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The NBA’s Top Three Teams Are Inevitable — Just Like March Madness Letdowns
The NBA playoff race feels wide open — until you realize the top three teams are inevitable. Just like March Madness, the upsets are fun... until reality hits....
MLB Over/Under Bet: Seattle Mariners vs. San Francisco Giants, April 5
Betting preview for Mariners vs. Giants: Expect a low-scoring matchup behind strong starting pitching and a pitcher-friendly park. Take a look at the Under 8....
Maryland hero Derik Queen enters NBA draft
Maryland big man Derik Queen is saying good-bye to the school after one season and declaring for the NBA draft.,The 6-foot-10 Queen made his announcement on ESPN, saying "I'm entering the 2025 NBA Draft.",The star freshman from Baltimore averaged 16.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in 36 games for the Terr...
Royals acquire INF/OF Nick Gordon from Orioles
The Kansas City Royals acquired infielder/outfielder Nick Gordon from the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday for cash considerations.,Gordon, who signed a minor league deal with the Orioles in the offseason, was 4-for-13 in four games at Triple-A Norfolk.,The 29-year-old Gordon has played in the major le...
Thunder out to solve Lakers' chemistry test
Head coach JJ Redick knew it would not exactly be smooth sailing for the Los Angeles Lakers after the team's blockbuster Feb. 2 trade to acquire Luka Doncic.,Redick and the Lakers will get another chance to work on the process when Los Angeles visits the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday for the first...
Jacob Markstrom, Devils shut out rival Rangers
Timo Meier and Jesper Bratt scored on special teams 87 seconds apart in the second period as the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 4-0 on Saturday afternoon in Newark, N.J.,Meier's power-play goal and Bratt's short-handed marker gave the Devils (41-29-7, 89 points) their third win over the...
Opportunities abound when Nets take on Raptors
Already eliminated from postseason consideration, the Brooklyn Nets and visiting Toronto Raptors will continue to take a peek at the future when the teams face each other Sunday afternoon.,The Nets (25-52) enter the final week of the regular season with a nine-percent chance of winning the NBA draft...
All eyes on Capitals' Alex Ovechkin with record in reach vs. Islanders
The New York Islanders and Washington Capitals became joined together in history on April 19, 1987, when they concluded the "Easter Epic" -- Game 7 of the Patrick Division semifinals eventually won by the Islanders in quadruple overtime.,Almost 38 years later, Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has a chanc...
Texas A&M names Samford's Bucky McMillan as head coach
Texas A&M tabbed Samford head coach Bucky McMillan to the same post with the Aggies on Saturday.,A three-time Southern Conference coach of the year (2022-24), McMillan replaces Buzz Williams at College Station. Williams accepted the head coaching job with Maryland on Tuesday, two days after former T...
D-backs place 2B Ketel Marte (hamstring) on 10-day IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed star second baseman Ketel Marte on the 10-day injured list Saturday due a strained left hamstring.,The Diamondbacks recalled fellow infielder Tim Tawa from Triple-A Reno in a corresponding move.,Marte was removed from Arizona's game against the Washington Nationals in...
Prominence on display as UConn faces South Carolina for national title
UConn coach Geno Auriemma called his Huskies and their national championship game opponent, South Carolina, "the two most prominent programs right now in women's college basketball." ,It is fitting, then, that as the 2024-25 season concludes Sunday at Tampa, Fla., the Huskies (36-3) are pursuing the...
Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard head 2025 Hall of Fame class
Former NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard, along with former women's star Sue Bird, highlighted a decorated group named to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 on Saturday.,Women's stars Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles, head coach Billy Donovan, Miami Heat owner Micky Arison, r...
Admire Daytona qualifies for Kentucky Derby with win in Dubai
Admire Daytona earned a position in the Kentucky Derby as the Yukihiro Kato-trained colt held on to beat Heart of Honor by a nose in the UAE Derby in Dubai on Saturday.,This is the fourth consecutive year that a Japan-based horse has won the UAE Derby. Admire Daytona ran the 1 3/16-mile track at the...
UAB standout Yaxel Lendeborg transfers to Michigan, will test draft waters
Yaxel Lendeborg, listed by 247Sports as the No. 1 transfer player in the nation, has committed to Michigan.,The 247Sports transfer portal listings confirmed the move on Saturday. He spent the past two seasons at UAB after starting his career at the junior college level at Arizona Western.,Multiple o...
Bulls readying for postseason; Hornets preparing for next season
The Chicago Bulls know they will be playing beyond the regular season, but making sure all the pieces are clicking is an essential task over their final five games.,They starts Sunday afternoon when they visit the struggling Charlotte Hornets.,The Bulls (35-42) have clinched a spot in the play-in ro...
Pitt G Jaland Lowe transferring to Kentucky
Pitt star guard Jaland Lowe is transferring to Kentucky.,The 247Sports transfer portal tracker confirmed the news Saturday morning. The tracker listed him as a four-star transfer and the No. 20 overall player available.,Lowe, who entered the transfer portal earlier this week, led Pitt in points (16....
Clippers may sit Kawhi Leonard in rematch with Mavericks
The Los Angeles Clippers will continue their quest for a top-six spot in the Western Conference when they face the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night at Inglewood, Calif., for the second consecutive night., ,The Clippers (45-32) earned an impressive 114-91 victory over the Mavericks on Friday to win...
Angels aim to overcome setback in rematch vs. Guardians
Despite posting a franchise-record 99 losses in 2024, the Los Angeles Angels have a growing sense of optimism about this season.,The Angels are off to a good start, including two wins in extra innings on a season-opening road trip.,Los Angeles, however, will look to bounce back from an 8-6 loss in t...
With first win in the books, Braves look for more against Marlins
The Atlanta Braves will hope to keep their new-found offense rolling when they host the Miami Marlins in the second game of a three-game series on Saturday.,The pitching matchups feature a pair of right-handers -- Atlanta's A.J. Smith-Shawver (0-1, 4.50 ERA) against Miami's Cal Quantrill (0-1, 13.50...
Rockies turn to German Marquez vs. A's in bid to halt slide
German Marquez has had a long road back to the Colorado Rockies' rotation, but the franchise leader in strikeouts appears to have his sharpness again.,Marquez (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is set to make his second start of the season on Saturday evening when the Rockies host the Athletics in Denver. He will try ...