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Liquid avenges loss to PARIVISION, win PGL Wallachia Season 4
Team Liquid won the fifth and final map in 72 minutes and 30 seconds to take down PARIVISION 3-2 in the grand final of PGL Wallachia Season 4 on Sunday in Bucharest, Romania.,In a rematch of Saturday's upper-bracket final, Liquid got out to a 2-0 lead, winning in 37 minutes and 43 minutes on red. PA...

Marlins demote struggling RHP Connor Gillispie to Triple-A
The Miami Marlins optioned starting pitcher Connor Gillispie to Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday and promoted fellow right-hander Luarbert Arias to take his place on the active roster.,Gillispie, 27, posted a 0-3 record with an 8.65 ERA in six starts this season. ,That includes Saturday's start at Se...
MLB Over/Under Best Bet: Los Angeles Angels vs. Minnesota Twins, April 27th
April 27th's top MLB pick is an over/under total for the Los Angeles Angels vs. Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon....

Pistons C Isaiah Stewart (knee) out for Game 4 vs. Knicks
Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart will sit out his third straight contest on Sunday when he misses Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the visiting New York Knicks due to right knee inflammation.,Stewart, who originally was questionable to play on Sunday, is listed as out...

Team Vitality outlast Falcons, win grand final at IEM Melbourne
Team Vitality recorded a 3-2 victory over Team Falcons in the grand final of the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 event on Sunday in Australia.,Vitality and Falcons split the first four maps before the former notched a 22-20 win on Nuke to pocket the $125,000 first-place prize.,Team Vit...

Eugenio Suarez, D-backs hope to follow big night with win over Braves
Even Eugenio Suarez was shocked.,"I never thought that was going to happen," Suarez said after his four-homer outburst Saturday. "But today was a perfect day.",Now, what will he do for an encore when his Arizona Diamondbacks close their three-game series with the Atlanta Braves in Phoenix on Sunday?...
Five NFL Teams That Crushed the 2025 Draft
The Jaguars, Cardinals, Bears, Raiders and Patriots scored big during the 2025 NFL Draft. Here’s how they set themselves up for success....
Six MLB Veterans Who Are Turning Back the Clock in 2025
Several MLB veterans over 30 are off to strong starts in 2025, showing flashes of their prime form. Here's who's making noise early this season....
NBA Coaches Are Failing the Challenge Test — And It's Costing Big Games
NBA coaches are mismanaging challenges — and letting players make the calls. It’s costing games and exposing a huge flaw in playoff strategy....

Red Sox's Brayan Bello, Guardians' Logan Allen making solid progress
Brayan Bello's long-awaited season debut for the Boston Red Sox certainly was something positive to build upon.,Meanwhile, Logan Allen already has been a pleasant surprise for the Cleveland Guardians.,Aiming for more success, Bello and Allen square off in the rubber match of this three-game set at C...

NYCFC's road woes end with win over Toronto FC
Alonso Martinez scored from the penalty spot for his team-leading sixth goal and New York City FC held on to a 1-0 victory at Toronto FC on Saturday.,Martinez's goal was his second from the spot in three attempts for NYCFC (4-4-2, 14 points), which halted a five-match away winless streak to begin th...

Mets' Tylor Megill, Nationals' Mitchell Parker duel on Sunday
A pair of pitchers off to stellar starts battle when the visiting New York Mets meet the Washington Nationals in the third of a four-game series on Sunday.,New York evened the series with a 2-0 win on Saturday.,On Sunday, the Mets send right-hander Tylor Megill (3-2, 1.09 ERA) against left-hander Mi...

PARIVISION in grand final at PGL Wallachia playoffs
PARIVISION advanced to Sunday's grand final, where it will await the winner of Team Liquid and Tundra Esports in the PGL Wallachia Season 4 playoffs in Bucharest, Romania.,Sixteen teams started the $1 million Dota 2 tournament, with the top eight qualifying for the playoffs. All matches are best-of-...

Braves beat D-backs in 10 despite 4 HRs by Eugenio Suarez
Matt Olson scored on Justin Martinez's wild pitch in the 10th inning and the Atlanta Braves overcame Eugenio Suarez' four-homer game for an 8-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Saturday.,Suarez homered in the second, fourth, sixth and ninth innings -- the last one tying the game a...

Grading the Broncos' draft
Grade: C,Best Pick: CB Jahdae Barron, No. 20 Overall,What We Liked: Barron is a stud. His extreme versatility along with high-end tackling skills and coverage ability should make him a cornerstone of that defense for a while. In an era that's shifting more toward the idea of "positionless football,"...

Senators remain alive, edge Maple Leafs in OT
Jake Sanderson scored at 17:42 of overtime for the Ottawa Senators, who avoided elimination with a 4-3 win in Game 4 of their first-round series against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.,Fresh off the bench, Sanderson kept the puck in at the left point and fired a wrist shot that beat An...

Ondrej Lingr scores again as Houston tops Austin
Ondrej Lingr scored in the 61st minute in his first start for Houston and Ezequiel Ponce added an insurance tally 18 minutes later to carry the host Dynamo to a 2-0 victory over short-handed Austin FC on Saturday in a Western Conference match between Lone Star State rivals.,Houston (2-4-4, 10 points...

Revolution's Carles Gil notches lone goal for win at Charlotte
Carles Gil scored the lone goal in the 77th minute as New England handed Charlotte FC their first home loss of the season, 1-0 on Saturday night.,After a slow start to the season, the Revolution (4-4-1, 13 points) have won three straight -- all while without conceding a goal.,Gil, who leads the Rev...

Grading the Lions' Draft
Grade: B-,Best Pick: OG Miles Frazier, No. 171 Overall,What We Liked: The Lions continue their emphasis on size after solid results. Tyleik Williams is a big hog molly who can handle double teams with ease and should help build out a line that is hopefully less ravaged by injuries this year. Tate Ra...

Michael Wacha, streaking Royals shut out Astros
Michael Wacha threw six scoreless innings and Vinnie Pasquantino launched a solo home run, propelling the Kansas City Royals to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Houston Astros on Saturday.,Wacha (1-3) picked up his first win this season, allowing just four hits while striking out six and walking two....