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Short-handed Wings take nine-game skid to Washington
Two teams that haven't had an easy time this season will square off Saturday afternoon when the Dallas Wings visit the Washington Mystics.,The Wings (3-11) continue to deal with a thin roster that features only eight healthy players, and they are struggling to get on track because of it.,They have d...

Andrew Cogliano retires, joins Avs front office
Forward Andrew Cogliano announced Friday that he is retiring after 17 NHL seasons, and the Colorado Avalanche said he will move into the front office.,Cogliano, 37, spent the past three seasons playing for the Avalanche, capping a career in which he appeared in 1,294 regular-season games.,"The game ...
Friday June 21 Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions For Stanley Cup Finals Game 6, MLB, WNBA
Check out the best sports betting picks and predictions for June 21 including NHL, MLB, and WNBA betting predictions....

Twins get another chance to pick on A's
Having avenged an earlier sweep with a series win over the Kansas City Royals, the Oakland Athletics get an opportunity to do the same when the Minnesota Twins visit Friday night to open a three-game set.,The Twins weren't sidetracked by an in-series rainout when they took four straight from the A's...

Nationals hope latest young arm up to task vs. Rockies
The Stephen Strasburg era in Washington ended at the beginning of this season, but now the Nationals have another young pitcher to take his place.,And he looks like he's ready for the role after just three major league starts.,DJ Herz struck out 13 Miami batters to earn his first win on Saturday and...

Looking to build off offensive outburst, O's take on Astros
One day after their thrilling extra-inning win over the New York Yankees, the Orioles left no doubt in the series finale Thursday.,Baltimore crushed the Yankees 17-5 to close to within a half-game of New York for first place in the American League East. The Orioles, who begin a three-game road serie...

Argentina pulls away from Canada in Copa America opener
Lionel Messi bounced back from an injury scare to set up the final of two second-half goals as Argentina opened defense of its Copa America title with a 2-0 victory over Canada in Group A action at Atlanta on Thursday.,Julian Alvarez scored in the 49th minute and Lautaro Martinez added insurance in ...

Freddy Fermin, Bobby Witt Jr. go yard as Royals edge A's
Freddy Fermin hit two early home runs, Bobby Witt Jr. broke an eighth-inning tie with one of his own and the Kansas City Royals avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the host Oakland Athletics with a 3-2 win Thursday afternoon.,Fermin, serving at the team's designated hitter, had three of the R...

Scottie Scheffler fixes swing, fires 65 at Travelers
Scottie Scheffler fired a 5-under 65 in the opening round of the Travelers Championship and was not far off the lead when he signed his scorecard on Thursday at TPC River Highlands.,For his 28th birthday on Friday, Scheffler hopes to build on matching his best first-round score this season by celebr...

Diamondbacks take rubber game from Nationals
Christian Walker hit his 17th home run of the year, Ryne Nelson pitched seven strong innings and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Thursday.,Jake McCarthy had three hits, stole two bases and scored twice, and Randal Grichuk had a two-run double among his two hits...

Jarren Duran, Red Sox look to stay hot vs. Reds
Jarren Duran and the visiting Boston Red Sox can extend their winning streak to six games Friday when they open a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds.,Boston's streak began with two victories against the New York Yankees and includes a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays. The Red Sox...
Thursday June 20 Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions For MLB & WNBA
These are our top bets for June 20, 2024 including picks for the MLB and WNBA slate of games....

Royals' Seth Lugo, 7-0 on road, tries to tame A's
Right-hander Seth Lugo finally catches a break in the schedule when he and the Kansas City Royals wrap up their three-game road series against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday afternoon.,The A's won the first two matchups, getting a total of five hits from Miguel Andujar in 7-5 and 5-1 victories.,I...

MacKenzie Gore out to lead Nats to series win over D-backs
Washington left-hander MacKenzie Gore looks to continue his strong campaign when the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks and the Nationals meet in the rubber game of their series on Thursday.,Washington, which has won nine of its past 11 games, evened the three-game set with a 3-1 win on Wednesday.,Gore (...

Kei Kamara scores in 90th minute, helps LAFC tie Austin FC
Kei Kamara scored the tying goal in the 90th minute to help visiting Los Angeles FC to a 1-1 draw with Austin FC on Wednesday in a Western Conference clash played in a downpour., ,LAFC dominated the game's statistics, earning advantages in possession percentage (59.5 percent to 40.5 percent), shots ...

Luis Medina back in win column as A's stymie Royals
Luis Medina snapped a personal 11-month losing streak, Brent Rooker drove in a pair of runs and the Oakland Athletics made it two straight over the visiting Kansas City Royals with a 5-1 victory Wednesday night.,Zack Gelof homered and Miguel Andujar collected three hits, scored a run and drove in an...

RSL outscore SKC, extend unbeaten streak to 15
Andres Gomez scored a goal in each half as Western Conference-leading Real Salt Lake held on to defeat Sporting Kansas City 4-3 on Wednesday in Kansas City, Kan.,RSL (10-2-7, 37 points) extended their unbeaten streak to 15 matches (9-0-6) and increased their road unbeaten run to 10 matches (4-0-6).,...

Kai Kamara scores in 90th minute, helps LAFC tie Austin FC
Kai Kamara scored the tying goal in the 90th minute to help visiting Los Angeles FC to a 1-1 draw with Austin FC on Wednesday in a Western Conference clash played in a downpour., ,LAFC dominated the game's statistics, earning advantages in possession percentage (59.5 percent to 40.5 percent), shots ...

Luciano Acosta scores twice, leads FC Cincinnati past Union
Luciano Acosta's brace led host FC Cincinnati to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday night., ,Acosta finished an excellent individual effort in the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time for the game-winner., ,Kevin Kelsy and Luca Orellano also scored for FC Cincinnati (12-3-3, ...

Fever keep rolling with victory over Mystics
Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell each scored 22 points and the Indiana Fever won for the fifth time in seven games by beating the Washington Mystics 88-81 on Wednesday night in Indianapolis. ,Rookie Caitlin Clark stuffed the stat sheet for Indiana (6-10), adding 18 points, 12 rebounds and six assis...