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Tiger, Rory in back-to-back groups at PGA Championship
Pairings for the first and second rounds of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., include back-to-back groupings featuring Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, who are among past Wanamaker Trophy winners on this course.,Woods' group hits the first tee box, starting at No. 10, at 8:...
Celtics looking to close out visiting Cavs in Game 5
Donovan Mitchell's availability will be among the top storylines Wednesday when the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Boston Celtics for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.,A strained left calf prevented Mitchell from playing Monday, when the top-seeded Celtics took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-se...
Fever popular with public, but Aces favored to 3-peat
The two teams garnering the most interest from the public will be on display as part of the WNBA's four-game opening night slate on Tuesday.,The Las Vegas Aces will begin their quest for a three-peat at home against the Phoenix Mercury. The Aces open the regular season as the +100 title favorites at...
G2 Esports gain berth in lower bracket semis at MSI Invitational
G2 Esports recorded a 3-0 victory over Top Esports on Tuesday to move to the lower-bracket semifinal at the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational 2024 in Chengdu, China.,G2 posted 29- and 24-minute wins on red before emerging victorious in blue in Game 3 to advance to Friday's lower-bracket semi...
Astros' Alex Bregman seeks repeat effort against A's
Did slumping Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman finally find the key to busting out of his season-long hitting slump?,For the fourth time this season -- all in the past six games -- Bregman batted sixth in the batting order on Monday, a day on which he also took early batting practice.,He res...
Erick Fedde faces former club as White Sox host Nats in DH
A season overseas has done wonders for Erick Fedde.,The right-handed pitcher has flourished this year for the Chicago White Sox in his return to the major leagues after a sparkling one-year stint with the NC Dinos of the Korean Baseball Organization in 2023.,Fedde will look to continue his resurgent...
Alex Bregman goes deep twice as Astros dump A's
Alex Bregman homered twice, rookie right-hander Spencer Arrighetti notched his first career win and the Houston Astros claimed the opener of a four-game series with the visiting Oakland Athletics 9-2 on Monday.,Bregman recorded his sixth career multi-homer game as part of a four-RBI night. He helped...
Celts hold off Donovan Mitchell-less Cavs for 3-1 edge
Jayson Tatum tossed in a game-high 33 points and Jaylen Brown finished with 27 as the visiting Boston Celtics beat the undermanned Cleveland Cavaliers 109-102 on Monday in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.,The victory gives the Celtics a 3-1 edge in the best-of-seven series. The teams wil...
Nationals-White Sox opener postponed; doubleheader Tuesday
The opener of a three-game series between the Washington Nationals and host Chicago White Sox was rained out Monday evening.,The White Sox said the game will be made up Tuesday as part of a straight doubleheader beginning at 3:40 p.m. local time. Game 2 will begin 30-45 minutes after the conclusion ...
Liberty take continuity into season opener at new-look Mystics
The 2024 WNBA season will begin in Washington on Tuesday night when the rebuilding Mystics host a New York Liberty team that aims to contend for the league championship again.,After finishing 19-21 last season, the Mystics look different this year. Gone are longtime leaders Natasha Cloud and Elena D...
A's place RHP Paul Blackburn (foot) on 15-day IL
The Oakland Athletics placed right-hander Paul Blackburn on the 15-day injured list Monday with a right foot injury and recalled left-hander Easton Lucas from Triple-A Las Vegas.,Blackburn, 30, was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his fifth metatarsal. His IL move is retroactive to Saturday.,The ...
Orioles call up OF Kyle Stowers, option OF Heston Kjerstad
In the midst of his power explosion since the start of spring training, the Baltimore Orioles added outfielder Kyle Stowers to the major league roster Monday.,In a corresponding move, the Orioles optioned outfielder Heston Kjerstad to Triple-A Norfolk.,Stowers, 26, had brief appearances for Baltimor...
Reports: Orioles set to call up OF Kyle Stowers
In the midst of his power explosion since the start of spring training, the Baltimore Orioles will add outfielder Kyle Stowers to the major league roster, multiple outlets reported Monday.,A corresponding move has yet to be revealed, with the Orioles set to play host to the Toronto Blue Jays on Mond...
Rangers F Filip Chytil skates ahead of Game 5
New York Rangers forward Filip Chytil participated in Monday's morning skate ahead of Game 5 against the Carolina Hurricanes after missing the previous game with an illness.,Also, forward Blake Wheeler was a full-contact participant for the first time Monday morning.,Chytil, 24, returned to the ice ...
Nats, White Sox open series, aim to cut down on miscues
Mistakes plagued the Washington Nationals and Chicago White Sox in their respective losses on Sunday.,Both squads will look to orchestrate a cleaner game on Monday night when the White Sox host the Nationals to begin a three-game series.,Washington's miscues in the field and on the basepaths on Sund...
Doug Barron wins Regions Tradition for first Champions major
Doug Barron posted a 4-under 68 on Sunday to win the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Ala.,Barron turned in a bogey-free round with four birdies to secure his first title at a PGA Tour Champions major and his third victory overall. He finished at 17-under 271, two strokes ahead of New Zealand's Stev...
OKC's Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant
Sam Presti is the only NBA executive ever to draft three future MVPs and he did it in three consecutive drafts. It’s a maniacal stroke of luck and an exercise of risk/reward, chance and foresight. By doing so, Presti at the time guaranteed short-term success for the soon-to-be relocated Seattle Soni...
Who is the best point guard in the NBA?
What is a point guard in today’s NBA? The role and term has evolved so much from the 1990s when the position was defined by midrange scoring, playmaking and limited athleticism. Today’s concept of a point guard runs the whole gamut, across all five positions, where a center in Denver is the best pas...
If you don’t like players in college sports getting paid, you're really not gonna like this
The fire hydrant has been busted open and money is spewing in the streets of college sports. Mens’ college basketball saw the success of the Inaugural 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament and has decided to start one of its own....
Bob Nightengale keeps trying to rehab Trevor Bauer
Sometimes, there’s no choice but to cover a vile person in sports because they are doing something that can’t be ignored. Trevor Bauer is not that, but that didn’t stop Bob Nightengale from auditioning to get on his payroll, next to Rachel Luba, whatever it is she does other than be the occasional b...