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Five Programs Set to Make Major Strides in the 2026 College Football Season
LSU leads a list of college football programs positioned for major improvement in 2026, alongside Auburn, UCLA, Wisconsin and Boise State....

Mets, Marlins on quest to avoid last place in NL East
The New York Mets were thinking about playing in the World Series when the season started.,But now, 51 games into the 2026 campaign, the Mets will look to climb out of last place in the National League East Saturday afternoon when they visit the Miami Marlins in the middle game of a three-game serie...

Never-say-die Twins vie to clinch series win vs. Red Sox
The Minnesota Twins powered up late for a series-opening win and will seek to take two games in a row from the host Boston Red Sox when the teams continue their three-game set on Saturday afternoon.,Minnesota rallied from 4-0 and 6-3 deficits to win 8-6 on Friday, as Byron Buxton and Austin Martin e...

Phillies' ace Zack Wheeler tasked with slowing down red-hot Guardians
Zack Wheeler's return has been everything for which the Philadelphia Phillies could have hoped.,However, Wheeler will face a major challenge Saturday when the host Phillies try to snap the Cleveland Guardians' seven-game winning streak.,In the first game of the weekend series, Cleveland emerged with...

Byron Buxton, Austin Martin hit 2-run homers to power Twins past Red Sox
Byron Buxton and Austin Martin hit two-run home runs in the seventh inning as the visiting Minnesota Twins came from behind for an 8-6 win over the Boston Red Sox to begin a three-game series Friday night.,The Twins rallied from deficits of 4-0 and 6-3 to win on the strength of the four-run frame, t...

Eury Perez, Marlins shut down Mets to end 3-game skid
Owen Caissie collected two RBIs and Jakob Marsee made a pair of impressive catches in center field Friday night for the host Miami Marlins, who edged the New York Mets 2-1 in the opener of a three-game series.,Eury Perez and three relievers combined on a three-hitter for the Marlins, who snapped a t...

Kansas City, Red Bulls each look to carry momentum into World Cup break
After a dreadful start to the season, Sporting Kansas City hope a rare winning streak can help turn things around ahead of an interconference meeting with the visiting New York Red Bulls on Saturday.,Kansas City (3-8-2, 11 points) enters play having won back-to-back games against the Los Angeles Gal...

Guardians win 7th straight, nip Phils 1-0 on late pinch-hit HR
Pinch hitter Kyle Manzardo hit a ninth-inning home run off Jhoan Duran to lift the visiting Cleveland Guardians to their seventh straight win, a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday., ,In the opener of a three-game series, Gavin Williams (7-3) and the Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez shi...

Victor Wembanyama a unanimous All-Defensive first-team selection
After being named the unanimous Defensive Player of the Year last month, dominant San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama was also the lone unanimous pick for the All-Defensive First Team, the NBA announced on Friday night. ,Wembanyama, 22, was joined on the first team by one of his opponents ...

Consistent Tommy Gainey moves atop leaderboard at Trophy Hassan
Tommy Gainey posted his second straight 6-under-par 67 to take a one-stroke lead through two rounds of the Trophy Hassan II on Friday in Rabat, Morocco.,Gainey, who began the day a stroke out of the lead, paired eight birdies with two bogeys to improve to 12-under 134 at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam. He'...
Three MLB Futures Worth Betting Before the Odds Disappear
Looking for MLB futures value? These three bets include the Dodgers to win the NL, Ben Rice for AL MVP and Will Venable for Manager of the Year....

Canes out to rebound from first playoff loss, even series vs. Habs
The Carolina Hurricanes will try to bounce back from their most one-sided loss in more than two months when they face the Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday evening in Raleigh, N.C.,The Canadiens, who reached the conference finals by winning two seven-game seri...

Ivan Toney makes England's WC roster but 3 key others do not
Strikers Ivan Toney and Ollie Watkins have been named to England's 26-man roster for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, coach Thomas Tuchel announced.,Toney and Watkins impressed for their respective teams, with the former faring well with Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli and the latter with Aston Villa in t...

OWCS 2026 Champions Clash gets underway in Tokyo
The Overwatch Champions Series 2026 Champions Clash got underway Friday with eight teams competing in Tokyo.,The winner of the double-elimination Overwatch 2 event will qualify for this summer's Midseason Championship in Paris.,Twisted Minds reached the upper-bracket semifinals by beating All Gamers...

Falcons, MOUZ, Legacy and MIBR reach CS Asia semifinals
Team Falcons, MOUZ, MIBR and Legacy advanced to the CS Asia Championships semifinals in Shanghai on Friday.,Sixteen teams began the $400,000 Counter-Strike 2 event on Wednesday. The winner of best-of-five grand final on Sunday will take home $150,000.,Falcons began the action Friday by sweeping Lega...
MLB Best Bets Today: Guardians Value Play and White Sox-Giants Total
Friday’s MLB betting card features a Guardians first-five underdog play and a White Sox-Giants under backed by strong pitching metrics....

Marlins' Eury Perez stumbles into series-opening matchup with Mets
Marlins right-hander Eury Perez will try to end his five-start losing streak when Miami hosts the New York Mets on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,The teams are battling for last place in the National League East.,The Marlins lost the final three contests in a four-game series against t...

Canadiens' attack stuns Hurricanes in East finals opener
Juraj Slafkovsky scored twice in a three-point outing as the Montreal Canadiens rode a four-goal first period to a 6-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday at Raleigh, N.C., in the opening clash of the Eastern Conference finals.,Cole Caufield and Phillip Danault both scored once and added an...

Canadiens attack stuns Hurricanes in Eastern finals opener
Juraj Slafkovsky scored twice in a three-point outing as the visiting Montreal Canadiens rode a four-goal first period to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2 Thursday in Raleigh, N.C., in the opening clash of the Eastern Conference finals.,Cole Caufield and Phillip Danault both scored once and added an...

Braves ride Michael Harris II's 2 homers to series win over Marlins
Michael Harris II hit two home runs and Mike Yastrzemski broke out of a slump with a homer and three hits to help the visiting Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 9-3 on Thursday.,Atlanta won the last three games of the four-game series, but it may have lost Ronald Acuna Jr. The star right fielder...