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Three runs in 10th send Yankees to win over A's
Juan Soto, held out of the starting lineup because of a bruised knee, lined a pinch-hit double in the middle of a three-run, 10th-inning uprising as the New York Yankees outlasted the host Oakland Athletics 4-2 in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.,The Yankees (90-64) retained their four-g...
Jeeno Thitikul rises to 12 under to take Kroger Queen City lead
Jeeno Thitikul shot her second straight round of 6-under-par 66 to take the lead after 36 holes at the Kroger Queen City Championship on Friday in Maineville, Ohio.,The former World No. 1 from Thailand has a one-shot lead over future Hall of Famer Lydia Ko of New Zealand, who also posted a second-ro...
Nashville chasing final playoff spot vs. Cincinnati
Nashville SC aims to maintain its winning ways - and its MLS Cup Playoff hopes - when it hosts FC Cincinnati in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday evening.,After dropping eight straight league matches, Nashville (8-13-8, 32 points) is on a two-match winning streak.,It followed a 2-0 win at Atlanta United...
Dynamo surging into interstate clash vs. Austin FC
The Houston Dynamo have been pushing upward in the Western Conference while on a four-match unbeaten streak and will look to continue their momentum when they visit Austin FC on Saturday.,While the three-team Copa Tejas competition already has a champion in FC Dallas, a visit to the Texas capital st...
Fever have sportsbooks sweating entering WNBA playoffs
The Indiana Fever limped into the playoffs by losing three of their final four games, and are underdogs entering their first-round series against the third-seeded Connecticut Sun.,While networks would love nothing more than an extended postseason run for the Caitlin Clark-led Fever, Indiana (20-20) ...
Revolution in must-win mode against slumping Charlotte
How tight is the MLS Eastern Conference playoff race?,The New England Revolution (8-16-4, 28 points) sit in 15th and last place in the conference, yet are just five points out of the ninth and final playoff spot entering Saturday's match at seventh-place Charlotte FC (10-11-8, 38 points).,"For sure,...
Jameson Taillon, Cubs hold off Nationals
Jameson Taillon scattered two hits across six scoreless innings as the host Chicago Cubs topped the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Friday afternoon.,Taillon (11-8) walked two and struck out four while throwing 50 of his 80 pitches for strikes. He retired the final 10 batters he faced after hitting Andr...
Chargers QB Justin Herbert (ankle) uncertain vs. Steelers
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert told reporters Friday that he sustained a high-ankle sprain in last weekend's victory over the Carolina Panthers.,Sporting a heavily taped right foot, Herbert said his ailing ankle was "not great" but noted that it has felt better with each passing day...
Ravens RB Justice Hill signs 2-year extension
Baltimore Ravens running back Justice Hill signed a two-year contract extension on Friday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the Ravens, however, the NFL Network reported it was worth $6 million.,Hill, 26, was due to be a free agent at the end of this season. He has five carries for 25 yards and...
Nets sign G Killian Hayes, F Tyrese Martin
The Brooklyn Nets announced the signings of guard Killian Hayes and forward Tyrese Martin on Friday.,Terms of the deals with the free agents were not disclosed.,Hayes, 23, was a first-round pick (seventh overall) by Detroit in the 2020 draft. He averaged 8.1 points, 5.2 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2...
Report: Ravens RB Justice Hill agrees to 2-year extension
Baltimore Ravens running back Justice Hill agreed to a two-year, $6 million contract extension, the NFL Network reported Friday.,Hill, 26, was due to be a free agent at the end of this season. He has five carries for 25 yards and eight receptions on 10 targets for 62 yards in two games this season.,...
Nats reinstate RHP Trevor Williams from 60-day IL
The Washington Nationals reinstated right-hander Trevor Williams from the 60-day injured list to start on Friday afternoon against the Cubs in Chicago.,Williams, 32, was 5-0 with a 2.22 ERA in 11 starts before landing on the IL on June 4 with a right flexor strain. He posted a 2.45 ERA across 7 1/3 ...
College Football Week 4 Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions
It's a packed week 4 of college football, and these are our top betting piciks and predictions as conference play gets underway....
End of an era: A's open final Oakland homestand vs. Gerrit Cole, Yankees
Gerrit Cole returns to one of his favorite ballparks -- for more than one reason -- when the New York Yankees kick off the Oakland Athletics' going-away homestand with a three-game series that begins Friday night.,Major League Baseball has scheduled the Yankees and defending World Series champion Te...
Cubs close to elimination as they face Nationals
The Chicago Cubs will look to keep their flickering postseason aspirations alive on Friday afternoon when they continue their four-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals.,The Cubs (78-75) snapped a modest two-game skid by posting a 7-6 victory over the Nationals (68-85) on Thursday in...
Dansby Swanson leads Cubs to narrow win vs. Nats
Dansby Swanson collected three hits and four runs and Cody Bellinger had three RBIs to lift the host Chicago Cubs to a 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.,Chicago's Seiya Suzuki launched a two-run homer and Ian Happ had three hits and scored twice. Isaac Paredes drove in a pair of...
Mystics end season with win over Fever before league-record crowd
The Washington Mystics needed a win and some help in Thursday's regular-season finale to make the playoffs.,Washington took care of business, rallying past the visiting Indiana Fever for a wild 92-91 win in front of 20,711 fans -- the largest crowd in WNBA history -- at Capital One Arena.,However, t...
Ashleigh Buhai leads packed leaderboard in Cincinnati
Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa set the early pace at the Kroger Queen City Championship with a 7-under-par 65 in the first round Thursday in Maineville, Ohio.,Buhai racked up eight birdies and carries a one-shot lead into Friday. Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand and Yan Liu of China are at 6-under 66 afte...
Early upsets wreak havoc on NFL survivor pools
The rash of major upsets through the first two weeks of the NFL season has wreaked havoc with survivor pools -- contests in which fans select one game each week and continue to advance until their pick in a given week loses.,One of the most popular among regulated sportsbooks is the Circa Survivor, ...
Fever's Caitlin Clark drives record WNBA betting action
Along with record television and attendance records, the WNBA's star-studded rookie class helped drive record sports betting action for the 2024 regular season.,BetMGM reported a 108 percent increase in WNBA betting this season, with two times as many women engaging in betting on the league.,Indiana...