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Orlando City aim to continue ascent vs. winless CF Montreal
Manager Oscar Pareja will try to help Orlando City extend their unbeaten run in Saturday night's match at CF Montreal after receiving a three-year contract extension this week.,Pareja is in his sixth season with Orlando City (3-2-3, 12 points), with whom he's won the 2022 U.S. Open Cup and led the c...
Stanley Cup Playoffs: Three Must-Watch First-Round Matchups
These are three can’t-miss series that kick off the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, packed with rivalries, redemption arcs, and star-studded storylines....
Austin FC look to put loss in rear-view mirror vs. winless Galaxy
Austin FC will look to get back on track when they host the surprisingly winless Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday afternoon.,Austin FC (4-3-1, 13 points) head home after their most uneven match of the season, a 5-1 loss in Vancouver last weekend. The Texas contingent allowed two more goals than it had...
Nazem Kadri, Flames topple playoff-bound Kings
Nazem Kadri scored twice as the visiting Calgary Flames topped the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 on Thursday in the last game of the NHL's regular season.,Mikael Backlund added a goal and an assist for Calgary (41-27-14, 96 points), which wrapped up its season on a four-game winning streak and improved to 7...
UNC lands South Alabama QB Gio Lopez via transfer portal
A day after newly arrived quarterback Ryan Browne announced that he is leaving North Carolina, the Tar Heels landed Gio Lopez out of the transfer portal.,Lopez was the starting quarterback as a redshirt freshman at South Alabama last season as the Jaguars went 7-6 and won the Salute to Veterans Bowl...
Jackets rout Isles, finish season on 6-game win streak
Jet Greaves made 36 saves for the Columbus Blue Jackets, helping them to a 6-1 win against the visiting New York Islanders on Thursday in the regular-season finale for both teams.,Greaves, a 24-year-old rookie, won his final five starts, allowing four goals in that span.,Cole Sillinger and Zach Were...
Joel Dahmen shoots course-record 62, leads Corales Puntacana
Joel Dahmen poured in 10 birdies with no bogeys to shoot a course record and set the first-round lead at the Corales Puntacana Championship on Thursday in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.,Dahmen's 62 at the Puntacana Resort's Corales Golf Course was enough for a two-stroke lead over Keith Mitchell, E...
Phillies OF Nick Castellanos departs with hip tightness
The Philadelphia Phillies removed right fielder Nick Castellanos from Thursday's game against the San Francisco Giants with left hip flexor tightness.,Max Kepler moved to right field for the top of the seventh inning while Edmundo Sosa took over in left.,Castellanos, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI and...
Twins, Braves scuffling ahead of three-game series
Two pitchers looking for their first win will square off on Friday when the Minnesota Twins visit the Atlanta Braves to begin a three-game series between a pair of struggling teams.,Minnesota will send Chris Paddack (0-2, 9.49 ERA) to the mound against Atlanta's Bryce Elder (0-1, 7.20) in the first ...
Braves add veteran OF Alex Verdugo to active roster
Four weeks after he was signed as a free agent, the Atlanta Braves added outfielder Alex Verdugo to the active roster Thursday.,in a corresponding move, outfielder Bryan De La Cruz was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett.,Verdugo, 28, was not signed until the latter portion of spring training and played n...
Damian Lillard’s Remarkable Recovery Comes Just in Time for the Bucks
Damian Lillard has been cleared of blood clots and is ramping up workouts, just three weeks after being ruled out indefinitely....
Bucks' Damian Lillard off medication, but no timeline set for return
Milwaukee Bucks star guard Damian Lillard has been cleared for full basketball activity, the team announced Thursday.,He had been treated for deep vein thrombosis in his right calf and was taking blood-thinning medication, forcing him to sit out the final 14 games of the regular season. The team sai...
MLB Player Prop Best Bet: Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers, April 17
Jack Kochanowicz faces a tough test in Texas — and we’re betting he won’t last 17 outs. Here’s why the under is the smart prop play in Rangers-Angels....
French Open to pay tribute to 14-time champ Rafael Nadal
The French Open will honor 14-time champion Rafael Nadal in a ceremony next month on the opening day of play at Roland Garros in Paris.,Nadal, coming off of injuries, lost in the first round to Alexander Zverev at the French Open last summer in his final tournament appearance. The Spaniard retired l...
Yes, It’s Early, but These MLB Last-Place Teams Should Be Worried
Expanded playoffs offer hope — but not for everyone. Here are the last-place MLB teams that should already be sweating....
Where Shedeur Sanders Lands Could Make — Or Break — His NFL Future
Shedeur Sanders’ NFL career may hinge on where he lands. From Cleveland to Pittsburgh, some fits are golden — others, disastrous....
The Real MVP of the NBA Postseason? The Referees
The NBA postseason is turning into a whistle fest — and not in a good way. Defense is winning, but the refs are stealing the show....
Predators coast past Stars, who enter playoffs on 7-game losing skid
Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and two assists Wednesday night as the Nashville Predators closed their disappointing season with a 5-1 rout over the visiting Dallas Stars, who limp into the playoffs on a seven-game losing streak.,Jordan Oesterle and Jonathan Marchessault each recorded a goal and an assist...
Jake Burger, Corey Seager lead Rangers past Angels
Corey Seager had three hits and two RBI and Jake Burger added three hits as the host Texas Rangers defeated the suddenly swooning Los Angeles Angels 3-1 on Wednesday night in Arlington, Texas.,Left-hander Patrick Corbin, a two-time All-Star and a Cy Young Award finalist, pitched 5 1/3 innings to get...
Predators coast past Stars, who enter playoffs on seven-game losing skid
Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and two assists Wednesday night as the Nashville Predators closed their disappointing season with a 5-1 rout over the visiting Dallas Stars, who limp into the playoffs on a seven-game losing streak.,Jordan Oesterle and Jonathan Marchessault each recorded a goal and an assist...