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World Cup quarterfinal best bets: England vs. Norway, Argentina vs. Switzerland
Get the best betting picks for Saturday's World Cup quarterfinals, including England vs. Norway and Argentina vs. Switzerland....
UFC 329 predictions: Best bets for Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway
Conor McGregor returns after five years away to face Max Holloway at UFC 329. Check out our best bets and predictions for the entire main card....
Why the Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Trade to the 76ers Still Doesn’t Make Sense
The Celtics' decision to trade Jaylen Brown to the 76ers for Paul George and draft picks leaves major questions about Boston's championship future....
Scottish Open interrupted by 2 1/2-hour fog delay
Play at the Scottish Open resumed Saturday after a delay of nearly 2 1/2 hours due to heavy fog.,The third round had started and 17 players were on the course as the fog worsened, forcing the suspension at 10:45 a.m. local time (5:45 a.m. ET). Play resumed at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, S...
Hanwha Life outlast LYON, gain finals berth in Mid-Season Invitational
Hanwha Life rallied to a 3-2 win over LYON on Saturday to advance to the grand final in the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in Daejeon, South Korea.,Hanwha Life will square off against Bilibili Gaming in the grand final, with the winner receiving $500,000 and qualifying for this fall's 202...
Yankees eye third straight win, face Nationals with Cam Schlittler on mound
Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler looks for his 10th win of the season when New York visits the Washington Nationals in the middle game of their series on Saturday.,The Yankees have won two straight for the first time since June 23-24 thanks to Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s heroics on Friday night when he h...
After scoring outburst, White Sox want repeat against Athletics
An overdue outburst propelled the Chicago White Sox to a lopsided victory against the visiting Athletics on Friday night.,The White Sox will aim to keep slugging and earn a series victory on Saturday afternoon.,Chicago rolled 14-1 in the series opener after managing two combined runs over three stra...
Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s 2-run homer in 9th lifts Yankees past Nationals
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a two-run ninth-inning homer and the New York Yankees rallied past the Nationals 5-3 in Washington on Friday night.,With New York trailing 3-2, Jasson Dominguez singled with one out against Matt Krook (0-1) and Chisholm homered into the second deck in right, his 13th of the sea...
Tristan Peters hits for cycle as White Sox blast Athletics
Tristan Peters finished 4-for-4 with four RBIs while hitting for the cycle and Sean Burke pitched seven sharp innings as the host Chicago White Sox routed the slumping Athletics 14-1 on Friday.,Chicago stopped a three-game losing streak while sending the Athletics to their season-high seventh straig...
Reds blank Cubs behind Hunter Greene’s 12 strikeouts
Elly De La Cruz and JJ Bleday homered, Hunter Greene tossed seven strong innings and the Cincinnati Reds opened a three-game series against the visiting Chicago Cubs with a 4-0 win on Friday.,De La Cruz hit a solo homer and tripled for Cincinnati, which out-hit the Cubs 13-4 and won for just the fou...
Samuel Basallo powers Orioles past Royals with late HR
Samuel Basallo hit a two-run tiebreaking home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the host Baltimore Orioles to a 5-3 victory against the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.,Blaze Alexander homered in the fourth inning and was the only Oriole with two hit...
Defensive Switzerland set sights on stifling Lionel Messi, Argentina
The knockout stage of the World Cup has not been easy for defending champion Argentina.,They needed extra time in the round of 32 to earn a 3-2 victory against Cape Verde before requiring a late rally from a two-goal deficit against Egypt to claim a 3-2 win in the round of 16.,Goals may be harder to...
A's 1B Nick Kurtz (thumb) ailing, could miss All-Star Game
Oakland Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz is out of the lineup Friday night due to a right thumb capsule strain.,According to MLB.com, Kurtz might need a stint on the 10-day injured list. That transaction would cause Kurtz to miss next Tuesday's All-Star Game in Philadelphia.,Kurtz is the American ...
Nick Martinez, Ceddanne Rafaela named to AL All-Star roster
Right-hander Nick Martinez of the Tampa Bay Rays and outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela of the Boston Red Sox were named as roster replacements Friday on the American League All-Star team.,Both Martinez and Rafaela are first-time All-Stars. ,Martinez replaces Boston Red Sox left-hander Ranger Suarez, who i...
Rory McIlroy in three-way tie at Scottish Open; Scottie Scheffler misses cut
Rory McIlroy shot 66 in the second round to keep pace with co-leaders Tom Kim of South Korea and PGA Tour rookie Jordan Smith at 9-under at the Scottish Open in North Berwick, Scotland.,Smith's eight birdies propelled him to the round of the day on Friday with a 63. McIlroy remained a co-leader afte...
Lottie Woad leads Evian; Nelly Korda misses 1st cut in 2 years
Lottie Woad of England carded a 7-under-par 64 on Friday to secure a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Evian Championship in Evian-les-Bains, France.,Woad collected eight birdies against one bogey at the Evian Resort Golf Club to move to 11-under 131 at the fourth of this season's five m...
Scottie Scheffler misses first cut in nearly 4 years
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler missed the cut at the Genesis Scottish Open on Friday, marking the first time he has failed to advance to the third round of a PGA Tour tournament in nearly four years.,All told, Scheffler had made 78 consecutive cuts dating back to the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Au...
Reds reinstate 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes from injured list
The Cincinnati Reds reinstated third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,Reds infielder/outfielder Matt McLain was placed on the IL with a left calf strain, retroactive to Wednesday.,Hayes, 29, has been out of the Cincinnati lineup since May 20 because of a bulging disc in...
Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard retiring after 22 years
Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard announced his retirement on Friday after a 22-year career in Ames.,The 61-year-old Pollard's retirement will go into effect on June 30, 2027, or whenever his position is filled.,Hired in 2005, he is the longest-tenured AD in Cyclones history and the longest...
Spain vs. Belgium Best Bets: Three Picks for Friday's World Cup Quarterfinal
Get the best bets for Spain vs. Belgium in the World Cup quarterfinals, including match result, player prop and second-half betting picks....