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Sporting KC look to finish on high note in finale vs. FC Dallas
A pair of mutually disappointing seasons will end on MLS Decision Day when Sporting Kansas City visit FC Dallas on Saturday night.,Neither Dallas (10-15-8, 38 points) or Kansas City (8-18-7, 31 points) will reach the postseason in what serves as a relative rarity for both clubs. This is the third ti...
Friday October 18 Best Sports Betting Picks for MLB Playoffs, WNBA Finals
These are our top betting picks and predictions for Friday October 18th, including both League Championship Series games in the MLB Playoffs and an elimination game in the WNBA Finals....

Extra club in bag costs Joel Dahmen four-stroke penalty
Joel Dahmen sits 131st out of 132 players after the first day of the Shriners Children's Open in Las Vegas on Thursday, but not all of the struggles were due to his play at TPC Summerlin.,The 36-year-old University of Washington product self-reported having too many clubs in his bag and was assessed...

'Job's not finished': Liberty near first title, face Lynx in Game 4
MINNEAPOLIS -- Breanna Stewart understands the stakes. So do all of her teammates.,The New York Liberty are one win away from clinching their first WNBA championship. They will try to bring it home when they tip off against the Minnesota Lynx on Friday night in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals.,"Just knowi...

ATP roundup: Frances Tiafoe gets past Daniel Evans in Almaty
No. 1 seed Frances Tiafoe smashed 21 aces without a double fault to defeat British qualifier Daniel Evans 6-7 (10), 7-6 (4), 6-3 in two hours and 39 minutes in the second round of the Almaty Open in Kazakhstan on Thursday.,The American charged back from a 4-1 deficit in the first-set tiebreaker and ...

St. Louis City sign D Josh Yaro to contract extension
St. Louis City signed veteran defender Josh Yaro to a contract extension through the 2025 MLS season.,The deal announced Thursday for the 29-year-old Ghana international includes an option for 2026.,Yaro has one goal in 29 matches (16 starts) since joining St. Louis City ahead of the 2023 campaign.,...
Three Things We Learned During 2024 NBA Preseason
It's hard to have too many takeaways from the NBA preseason, where starters only play a few quarters of basketball. But these three things can come with us into the regular season....
Subway Series World Series? Not Everyone Wants Yankees vs. Mets Championship
While a New York Yankees vs. New York Mets World Series seems fun, the Dodgers might give America and baseball fans a more entertaining championship....
Three Teams That Could Land NBA's No. 1 Pick: Where Will Cooper Flagg Be Drafted?
Cooper Flagg is widely expected to be the 2025 NBA Draft No. 1 overall pick, and these three teams will battle to tank hard enough to land the talented youngster out of Duke....

Sabrina Ionescu's late 3 gives Liberty 2-1 Finals lead vs. Lynx
MINNEAPOLIS -- Sabrina Ionescu sank a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining, lifting the New York Liberty to an 80-77 win over the Minnesota Lynx in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday night.,Ionescu's shot from 28 feet, a few steps in front of the Lynx logo at midcourt, gave New York ...

Angel City D Merritt Mathias retires after 12-year run in NWSL
Angel City defender Merritt Mathias, who was one of 11 active players to have played in the National Women's Soccer League for its entire 12-year history, announced her retirement this week.,Mathias, 34, is a three-time winner of both the NWSL championship and the Supporters' Shield.,She spent the p...

ATP roundup: Milestone victory for Tommy Paul in Stockholm
Tommy Paul won his career-best 42nd singles match on tour this season, as the fourth seed defeated Laslo Djere 6-2, 7-6 (2) on Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Nordic Open in Stockholm.,Paul, who won this event in 2021, recorded seven aces and 27 winners and forced Serbia's Djere to save nine of 12 brea...

Matt McCarty aims to continue sudden success at Shriners Children's Open
Matt McCarty's sudden success has stunned plenty throughout the golf world, including himself.,The 26-year-old has won four of his last 10 starts to soar from obscurity into three major PGA Tour championships next year. ,After notching his first PGA Tour victory at last week's Black Desert Champions...

Angel City D Merritt Mathias retires as 12-year run in NWSL
Angel City defender Merritt Mathias, who was one of 11 active players to have played in the National Women's Soccer League for its entire 12-year history, announced her retirement this week.,Mathias, 34, is a three-time winner of both the NWSL championship and the Supporters' Shield.,She spent the p...
Happy National Boss’s Day: Three Worst Bosses in Sports
It's National Boss's Day on Wednesday October 16th, and these are the worst three bosses in sports right now....

WNBA Finals Game 3: Liberty-Lynx Preview, Odds & Prediction
The Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty will battle for a 2-1 edge in the WNBA Finals when they tip off in Game 3 on Wednesday night. The teams will remain in Minneapolis for Game 4.,The Lynx erased an 18-point deficit on their way to posting a 95-93 overtime win in Game 1. The Liberty bounced back ...
2024 NBA Western Conference Predictions: Denver Nuggets No. 1 Seed, Dallas Mavericks Regress
These are our official 2024 NBA Western Conference predictions, with the Denver Nuggets finishing as the top seed, and several teams, including the Mavericks, regressing....
Wednesday October 16 Best Sports Betting Picks for NLCS Game 3, WNBA Finals, & NHL Predictions
It's a packed Wednesday of sports, so these are our top betting picks for the MLB Playoffs, WNBA Finals, and NHL on October 16, 2024....
Are Oregon Ducks Big Ten's Best Chance To Win 2024 National Championship?
The Oregon Ducks have enough steam to win the Big Ten, but they still need to prove that they're serious enough to win the National Championship this season....

Breanna Stewart's wife receives anti-gay death threat
The wife of Liberty star Breanna Stewart was the target of "homophobic death threats" last week, the New York forward said Tuesday.,Marta Xargay Casademont, who married Stewart in 2021, received the threats in her personal email account. Included in one of the messages was, "I hope someone shoots yo...