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Aaron Rodgers offers hint at joining Steelers in jab at Bears
Aaron Rodgers may have tipped his hand as to the identity of his next NFL employer.,While making an appearance at a Mike Stud concert in Austin, Texas on Friday, Rodgers was asked by a young fan whether he'd play for the Chicago Bears.,Her question was met with a bit of laughter from the audience, g...

White Sox P Jonathan Cannon scratched prior to start vs. Rangers
Chicago White Sox right-hander Jonathan Cannon has been scratched from Saturday's start against the visiting Texas Rangers due to lower back tightness.,Right-hander Bryse Wilson (0-2, 6.00 ERA) will get the nod in favor of Cannon (2-5, 3.76), who is listed as day-to-day by the team.,Wilson, 27, has ...

Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs bid to slug way past Reds again
Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell acknowledged he's having fun watching Pete Crow-Armstrong play lately -- and for good reason.,Crow-Armstrong hit two homers -- including a go-ahead grand slam in a six-run seventh inning -- and drove in six runs for the second time in a week in the Cubs' 13-6 win ...
The Knicks Are in Big, Ugly Trouble Against the Pacers
The Knicks are down 0-2 to the Pacers, who’ve turned into road warriors and playoff killers. Indiana’s cooking, and New York might be heading back to the offseason drawing board....

Giants' Kyle Harrison reclaims starting spot for clash with Nats
Left-hander Kyle Harrison will make his first start of the season for the San Francisco Giants when they play the second contest of their three-game series at the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.,Harrison, 23, steps into the spot usually filled by Justin Verlander, who was placed on the 1...

D-backs turn to consistent Merrill Kelly in bid to jolt Cards
Merrill Kelly has remained consistent for the Arizona Diamondbacks as they try to stay competitive in the National League West.,Kelly (5-2, 3.26 ERA) has allowed two earned runs or less in eight of his 10 starts this season. The right-hander permitted just one run in 14 innings while winning his las...

Team Falcons, The MongolZ advance to IEM Dallas semis
Team Falcons and The MongolZ powered through the quarterfinals Friday to reach the final four of the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas event.,Falcons outlasted GamerLegion 2-1 to set up a semifinal date with Team Vitality. The MongolZ posted a 2-0 victory over Aurora Gaming and will face MOUZ in the semi...

BetBoom Team, Yakult Brothers sweep at Group Stage 2 of DreamLeague 26
BetBoom Team and Yakult Brothers swept their opening matches in Group Stage 2 at DreamLeague Season 26 on Friday.,Facing off against Aurora Gaming, BetBoom Team took a pair of 41-minute matches, first on red and then on green. Yakult Brothers defeated Team Liquid with a 35-minute victory on green, f...

Corey Heim runs away with Truck Series race at Charlotte
CONCORD, N.C. -- This time, Corey Heim didn't just slam the door on his NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series competition -- he nailed it shut., ,Heim's three previous 2025 wins notwithstanding, the driver of the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota has had difficulty closing out races with a dominant truck this sea...

Stuart Skinner blanks Stars as Oilers even West finals
Goaltender Stuart Skinner posted his third shutout of the playoffs to backstop the visiting Edmonton Oilers to a 3-0 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday and even their Western Conference final series.,Ryan Nugent-Hopkins collected one goal and one assist to lead the Oilers, who tied the best-of-...

Stuart Skinner blanks Dallas; Oilers even conference finals
Goaltender Stuart Skinner posted his third shutout of the playoffs to backstop the visiting Edmonton Oilers to a 3-0 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday and even their Western Conference final series.,Ryan Nugent-Hopkins collected one goal and one assist to lead the Oilers, who tied the best-of-...

Nolan Arenado's 3-run triple propels Cardinals past D-backs
Nolan Arenado hit a three-run triple as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 Friday night.,Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas (4-2) allowed one run on four hits in six innings. He struck out four and walked one as the Cardinals snapped a two-game losing streak.,JoJo Romer...

Giants snap Nationals' winning streak in shutout fashion
Landen Roupp pitched six-plus innings and the visiting San Francisco Giants ended the Washington Nationals' five-game winning streak with a 4-0 win on Friday night.,Roupp (3-3) allowed five hits and two walks while striking out two. He left after the first two Nationals reached in the seventh.,Jung ...

Vastly improved San Jose set to host Houston
The San Jose Earthquakes can match their point total for the entire 2024 season with a win Saturday night over the visiting Houston Dynamo.,San Jose (5-6-3, 18 points) is eighth in the Western Conference and 4-0-2 in its last six matches, including a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Tuesday ...

Josef Newgarden, Kyle Larson chasing history at Indianapolis 500
A lot has gone against Josef Newgarden as he has pursued an unprecedented third straight Indianapolis 500 victory on Sunday, but Friday presented some good news.,The Team Penske driver posted the top speed at 225.687 mph during Friday's Carb Day practice session, the last teams will have on the Indi...

Vijay Singh, Y.E. Yang, Cameron Percy tied for lead at Senior PGA
Vijay Singh of Fiji and Y.E. Yang of South Korea each carded a 4-under-par 68 and tied first-round leader Cameron Percy of Australia for the top spot through two rounds of the Senior PGA Championship on Friday in Bethesda, Md.,The leaders stand at 6-under 138, and 12 players are within three strokes...

Indy 500 Carb Day: Josef Newgarden paces field at final practice
On Carburetion Day, better known as Carb Day, at the Indianapolis 500 on Friday, the fastest car perhaps fittingly belonged to the two-time defending champion.,Josef Newgarden led the final practice before the fabled race with a top lap of 225.687 mph.,"Good final run here," Newgarden told reporters...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Giannis Antetokoumpo lead All-NBA picks
There were four repeat performers and one first-timer named to the 2024-25 Kia All-NBA First Team on Friday.,Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo heads up the first team, earning top honors for the seventh consecutive year. He was joined by Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexande...

Game 2 of Orioles-Red Sox twin bill moved to Saturday
The host Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles will play a doubleheader Saturday, rather than Friday, after an extended period of rain affected the area.,The teams were slated for a four-game series beginning Thursday, but the opener was washed out and a doubleheader was scheduled for Friday. The Red...

Sporting KC possess heavy hearts as they battle Revolution
The 250th MLS match in the history of Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kan., will feature two of the league's original clubs as the New England Revolution face Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.,Both clubs sit outside the current playoff line, but the Revolution (5-4-3, 18 points) are closer tha...