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Report: Wizards' Trae Young to become free agent after declining option
Trae Young appears headed for the open market, though his short stay with the Washington Wizards may not be over.,Young plans to decline his $48.97 million player option for the 2026-27 season and will become an unrestricted free agent on Monday, according to a report from Andscape on Wednesday. Was...
Portugal coach defends keeping Cristiano Ronaldo on in draw
Portugal coach Roberto Martinez dismissed questions about Cristiano Ronaldo's role after a frustrating World Cup opener, defending his decision to keep the captain on for the full 90 minutes in Wednesday's 1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.,Ronaldo went without a shot on target in H...
Michaela Onyenwere, Sonia Citron shoot Mystics past Sun
Sonia Citron collected 26 points and 12 rebounds and Michaela Onyenwere scored a season-high 22 points to fuel the Washington Mystics to an 88-81 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday in Uncasville, Conn.,Citron made 7 of 13 shots from the floor and all 12 attempts from the free-throw line.,...
England take over in second half to roar past Croatia
Harry Kane scored a first-half brace, Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford added goals after halftime and England kicked off its World Cup with a 4-2 victory over Croatia on Wednesday in an entertaining Group L clash at Arlington, Texas.,The Three Lions earned their third victory in four major intern...
England takes over in second half to roar past Croatia
Harry Kane scored a first-half brace, Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford added goals after halftime and England kicked off its World Cup with a 4-2 victory over Croatia in an entertaining Group L clash at Arlington, Texas.,The Three Lions earned their third victory in four major international tourn...
126th U.S. Open: Preview, Trends, Props & Best Bets
The 126th U.S. Open tees off Thursday at Shinnecock Hills, widely considered one of the most difficult majors venues around the world.,Our golf experts preview the event, break down betting trends and provide their favorite prop picks along with best bets to win this week. That includes a wave of pu...
Royals hit 4 homers to avoid sweep vs. Nationals
Carter Jensen, John Rave, Lane Thomas and Michael Massey each hit solo home runs to power the visiting Kansas City Royals to a 6-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. ,Jensen was 4-for-4 with a double and a walk, and Rave added a triple and scored two runs. ,Luinder Avila (2-3) allowed o...
Mariners recall IF/OF Connor Joe from Triple-A Tacoma
The Seattle Mariners recalled utility player Connor Joe ahead of Wednesday's home game against the Baltimore Orioles.,Joe, 33, was sent to Triple-A Tacoma on May 22 after hitting .182 with one home run and three RBIs over 18 games to begin the season.,As a corresponding move, Seattle optioned outfie...
Report: Jags make Ross Matiscik highest-paid snapper
The Jacksonville Jaguars are making three-time Pro Bowl selection Ross Matiscik the NFL's highest-paid long snapper, NFL Network reported Wednesday.,Matiscik, 29, is signing a two-year extension worth $3.8 million in new money, according to the report. His previous contract, signed in April 2022, wa...
Wednesday MLB Best Bets: Two Pitcher Props for June 17th
Check out Wednesday's MLB best bets featuring Shane McClanahan's strikeout prop and Gavin Williams' outs recorded prop on a 14-game baseball slate....
Pirates' Bryan Reynolds bids to push luck in rematch vs. A's
Bryan Reynolds feared he was about to be robbed of a homer to center field from the left side while batting in the sixth inning on Tuesday night. He slowed down between first and second base to see the ball barely elude the glove of the Athletics' leaping Henry Bolte.,One inning later, Reynolds' sho...
Reeling Royals eager to halt slide in finale vs. Nationals
The struggling Kansas City Royals will try to avoid a three-game sweep against the host Washington Nationals when they conclude their series on Wednesday afternoon.,The Royals rallied to tie Tuesday's game in the seventh only to see Curtis Mead smack a three-run homer in the bottom half of the innin...
Brandon Lowe's 9th-inning blast completes Pirates' comeback vs. A's
Brandon Lowe ripped a tiebreaking homer with one out in the top of the ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Bryan Reynolds went 4-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs as the Pirates won for just the third time in th...
Reports: England might play friendly vs. Sporting KC on Thursday
Sporting Kansas City might be called off the bench for a mid-World Cup friendly match against England, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.,England play their World Cup opener on Wednesday against Croatia in Arlington, Texas. The Three Lions will then head back to their training base in Kansa...
Lionel Messi's history-making hat trick carries Argentina past Algeria
Lionel Messi became the first player to feature in six World Cups and marked the occasion with a hat trick to tie the all-time World Cup goals record as Argentina opened Group J play with a 3-0 win over Algeria on a historic Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo.,Messi's third goal in the 76th minute, a left-f...
Lionel Messi produces hat trick, ties all-time World Cup goals mark
Lionel Messi's left-footed strike in the 76th minute Tuesday night against Algeria completed a sensational hat trick and boosted the Argentina star to 16 career goals at the World Cup, tying Miroslav Klose's all-time mark.,Messi subbed out of the match four minutes later to a thunderous ovation in K...
Curtis Mead's homer sends Nats past Royals for another series win
Curtis Mead hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning and the host Washington Nationals defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Tuesday.,Nasim Nunez opened the bottom of the seventh with a walk against reliever Daniel Lynch IV (2-1), went to second on a groundout and stole third. After ...
Stanley Cup Final draws highest TV ratings in 7 years
The high-scoring Stanley Cup Final turned into a ratings win for ABC, which drew the highest viewership for the NHL's championship round in seven years, the network announced Tuesday.,The Carolina Hurricanes' six-game win over the Vegas Golden Knights attracted an average of 5.2 million viewers. The...
WTA roundup: Serena Williams loses first-round doubles match in Berlin
Unseeded Serena Williams and Czechia's Karolina Muchova came up short in their opening-round doubles match on Tuesday in the WTA 500 Berlin Tennis Open.,Williams, playing in her second tournament since announcing her comeback, and Muchova fell 6-4, 6-4 to New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and Mexico's Gi...
Knicks-Spurs scores NBA Finals' highest ratings in 28 years
With an average of 20.6 million views, per Nielsen, this month's NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs was the most-watched finals since 1998.,The Knicks' 94-90 title-clinching Game 5 victory on Saturday night drew an average of 24.5 million viewers on ESPN and ABC, the mo...