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Dream move Caitlin Clark visits to State Farm Arena
The Atlanta Dream are the latest WNBA team to accommodate attendance demands for visits by the Indiana Fever and rookie sensation Caitlin Clark.,The Dream announced Thursday that home dates against the Fever on June 21 and Aug. 26 will be played at State Farm Arena, home of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.,...
Playoff exit casts doubt over J.B. Bickerstaff's future with Cavs
Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff is not guaranteed a return to Cleveland despite his team advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals.,According to multiple reports, Bickerstaff and his assistant coaches are still being evaluated and not promised they'll be back with the Cavs next season. ,Back-t...
Mystik Dan seeing Triple as path opens at Preakness
Mystik Dan's path to winning the Kentucky Derby opened up about midway through the final turn after he cleared out pacesetter Track Phantom and rode the rail to the slightest of victories.,His path to capturing Saturday's 149th Preakness Stakes cleared out a bit on Wednesday.,Mystik Dan's owners Zed...
Reports: Arizona State to name Graham Rossini as AD
Arizona State is expected to promote Graham Rossini to fill the vacant athletic director position, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,The position has been open since Ray Anderson resigned Nov. 13.,Rossini is the Sun Devils' senior associate athletic director and chief business officer. He was hire...
NASCAR to keep Cup Series championship in Phoenix
NASCAR revealed part of its 2025 schedule on Thursday, announcing that Phoenix Raceway will host the Cup Series championship race on Nov. 2.,It will be the sixth consecutive year that Championship Week has been held in Phoenix, starting in 2020. NBC Sports will air the title race.,NASCAR also disclo...
Gen.G defeat Bilibili Gaming to reach MSI final
Gen.G defeated Bilibili Gaming 3-1 on Thursday to secure a berth in the grand final of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational 2024 in Chengdu, China.,The grand final is scheduled for Sunday, and Gen.G await the winner of Saturday's lower-bracket final. In that round, Bilibili Gaming will face...
Astros turn to Cristian Javier in bid for 4-game sweep of A's
The objective was clear for left-hander Framber Valdez on the heels of a pair of victories that required the Houston Astros to utilize their bullpen to cover 33 outs: Work deep into his start.,With Valdez throwing seven shutout innings, the Astros needed only one reliever -- right-hander Seth Martin...
Phillies shoot for home-and-home sweep of Mets
With Edmundo Sosa filling in capably for injured shortstop Trea Turner, the Philadelphia Phillies keep on winning.,Philadelphia will look for its second consecutive two-game sweep of the Mets when it hosts New York on Thursday. The Phillies won two games in New York to start the week, then followed ...
Framber Valdez spares Astros' bullpen in win over A's
Framber Valdez logged seven shutout innings as the Houston Astros beat the visiting Oakland Athletics for the third consecutive day, prevailing 3-0 on Wednesday.,With the Astros in desperate need of length from their starter, Valdez (3-1) delivered. Houston burned through its bullpen while winning t...
Former Louisville K John Wallace dies at 31
Former Louisville kicker John Wallace died on Wednesday, the school announced. He was 31.,The university didn't divulge a cause of death.,Wallace played for the Cardinals from 2012-15 and kicked a school-record 66 career field goals. He booted two field goals to help Louisville beat Florida 33-23 in...
Angels belt three homers, take finale vs. Cardinals
Zach Neto, Nolan Schanuel and Taylor Ward hit solo home runs as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 on Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif.,Willie Calhoun went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI for the Angels, who snapped a three-game losing streak by salvaging the finale...
Real Salt Lake stay hot, blank Seattle
Diego Luna had a goal and an assist in Real Salt Lake's 2-0 win over the visiting Seattle Sounders on Wednesday.,Red-hot Salt Lake is 6-0-3 in its last nine regular-season matches, giving RSL (7-2-4, 25 points) a four-point cushion for the Western Conference lead.,The Sounders (3-6-4, 13 points) wer...
Angels LHP Amir Garrett designated for assignment
The Los Angeles Angels designated left-handed reliever Amir Garrett for assignment prior to Wednesday night's game against the St. Louis Cardinals.,Garrett served up a two-run homer to Alec Burleson in the seventh inning of Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.,Garrett, 32, had a 5.06 ERA i...
Charlotte FC edge Fire for first road win
Ashley Westwood scored in the 60th minute and Charlotte FC earned their first road win of the year with a 1-0 blanking of the struggling Chicago Fire on Wednesday night.,Westwood got a free kick after Patrick Agyemang drew a foul at the top of the box from Carlos Teran, a decision that upset Chicago...
Denis Bouanga's brace gives LAFC first road win
Denis Bouanga scored twice to lift Los Angeles FC to their first road win, 2-0 against host St. Louis City on Wednesday.,Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris made seven saves for Los Angeles (6-4-3, 21 points) to earn his first MLS shutout.,St. Louis (3-2-7, 16 points) lost at home for the first time this season ...
Cale Makar, Avs down Stars in Game 5, extend series
Defenseman Cale Makar scored two goals on Wednesday, helping the visiting Colorado Avalanche stave off elimination with a 5-3 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series.,The Stars hold a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series heading into Game 6 on Friday in D...
Minnesota United pull even late, play to draw with Galaxy
Second-half substitutes Dejan Joveljic and Diego Fagundez scored seven minutes apart for the LA Galaxy, but Minnesota United responded with a late goal for a 2-2 draw on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Kervin Arriaga scored on a header in the 80th minute for his second goal of the season for Mi...
Late goals help Nashville SC end skid vs. Toronto FC
Substitute Shaq Moore scored in the 81st minute and Teal Bunbury added an insurance goal 10 minutes later as Nashville SC ended their lengthy winless rut against visiting, short-handed Toronto FC with a 2-0 victory on Wednesday night.,Moore, who came on at the beginning of the second half, was the r...
NFL week-by-week 2024 schedule
NFL week-by-week 2024 schedule. All times ET.,Week 1,Thursday, Sept. 5,8:20 p.m., Baltimore at Kansas City ,Friday, Sept. 6,8:15 p.m., Green Bay at Philadelphia,Sunday, Sept. 8,1 p.m., Tennessee at Chicago,1 p.m., Arizona at Buffalo,1 p.m., Pittsburgh at Atlanta,1 p.m., New England at Cincinnati,1 p...
Framber Valdez spares Astros' bullpen in beating A's
Framber Valdez logged seven shutout innings and the Houston Astros claimed a four-game series against the visiting Oakland Athletics with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday.,With the Astros in desperate need of length from their starter, Valdez (3-1) delivered. Houston burned through its bullpen while winni...