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Orioles hire Craig Albernaz as manager
Craig Albernaz became a first-time manager with the Baltimore Orioles on Monday after 11 seasons as an assistant coach.,Albernaz, who turns 43 on Thursday, was the Cleveland Guardians' associate manager this season after serving as bench coach for 2024.,"I am deeply honored and humbled to join the s...

Report: Orioles hiring Craig Albernaz as manager
The Baltimore Orioles are hiring Craig Albernaz as manager, ESPN reported on Sunday night.,Albernaz, who turns 43 on Thursday, was the Cleveland Guardians' associate manager this season after serving as bench coach for 2024.,He fills in the vacancy in Baltimore, which fired manager Brandon Hyde on M...

Mammoth top Jets late for 7th straight win
Dylan Guenther scored the go-ahead goal with 5:36 remaining in the third period and the visiting Utah Mammoth beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 for their seventh straight win.,After a puck battle in the right corner, Logan Cooley got to the loose puck and passed it behind his back to a charging Guenther, w...

Steven Alker goes wire to wire at Simmons Bank, seizes Schwab Cup lead
Steven Alker of New Zealand posted a 3-under-par 69 as he cruised to a seven-shot victory at the Simmons Bank Championship on Sunday in Little Rock, Ark.,At the penultimate event of the PGA Tour Champions season, Alker vaulted from fourth to first place in the season-long Charles Schwab Cup standing...
Dodgers’ $375 Million Ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto Shines in World Series Game 2 Win
Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto proves worth every dollar of his $375M deal with a dominant Game 2 performance vs. the Blue Jays....

Dodgers knot World Series on Yoshinobu Yamamoto's gem vs. Jays
TORONTO -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered a complete-game gem, Will Smith and Max Muncy homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Saturday night to knot the World Series at a game apiece. ,Game 3 of the best-of-seven series will be played Monday at Los Angeles.,Yamamoto...

TCU holds off late rally to edge West Virginia in Morgantown
Josh Hoover threw for 247 yards and a touchdown Saturday night while Trent Battle rushed for 89 yards and a score as visiting TCU stopped West Virginia 23-17 in Morgantown.,Hoover completed 24 of 39 passes for the Horned Frogs (6-2, 3-2 Big 12 Conference), which also got three field goals from Nate ...

Mammoth score 3 early goals, top Wild to win 6th straight
Logan Cooley and Nick Schmaltz scored two goals apiece and the Utah Mammoth pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday evening in St. Paul, Minn.,JJ Peterka and John Marino also scored for Utah, which won its sixth game in a row. Cooley (two goals, one assist) and Marino (one goal...

Timely plays push No. 10 Vanderbilt past No. 15 Missouri
Diego Pavia dove into the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:52 left to give No. 10 Vanderbilt a 17-10 victory over No. 15 Missouri, Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.,On a day when Heisman Trophy candidate Pavia struggled, Vanderbilt (7-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) survived thanks to a key defe...

Steven Alker maintains 5-stroke lead entering final round of Simmons Bank
Steven Alker maintained his sizable lead in the second round of the Simmons Bank Championship Saturday in Little Rock, Ark. by going bogey-free for the second straight day.,After posting an 11-under-par 61 on Friday, Alker shot 6 under on Saturday to enter the final round with a five-stroke lead at ...

On 5-game win streak, Mammoth take on reeling Wild
Despite winning five games in a row, the Utah Mammoth feel as if they have room to improve.,Utah will look to keep building upon its success when it faces off against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday evening in Saint Paul, Minn.,The Mammoth are coming off a 7-4 win over the St. Louis Blues in a contes...

Steven Alker pours in 11 birdies for big Simmons Bank lead
Steven Alker ripped off six straight birdies to finish his first round with a bang and take a five-shot lead at the Simmons Bank Championship on Friday in Little Rock, Ark.,Alker posted an 11-under-par 61 thanks to his birdie binge. The New Zealander's run began at the par-3 13th hole with a right-t...

Unlimited Lamar: Jackson, Ravens optimistic after QB practices Friday
Two-time MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson was a full participant in practice for the first time since Sept. 26, clearing his path to start for the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.,Head coach John Harbaugh and the Baltimore staff will likely wait at least 24 hours to gauge how Jackson's injured right hamstri...

Logan Cooley's hat trick propels streaking Mammoth past Blues
Logan Cooley produced three goals and an assist as the visiting Utah Mammoth defeated the St. Louis Blues 7-4 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory.,Clayton Keller posted two goals and an assist, Nick Schmaltz amassed a goal and two assists, and Ian Cole also scored for the Mammoth.,Dyl...

U.S. prosecutors outline 8 NBA games in wire fraud, conspiracy indictment
An unsealed indictment alleges current and former NBA players and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups were part of an illegal gambling ring using "inside information to profit" from illegal betting activity, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York said Thursday...

Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier arrested in gambling probe
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were arrested Thursday morning in connection with a federal investigation into illegal gambling.,Also taken into custody was former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Damon Jones, who was linked to investigations involv...

Reports: Texas Tech to start QB Will Hammond vs. OK State
Backup quarterback Will Hammond will make his second straight start for No. 14 Texas Tech on Saturday against visiting Oklahoma State, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,Behren Morton still is recovering from a knee injury but would be available in an emergency role for the Red Raiders (6-1, 3-1 Bi...

NBA's Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier arrested in gambling probe
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were arrested Thursday morning in connection with a federal investigation into illegal gambling.,Also taken into custody was former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Damon Jones.,Billups, a member of the Basketball Hal...

Japan's Yomiuri Giants to post INF Kazuma Okamoto
Kazuma Okamoto, one of the top sluggers in Japan, announced Wednesday that he is making himself available to Major League Baseball clubs via the posting system.,"I believe MLB is the best league in the world, and I've always wanted to play there. I've worked hard with that goal in mind," Okamoto sai...

Blues search for consistency vs. surging Mammoth
The St. Louis Blues started their four-game homestand by earning three of a possible six points in games against the Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars and Los Angeles Kings.,But Blues coach Jim Montgomery will be seeking improvement Thursday night when his team hosts the streaking Utah Mammoth in ano...