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Bubba Wallace looking for rare repeat at Brickyard 400
Bubba Wallace is raring to go back to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 30th running of the NASCAR Cup Series' Brickyard 400, a race he claimed last July in his 23XI Racing Toyota.,Thirteenth in points after 21 races, the 32-year-old Wallace may just have the momentum after his recent runs to make...
BC's Chase Brice bids for better showing in clash vs. Argonauts
Chase Brice will make his first career CFL start when the BC Lions battle the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday night at Vancouver.,Reigning CFL Most Outstanding Player Nathan Rourke injured his left shoulder in last week's 19-17 road loss against the Edmonton Elks. He will miss multiple weeks but will ...
Brewers activate INF David Hamilton from IL
The Milwaukee Brewers activated infielder David Hamilton off the injured list Friday and designated infielder Braden Shewmake for assignment.,Hamilton was in the starting lineup at third base and batting ninth Friday for the series opener against Colorado. Hamilton, who was placed on the 10-day IL o...
WNBA All-Stars set to star in Chicago amid growth, anniversary season
Chicago last hosted the WNBA All-Star game in 2022 at Wintrust Arena, the 10,387-seat home of the then-defending league champion Chicago Sky.,The event is returning to the Windy City on Saturday at the United Center, a venue that houses the NBA's Chicago Bulls and seats more than 20,000 for basketba...
Lucas Herbert finishes strong to maintain large LIV United Kingdom lead
Australia's Lucas Herbert extended his lead to four strokes with another strong showing in the second round of LIV Golf United Kingdom on Friday in Rocester, England.,Herbert, who broke the course record at JCB Golf and Country Club with an 11-under-par 61 on Thursday, followed that with a 6-under s...
LeBron James Betrayed Cleveland for Philadelphia and It Won't End Well
LeBron James stunned the NBA by signing with the 76ers. Here's why the move could backfire and further damage his legacy in Cleveland....
Reds get first look at Cardinals RHP Dustin May
With both sides attempting to gain ground in the National League wild-card race, the St. Louis Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night.,The Cardinals have dropped five of seven games since the All-Star break and sit 1 1/2 games behind the Arizona Diamo...
Twins ride momentum into homestand opener against Athletics
The Minnesota Twins return home with their chins up despite a losing road trip.,Minnesota will try to keep its confidence high when it opens a three-game series against the Athletics on Friday night in Minneapolis. The contest marks the start of a six-game homestand for the Twins, who also will host...
Guardians seek clutch hits in series opener vs. Rays
The Cleveland Guardians will look to put one of their more frustrating losses of the season behind them when they begin a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays have the best record in the American League and own a two-game lead over the New York Yank...
Stumbling Padres hope set with skidding Marlins can spark turnaround
The San Diego Padres continue to invest heavily in their roster, but they still haven't seen many dividends.,After dropping five of seven coming out of the All-Star break to match their low mark on the season at three games under .500, the Padres will try to turn things around when they continue the...
Historic streak snapped, Red Sox attempt to bounce back vs. Blue Jays
All good things must come to an end.,For the Boston Red Sox, that meant the end of a franchise-record-tying 15-game winning streak.,The quest for a new streak begins on Friday night as the Toronto Blue Jays enter for the start of a three-game weekend series.,"All of us knew that it was going to end ...
Grant Holmes, Braves carry effective form into opener vs. Orioles
The Atlanta Braves made it through a good week since the All-Star break, but there is no letup for them in this stretch of the season.,They face the Orioles on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at Baltimore.,"A stretch of 17 straight (days with games) when you're trying to protect yo...
D-backs, Nats open set with eyes on wild-card race, trade deadline
The National League wild-card race takes center stage when the Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Washington Nationals for a three-game series beginning Friday night.,Though the calendar still reads July, both teams are in the wild-card mix and trying to determine whether to be buyers or sellers ahead o...
Royals aim to extend record of success vs. Tigers ace Tarik Skubal
Fresh off his best performance since undergoing surgery to remove loose bodies from his pitching elbow, Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal will try to keep his team on a roll against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday evening.,The Tigers won the opener of the four-game series 4-3 on Thur...
SEC notebook: Texas motivated by daily work, not exterior expectations
There may not be a team in college football with more exterior pressure entering the 2026 season than the Texas Longhorns.,After Texas lost in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff in the 2023 and '24 seasons, last year's squad ended up just outside the CFP despite a season-ending victory o...
Reports: USMNT’s Sebastian Berhalter leaving Vancouver for Middlesbrough
Sebastian Berhalter, who has made his stripes in North America, both as a member of the United States men's national soccer team in international play and as a seven-year MLS veteran, is set to head across the pond,Multiple reports on Thursday revealed that the Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder is in t...
Unlucky Stampeders aim to end Blue Bombers' 3-game win streak
The hard-luck Calgary Stampeders will try to snap the host Winnipeg Blue Bombers' three-game winning streak on Friday night.,Calgary (2-4) has the CFL's highest-scoring offense at 37.7 points per game yet is two games behind West division rival Winnipeg (4-2), which is averaging nearly two touchdown...
Rangers, Mariners set to battle for AL West lead
First place in the American League West will be on the line when the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers open a four-game series Friday in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers hold a half-game lead over the defending division champion Mariners, who are two games behind streaking Boston in the chase for the ...
Dodgers have held up their end, Mets haven't in build up to their series
The New York Mets return home for the first time since the All-Star break, starting a three-game series Friday with the Los Angeles Dodgers.,What many expected to be a possible playoff preview will be anything but that between the two largest payrolls in Major League Baseball. The Dodgers roll into ...
Shane Drohan takes ball for Brewers against visiting Rockies
The Milwaukee Brewers will look to continue their second-half surge behind rookie left-hander Shane Drohan when the Colorado Rockies visit on Friday to open a three-game series.,Drohan (5-3, 3.20 ERA) will be opposed by right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4, 4.76), who'll make his second start since nee...