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Reign transfer Brazilian M Luany to Atletico Madrid
The Seattle Reign transferred Brazilian midfielder Luany to Atletico Madrid for an undisclosed fee on Friday.,Luany, 21, had been on loan since August 2023 to Madrid CFF, where she had six goals and five assists in 26 matches (19 starts).,"Seattle Reign would like to thank Luany for her time with th...
Friday August 9 Best Sports Betting Picks for Olympics, MLB and NFL Preseason
Friday's sports calendar is packed with an MLB slate of games, Olympic women's basketball, and NFL preseason. These are our top betting picks for August 9, 2024....

A's look for another series win as they visit Blue Jays
Oakland Athletics closer Mason Miller appears ready to dominate again entering Friday night's opener of a three-game series against the host Toronto Blue Jays.,The right-hander pitched a perfect ninth inning on Wednesday to earn his 16th save of the season in a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox, as...

After outburst in New York, Angels visit Nationals
A pair of teams trending in opposite directions will meet in the nation's capital on Friday as the Washington Nationals face the Los Angeles Angels to start an interleague series.,The Angels enter play a confident group, winners in four of five, including a series victory in the Bronx this week agai...

Jelena Ostapenko cools down Paula Badosa in Toronto
Fourth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia delivered 28 winners while posting a 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over Spain's Paula Badosa in the second round of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Ostapenko converted 5 of 6 break points while snapping Badosa's six-match winning streak. Badosa won last week's...

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina upsets Daniil Medvedev in Montreal
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina hit 24 winners and recorded a huge upset when he took down third-seeded Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 on Thursday in the second round of the National Bank Open at Montreal.,It marks the first time Davidovich Fokina has defeated Medvedev in five meetings. It also is his th...

Gold medalist Novak Djokovic pulls out of Cincinnati Open
Gold medalist Novak Djokovic withdrew from next week's Cincinnati Open, tournament officials said Thursday.,Djokovic, the World No. 2, is the defending champion of the tournament in Mason, Ohio, and has won it three times. His other titles were in 2018 and 2020.,Djokovic won his first gold medal on ...

Giants score four runs in 10th, top Nationals
Mark Canha finished 4-for-6 with a pair of RBIs and Michael Conforto went 2-for-4 with two runs driven in, helping lead the visiting San Francisco Giants to a 9-5 win over the Washington Nationals in 10 innings on Thursday.,Tied 2-2 in the top of the ninth, the Giants loaded the bases with two outs ...

Red Bull employee's appeal dismissed in case against Horner
Red Bull F1 team boss Christian Horner has been cleared again of allegations of inappropriate behavior after an appeal in the case was dismissed.,Red Bull GmbH, the Austria-based parent company of the Formula One racing team, made the announcement Thursday after reviewing the findings of a second in...

MLS terminates contract of FC Cincinnati's Aaron Boupendza
Major League Soccer terminated the contract of FC Cincinnati forward Aaron Boupendza on Thursday, effective immediately.,The league did not disclose a reason for the decision, however the Cincinnati Enquirer reported that Boupendza did not fulfill his contractual obligations.,Boupendza's stint with ...

Vikings' Sam Darnold to start preseason opener vs. Raiders
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold will start Saturday's preseason opener against the Las Vegas Raiders before turning the keys over to rookie J.J. McCarthy, coach Kevin O'Connell said Thursday.,"Sam Darnold will start the game and then we will transition to J.J. McCarthy for what I'm very, v...

Report: Celtics retain multiple firms to facilitate sale
The Boston Celtics are working with multiple firms to assist with the sale of the NBA franchise, Sportico reported Thursday.,Per the report, JPMorgan Chase and BDT & MSD will work together on what, once the franchise is sold, will be a multi-billion-dollar transaction at the highest price ever paid ...

Gold-medal gymnast Jordan Chiles returning to UCLA
Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA national champion gymnast Jordan Chiles is returning to UCLA.,Chiles made the announcement Thursday in an appearance on NBC's "Today" show.,"You all have been waiting for it -- I am returning back to UCLA to represent the Bruins for my two remaining years of c...

Super Bowl hero QB Nick Foles to retire as an Eagle
Super Bowl LII hero Nick Foles officially will retire as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 16.,The team announced Thursday that the quarterback will be honored at its game that night against the Atlanta Falcons.,"Ending it where it all started," the Eagles posted on X, referencing the cit...

Katie Ledecky, Nick Mead to carry U.S. flag at closing ceremony
Swimmer Katie Ledecky and rower Nick Mead, gold-medal winners at the Paris Olympics, will serve as U.S. flag bearers during the closing ceremony of the Games on Sunday.,Ledecky, 27, won four medals, including two gold, in Paris to give her 14 career medals -- the most of any American female Olympian...
Thursday August 8 Best Sports Betting Picks for Olympics Basketball, Track & MLB Predictions
These are our top betting picks and predictions for the Olympics on Thursday August 8th, including bets for men's basketball, track, and a bonus MLB prediction....

Giants hope power surge continues vs. Nationals
For the second time in three days in Washington, the San Francisco Giants will have the chance to move above .500 and inch closer to contention for a National League wild-card spot.,The Giants haven't had a winning record since May 29, but after taking nine of their past 12, they are on the brink as...

Leagues Cup roundup: LAFC, Pumas UNAM advance to Round of 16
Denis Bouanga and Cristian Olivera scored to lift Los Angeles FC to a 2-0 victory against visiting Austin FC in a knockout-round match of the Leagues Cup on Wednesday.,LAFC will host either Necaxa or the San Jose Earthquakes in the Round of 16 after goals in the 11th and 61st minutes.,Hugo Lloris ma...

Giants' home runs help Blake Snell down Nationals
Matt Chapman, Heliot Ramos and Mike Yastrzemski smashed solo homers as the visiting San Francisco Giants beat the Washington Nationals 7-4 on Wednesday night.,Chapman and Ramos went deep off Nationals starter Jake Irvin (8-10) in a decisive fifth inning to give the Giants a two-run lead they didn't ...

Akshay Bhatia adds Tour Championship, Presidents Cup goals to 'fairy tale' year
Although he has put together an impressive 2024 season on the PGA Tour, Akshay Bhatia isn't completely satisfied heading into this week's Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C.,With the Wyndham being the final event of the regular season, Bhatia has already started to turn his attention to the pla...