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Jesus Luzardo, Marlins shut down Brewers
Jesus Luzardo pitched eight scoreless innings and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Wednesday night in the rubber match of a three-game set. ,The Marlins, who at 17-34 have more losses than any other team in the National League, have won three ...
Stars preparing for Oilers' stellar offense in conference finals
After the calendar flipped to 2024, the Dallas Stars collected 65 points in the regular season. The only Western Conference squad that racked up more was Edmonton with 67, and the Oilers played one more game.,It should come as no surprise that the Stars and Oilers are meeting when the Western Confer...
Falcons release TE Tucker Fisk, sign two wide receivers
The Atlanta Falcons signed wide receivers Daylen Baldwin and OJ Hiliare and released tight end Tucker Fisk on Wednesday.,Fisk, 25, had been with the Falcons since 2022, mostly on the practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster multiple times in 2023 and played in six games, making two start...
Pacers eager to clean up play against Celtics in Game 2
The Indiana Pacers know where improvement is needed on Thursday when they visit the Boston Celtics for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.,The Pacers committed 22 turnovers in their 133-128 overtime loss in Game 1 on Tuesday, and those miscues led to 32 Boston points. The costliest turnover cam...
2024 Charles Schwab Challenge: Preview, Props, Best Bets
The PGA Tour makes its fourth and final stop in Texas this season for the Charles Schwab Challenge, which begins Thursday at the historical Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth.,In addition to featuring world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, there is additional intrigue with players attempting to qualify for...
Reports: Devils hire Sheldon Keefe as head coach
Sheldon Keefe was named head coach of the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, according to multiple media reports. ,Keefe was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 9, five days after an overtime loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of a first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. ,The Devils finished 38-39...
Adam Scott looking to add to Texas legacy in Colonial return
Australia's Adam Scott looks to add another Texas-sized win to his ledger when he makes his return to the Charles Schwab Challenge this week.,Scott won the 2014 tournament at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, but is back at the event for the first time since 2018.,"I can't believe it's bee...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson aims to be more elusive at lighter weight
Baltimore Ravens star Lamar Jackson, the most prolific running quarterback in the league, aims to make it even tougher on opposing defenses this coming season.,Coming off his second NFL Most Valuable Player award, Jackson has lost weight and appears slimmer at the team's OTAs this week. Though he di...
Padres' Xander Bogaerts to IL with fractured shoulder
The San Diego Padres placed second baseman Xander Bogaerts on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a fractured left shoulder.,The four-time All-Star sustained the injury when he dove to reach a ground ball in the third inning in the opening game of Monday's doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves....
Royals blast Tigers 8-3 for series sweep
Cole Ragans struck out a career-high 12 batters, Freddy Fermin drove in three runs, and the host Kansas City Royals completed a three-game series sweep by downing the Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Wednesday afternoon.,Ragans (4-3) gave up just one hit and walked three in six scoreless innings. Bobby Witt Jr...
Angels edge Astros on Kyren Paris’ first major league HR
Tyler Anderson gave up one run in eight innings, Kyren Paris hit his first career major league home run, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the host Houston Astros 2-1 Wednesday afternoon.,The Angels took two of three in the series, ending Houston's streak of eight consecutive series victories against ...
Jordan Spieth: Lack of patience 'has gotten me in trouble'
Three-time major winner Jordan Spieth said Wednesday that patience has not been his strong suit at times during his career, adding that a lack of it "has gotten me in trouble.",Spieth made the comments at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, ahead of this week's Charles Schwab Challenge.,Spie...
Max Kepler, Carlos Correa power Twins past Nationals
Max Kepler homered, doubled and scored two runs and Carlos Correa also hit a home run to lead the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals in the rubber game of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon.,Steven Okert (1-0) picked up the win in relief of starter Si...
Roger Goodell resurfaces potential 18-game season at NFL meetings
At the NFL annual spring meeting in Nashville, commissioner Roger Goodell resurfaced the idea of playing 18 games.,Goodell closed the three-day rules and planning session Wednesday with another round of discussion about the potential of an 18-game regular season. The NFL season as constituted is 18 ...
White Sox place Eloy Jimenez, Steven Wilson on IL
The Chicago White Sox placed designated hitter Eloy Jimenez on the 10-day injured list and right-hander Steven Wilson on the 15-day IL on Wednesday.,Jimenez is dealing with a left hamstring strain. The move involving Wilson, dealing with a back strain, is retroactive to Monday.,Chicago recalled outf...
Reports: LaMelo Ball, Hornets sued by North Carolina mother
A North Carolina woman has filed a lawsuit against Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball and the team, contending Ball struck her then-11-year-old son with his SUV.,USA Today and ESPN, whom reviewed the lawsuit, said Wednesday that Tamaria McRae alleges that her son approached Ball's vehicle as he was...
Interim coach named after Sac State's David Patrick resigns
David Patrick resigned as head men's basketball coach at Sacramento State on Wednesday to take the associate head coaching position at LSU.,The Hornets promptly named associate head coach Michael Czepil as the interim head coach for the 2024-25 season. ,Patrick went 24-42 in two seasons in Sacrament...
'Refreshed' course awaits golfers at Charles Schwab Challenge
As the world of men's golf comes off its second major championship of the season, it will not be the players but rather the course itself that takes center stage at the Charles Schwab Challenge, beginning Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Colonial Country Club is the PGA Tour's longest-running venue fo...
Kings remove interim tag, name Jim Hiller head coach
The Los Angeles Kings removed the interim tag and named Jim Hiller as the club's 30th head coach in franchise history on Wednesday.,Multiple media outlets reported Hiller agreed to a multi-year contract. ,The Kings fired Todd McLellan on Feb. 2 and tabbed Hiller as the team's interim head coach. Und...
Liquid, Eternal Fire advance to CCT Global Finals championship
Eternal Fire and Team Liquid advanced to the grand final of the Champion of Champions Tour Season 1 Global Finals on Wednesday. ,The teams will play for the championship in a best-of-five on Thursday. The winner will receive half of the $500,000 prize pool.,Eternal Fire swept GamerLegion while Liqui...