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Three MLB Trade Deadline Deals That We Want To See Happen
The MLB's July 20 trade deadline is just over a month away, and here are three trades we want to see go down....
Five Golfers Who Can Rally And Win 2024 US Open
These five players can rally by playing good golf this weekend and win the 2024 US Open....
After eventful series opener, Nats seek more success vs. Marlins
If the Washington Nationals can overcome a scrum between their starting pitcher and third baseman, they should be able to brush aside just about anything.,The Nationals will try for their second straight win over the visiting Miami Marlins when the teams meet in the second game of a three-game serie...
Twins' even-keeled approach paying off vs. Athletics
Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli appreciates his team's even-keeled demeanor.,If the Twins are winning, they don't get overconfident. If they're losing, they don't panic.,Baldelli will look for his players to maintain the same approach when they play against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday a...
Celtics, Warriors advance to finals in NBA 2K League's The Turn
Celtics Crossover Gaming and Warriors Gaming Squad each earned a 2-0 sweep Friday in Washington to set up a finals matchup in the NBA 2K League's The Turn event.,The second-seeded Celtics outscored Heat Check Gaming, the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed, 15-9 in the fourth quarter to earn a 65-63 com...
Max Kepler knocks in four as Twins outlast A's in 10
Max Kepler belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning and hit a walk-off RBI single in the 10th to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 6-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday in Minneapolis.,Kepler finished 3-for-4 for the Twins, who have won the first two games of the four-game series and thre...
Hot-hitting Jeimer Candelario leads Reds past Brewers
Jeimer Candelario belted a two-run homer and TJ Friedl also went deep among his three hits, lifting the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.,The power display is nothing new for Candelario, who has belted six of his team-leading 12 homers in his last 10 gam...
Luka Doncic, Mavs avert sweep with Game 4 blowout
DALLAS -- Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half, Kyrie Irving added 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks avoided a sweep with a 122-84 rout of the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday.,The series shifts back to Boston for Game 5 on Monday as the Celtics will look to ...
Mystics hold off Sky for second straight victory
Ariel Atkins pumped in 29 points and the Washington Mystics, who were winless earlier in the week, held on for their second consecutive victory, defeating the visiting Chicago Sky 83-81 on Friday night.,Aaliyah Edwards added 16 points and nine rebounds and Karlie Samuelson notched 12 points for Wash...
Hot Cincinnati seeks return to form vs. Earthquakes
FC Cincinnati will look to return to winning ways on Saturday night when they travel west to face a San Jose Earthquakes side that is deceptively dangerous in attack.,Cincinnati (10-3-3, 33 points) took a 2-0 home defeat to Nashville SC in its last match on May 29, halting a seven-match winning stre...
Seven-run inning sparks Nationals' rout of Marlins
Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer to highlight a seven-run third inning and the Washington Nationals cruised to an 8-1 victory against the visiting Miami Marlins in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.,CJ Abrams had three hits and drove in two runs, Jacob Young added two hits and two runs, J...
Joseph Paintsil expected back as Galaxy face Sporting Kansas City
Joseph Paintsil is expected to return to the lineup when the Los Angeles Galaxy oppose Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night at Carson, Calif.,Paintsil sustained a hamstring strain against Minnesota United on May 15 and has missed the past four games. The 26-year-old has four goals and five assists...
Austin FC, Rapids looking to halt tough stretches
Austin FC will look to avoid a third straight loss when they travel to Commerce City, Colo., to face the Colorado Rapids in the first of two meetings this season.,Austin FC (6-6-5, 23 points) failed to pick up points in losses to Real Salt Lake and Portland over their past two matches. Austin has ju...
Celtics C Kristaps Porzingis (leg) available for Game 4 of Finals
Boston center Kristaps Porzingis will be available to play in Game 4 against the host Dallas Mavericks on Friday night as the Celtics look to sweep the NBA Finals.,Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla told reporters before the game that Porzingis -- who is listed as questionable -- would only play if necessar...
Examining Martin Truex Jr.'s legacy, from Furniture Row to JGR
When Martin Truex Jr. won at Pocono Raceway on June 7, 2015, most race fans didn't read too deeply into it.,While it was nice to see Truex, who hadn't won since Sonoma in 2013, get back to victory lane after a 2014 season where his only highlight was a spat with Kyle Busch at Atlanta, the win was th...
Martin Truex Jr. confirms he will retire from full-time racing
NASCAR veteran Martin Truex Jr. confirmed his plans to retire from full-time racing at season's end Friday, saying at a news conference that he has "achieved more than I ever thought I would.",Truex, who will turn 44 later this month, was the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion and finished the series i...
Whitecaps, Revolution enter interleague matchup on win streaks
New England brings a two-match winning streak into its home date with the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night in Foxborough, Mass. But head coach Caleb Porter says his squad has plenty of work to do as it nears the season's halfway point.,The Revolution (4-10-1, 13 points) are in last place in the...
WTA roundup: Bianca Andreescu beats Naomi Osaka in Netherlands
Canada's Bianca Andreescu outlasted Japan's Naomi Osaka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3) in a battle of former Grand Slam winners Friday in the quarterfinals of the Libema Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.,Osaka scored three straight points to move ahead 3-2 in the third-set tiebreaker before Andreescu finish...
No Sleepers, All Contenders in MLB's National League
There's a ton of contenders in the National League that will be feared come the MLB Playoffs....
Sun shining bright in advance of road battle vs. Wings
The Connecticut Sun look to continue their best start in franchise history when they battle the slumping Dallas Wings on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.,The Sun (11-1) head south for their third game in a six-day stretch after an 83-75 win at Chicago on Wednesday. It was the Sun's second vic...