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Top seed torment? Tennessee bids to beat Texas A&M in MCWS
OMAHA, Neb. -- It has been 25 years since a No. 1 seed has won the Men's College World Series and Tennessee is aiming to end the drought.,The Volunteers will have to get through a fellow SEC opponent to do so and will begin pursuit of the title when they open the best-of-three finals against No. 3 T...
MCWS Finals: Tennessee favored to snap No. 1 drought vs. Texas A&M
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Tennessee Volunteers will continue their quest to become the first No. 1 seed to win the Men's College World Series in a quarter century when they open the best-of-three finals against No. 3 Texas A&M on Saturday.,Both teams went undefeated through bracket play, which left downtow...
Streaking Lynx face mentally tough Mercury
The Minnesota Lynx will go for their sixth win in a row when they tip off against the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (12-3) is coming off a 68-55 win over the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday night. The Lynx have not lost since June 7, which was the last time they played the M...
NASCAR arrives in New Hampshire, but many minds already on 2025
Stewart-Haas Racing announced last month that it would cease operations at the season's end, but the situation took a major turn on Thursday when part-owner Gene Haas decided to keep one of the organization's charters and stay in NASCAR.,The formation of the Haas Factory Team means that one of the f...
Former Texas A&M star RB Darren Lewis dies at 55
Former Texas A&M running back Darren Lewis, best known for breaking Eric Dickerson's Southwest Conference rushing record, died on Thursday following a battle with cancer. He was 55.,Texas A&M announced the passing of Lewis, who was a two-time All-American and the school's all-time leading rusher.,Ni...
Bulls, Thunder complete Alex Caruso-Josh Giddey trade
The Thunder and Bulls swapped guards on Friday, with Alex Caruso heading to Oklahoma City and Josh Giddey to Chicago.,Both teams announced the deal.,Caruso, 30, is entering the final year of his four-year, $36.98 million contract, and the Bulls get younger by adding the 21-year-old Giddey. The Thund...
Rangers, Royals open series eager to end June swoons
Two teams that have done their share of swooning in June face off Friday night when the Kansas City Royals open a three-game series against the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas.,Both teams have sputtered to 7-10 records so far this month. The Rangers, who have lost f...
Lexi Thompson grabs first-round lead at Women's PGA
Lexi Thompson, 10 years removed from her lone major championship, holds a one-shot lead after the first round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship on Thursday in Sammamish, Wash.,Thompson shot a 4-under-par 68 at Sahalee Country Club to sit just ahead of world No. 1 Nelly Korda and Thailand's Patty ...
Lexi Thompson takes lead at Women's PGA
Lexi Thompson, 10 years removed from her lone major championship, jumped to the lead in the first round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship on Thursday in Sammamish, Wash.,Thompson shot a 4-under-par 68 at Sahalee Country Club to sit one stroke ahead of world No. 1 Nelly Korda and Thailand's Patty ...
Sharp right-handers face off as Tigers host White Sox
Jack Flaherty and Erick Fedde have been pleasant surprises on otherwise disappointing teams. The right-handers will square off on the mound when the Detroit Tigers host the Chicago White Sox on Friday night to open a three-game series.,Flaherty (4-4, 3.01 ERA) has displayed pinpoint control this sea...
Astros deliver key hits against skidding White Sox
Yordan Alvarez went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI, sparking the visiting Houston Astros to a 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.,Alex Bregman also tallied three hits for Houston, which took two of three from Chicago.,White Sox starter Chris Flexen threw six innings of one-run ball ...
Penguins re-sign G Alex Nedeljkovic to two-year contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic through the 2025-26 season, the team announced Thursday.,The contract averages a value of $2.5 million for each of the two seasons.,Nedeljkovic, 28, was 18-7-7 in 38 games (33 starts) with a .902 save percentage, 2.97 goals-against averag...
Bigger dance? Conferences weighing NCAA Tournament fields of 72, 76
Expansion plans for the NCAA Tournament were presented to Division I conference commissioners, who are also reviewing an option for the men's and women's annual March tournaments to remain 68-team events. ,No expansion of the men's and women's tournament would be approved for March 2025, but could b...
Jarren Duran, Red Sox look to stay hot vs. Reds
Jarren Duran and the visiting Boston Red Sox can extend their winning streak to six games Friday when they open a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds.,Boston's streak began with two victories against the New York Yankees and includes a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays. The Red Sox...
Dash sign G Jane Campbell to four-year extension
The Houston Dash announced a four-year extension with goalkeeper Jane Campbell on Thursday.,The deal starts on Jan. 1 and runs through the 2027 NWSL season, with an option for 2028.,The 2023 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year has been with Houston since the league's 2017 draft.,"When I was drafted here, I ...
Astros seek another strong start on mound vs. White Sox
Nearly three months into the season, the Houston Astros are in an unfamiliar spot.,Nine games behind the American League West-leading Seattle Mariners, Houston might be closer to finding its identity ahead of its series finale Thursday against the host Chicago White Sox. The Astros hope to stay in c...
Dejan Joveljic pushes Galaxy past NYCFC
Dejan Joveljic scored his team-leading 11th goal just before halftime and contributed an assist just after to help the LA Galaxy ease to a 2-0 victory over visiting New York City FC on Wednesday night.,Diego Fagundez also scored in the Galaxy's fourth consecutive home win and fourth win out of five ...
Lynx's defense smothers Dream
Napheesa Collier's 16 points led the Minnesota Lynx to its fifth consecutive win, a 68-55 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (12-3) moved into a tie for second place in the WNBA with the New York Liberty, behind only the Connecticut Sun.,Atlanta (6-7) lost not only...
Texas A&M blanks Florida, advances to MCWS finals
Justin Lamkin struck out nine in five scoreless innings, leading No. 3 Texas A&M to a 6-0 win over Florida on Wednesday and a berth in the Men's College World Series championship series in Omaha, Neb.,Caden Sorrell homered and drove in three runs for the Aggies (52-13), who will oppose No. 1 Tenness...
Unlikely hero Cesar Salazar leads Astros past White Sox
Hunter Brown threw six quality innings and Cesar Salazar drove in a pair of runs on two hits, helping lead the visiting Houston Astros to a 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.,Brown (4-5) allowed just one run on seven hits, striking out six batters, picking up his third consecutive win....