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Orlando City aim to slow first-place Inter Miami
Inter Miami will put a five-match winning streak on the line when they visit in-state rival Orlando City on Wednesday night., ,Miami is also unbeaten since March 23, as it drew two matches before the five consecutive wins. The Herons (8-2-3, 27 points) kept those streaks intact when they rallied to ...
Crew try to shore up details in visit to CF Montreal
The Columbus Crew and host CF Montreal each will try to break winless streaks when they meet Wednesday.,But based on their most recent encounter -- 0-0 in Columbus on April 27 -- there is a chance neither will attain their objective.,For the defending MLS Cup champion Crew (3-2-6, 15 points), their ...
Crew try to shore up details, face CF Montreal
The Columbus Crew and host CF Montreal each try to break their winless streaks when they play Wednesday.,But based on their most recent encounter -- 0-0 in Columbus on April 27 -- neither may attain their objective.,For the defending MLS Cup champion Crew (3-2-6, 15 points), their success in the CON...
Oilers switching goalies for pivotal Game 4 vs. Canucks
The Edmonton Oilers only trail their Western Conference semifinal series 2-1 heading into Tuesday's home clash against the Vancouver Canucks.,Yet the Oilers are staring at two big, age-old questions about their team -- goaltending and depth -- as they feel the pressure to pull even before the series...
Oilers reportedly switching goalie for pivotal Game 4 vs. Canucks
The Edmonton Oilers only trail their Western Conference semifinal series 2-1 heading into Tuesday's home clash against the Vancouver Canucks.,Yet the Oilers are staring at two big, age-old questions about their team -- goaltending and depth -- as they feel the pressure to pull even before the series...
Rhys Hoskins (hamstring) likely out as Brewers battle Pirates
The Milwaukee Brewers likely will be without injured slugger Rhys Hoskins when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday in the middle game of the three-game set., ,Joe Ross (1-4, 4.75 ERA) will start for Milwaukee, while fellow right-hander Quinn Priester (0-3, 3.86) gets the nod for Pittsburgh.,...
Red Sox try to find way to solve rival Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays look to continue their recent dominance of the Boston Red Sox when the American League East rivals play the second of a four-game series on Tuesday in Boston.,Twelve of the 14 games between the teams since the start of 2023 went the Rays' way, including a season-series-opening, 5-...
Red-hot Chris Paddack guides Twins against Yankees
Chris Paddack is feeling healthy, and the Minnesota Twins are feeling happy.,On Tuesday night, Paddack will go for his fifth victory in a row when he and the Twins open a three-game series against the New York Yankees in Minneapolis.,Paddack (4-1, 4.34 ERA), who played in just seven games over the 2...
Oilers seek more from goalie, depth scoring in Game 4 vs. Canucks
The Edmonton Oilers only trail their Western Conference semifinal series 2-1 heading into Tuesday's home clash against the Vancouver Canucks.,Yet the Oilers are staring at two big, age-old questions about their team -- goaltending and depth -- as they feel the pressure to pull even before the series...
Champion Aces set a three-peat course vs. Mercury
While plenty of attention has been paid to some of the WNBA's newest players entering this season, the Las Vegas Aces are out to show once again they are the league's most complete team.,The two-time reigning champion Aces are set to raise another banner and receive their rings before hosting the Ph...
Liberty take continuity into season opener at new-look Mystics
The 2024 WNBA season will begin in Washington on Tuesday night when the rebuilding Mystics host a New York Liberty team that aims to contend for the league championship again.,After finishing 19-21 last season, the Mystics look different this year. Gone are longtime leaders Natasha Cloud and Elena D...
Short-handed Knicks hope to shift series flow vs. Pacers
The last time the New York Knicks played at home, Jalen Brunson conjured up memories of the franchise's first NBA title by playing through an injury and lifting the Knicks to a memorable victory.,But the Knicks' next championship may seem even further away by the end of Tuesday night.,The undermanne...
Caitlin Clark era gets underway as Fever visit Sun
Caitlin Clark's WNBA career officially begins on the road Tuesday with the Indiana Fever's regular-season opener against the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn.,The unprecedented flood of interest in women's basketball is expected to follow Clark from her record-smashing college career at Iowa to t...
Slumping Rangers look to wake up bats vs. Guardians
Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said his team is "officially in a funk" as the defending World Series champions begin a six-game homestand with a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night., ,The Rangers finished a 5-5 road trip in head-scratching fashion, getting swept in t...
Kenley Jansen, Red Sox staff feeling good as Rays visit
The Tampa Bay Rays probably won't have to worry about Kenley Jansen when they visit the Boston Red Sox on Monday for the start of a four-game series.,Jansen, Boston's closer, pitched in each of his team's past three games, and he earned the save in the Red Sox's victories on Saturday and Sunday.,"It...
Avalanche hope to rediscover offense in Game 4 vs. Stars
The Colorado Avalanche entered Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series with the most goals in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs, but the Dallas Stars found a way to shut them down.,Dallas earned a 4-1 win on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in the series, and it has a chance to steal ano...
Deadspin 25: Michigan State Will Spend Another Season In Ohio State's Shadow
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...
The SEC Isn't The Best Conference Anymore, But It's Still Fun As Hell
Welcome to our college football conference previews, in which we will tell you what you need to know about various conferences, with an emphasis on watchability. First up was the Pac-12. Now, the SEC....
<em>Madden</em>'s Dynamic Performance Serves Sundays With More Flavor
Beat on a quarterback for 45 minutes of an NFL game and you'll see a different guy in the fourth quarter. Some start forcing every throw. Some will run like hell. Some go catatonic.… [Kotaku] ...
Reaching For The Brass Ring On <em>NCAA Football 12</em>'s Coaching Carousel
Ben Haumiller's got a job for me. Several jobs, actually, but they're all in NCAA Football 12's new career mode, the "Coaching Carousel." Haumiller, the game's producer, explains it all using an offensive coordinator named Owen O'Cain as an… [Kotaku] ...