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Caitlin Clark's Fever debut a big hit for ESPN
Caitlin Clark's debut for the Indiana Fever drew 2.1 million viewers across all platforms on Tuesday night, making it the most-watched WNBA game on ESPN.,Viewership peaked at 2.3 million viewers for the game between the Fever and Connecticut Sun. The Sun prevailed 92-71.,The game was the most-watche...
Adley Rutschman's 2-run HR in ninth lifts O's over Jays
Adley Rutschman hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 3-2 victory against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon.,Bo Bichette smacked a two-run double in the third inning for the Blue Jays, and it looked like that would be enough for ...
White Sox pitchers hold Nationals scoreless again
Korey Lee was 3-for-3 with an RBI and four Chicago pitchers combined on a shutout as the White Sox beat the visiting Washington Nationals 2-0 on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber game of a three-game series.,The White Sox have won eight of their past 12 games and their second straight series. After ...
Austin FC to host 2025 MLS All-Star Game
Austin FC will host the 2025 MLS All-Star Game at Q2 Stadium, Major League Soccer announced Wednesday.,Austin FC, which entered MLS in 2021, will host the event for the first time in club history. The date and opponent for the league's 29th All-Star Game will be revealed at a later date.,"We are thr...
Adley Rutschman's 2-run HR in 9th lifts O's past Jays
Adley Rutschman hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 3-2 victory against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon.,Bo Bichette smacked a two-run double in the third inning for the Blue Jays and it looked like those would be enough as B...
Nets retiring Vince Carter's No. 15 jersey
Vince Carter spent a lot of time soaring above the court when he starred for the New Jersey Nets.,His No. 15 jersey will now hang there permanently, the Brooklyn Nets announced on Wednesday.,The high-flying guard, a member of the Hall of Fame's Class of 2024, averaged 23.6 points in four-plus season...
Preakness favorite Muth scratched, setting up Derby winner Mystik Dan
Preakness favorite Muth is out of the Saturday race after spiking a fever, trainer Bob Baffert said Wednesday.,Muth won the Arkansas Derby and was favored on the morning line at 8-5 odds ahead of Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan (5-2) and Imagination (5-2), another Baffert-trained horse.,"We are sic...
NFL International Series: Jaguars play 2, No. 1 pick in London
Sao Paolo to London to Munich, the NFL International Series dots the world map with games in three countries featuring two appearances by the Jacksonville Jaguars and an England visit for No. 1 pick Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears. ,The NFL released the international portion of its schedule Wed...
T1 jolt Liquid, move to lower bracket semis at MSI Invitational
T1 recorded a 3-1 victory over Team Liquid on Wednesday to advance to the lower-bracket semifinal at the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational 2024 in Chengdu, China.,T1 posted a 29-minute win on blue and 44-minute victory on red to put Team Liquid on their heels. Liquid responded with a 35-minu...
Astros look to overcome taxed bullpen vs. A's
The Houston Astros carved out a 2-1 victory in 10 innings over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday on the backs of five relievers after starter Ronel Blanco was ejected.,The short-term implications of the heavy relief workload for the Astros are clear. Houston secured at least a split of this crucial f...
Andrew Vaughn, White Sox chase series win over Nats
As with most of his Chicago White Sox teammates, first baseman Andrew Vaughn struggled at the plate to begin the season.,Things are turning around lately.,Vaughn belted two home runs in the nightcap of a doubleheader against the visiting Washington Nationals on Tuesday, and he will hope to keep goin...
Jays getting healthy as they finish abbreviated series vs. O's
The Toronto Blue Jays talked about building momentum after winning the series opener against the Baltimore Orioles., ,That idea met a temporary roadblock when Tuesday night's game was rained out., ,So the teams will wrap up what's now a two-game set Wednesday afternoon. The makeup date for the washo...
Astros beat A's on walk-off single in 10th inning
Victor Caratini hit a one-out, walk-off single to center field in the 10th inning, and the host Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Tuesday.,Caratini hit an 0-2 pitch off right-hander Michael Kelly (2-1) to drive in pinch runner Trey Cabbage. Astros closer Josh Hader (2-3) worked two sc...
Erick Fedde, White Sox blank Nationals for DH split
Erick Fedde pitched seven shutout innings against his former team and Andrew Vaughn homered twice to help the host Chicago White Sox defeat the Washington Nationals 4-0 on Tuesday to earn a doubleheader split.,Chicago rebounded from a 6-3 loss in the opener, winning for the fifth time in seven games...
Jonquel Jones, Liberty hold off Mystics
Jonquel Jones scored 25 points and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton added 20 as the visiting New York Liberty earned a season-opening, 85-80 win over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday.,The Liberty were also boosted by the play of Sabrina Ionescu, who piled up 15 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and two ...
Nationals get by White Sox to open doubleheader
Keibert Ruiz delivered a go-ahead, pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth inning and Joey Meneses was 4-for-4 with two RBIs as the Washington Nationals topped the host Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Tuesday in Game 1 of a doubleheader.,Washington snapped a two-game losing streak by out-hitting Chicago 10-8 an...
Austin FC, Dynamo trying to rise above the Western pack
The center of Texas will play host to a clash of teams in the middle of the Western Conference standings when Austin FC play host to the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday.,The Dynamo (5-4-2, 17 points) sit in seventh place amid the 14-team West standings, while Austin FC (4-4-4, 16 points) are eighth.,The...
Already missing his son, Scottie Scheffler gets back to work at PGA
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Masters champion and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler wasn't getting much work done on his golf game last week, but he was feeling pretty happy and comfortable at home with his family.,Scheffler's wife Meredith gave birth to the couple's first child -- son Bennett -- last Wednesday a...
5 picks to win the PGA Championship not named Scottie or Rory
Scottie Scheffler is the hottest golfer on the planet, even after a baby break for a couple weeks. Rory McIlroy is soaring as he returns to a course where he's won the Wanamaker Trophy before.,All of this is old news by now. So instead of putting money on Scheffler (+450) or McIlroy (+750) to claim ...
FC Cincinnati cruising into clash with Atlanta United
Red-hot FC Cincinnati will look to continue their winning streak Wednesday when they host struggling Atlanta United.,Cincinnati (7-2-3, 24 points) has won its past four matches, including a noteworthy 2-1 away victory over Ohio rival Columbus Crew on Saturday. That ended the Crew's 27-match (18-0-9)...