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Top Quarterbacks to Watch for the 2027 NFL Draft
A look ahead to the 2027 NFL Draft with top QB prospects including Arch Manning and CJ Carr....
NBA Playoff Picks: Best Bets for Pistons vs Magic and Nuggets vs Timberwolves
NBA playoff best bets for Monday, including Pistons vs Magic and Nuggets vs Timberwolves predictions....
Bruins D Nikita Zadorov fined $5K for cross-checking
Boston Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov was hit with a $5,000 fine Monday for cross-checking Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin on Sunday.,The incident occurred following a whistle with 16:43 remaining in Boston's 6-1 home loss in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. ,The 6-foot-7 ...
Netherlands' Xavi Simons to miss World Cup with ACL injury
A "heartbroken" Xavi Simons will miss this summer's FIFA World Cup for the Netherlands after tearing his right ACL in English Premier League action on Saturday.,The 23-year-old midfielder was carried off on a stretcher following a collision in the 58th minute of Tottenham Hotspur's 1-0 win at Wolver...
Trump Turnberry passed over for '28 Open Championship
The 2028 Open Championship was awarded to England's Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club on Monday.,The official announcement from the R&A means Scotland's Trump Turnberry must wait until at least 2029 to host the Open.,"Turnberry is still in our thinking," R&A CEO Mark Darbon said Monday at Royal Birk...
5-star Finnish forward pushes Arkansas class to No. 1
Five-star Finnish 7-footer Miika Muurinen committed to Arkansas and elevated John Calipari's 2026 recruiting class to No. 1 in the country, according to ESPN.,Muurinen, 19, who played at multiple U.S. high schools, took an official visit to Arkansas in 2024 before signing to play professionally in S...
HR drought over, Shohei Ohtani leads Dodgers vs. Marlins
As Shohei Ohtani emerges from an early-season downturn, the four-time MVP will now square off against a team that absorbed one of the best days of his career., ,The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to open a three-game home series Monday against the Miami Marlins, who are midway through a six-game road t...
Mariners look to continue leaning on strong bullpen vs. Twins
A bullpen, like an umpiring crew, often goes unnoticed unless it makes mistakes.,The Seattle Mariners would like to challenge that approach. Seattle has enjoyed one of the best bullpens in baseball as of late, and it hopes the trend will continue as it faces the Minnesota Twins to kick off a three-g...
Rays' Steven Matz looks for continued success against Guardians
The Cleveland Guardians spent the weekend on a working vacation in Toronto, playing a series against the Blue Jays and attending Game 3 of the NBA playoff series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors.,Now, they're back at home to begin a three-game set Monday against the surging Tampa ...
Guardians place RHP Shawn Armstrong (groin) on 15-day injured list
The Cleveland Guardians placed right-hander Shawn Armstrong on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of a right groin strain.,The move was retroactive to Thursday. In a corresponding move, the Guardians recalled right-hander Colin Holderman from Triple-A Columbus.,Armstrong, 35, last pitched on ...
Brandon Hagel stays hot as Lightning knot series with Habs
Brandon Hagel scored his second goal of the game with 4:53 remaining in the third period to lift the Tampa Lightning to a 3-2 win over the Canadiens on Sunday night in Montreal.,The Lightning rallied from a 2-0 second-period deficit to even their Eastern Conference first-round series at two games ap...
Monte Coleman, 3-time Super Bowl champion for Washington, dies at 68
Monte Coleman, who won three Super Bowls while playing linebacker his entire NFL career for the Washington franchise, died on Sunday. He was 68.,A cause of death was not given in announcements by the Washington Commanders as well as by Arkansas Pine Bluff, where Coleman was head coach at his hometow...
Jannik Sinner, 19-year old Spaniard Rafael Jodar advance in Madrid
Spanish tennis fans got a glimpse of the future on Sunday as 19-year-old wild-card entry Rafael Jodar of Spain defeated Brazilian phenom Joao Fonseca, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-1, before a roaring crowd at the Madrid Open.,Two days ago, Jodar recorded first top-10 victory, knocking off Australian Alex de Mina...
Thunder set sights on 3rd straight 1st-round sweep in Game 4 vs. Suns
The Oklahoma City Thunder will be aiming for a third consecutive first-round playoff series sweep when they take the court Monday night in Phoenix.,The Suns have a different task -- avoiding being swept in the first round for the second consecutive postseason appearance.,One of the teams will get th...
Report: Undrafted QB Diego Pavia headed to Ravens rookie camp
Vanderbilt star quarterback Diego Pavia has accepted an invitation to the Baltimore Ravens' rookie minicamp next weekend, ESPN reported Sunday.,The Ravens need signal callers for the rookie camp as they don't have any on their roster that qualify and didn't select any in the just-concluded draft. Ba...
Brotherly love: Matt, Alex Fitzpatrick capture meaningful Zurich win
Brothers Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick of England birdied the final hole after their three-stroke lead vanished on the back nine Sunday, leading them to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at Avondale, La.,The birdie on the par-5 18th hole gave them a 1-under-par 71, pushing their tournament total to ...
Casey Schmitt powers Giants' comeback win over Marlins
Casey Schmitt hit a go-ahead home run for the second consecutive day, Landen Roupp ran his personal winning streak to four games and the San Francisco Giants closed out a winning homestand with a 6-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.,Jung Hoo Lee had four hits, including a triple, ...
Sabres smash Bruins to take 3-1 lead back to Buffalo
The visiting Buffalo Sabres ripped off a four-goal first period and never looked back en route to a 6-1 win over the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Sunday afternoon.,Peyton Krebs, Josh Doan, Bowen Byram and Alex Tuch all notched a goal and an assist...
Yandy Diaz, 4 pitchers help Rays complete sweep of Twins
Yandy Diaz belted a two-run homer to highlight a four-run third inning, helping the Tampa Bay Rays complete a three-game series sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 4-2 victory on Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Chandler Simpson went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and a run and Jonathan Aranda j...
Jesus Sanchez hits tiebreaking HR as Blue Jays beat Guardians
Jesus Sanchez homered and drove in three runs on Sunday afternoon to help the Toronto Blue Jays earn a 4-2 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,Vladimir Guerrero had three hits and an RBI for the Blue Jays, who took two of three from Cleveland. Toronto starter Patrick Corbin went 4 ? innin...