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Top Ten Biggest Sporting Events in November 2024
As the holiday season nears, November blesses sports fans with a loaded calendar of sports. These are Deadspin's top ten biggest sporting events in November....
Hana Wakimoto maintains lead at Toto Japan Classic
Japan's Hana Wakimoto carded a 4-under-par 68 in Friday's second round to maintain her lead at the Toto Japan Classic in Shinga, Japan.,Wakimoto moved to 13-under-par and sits two strokes ahead of Yealimi Noh and Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn in the no-cut event at Seta Golf Course.,Wakimoto followed ...
Houston, We Have A Problem: C.J. Stroud Needs To Play Better For Texans
C.J. Stroud's Houston Texans suffered an ugly loss on Thursday Night Football against the New York Jets. Stroud needs to play better to right the ship for the Texans....
Friday November 1 Best Sports Betting Picks, Predictions for NHL, NBA, College Football
It's a diverse platter of sports on Friday November 1st, and these are our top sports betting picks for the NHL, NBA, and college football slate of games....
Paris Olympics fuel Peacock surge in subscriptions
Peacock parent company Comcast reported Thursday that its streaming service added 3 million subscribers during its live broadcast of the Paris Olympics.,Comcast, which also owns NBC Sports, said it made $32.1 billion in total revenue during the third quarter, which was boosted by Peacock's 9 percent...
MLB offseason primer: Juan Soto tops free agent class
Barely an hour after the final out of the World Series, New York Yankees slugger Juan Soto declared himself open for business on the free agent market.,His asking price might be beyond the comfort zone for most clubs, but Soto is keeping an open mind as he approaches the biggest payday of his life.,...
Big 12: Games not compromised by unsecure helmet radio comms
After Texas Tech raised concerns about the encryption of helmet communications, the Big 12 Conference announced on Thursday that its games have not been compromised by unencrypted frequencies. ,Per ESPN, Texas Tech contacted the Big 12 regarding its recent losses to Baylor and TCU to ensure that the...
Nuggets, Timberwolves clash for first time since West semis
The Denver Nuggets enjoyed a two-day break after working overtime to posting back-to-back victories earlier this week.,Now Denver will turn its attention to another Western Conference powerhouse, the Minnesota Timberwolves, when the teams tip off Friday night at Minneapolis.,The Nuggets' OT wins bot...
Patrick Mahomes eyeing WNBA franchise for Kansas City
Patrick Mahomes said he wants to see a WNBA expansion team come to Kansas City.,Unlike the average professional athlete, Mahomes may have the pull, and the money, to make it happen.,"We want to get basketball to Kansas City in general and then WNBA," Mahomes said Thursday. "The success that they've ...
Ugo Humbert stuns Carlos Alcaraz at Paris Masters
No. 15 seed Ugo Humbert fired up his supporters in his native France by toppling No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 in the Round of 16 at the Rolex Paris Masters on Thursday.,Humbert won the first five games of the match and sailed to a first-set win, but Alcaraz punched back in the se...
Riding four-game skid, Flames try to cool off red-hot Devils
Goals have come fast and furious for the New Jersey Devils in their past two games, and they will look for more when they continue their western Canada road trip on Friday at the Calgary Flames.,The Devils, who sat atop the Metropolitan Division entering Thursday, arrive in Calgary after a dominant ...
Orioles trade for A's OF Daz Cameron
The Baltimore Orioles acquired outfielder Daz Cameron from the Oakland Athletics on Thursday in exchange for cash considerations.,Cameron, 27, played the 2024 campaign with Oakland after three years (2020-22) with the Detroit Tigers. Cameron was in the Orioles' organization in 2023, spending the who...
Liam Lawson unapologetic for aggressive driving vs. Sergio Perez
The battle between Formula 1 drivers Liam Lawson and Sergio Perez has continued from the track into a war of words following last Sunday's Mexico Grand Prix.,Adding to the drama, Perez drives for Red Bull Racing, and Lawson has just two races under his belt since his promotion as a full-time member ...
Mike Shanahan, Mike Holmgren among 9 coaching candidates for HOF
Super Bowl-winning head coaches Tom Coughlin, Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan and George Seifert are among the nine semifinalists from the coach category nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ,Only one finalist from the group can be named a finalist to be considered by the full Hall of Fame Sele...
There is now a Will (Venable) -- can the White Sox find a way forward?
The Chicago White Sox essentially entered the shower moved from Old Comiskey Park to the main concourse level above the bleachers at their South Side ballpark, in search of a much-needed cleansing., ,There is plenty of caked-on muck developed over the last two seasons. The long process of removing i...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (back/knee) misses second straight practice
Reigning MVP Lamar Jackson missed practice for the second consecutive day on Thursday, prompting concern over his status for the Ravens' home game Sunday against the Denver Broncos.,Coach John Harbaugh had described Jackson's absence on Wednesday as a "rest" day, but the injury report released later...
Fairleigh Dickinson faces tall task in opener at Miami
Miami opens its season Monday against visiting Fairleigh Dickinson looking ahead while longing to outrun fresh memories of last season.,One player longing for those recent glory days with the Hurricanes is Nijel Pack, an elite 3-point shooter who averaged 13.3 points last season and was selected to ...
Must-See college basketball matchups in 2024-25
There are some households that put up Christmas trees on Halloween, and dye eggs while the snow flies. ,And there are those homes where college basketball is a foreign concept retrained every year only after college football and NFL seasons hit hibernation.,Don't be those guys. ,College buckets are ...
Astralis, G2 win groups at BLAST Premier World Final
Astralis and G2 Esports won their groups Thursday and advanced to the semifinals of the $1 million BLAST Premier: World Final 2024 in Sentosa, Singapore.,Astralis swept MOUZ in the Group A winners match and G2 swept Team Spirit in the Group B winners match. MOUZ and Spirit moved into the quarterfina...
Clemson tackles Charleston Southern in opener with tournament return on its mind
After a memorable run to the Elite Eight in March, how the Clemson men's basketball team performs early this season ranks among interesting storylines in the new-look Atlantic Coast Conference. ,The Tigers tip off the 2024-25 season on Monday against visiting Charleston Southern. Clemson has never l...