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Pete Crow-Armstrong leads Cubs into home series with Reds
Pete Crow-Armstrong continues to find ways to help the Chicago Cubs, who will try for their fifth straight victory when they open a three-game series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Friday afternoon.,Crow-Armstrong blasted his 15th home run of the season in a 2-1 win against the visiting Col...
Monaco GP delivers big U.S. ratings despite track criticism
The Monaco Grand Prix delivered the third-largest Formula 1 audience in history in the United States despite heavy criticism of the iconic track after Sunday's race.,The race started at 9 a.m. ET and drew 2.3 million viewers on ABC, the most ever for the Monaco Grand Prix. The only F1 races to draw ...
Best MLB Bets Today: Top Picks & Props for Thursday, May 29th: Braves vs. Phillies & More
Thursday's best MLB betting picks include Deadspin's expert betting predictions and player props for May 29th's slate of baseball games....
Blue Jays need to get bats going vs. Athletics
The Blue Jays will search for improved offense on Thursday night in Toronto when they clash with the struggling Athletics to open a seven-game homestand.,Toronto is returning from a 2-4 road trip in which it scored a total of six runs. The Blue Jays took two of three games from the Texas Rangers to ...
James Wood, Nationals aim for fences against Mariners
James Wood has played less than a full season in the major leagues, but he has already shown he can hit the ball hard and far.,Wood belted his second tape-measure home run in as many nights as the Washington Nationals defeated the host Seattle Mariners 9-0 Wednesday.,He will try to make it 3-for-3 w...
Trevor Williams pitches Nationals past struggling Mariners
Trevor Williams pitched six scoreless innings and was backed by a home-run barrage as the Washington Nationals defeated the host Seattle Mariners 9-0 Wednesday night.,Luis Garcia Jr. and Josh Bell hit back-to-back homers in the second inning for the Nationals, who have won seven of their past 10 gam...
Real Salt Lake, Austin FC winless streaks continue after 1-1 draw
Diego Rubio's goal three minutes into stoppage time lifted host Austin FC to a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake on Wednesday in a Western Conference match.,Rubio's tally, off a short corner by Dani Pereira and an assist to inside the six-yard box by Zan Kolmanic, allowed The Verde (5-6-5, 20 points) to ...
Austin FC, RSL winless streaks continue after 1-1 tie
Diego Rubio's goal three minutes into stoppage time lifted host Austin FC to a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake on Wednesday in a Western Conference match.,Rubio's tally, off a short corner by Dani Pereira and an assist to inside the six-yard box by Zan Kolmanic, allowed The Verde (5-6-5, 20 points) to ...
In first game without injured Caitlin Clark, Fever lose to Mystics
Brittney Sykes poured in 21 points and Kiki Iriafen had 16 points as the Washington Mystics snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating the visiting Indiana Fever 83-77 on Wednesday night at Baltimore.,Washington's Shakira Austin, who was cleared to play after being in concussion protocol, and r...
D.C. United halts scoring drought, draws with Revolution
Gabriel Pirani scored in the 91st minute as D.C. United ended a scoring drought, salvaging a 1-1 draw with the visiting New England Revolution on Wednesday night.,The goal for D.C. United (3-7-6, 15 points) was their first after failing to score in their previous four matches, covering 496 minutes.,...
FC Dallas scores in extra time to earn 3-3 draw
Both FC Cincinnati and FC Dallas scored late second half goals Wednesday night in what amounted to an entertaining 3-3 draw in Cincinnati, Ohio.,FC Cincinnati striker Gerardo Valenzuela booted in a go-ahead goal in the 86th minute for a 3-2 lead.,But Dallas answered six minutes later with an extra t...
Ticket prices plunge minus Caitlin Clark for Fever road games
The WNBA and several of its teams and broadcast partners are about to feel the impact of Caitlin Clark not being on the floor.,Clark is expected to miss at least four games with a left quadriceps strain. The news comes on the heels of 2.22 million viewers tuning in to see Clark's Indiana Fever take ...
NBA Draft announcements: Tahaad Pettiford, Otega Oweh headed back to school
Auburn guard Tahaad Pettiford announced on social media that he is withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning to the Tigers for his sophomore season, one of several high-profile players to make a last-minute decision about their draft status on Wednesday.,"I'm back," Pettiford said on Instagram.,J...
Elite field for host Jack Nicklaus' 50th edition of the Memorial
The Memorial Tournament is a bit younger than some other PGA Tour stops, but it's produced plenty of elite champions, from Tom Watson and Greg Norman to Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler -- and tournament host Jack Nicklaus himself.,A collection of the best golfers in the world will help Nicklaus ce...
Astros 1B Christian Walker hit by pitch on hand; X-rays negative
Houston first baseman Christian Walker was hit by a pitch on his right hand during Wednesday's home game, and X-rays came back negative, manager Joe Espada said after the Astros' 5-3 win over the Athletics.,Athletics starter Luis Severino hit Walker with a 96 mph pitch to start the fourth inning. Wa...
Victor Caratini's hit allows Astros to down Athletics
Victor Caratini had a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh inning to help the Houston Astros complete a two-game sweep of the visiting Athletics with a 5-3 win on Wednesday afternoon.,Zach Dezenzo singled, homered and scored twice for the Astros, who have won four in a row.,Astros right-hander ...
Charlie Woods, 16, finishes strong to win AJGA tournament
Charlie Woods carded a 6-under-par 66 in the final round to win the American Junior Golf Association's Team TaylorMade Invitational on Wednesday in Bowling Green, Fla.,Woods, 16, collected eight birdies against two bogeys on Wednesday to finish with a three-round score of 15-under 201 at the Streams...
Tahaad Pettiford bypassing NBA draft, returning to Auburn
Auburn guard Tahaad Pettiford announced Wednesday on social media that he is withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning to the Tigers for his sophomore season.,"I'm back," Pettiford said on Instagram.,Pettiford was viewed as a second-round pick in this year's draft. He said he plans to boost his s...
Longtime Patriots C David Andrews retiring
Longtime Patriots center David Andrews is retiring from the NFL after 10 years in New England.,The team announced Wednesday that a retirement press conference will be held for Andrews, 32, on Monday.,The Patriots released the two-time Super Bowl champion in March with one year and $8 million fully g...
Scottie Scheffler maintaining an evil keel ahead of Memorial
Scottie Scheffler enters the Memorial Tournament as the defending champion, but that doesn't make him feel overconfident as he prepares for Thursday's opening round in Dublin, Ohio.,"When you show up to an event, everybody's at even par," Scheffler told reporters Wednesday. "People ask, I feel like ...