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Nick Kurtz comes through again as A's take set from Angels
Nick Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 44 games and scored the winning run in the 10th inning as the Athletics rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the finale of a four-game series on Thursday in Anaheim, Calif.,Kurtz had an RBI single to go along with two walks for the Athlet...
Sun, Storm meet in rubber game of season series
One might have thought the Connecticut Sun won more than their first game of the season on Wednesday.,The Sun (1-5) doused coach Rachid Meziane with water in the locker room following an 80-78 victory in Seattle that snapped a five-game losing streak.,The teams are scheduled to meet again Friday nig...
Mets' Bo Bichette delivers in narrow win over Nationalns
Bo Bichette's two-run single provided the offense, David Peterson pitched five solid innings and the New York Mets held on to beat the Nationals 2-1 on Thursday in Washington to earn a split of the four-game series.,Peterson (3-4), who entered his last two appearances after an opener, started and al...
Five-star recruit Kameron Mercer picks Cincinnati
Five-star basketball recruit Kameron Mercer announced on Thursday his commitment to play for his hometown Cincinnati Bearcats and also reclassify for the Class of 2027.,The 6-foot-5 sophomore wing, who led Princeton High School this past season to an Ohio state championship, plans to graduate a year...
Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal throws off mound in bullpen session
Two weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to remove a loose bone chip from his pitching elbow, Detroit Tigers left-handed ace Tarik Skubal threw a 35-pitch bullpen session Thursday and came away pleased with the results. ,"It was a certain velocity I was trying to get to today," said Skubal, w...
Mayor secures $50 World Cup tickets for NYC residents
New York City residents will have a chance to secure affordable World Cup tickets after a deal struck by the mayor with the FIFA boss.,Mayor Zohran Mamdani negotiated a deal with FIFA president Gianni Infantino for 1,000 tickets priced at only $50 for games played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherfo...
PrizePicks founder donates $10M to Georgia hoops
Georgia alumnus Adam Wexler donated $10 million to the Bulldogs' men's basketball program, marking the largest philanthropic commitment by one donor in the school's athletic history, the school announced on Thursday.,Wexler, who graduated from Georgia in 2007, is the founder of PrizePicks, one of th...
MLB Best Bets Today: Blue Jays, Diamondbacks and Athletics Picks for Thursday
Get the best MLB betting picks for Thursday, including Blue Jays vs Yankees, Rockies vs Diamondbacks and Athletics vs Angels....
WR Collin Johnson retires from NFL, headed to MIT Sloan
Former wide receiver Collin Johnson announced Thursday that he is retiring from the NFL and enrolling at MIT Sloan this fall to pursue his MBA.,Johnson, 28, last played in the NFL in 2024. Last June, he announced on Instagram that he completed the Harvard Business School Executive Program focused on...
Nats reinstate reliever Clayton Beeter from injured list
The Washington Nationals reinstated reliever Clayton Beeter from the 15-day injured list on Thursday.,The 27-year-old right-hander went on the IL on April 26 after experiencing soreness in his right forearm.,Beeter was 1-0 with two saves and a 3.48 ERA in 10 relief appearances prior to the injury.,H...
Premier League Survival Sunday: Can West Ham Pull Off a Miraculous Escape?
Tottenham and West Ham enter Survival Sunday with Premier League survival on the line in a dramatic relegation battle....
Ranking the Four Most Improved NFL Teams Entering the 2026 Season
The Rams, Bengals, Raiders and Giants made some of the biggest improvements of the NFL offseason heading into 2026....
Angels' Jose Soriano on mission to regain form vs. Athletics
The Los Angeles Angels are hoping for a bounce-back effort from staff ace Jose Soriano as they try to earn a split of their four-game series with the Athletics on Thursday in Anaheim, Calif.,Soriano (6-3, 2.41 ERA) was the American League Pitcher of the Month for March/April after allowing only one ...
Nationals ride newfound strong home form into finale vs. Mets
After going the first month of the season without winning a home series, the Washington Nationals have a chance to win their third home set in a row when they face the New York Mets on Thursday.,Washington, which is 10-15 at home, did not win a home series until taking two of three May 5-7 against t...
A's force extra innings, Tyler Soderstrom beats Angels in 10
Tyler Soderstrom drove in three runs, including the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning, as the Athletics rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Soderstrom sliced a single into the gap in left-center with one in the 10th that bounced past l...
Tyler Soderstrom, A's force extra innings, beat Angels in 10
Tyler Soderstrom drove in three runs, including the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th, as the Athletics rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Soderstrom sliced a single into the gap in left-center with one in the 10th that bounced past left fie...
CJ Abrams' 3-run blast propels Nationals past Mets
CJ Abrams hit a three-run homer, Zack Littell pitched five solid innings and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting New York Mets 8-4 on Wednesday.,Jacob Young homered and doubled while Abrams added a single and scored twice for Washington, which has won two in a row after dropping the series op...
Joe Burrow confident Bengals will win Super Bowl this season
Joe Burrow is so impressed with the Cincinnati Bengals' offseason roster upgrades that the star quarterback is predicting the team will be hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy in February in Inglewood, Calif.,After missing the playoffs the last three seasons and coming off a 6-11 campaign, the Bengals...
Renovated TPC Craig Ranch hoping to present bigger challenge for Byron Nelson
Moments after Scottie Scheffler tied the PGA Tour scoring record on TPC Craig Ranch last year, they started tearing up the course.,That's only a slight exaggeration. Former pro golfer Lanny Wadkins was tagged to lead a two-year renovation that took a brief pause when the course hosted the CJ Cup Byr...
Scottie Scheffler eyes repeat at new-look CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Scottie Scheffler bolted out of the blocks and didn't look back last year at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.,Scheffler recorded a scintillating 61 during the first round and a 63 in the second and fourth rounds as part of his eight-stroke, wire-to-wire victory. The 29-year-old Dallas resident set the tourn...