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Red-hot Marlins return home to face Twins
The Miami Marlins are shockingly the hottest team in the majors over the past week as they start a six-game homestand on Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins.,Miami has won seven straight games, including a 6-0 road record during that span. In fact, the Marlins have won a franchise-record nine straig...
EA Sports plans to revive college hoops title in ‘28
EA Sports teased the return of its college basketball video game series in a social media post Monday.,"Bring the Madness. Let's run it back," the post read, along with a close-up shot of a video game basketball with the EA Sports logo emblazoned on it.,The teaser came just hours after the website E...
Islanders sign D Alexander Romanov to 8-year extension
The New York Islanders locked down defenseman Alexander Romanov to an eight-year extension, the team announced Monday.,Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but multiple reports said the contract has an average annual value of $6.25 million for a total worth of $50 million.,A second-round ...
Giants visit Diamondbacks, try to put frustrations behind them
The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants begin a four-game series Monday to see who will be first to recover from a frustrating week against the same two bottom-feeders.,The host D-backs went 2-4 against sub-.500 teams Miami and the White Sox, capped when the Marlins completed a three-game ...
Holger Rune, Daniil Medvedev stunned in Wimbledon openers
A pair of Top 10 seeds were stunned Monday in the opening round at Wimbledon, with No. 8 Holger Rune and No. 9 Daniil Medvedev ousted in London.,Chile's Nicolas Jarry, behind 31 aces, came from behind to top Denmark's Rune 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 in three hours and 33 minutes.,Benjamin Bonzi of Fran...
WNBA expands to 18 teams, adds Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia
Three WNBA franchises are set to join the league by 2030, with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia confirmed as the new teams on Monday. ,The expansion will push the WNBA to 18 total teams. Cleveland (2028) will be the first franchise to play in the WNBA among the latest additions. Detroit is schedu...
Giants host Diamondbacks, try to put frustrations behind them
The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants begin a four-game series Monday to see who will be first to recover from a frustrating week against the same two bottom-feeders.,The host D-backs went 2-4 against sub-.500 teams Miami and the White Sox, capped when the Marlins completed a three-game ...
M's Mitch Garver capitalizing on chances as Royals visit
A return to his former stomping grounds turned out pretty well for Mitch Garver.,The Seattle Mariners' backup catcher drove in four runs Sunday, including a two-run homer in the 12th inning, in a 6-4 victory against his former team, the host Texas Rangers.,That capped a 6-4 trip for the Mariners, wh...
Rays aim to take advantage of visit from skidding Athletics
As they prepare to close out a June to remember, the Tampa Bay Rays will also hope to start off another great week.,Propelled into the American League playoff chase and pursuing the first-place New York Yankees in the East, the Rays will host the opener of a three-game series against the Athletics o...
Orioles' Trevor Rogers eyes 2nd win in a week vs. Rangers
The Baltimore Orioles will carry a modicum of confidence with them when they play the Texas Rangers on Monday in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas., ,Baltimore heads on the road after a 5-1 victory at home over Tampa Bay on Sunday to clinch a three-game series win over the Rays, ...
Reds start rookie Chase Burns against Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet
Right-hander Chase Burns, the No. 2 pick in last summer's amateur draft, will be seeking his first major league victory in his second career start on Monday when the Cincinnati Reds open a three-game series at the Boston Red Sox.,Burns, 22, allowed three runs in five innings against the New York Yan...
Pursuing first-place Yankees, Jays turn to Max Scherzer
Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer aims to take another step forward Monday night and help the host Toronto Blue Jays gain on the first-place New York Yankees.,Scherzer (0-0, 5.63 ERA) is scheduled to start the opener of a four-game series for the third-place Blue Jays, who are three game...
Bryce Harper may make his return for Phillies vs. Padres
Bryce Harper, who once enjoyed the greatest moment of his career against the San Diego Padres, could return to the lineup Monday when the Philadelphia Phillies host the Padres in the opener of a three-game set.,Harper had "the swing of his life" -- as FOX broadcaster Joe Davis exclaimed in the momen...
Cardinals, Pirates each riding hot streaks coming into 3-game series
The St. Louis Cardinals are firmly in contention for the postseason and the Pittsburgh Pirates are not.,But heading into a three-game series, which begins Monday night in Pittsburgh, both teams appear to be playing their best baseball of the season.,The Cardinals are coming off a three-game sweep of...
G2 Esports earn last bracket-stage berth at LoL MSI
G2 Esports secured the final bracket-stage slot with a 3-2 victory over GAM Esports on Sunday in the play-in stage of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in Vancouver.,The $2 million event features two teams from each League of Legends region -- China, Korea, Pacific, the Americas and Euro...
Geekay topples Liquid to win OWCS NA Stage 2 grand final
Geekay Esports emerged from the lower bracket and took down Team Liquid 4-3 in the grand final of the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 2 on Sunday.,Geekay swept NTMR 3-0 in the lower-bracket final earlier in the day to advance to face Team Liquid. It was a rematch of the upper-...
5-star LB Xavier Griffin commits to Alabama
Xavier Griffin, ranked by the 247Sports composite as the No. 2 linebacker in the Class of 2026, announced his commitment to Alabama on Sunday afternoon.,The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Griffin chose the Crimson Tide over finalists Florida State, Ohio State and Texas. He plays at Gainesville (Ga.) High Schoo...
OpTic defeat Surge to clinch Call of Duty League championship
OpTic Texas defeated the Vancouver Surge 5-3 in a best-of-nine grand final to take home the 2025 Call of Duty League championship on Sunday in Kitchener, Ontario.,Mason "Mercules" Ramsay won MVP honors for OpTic Texas, which took home an $800,000 first prize out of the $2 million total purse.,Vancou...
NBA Rookie of the Year Race: Can Anyone Catch Cooper Flagg?
Cooper Flagg is the clear betting favorite for NBA Rookie of the Year, but Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey and Tre Johnson offer real value at plus odds....
Ranger Suarez, Phillies outlast Braves in pitchers' duel
Philadelphia's Ranger Suarez pitched seven strong innings to outduel Atlanta's Spencer Strider and lead the Phillies to a 2-1 victory over the Braves on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game series.,The Phillies lead the season series 5-4; the teams meet for the final time in a four-game ser...