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Kansas, Villanova set home-and-home series
Kansas and Villanova men's basketball teams have scheduled a home-and-home series beginning with the 2026-27 season, the schools announced Wednesday.,The series will open at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan., on Nov. 27, 2026. The teams will play at Villanova in November 2027.,"We've had a lot of g...

Action underway at CS Asia Championships in Shanghai
Action got underway Wednesday with 16 teams competing in the $400,000 CS Asia Championships in Shanghai.,The Counter-Strike 2 event begins with two double-elimination groups, with the top three teams from each group advancing to the playoffs: group stage winners to the semifinals, runners-up to the ...

Spurs, Pelicans to play in Paris, Manchester in 2027
The San Antonio Spurs and New Orleans Pelicans will play regular-season games in France and England in 2027.,The Southwest Division foes will clash in Paris on Jan. 14 and Manchester on Jan. 17, the NBA announced Wednesday.,The contests will be the league's 16th in France and sixth in Paris since 19...
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Injuries continues to plague Braves as they visit Marlins
The Atlanta Braves got a big offensive piece of their team back on Tuesday but lost another one.,Ronald Acuna Jr. returned to the lineup after missing 13 games with a strained left hamstring, but Drake Baldwin, who leads all catchers with 13 home runs, was placed on the 10-day injured list because o...

Tigers eager to find offense in encounter vs. Guardians
Every baseball team seems lifeless when it isn't scoring. ,That's the dilemma the Detroit Tigers are facing now.,The Tigers have been slumping mainly due to a punchless attack. Entering the third contest of a four-game home series against the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night, Detroit has just ...

Banged-up Astros pursue series victory over Twins
Jake Meyers is ready to provide the latest jolt of energy to the Houston Astros.,Meyers played center field and went 1-for-3 in his return from the injured list on Tuesday, and he will look to keep the momentum going when Houston faces the Minnesota Twins in the decisive game of a three-game series ...

Isaac Paredes, Astros get by Twins 2-1
Isaac Paredes hit a two-run homer, and that proved to be enough as the Houston Astros held on for a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Jeremy Pena finished 2-for-4 for Houston, which evened its series at one win apiece. The rubber match is set for Wednesday afternoon.,...

Travis Bazzana goes yard as Guardians edge Tigers
Travis Bazzana hit his second home run of the season, a two-run shot, and the visiting Cleveland Guardians edged the reeling Detroit Tigers, 4-3, on Tuesday night.,Kyle Manzardo scored two runs for the American League Central Division leaders. Steven Kwan scored a run and knocked in another as the G...

Falcons among four winners to open DreamLeague Season 29 playoffs
Team Falcons, PARIVISION, Team Spirit and Aurora Gaming kicked off the playoff stage with wins Tuesday at the $1 million DreamLeague Season 29 online event.,Falcons swept Tundra Esports 2-0, PARIVISION outlasted Team Liquid 2-1, Spirit blanked BetBoom Team 2-0 and Aurora rallied to best Natus Vincer...

NBA playoffs scoring highest ratings in nearly three decades
The NBA continues to tout its resurgent TV ratings two rounds into the playoffs.,The first two rounds of the playoffs have averaged 4.5 million viewers per game, NBA PR said Tuesday, with games across ABC, ESPN and new broadcast partners NBC/Peacock and Amazon Prime Video.,According to the league, i...

Braves rebound from beatdown, double up Marlins 8-4
Matt Olson's two-run single sparked a three-run rally in the eighth inning and helped the visiting Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 8-4 on Tuesday.,Olson was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks and three RBIs, as Atlanta rallied against reliever Calvin Faucher (4-3) to even the four-game series at...

Michigan's Morez Johnson staying in NBA draft
Michigan forward Morez Johnson ended speculation he could return to the Wolverines for his junior season by entering the 2026 NBA Draft.,Johnson averaged 13.1 points and 7.3 rebounds last season and played in 40 games for national champion Michigan (37-3). He spent his freshman season at Illinois bu...

MVP bans Claressa Shields for Alycia Baumgardner altercation
Claressa Shields, boxing's undisputed female heavyweight champion, has been banned from all events promoted by Most Valuable Promotions after an altercation this past weekend with fighter Alycia Baumgardner.,In a private VIP area at MVP's inaugural event Saturday at Inglewood, Calif., Shields and Ba...

Earthquakes sign F Darius Johnson through end of season
The San Jose Earthquakes on Tuesday signed forward Darius Johnson through the end of the 2026 season.,The deal with the Grenada international includes options through June 2027 and for the 2027-28 season.,Johnson, 26, was born in England and will occupy an international roster slot with the Earthqua...

Twins demote former top overall pick Royce Lewis
The Minnesota Twins demoted slumping infielder Royce Lewis to Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday.,The news comes on the heels of the Twins sending outfielder Matt Wallner to St. Paul last week. Wallner had 22 homers last season.,Also on Tuesday, the Twins placed catcher Ryan Jeffers on the 10-day injured ...

Report: Twins demoting former top overall pick Royce Lewis
The Minnesota Twins are demoting slumping infielder Royce Lewis to Triple-A St. Paul, The Athletic reported on Tuesday.,The report comes on the heels of the Twins sending outfielder Matt Wallner to St. Paul last week. Wallner had 22 homers last season.,The No. 1 overall pick of the 2017 MLB Draft, L...

PWHL expands to San Jose
The Professional Women's Hockey League announced San Jose, Calif., as the home of its 12th franchise on Tuesday.,It will be the fourth expansion team starting play in 2026-27, along with Detroit, Las Vegas and Hamilton, Ontario.,The PWHL has a press conference scheduled for 12:45 p.m. PT on Tuesday ...
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