also earned t...
Kyle Hendricks, Angels top Tigers to end 7-game skid
Kyle Hendricks allowed only one run and four hits in 7/3 innings and the host Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 on Saturday night.,Nolan Schanuel was 3-for-4 with a run scored and Travis d'Arnaud 2-for 3 with two runs scored and a walk for the Angels, who snapped a seven-game losing str...
Team Falcons, Team Vitality reach BLAST Rivals Spring grand final
Team Vitality and Team Falcons swept their way on Saturday to the BLAST Rivals Spring event's grand final on Sunday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Team Falcons edged MOUZ 16-14 on Nuke before a 13-6 win on Dust II in one semifinal playoff.,Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov of Russia had 46 kills and a plus-21 kills-to-...
Trainer Bill Mott basks in glow of Sovereignty's Kentucky Derby triumph
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Bill Mott looked like he was gliding on air as he made his way into the infield at Churchill Downs early Saturday evening. Just moments before, his horse Sovereignty won the Kentucky Derby.,He displayed a beaming smile while working through the crowd of well-wishers to get to the ...
San Diego FC hand FC Dallas their first road loss
Hirving Lozano recorded two goals and two assists in San Diego FC's 5-0 rout over visiting FC Dallas on Saturday.,San Diego (5-4-2, 17 points) decisively ended its three-match losing streak with the biggest margin of victory in its inaugural season. The previous high was a 3-0 win over the Seattle S...
Megan Fudge wins two golds at U.S. Open Pickleball Championships
Megan Fudge's quest to win three gold medals at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships fell a little short, but Fudge did win two events Saturday in Naples, Fla.,A year after finishing second, Fudge beat Bobbi Oshiro 11-4, 11-7 in the women's pro singles final.,Fudge partnered with Jack Munro and wo...
Four Royals pitchers shut out Orioles
Kris Bubic threw five shutout innings and three relievers completed the six-hitter in the Royals' 4-0 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.,Cavan Biggio, Kyle Isbel and Vinnie Pasquantino all hit solo home runs as the Royals won for the 10th time in 12 games. Maikel Garcia we...
Mikko Rantanen's third-period hat trick propels Stars past Avs in Game 7
Mikko Rantanen had a hat trick and an assist to help the Dallas Stars rally for a 4-2 win against the visiting Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 of their first-round series Saturday.,Dallas advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs and will face the winner of the Winnipeg Jets-St. Louis Bl...