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NHL scores highest TV ratings in 14 seasons
A year after NHL viewership shrunk, the league drew its highest average television audiences in 14 years for the just-concluded regular season, Sports Business Journal and Sports Media Watch reported on Tuesday.,In games on ESPN, ABC and TNT/truTV, the NHL posted averages of 546,000 viewers, per the...
Jeff McNeil, Shea Langeliers homer as A's take down Mariners
Jeff McNeil and Shea Langeliers hit home runs as the Athletics defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-2 Tuesday night, clinching a series victory against their American League West rivals.,The teams will wrap up the three-game set Wednesday afternoon at T-Mobile Park.,A's left-hander Jacob Lopez (2-1)...
Seeking elusive win, Austin FC tasked with slowing Quakes
The San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying the best eight-match start in franchise history and coach Bruce Arena doesn't want to hear any chatter about a letdown.,The destructive Earthquakes (7-1-0, 21 points) have outscored opponents 17-3 and look to inflict more damage when they host Austin FC on Wedne...
Luis Garcia Jr.'s 4-hit effort powers Nationals past Braves
Luis Garcia Jr. had four hits and drove in three runs, Curtis Mead socked a three-run homer and the host Washington Nationals ended the Atlanta Braves' six-game winning streak with an 11-4 win on Tuesday.,James Wood hit his eighth homer of the season, walked four times and scored three runs for Wash...
VJ Edgecombe, Tyrese Maxey propel Sixers past Celtics to even series
VJ Edgecombe and Tyrese Maxey combined to make 11 3-pointers and score 59 total points as the Philadelphia 76ers bounced back to even their Eastern Conference playoff series with the host Boston Celtics in a 111-97 decision on Tuesday.,Seventh-seeded Philadelphia (1-1) shook off a dismal Game 1 perf...
Cincinnati hopes to turn better form into better result at NYCFC
New York City FC will attempt to snap a four-match winless skid in league play on Wednesday night when they welcome FC Cincinnati to Yankee Stadium.,While NYCFC (3-3-2, 11 points) continued their downward spiral in terms of results with a 2-1 setback to Charlotte FC last Saturday, head coach Pascal ...
Trending Revs look to snap road losing streak vs. lowly Atlanta
One of the main themes the New England Revolution have adopted under first-year head coach Marko Mitrovic is "belief." As they visit Atlanta United on Wednesday night, they'll continue rallying around that mentality.,The Revolution (4-3-0, 12 points) come into Mercedes-Benz Stadium on a three-match ...
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Reign captain Jess Fishlock retiring after this season
Seattle Reign FC captain Jess Fishlock will close the books on her decorated career at the end of this season, the NWSL club announced on Tuesday.,Fishlock, 39, has been with the team since the league's inaugural season in 2013. Tuesday's retirement announcement came on the 13th anniversary of the W...
Patriots coach Mike Vrabel chides own decisions in addressing Russini fallout
Mike Vrabel admitted "difficult conversations with people I care about" were necessary to address photos were published of the Patriots head coach and a former Athletic reporter.,Vrabel's comments to reporters Tuesday come approximately two weeks after the New York Post published pictures of Vrabel ...
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Mariners call up Will Wilson to face Athletics, not Cole Emerson
Seattle Mariners fans hoping for the beginning of the Cole Emerson era will have to wait.,With third baseman Brendan Donovan placed on the injured list Monday with a left groin strain, many in Seattle hoped it would be Emerson who got the call when the Mariners opened a three-game series at home aga...
Nationals have hands full with Matt Olson, Braves: 'They're really good'
Matt Olson will look to continue his success at Nationals Park when the Atlanta Braves visit the Washington Nationals for the second game of their four-game series Tuesday night.,The Atlanta first baseman smacked a two-run homer to center and added a sacrifice fly in the Braves 9-4 win on Monday nig...
Longtime Raiders LB Rod Martin dies at 72
Linebacker Rod Martin, who spent his entire 12-year NFL career with the Raiders and was part of two Super Bowl championships, died at age 72, the team announced on Monday.,No cause of death was stated.,Martin might be best remembered for his performance in Oakland's title-winning victory over the Ph...
Mid-game homer barrage sparks Athletics' rally vs. Mariners
Carlos Cortes, Nick Kurtz and Shea Langeliers hit solo homers as the Athletics rallied from an early deficit by scoring six consecutive runs in a 6-4 victory against the host Seattle Mariners on Monday.,Cal Raleigh and Dominic Canzone supplied solo shots for the Mariners, who had a two-game winning ...
Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. (hand) day-to-day after HBP
Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. was hit by two pitches Monday night, and the second one prompted him to leave the game against the host Washington Nationals.,The Braves later announced that X-rays performed on Acuna came back negative and he is considered day-to-day.,Acuna was on the...
Braves ring up sixth straight win with big inning vs. Nationals
Matt Olson hit a two-run home run, Bryce Elder pitched into the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the host Washington Nationals 9-4 Monday night for their sixth straight win.,Drake Baldwin had two hits, drove in two runs and scored twice for Atlanta.,Elder (3-1) pitched 6 2/3 innings, givin...
Celtics seek repeat of dominant opener in Game 2 vs. Sixers
The Boston Celtics will strive to build on a dominant playoff-opening rout of Philadelphia when they host the 76ers for Game 2 on Tuesday.,The Celtics, the Eastern Conference's second seed, pounced on Philadelphia in Sunday's Game 1 matchup behind the star tandem of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.,Br...
NBA draft tiebreakers: Post-lottery order now set
The NBA held random drawings Monday to break six ties among teams with identical records, finalizing the post-lottery order for the 2026 NBA Draft.,One drawing was for a three-way tie at 45-37. The Phoenix Suns won the rights to the 16th pick, the Philadelphia 76ers won the second leg of that drawin...