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Gunnar Henderson's early HR carries Orioles past Nationals
Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run home run in the first inning as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 4-1 on Wednesday night., ,Orioles starter Dean Kremer worked six innings and allowed one run on five hits with three strikeouts. Kremer (5-9) snapped a personal five-game l...

Lynx return from break to face Mystics while in playoff mode
The Minnesota Lynx and Washington Mystics will return from their Olympic break when they tip off Thursday night in Minneapolis.,Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve and star player Napheesa Collier will have to find a place to stash their gold medals during the game. So will Mystics general manager Mike Thibault...

Stefanos Tsitsipas, Holger Rune avoid first-round exits at Cincinnati Open
No. 9 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece and No. 15 seed Holger Rune of Denmark both had to rally to ward off upsets on Wednesday in the first round of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio. ,Tsitsipas came away with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff, while Rune beat Italian wild...

DraftKings won't pass on additional taxes to winning wagers
DraftKings was not willing to bet on a surcharge for successful wagers, abandoning a plan to put an extra fee on winning customers who reside in states with higher taxes.,DraftKings' decision follows a similar one made by competitor FanDuel, which also elected to not pass on higher fees required of ...
Bet the OVER on These College Football Win Totals Before 2024 Season
Before the 2024 college football season kicks off, make sure you bet the OVER on these three teams win totals....

NASCAR strips Austin Dillon of playoff eligibility over wrecks
NASCAR docked Austin Dillon 25 points in the drivers' standings on Wednesday in response to him taking out two cars in the final lap of last weekend's race.,The disciplinary action strips Dillon of playoff eligibility in the Cup Series. ,Dillon, however, gets to keep the win at Richmond. ,Dillon dro...

Scottie Scheffler on Tour format for FedEx Cup: 'It's silly'
Scottie Scheffler isn't a fan of the PGA Tour's current format to determine the winner of the FedEx Cup. ,Scheffler made his feelings known on Wednesday, one day before the FedEx Cup playoffs begin at the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn.,The world's top-ranked golfer is...

2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship: Preview, Props, Best Bets
The 2024 FedEx Cup playoffs tee off Thursday with the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis.,The top 70 players in the standings qualified for the first leg of the playoffs, and only the top 50 after this week will move on to the BMW Championship. Our golf expert...
MLB Best Sports Betting Picks and Predictions for Wednesday August 14, 2024
These are our top betting picks and predictions for the MLB slate of games on Wednesday August 14, 2024....

Athletics aim to give Mets more trouble
The Oakland Athletics aren't going to the playoffs, but they have proven over the last month that they can compete with teams bound for the postseason.,The New York Mets, meanwhile, might be running out of time to prove they can be a playoff-caliber club.,The A's will look to hand the stumbling Mets...

Enjoying role of spoiler, Nationals take on Orioles
The Washington Nationals won't be mistaken for a team stocked with experience, but they've fared well recently against some playoff contenders., ,The Nationals would like to repeat what they just produced when they face the Baltimore Orioles again Wednesday night in Baltimore., ,The Nationals won 9-...

Shea Langeliers powers surging A's past slumping Mets
Shea Langeliers had four hits and four RBIs on Tuesday night for the visiting Oakland Athletics, who cruised to a 9-4 win over the New York Mets in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,The Athletics improved to 15-9 since July 12 -- the best record in the American League in that span. The ...

James Wood, Andres Chaparro lead hit-happy Nats past O's
James Wood had four hits, Andres Chaparro supplied three doubles in his major league debut and the Washington Nationals, who often have offensive woes, scored in five different innings to defeat the host Baltimore Orioles 9-3 on Tuesday night.,Ildemaro Vargas drove in three runs, Wood went 4-for-5 w...

Ashlyn Krueger cashes in on childhood dream at Cincinnati Open
The United States' Ashlyn Krueger rallied in front of a supportive crowd on Tuesday, pulling off a 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-2 upset of No. 16 seed Donna Vekic of Croatia in the first round of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio. ,Krueger and Vekic each had nine aces, with the former overcoming 14 double fault...

WR Tavon Austin officially retires from NFL
Tavon Austin, who played in 113 NFL games for four franchises from 2013-21, formally announced his retirement from football on Tuesday.,Austin, 34, last played for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021, hauling in 24 receptions for 213 yards and a touchdown over seven games. He spent part of the 2022 cam...

Christian Clark second Texas RB to suffer season-ending injury
Less than a week after running back CJ Baxter suffered a season-ending right knee injury, Texas lost another key member of its backfield as Christian Clark sustained a torn Achilles tendon on Monday and will miss the season.,Clark, a freshman, suffered the injury at practice and will undergo surgery...

Young RBs drawing heavy NFL OPOY support
The past 11 NFL Most Valuable Player winners have been quarterbacks, but the Offensive Player of the Year award has gone to another skill position group in each of the past five years.,San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey took home the honor last season, and he's being offered at +75...

Bengals QB Jake Browning sidelined by rib injury
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning has a rib injury and will miss some time, coach Zac Taylor said Tuesday.,Browning, the first backup to starter Joe Burrow, watched practice. Punter Brad Robbins left practice early in what he said was a hip flexor injury. ,Star wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase...

Golf Glance: FedEx Cup playoffs tee off in Memphis
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Wyndham Championship (Aaron Rai),THIS WEEK: FedEx St. Jude Championship, Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 15-18,Course: TPC Southwind (Par 70, 7,243 Yards),Purse: $20M ...

Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu to receive disputed bronze
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu will receive the bronze medal for her floor routine at the Paris Olympics on Friday in a ceremony in the capital city of Bucharest.,The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee announced Tuesday that Barbosu will have the disputed medal presented to her by Octavian Morariu,...