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Katie Ledecky wins 400m free to secure 4th trip to Olympics
Katie Ledecky will be headed to the Olympics for the fourth time after winning the women's 400-meter freestyle on Saturday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis. ,Ledecky secured her spot on the U.S. team that will be headed to Paris later this summer by finishing the event in 3:58.35, bes...
Revolution's 3-goal first half enough to top Whitecaps
Noel Buck, Giacomo Vrioni and Esmir Bajraktarevic each scored first-half goals to lead the New England Revolution to their third straight victory, 3-2, over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night in Foxborough, Mass., ,It marked the first time this season that the Revolution (5-10-1, 16 points) s...
Nats' DJ Herz whiffs 13 Marlins, earns first career win
Rookie left-hander DJ Herz allowed one hit over six shutout innings while striking out 13 for the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon, earning his first major league victory in a 4-0 win against the visiting Miami Marlins.,Herz (1-1) did not allow a walk in his third career start.,Dylan Floro...
WTA roundup: Bianca Andreescu reaches Libema Open final
Canadian Bianca Andreescu's comeback from a back injury continued Saturday with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Hungarian qualifier Dalma Galfi in the semifinals of the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.,The 2019 U.S. Open champion, Andreescu was sidelined nine months with the injury before playi...
Twins-A's postponed; DH set for Sunday
Inclement weather in Minneapolis forced the postponement of Saturday's game between the Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics.,The game is scheduled to be made up Sunday as part of a split doubleheader, with the first game set for a 2:10 p.m. Eastern time start and the second for 7:40 p.m.,The Twins...
Down 3-1, Mavs striving to make history against Celtics
Luka Doncic wasn't going to let the Dallas Mavericks go down quietly. ,With Dallas facing a 3-0 deficit in the NBA Finals, Doncic rose to the occasion and led the Mavericks to a 122-84 shellacking of the Boston Celtics on Friday night in Game 4 on his home court. ,Doncic went for 29 points, five ass...
Astros RHP Justin Verlander scratched vs. Tigers
The Houston Astros scratched right-hander Justin Verlander from Saturday's start against the Detroit Tigers due to an undisclosed reason.,Rookie right-hander Spencer Arrighetti (3-5, 5.33 ERA), who was scheduled to pitch the series finale on Sunday, will start in place of Verlander (3-2, 3.95). ,Ver...
Way Too Early Fantasy Football NFL First Round Mock Draft
This is our way too early fantasy football first round mock draft with 12 teams....
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...
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...
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...