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College Football Futures 2025: Best Bets for Playoff, Heisman and National Title
Breaking down the best college football futures bets for 2025 including Playoff sleepers, Heisman picks, and longshot national title odds....
Which FCS Schools Could Pull off a Week One Upset (Or Maybe Just Cover)
Week 1 college football betting preview: Montana State, South Dakota, and UT Martin could pull off major FCS upsets over Oregon, Iowa State, and Oklahoma State....
Ex-NFL QB Jay Cutler gets jail time in DUI plea deal
Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler is scheduled to report to jail in Tennessee on Sept. 29 after accepting a plea deal in a case involving DUI and gun charges.,Cutler, 42, entered a guilty plea to driving under the influence in court on Tuesday. He was arrested Oct. 17, 2024, after his Dodge Ram truc...
No. 15 Florida begins tough 2025 slate vs. Long Island
With a daunting Southeastern Conference road to travel awaiting him, Florida Gators coach Billy Napier knows his team's success this season in the powerhouse conference hinges on the development of quarterback DJ Lagway. ,Napier will lead the No. 15 Gators into their season opener Saturday night, be...
Vikings trade picks to reunite with Panthers WR Adam Thielen
Minnesota parted with two draft picks to reunite with Carolina Panthers wide receiver Adam Thielen on Wednesday.,The Panthers will receive a 2026 fifth-round draft pick and a 2027 fourth-round pick in the deal, with the Vikings receiving a seventh-round pick in 2026 and a fifth-rounder in 2027.,The ...
MLB Best Bets Today: Wednesday August 27th Top MLB Totals Predictions
Check out today’s MLB best bets, including Red Sox vs. Orioles and Tigers vs. A’s run totals. Betting breakdowns, odds, and picks for Wednesday's full slate....
High-flying A's look to sweep Tigers
This season got away from the Athletics when they lost 20 of 21 games to fall 17 games below .500 in early June.,But two-plus months later, the Athletics are one of the hotter teams in the majors, and the American League-leading Detroit Tigers are finding it out on an up-close basis.,The soaring A's...
Angels' Jack Kochanowicz to return from minors to face Rangers
The Texas Rangers are hanging around in the race for a wild-card spot in the American League.,They will look to stay in that mode when they clash with the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday evening in the finale of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,The Angels will send right-hander Jack Kochanow...
Pirates hope to keep rolling against Cardinals
After languishing as the lowest-scoring team in the majors this season, the Pittsburgh Pirates finally have picked up their offensive pace, scoring 32 runs during a five-game span.,The Pirates will try to extend that roll Wednesday as their four-game series with the Cardinals continues in St. Louis....
Royals' Ryan Bergert seeks elusive win in finale vs. White Sox
Consistency and composure have accompanied Kansas City Royals rookie right-hander Ryan Bergert in each of his four starts with the team.,Bergert hopes those components finally conspire for his first win with his new club on Wednesday night when he faces the host Chicago White Sox.,Bergert (1-1, 2.79...
Rookie Nolan McLean, Mets seek to sweep Phillies
Shortly after he delivered a walk-off single on Tuesday night, New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo mused that baseball can be "a funny game.",The Mets surely are more entertained lately by the sport's twists and turns than the Philadelphia Phillies are. ,The Mets will look to complete a series sw...
Red Sox look to continue winning ways on road trip vs. Orioles
The road has some bumps in it for the Boston Red Sox, but they keep plugging away in the right direction as they play a string of eight games against American League East rivals away from home.,There's another one set for Wednesday night against the Baltimore Orioles.,The Red Sox have won the first ...
Blue Jays seek to shake off bullpen troubles in finale against Twins
The Toronto Blue Jays are facing some bullpen questions that will continue past the rubber match in their three-game series against the visiting Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.,Despite being fortified at the trade deadline, Toronto's bullpen continues to be inconsistent entering the stretch driv...
Jurickson Profar bids to boost Braves to series win vs. Marlins
The story of the Atlanta Braves in 2025 can be told partly in the person of left fielder Jurickson Profar, who in January signed a three-year, $42 million contract with the team.,Two months later, he was suspended for the first 80 games of this season after testing positive for a performance-enhanci...
Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees shoot for sweep of Nationals
While Anthony Volpe was back at shortstop for the New York Yankees after sitting out two starts, Giancarlo Stanton's return from a day off made the biggest impact on Tuesday.,Coming off his first game with at least five RBIs in more than three years, Stanton will attempt to lead the Yankees to a fou...
Rangers' 3 homers bolster Patrick Corbin in win over Angels
Michael Helman, Kyle Higashioka and Corey Seager had home runs to help Patrick Corbin post his first win since July 10 as the host Texas Rangers swamped the Los Angeles Angels 7-3 Tuesday to even the teams' three-game American League West series.,Corbin (7-9) pitched a season-high scoreless eight in...
Alabama, WVU cancel 2026-27 home-and-home series
The ramifications of the Southeastern Conference's decision to move to a nine-game conference schedule next season are already coming into play, as Alabama and West Virginia mutually agreed on Tuesday to cancel their home-and-home series for 2026 and 2027.,The Crimson Tide replaced the West Virginia...
Athletics use walk-off walk to down Tigers
Darell Hernaiz drew a walk with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Athletics a 7-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night in West Sacramento, Calif., ,Tyler Soderstrom had an RBI single earlier in the frame as the Athletics rallied to score twice afte...
Brandon Nimmo's walk-off single rescues Mets vs. Phillies
Brandon Nimmo hit a walk-off RBI single to send the host New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 6-5 in a back-and-forth battle between the top two teams in the National League East on Tuesday night.,The Mets squandered a 5-2 lead before producing the winning rally without allowin...
Reports: Guardians place Carlos Santana on outright waivers
The Cleveland Guardians placed longtime first baseman Carlos Santana on outright waivers Tuesday, multiple outlets reported, likely ending the slugger's third go-round with the club.,Santana, 39, is on track for perhaps the least productive season of his career, with a .225/.316/.333 slash line thro...