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With offense on rise, Red Sox play home opener vs. Cards
Fresh off their first series win of the season in Baltimore, the Boston Red Sox are set for their home opener on Friday, the start of a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals.,The Red Sox are homeward bound following back-to-back wins over the Orioles, including an 8-4 victory on Thursday...
Giannis Antetokoumpo's 35-20-17 night powers Bucks past 76ers
Giannis Antetokounmpo put forth a monster triple-double with 35 points, a career-high 20 assists and 17 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 126-113 victory over the host Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.,It was the first 30-15-15 game in Antetokounmpo's career and, according to the Bucks, the fi...
Sam Ryder fires 63 to grab Valero Texas Open lead
Sam Ryder birdied six of his final seven holes to shoot a bogey-free, 9-under-par 63 and take the first-round lead at the Valero Texas Open on Thursday at TPC San Antonio.,Ryder was tied for the lead with Keith Mitchell (64) when he stepped to the tee at the par-5, 613-yard 18th hole. He stopped his...
In Round 4 of South Carolina-Texas, execution paramount
It would be difficult for two teams to know each other quite as well as South Carolina and Texas do at this point.,Three games in one season is one thing. The Gamecocks and Longhorns are getting ready for Round 4.,"It's our fourth time playing them but it's their fourth time playing us," Texas guard...
Max Homa splits with caddie Joe Greiner week before Masters
Max Homa and his longtime caddie, childhood friend Joe Greiner, have decided to split up.,When Homa tees it up at the Valero Texas Open this week, he will have veteran caddie Bill Harke on his bag instead.,"Joe and I made memories for a lifetime and can't be more thankful for all the hard work," Hom...
Alex Bregman, big bats drive Boston to series win at Baltimore
Alex Bregman, Kristian Campbell and Triston Casas slugged two-run home runs and the Boston Red Sox strung together back-to-back victories for the first time this season, defeating the host Baltimore Orioles 8-4 on Thursday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series.,Bregman, who added a run-scor...
11 players who will determine the national championship
As the 2025 Women's Basketball Tournament prepares for its Final Four, it's clear that the remaining teams have been college basketball's elite teams all season.,The sport's most decorated program in UConn, hard-nosed Texas, breakout Final Four first-timer UCLA and defending national champion South ...
76ers G Tyrese Maxey expected to miss rest of season
Philadelphia 76ers star guard Tyrese Maxey is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a finger tendon injury, his agent confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.,Maxey also had been dealing with a back issue and has not played since a March 3 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.,He attempted to rehab ...
Report: 76ers G Tyrese Maxey (finger) to miss rest of season
Philadelphia 76ers star guard Tyrese Maxey is expected to be ruled out for the remainder of the season with a finger tendon injury, ESPN reported on Thursday.,Maxey also had been dealing with a back issue and has not played since a March 3 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.,The free-falling 76ers (...
Tigers turn to Jack Flaherty in home opener vs. White Sox
Following a season-opening 2-4 road trip, the Detroit Tigers host the Chicago White Sox in their home opener on Friday afternoon.,Right-hander Jack Flaherty will get the starting nod for the Tigers. Flaherty (0-0, 3.18 ERA) pitched well in his first outing, holding the Los Angeles Dodgers to two run...
Brandt Snedeker (back) withdraws from Valero Texas Open
Brandt Snedeker withdrew from the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio prior to the first round on Thursday due to a back issue.,Snedeker, 44, has won nine PGA Tour events, plus the 2012 FedEx Cup.,Listed at 365th in the Official World Golf Ranking, Snedeker missed the cut last week at the Texas Childre...
Falcons owner ready to pay Kirk Cousins millions to ride pine
With three years remaining on a four-year contract signed 13 months ago, Kirk Cousins is guaranteed nothing in Atlanta in 2025. Well, other than the $27.5 million Falcons owner Arthur Blank owes for the upcoming season under the terms of that pact.,Blank said at the NFL annual meeting in Florida tha...
Rafael Devers, Red Sox shoot for series victory over Orioles
The Boston Red Sox worked through a few glitches in the opening week of the season, but there should be some good mindsets going into their Thursday afternoon game.,The Red Sox, after snapping a four-game losing streak, will oppose the host Baltimore Orioles in the decisive contest of a three-game s...
Garrett Crochet, Red Sox shut out Orioles in road win
Garrett Crochet pitched eight shutout innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the host Baltimore Orioles 3-0 to snap a four-game losing streak Wednesday night.,Trevor Story homered and had three hits -- more than he had all season entering the game -- and Rafael Devers ended a horrid season-beginning s...
Texas holds special place in Swede star Ludvig Aberg's heart
While Lubbock, Texas, is a long way -- approximately 5,179 miles -- from his hometown of Eslow, Sweden, rising Swedish star Ludvig Aberg fondly recalled his college days at Texas Tech ahead of this week's Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio.,"For me coming over here, it was a great experience to ge...
Garrett Crochet, Red Sox shutout Orioles in road win
Garrett Crochet pitched eight shutout innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the host Baltimore Orioles 3-0 to snap a four-game losing streak Wednesday night.,Trevor Story homered and had three hits -- more than he had all season entering the game -- and Rafael Devers ended a horrid season-beginning s...
Backed by bats, Twins' Pablo Lopez stifles White Sox
Byron Buxton homered, doubled and drove in two runs and Harrison Bader hit a three-run homer to lead the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday in a rain-delayed rubber game of their three-game series., ,Pablo Lopez (1-1) picked up the win, allowing one run...
South Carolina, Texas highly familiar entering Final Four clash
Southeastern Conference counterparts South Carolina and Texas meet for the fourth time this season, this time in Friday's first semifinal matchup of the Final Four in Tampa.,Emerging as top seeds from the Birmingham Regions 2 and 3, South Carolina (34-3) and Texas (35-3) last met on March 9 in the S...
Report: Ole Miss coach Chris Beard staying put
Head coach Chris Beard told Ole Miss that he intends to remain at the helm of the Rebels, after talking to Texas A&M about its head coaching vacancy, according to ESPN on Wednesday.,Beard was pictured in a social media post Wednesday with Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter, who captioned the sh...
Bucks look to complete season sweep of 76ers
The Milwaukee Bucks head back out on the road as they begin a three-game trip against the host Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night.,Milwaukee (41-34) comes in having just snapped a four-game losing skid with a 133-123 win over the Phoenix Suns at home on Tuesday. ,With Damian Lillard still out, Gia...