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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Giannis Antetokoumpo lead All-NBA picks
There were four repeat performers and one first-timer named to the 2024-25 Kia All-NBA First Team on Friday.,Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo heads up the first team, earning top honors for the seventh consecutive year. He was joined by Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexande...
Ben Griffin, Matti Schmid share lead after going low at Charles Schwab
Ben Griffin and Germany's Matti Schmid share the 36-hole lead at the Charles Schwab Challenge after they each posted 7-under-par rounds of 63 on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Griffin and Schmid stand at 11-under 129 through two rounds at Colonial Country Club. They take a two-shot lead into the weeke...
Whitecaps aim to continue streak, face Real Salt Lake
The Vancouver Whitecaps look to stretch their unbeaten run to 14 matches across all competitions when they play a third consecutive away match on Saturday night, this time with a game against Real Salt Lake at Sandy, Utah.,Vancouver (8-1-4, 28 points) has been the surprise team of MLS this season, s...
St. Louis City hope to end losing streak at Colorado
Before a May 17 match at Minnesota United, St. Louis City SC defender Henry Kessler said the team needed to put together a complete 90 minutes in order to break a long winless streak.,The search continues into another week after a 3-0 loss that extended the team's winless streak to 10 matches. St. L...
Sporting KC possess heavy hearts as they battle Revolution
The 250th MLS match in the history of Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kan., will feature two of the league's original clubs as the New England Revolution face Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.,Both clubs sit outside the current playoff line, but the Revolution (5-4-3, 18 points) are closer tha...
Benjamin Hassan first Lebanese player to qualify for French Open
It has been quite the last nine months for Lebanese tennis. And Benjamin Hassan certainly seems to enjoy his stays in Paris.,In the French capital last summer, Hassan became the first representative of Lebanon to compete in tennis at the Olympic Games. Moreover, he recorded the first victory for his...
Hurricanes try to get back to high shot volume in Game 3 at Panthers
The Carolina Hurricanes have been here before. Each of their past two trips to the Eastern Conference finals has seen them fall behind 2-0 in the series and ended with the Hurricanes coming up on the wrong side of a sweep.,This time, they'll be looking to change the story as the best-of-seven series...
Minnesota seeks season sweep of Austin after U.S. Open Cup wins
Minnesota United will try to continue a torrid month of matches and post a season sweep of Austin FC when the teams square off on Saturday in Saint Paul, Minn.,Both sides come into Saturday's contest off wins Wednesday in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16.,The Loons (7-3-4, 25 points) have won three of ...
Reds reinstate RHP Hunter Greene from 15-day IL
The Cincinnati Reds activated right-hander Hunter Greene from the 15-day injured list to start Friday's home game against the Chicago Cubs.,Greene, 25, has been sidelined with a right groin injury since exiting a game against the Atlanta Braves on May 7. Greene experienced issues while warming up fo...
Red Bulls, winless on road, get another crack at D.C. United
D.C. United will target their second victory over the New York Red Bulls this season when the teams meet on Saturday night in Washington.,Joao Peglow scored both of his team's goals in D.C. United's 2-1 victory over the Red Bulls on April 19 in Harrison, N.J.,Unfortunately for D.C. United (3-6-5, 14...
Guardians RHP Ben Lively to have Tommy John surgery
Cleveland Guardians right-handed starter Ben Lively will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss at least the remainder of the season, the team announced on Friday.,The surgery, which has not been scheduled, will be performed in Arlington, Texas, by Dr. Keith Meister. Lively is expected to be sidelined ...
White Sox reinstate OFs Andrew Benintendi, Mike Tauchman from IL
The Chicago White Sox reinstated outfielders Andrew Benintendi and Mike Tauchman from the 10-day injured list on Friday following their rehabilitation assignments.,Both players returned to the lineup for Friday's opener of a three-game home series against the Texas Rangers. Tauchman was second in th...
FC Dallas out to halt long road winless streak vs. Sounders
Lumen Field has been a house of horrors for FC Dallas.,Dallas hasn't won in Seattle in any competition in 21 consecutive matches (0-17-4) since a 1-0 victory in the 2011 U.S. Open Cup semifinals.,Dallas (4-5-4, 16 points) will attempt to end that streak on Saturday afternoon against the resurgent So...
Nashville SC looks for rare road win over surging Toronto FC
Nashville SC look to carry their home success on the road when they travel north of the border to clash with suddenly surging Toronto FC on Saturday in an Eastern Conference match., ,Nashville (7-4-3, 24 points) hits the road after a scoreless draw at home with D.C. United on May 17 extended its unb...
Slump-ridden Inter Miami aim to break out vs. Union
Philadelphia Union leads the Supporter's Shield standings as it prepares to host Inter Miami, last year's Supporter's Shield winner, on Saturday night.,Inter Miami didn't just finish with the most points in MLS in 2024, it set the record for most points in a season.,But things have been quite differ...
Red Sox 3B Alex Bregman exits with apparent leg injury
Boston Red Sox star third baseman Alex Bregman left the first game of Friday's day-night doubleheader against the visiting Baltimore Orioles with quadriceps tightness in his right leg. ,In the bottom of the fifth inning, Bregman lined a hit off the Green Monster in left field and appeared to sustain...
Martin Ojeda leads Orlando City into clash vs. Timbers
The Portland Timbers and Orlando City will both look to rebound from midweek defeats in the U.S. Open Cup round of 16 when they return to league play on Saturday night in Central Florida.,Orlando (6-2-6, 24 points) sustained a 3-2 loss at home on Wednesday night to Nashville SC in a match in which O...
On hot stretch, San Diego FC out to keep Galaxy winless
San Diego FC announced their presence when they blanked the defending champion Los Angeles Galaxy in their MLS debut on Feb. 22.,Three months later, host San Diego will attempt to knock off the reeling Galaxy again when the teams meet on Saturday afternoon.,The 2-0 victory over the Galaxy at Carson,...
Paige Bueckers and winless Wings face Dream
Two teams looking for bounce-back performances will meet on Saturday afternoon when the Atlanta Dream host the Dallas Wings in College Park, Ga.,Each of Atlanta's first three games have been decided by five points or fewer, including an 81-76 home loss to the Indiana Fever on Thursday. Despite Rhyne...
Nats put OF Jacob Young on IL, call up OF prospect Daylen Lile
Two days after placing Dylan Crews on the 10-day injured list, the Washington Nationals lost another outfielder on Friday with Jacob Young landing on the 10-day IL with a left shoulder AC sprain.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday.,Outfielder Daylen Lile, ranked as Washington's No. 9 prospect per ML...