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With playoff spot in hand, Aces visit Mercury
The Las Vegas Aces already have clinched a spot in the WNBA playoffs. The Aces will hit the road Sunday to face the Phoenix Mercury, who are in the hunt for their own playoff berth.,Four playoff spots already have been claimed, heading into play Saturday, with four more up for grabs. The Mercury (16...
Lynx look to rebound from lopsided loss in clash vs. Sky
The Minnesota Lynx won their first six games coming out of the Olympic break before enduring a lopsided defeat.,The Lynx will look to get back on track Sunday afternoon when they host the Chicago Sky in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (23-9) dropped a 94-76 decision to the Dallas Wings on Friday. The Lynx we...
Notre Dame-Texas A&M: Preview, Props, Prediction
Notre Dame is coming off a 10-win season and has lofty goals in the first season of the expanded College Football Playoff format. The Fighting Irish have gone 19-7 since Marcus Freeman succeeded Brian Kelly as head coach, and will open its 2024 schedule in College Station, Texas on Saturday.,That's ...
White Sox out to upend Mets, avoid franchise-record-tying loss
A pair of former Mets relayed some sympathy for the reeling White Sox during New York's broadcast of Friday's 5-1 road win over Chicago.,At 31-105, Chicago is fast approaching the 1962 Mets' major league record for single-season losses (120) in the modern era. For their part, Jay Hook and Craig Ande...
Red Sox face tall task in encounter vs. Tarik Skubal, Tigers
The Boston Red Sox gave up a late four-run lead on Friday and still pulled out an extra-inning victory in Detroit.,The Red Sox will visit the Tigers again on Saturday evening in the second contest of a three-game series.,Ceddanne Rafaela put the Red Sox back on top in the 10th with a two-run homer. ...
Back from minors, Tylor Megill guides Mets past White Sox
Tylor Megill pitched 5 1/3 strong innings in his return to the rotation, J.D. Martinez homered and Jesse Winker had three hits to lift the visiting New York Mets to a 5-1 win against the Chicago White Sox on Friday.,New York won for the third time in four games to remain three games behind the Brave...
North Carolina QB Max Johnson (broken leg) out for season
North Carolina quarterback Max Johnson underwent season-ending surgery for his broken right leg on Friday in Minneapolis.,Johnson got hurt Thursday when he was hit while throwing a pass in the third quarter of the Tar Heels' 19-17 win over Minnesota in the season opener. He was carted off the field ...
Wings contain Lynx from beyond arc, win third straight
Arike Ogunbowale poured in 25 points and Satou Sabally added 21 as the surging Dallas Wings took over in the second half and rolled to a 94-76 win over the visiting Minnesota Lynx on Friday in Arlington, Texas., ,The Wings (9-22) captured their season-best third straight victory and stayed in the ru...
After blown save, Red Sox smack 2 HRs in 10th to beat Tigers
Ceddanne Rafaela blasted a two-run homer in the 10th inning as the Boston Red Sox pulled out a 7-5 victory over the host Detroit Tigers on Friday night.,Jarren Duran doubled twice and added a solo homer in the 10th for the Red Sox, and Connor Wong supplied a double and a homer while driving in two r...
Scottie Scheffler’s Tour Championship lead slips to four shots
ATLANTA -- Scottie Scheffler has company.,Having entered the day with a seven-shot cushion at the Tour Championship, Scheffler's 36-hole lead is only four strokes after he posted a 5-under-par 66 Friday at East Lake Golf Club.,Collin Morikawa, playing with World No. 1 Scheffler in the final pairing,...
Scottie Scheffler still on top as storms hit Tour Championship
ATLANTA -- Scottie Scheffler held a four-stroke lead at the Tour Championship when the end of the second round was interrupted by lightning in the area Friday afternoon.,Eight players were still on the course when thunderstorms arrived, including Scheffler, who had just teed off at the 16th hole at ...
Report: Chargers K Cameron Dicker gets $22M extension
Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker has agreed to a four-year, $22 million extension, ESPN reported Friday.,The deal reportedly includes $12.5 million guaranteed and makes Dicker one of the five highest-paid kickers in the NFL, two years after he went undrafted out of Texas.,The extension kee...
Reports: Dolphins sign coach Mike McDaniel to extension
Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel has signed a multiyear contract extension through the 2028 season, multiple outlets reported Friday.,Financial terms were not revealed.,McDaniel, 41, assumed the job before the 2022 season, signing a four-year contract as he took over for the fired Brian Flore...
Blue-chip WR Jaime Ffrench chooses Texas
Texas added another five-star player to its 2025 recruiting haul on Friday, landing a commitment from coveted wide receiver Jaime Ffrench.,Ffrench, a one-time Alabama commit, chose coach Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns over suitors that included Ohio State, Tennessee, Miami and LSU.,"Oh yeah, it's...
A's hope Lawrence Butler stays hot against Rangers
Oakland right fielder Lawrence Butler is providing some much-needed power for the rebuilding Athletics, who begin a three-game series against the Texas Rangers on Friday in Arlington, Texas.,Butler recorded his second three-homer game of the season on Thursday, when the A's had their three-game winn...
Eyeing wild-card run, Mets visit White Sox
An ability to keep an even keel has the New York Mets in the thick of the National League wild-card race entering their road series opener against the scuffling Chicago White Sox on Friday.,"It's just the resilience of the group," Mets left-hander David Peterson said. "We have talked all year about ...
Casey Mize poised to return as Tigers start series vs. Red Sox
Casey Mize has watched his young teammates bring energy and success to the Detroit Tigers. He is eager to do his part.,The right-hander, sidelined for two months due to a strained left hamstring, is expected to return to the mound as the Tigers open a three-game weekend series against the visiting B...
Bowden Francis, Jays throw two-hitter against Red Sox
Bowden Francis pitched seven innings of one-hit ball en route to his fourth straight victory as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 on Thursday.,Francis (8-3) worked 5 1/3 hitless innings to begin the game after carrying a no-hitter into the ninth inning on Saturday against th...
Reports: Rangers waiving OF Robbie Grossman, Travis Jankowski
The Texas Rangers are waiving veteran outfielders Robbie Grossman and Travis Jankowski, multiple outlets reported Thursday night.,Grossman, 34, is batting .235 with three home runs and 10 RBIs in 102 at-bats over 44 games with Texas following a May trade from the Chicago White Sox for minor league p...
Marina Alex out in front at inaugural FM Championship
Marina Alex carded a bogey-free, 4-under-par 68 to take the lead after one round of the inaugural FM Championship on Thursday at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass.,After she started her round on the back nine, Alex's final birdie came at the par-5 seventh hole, breaking her out of a nine-way tie at 3 under...