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NASCAR to keep Cup Series championship in Phoenix
NASCAR revealed part of its 2025 schedule on Thursday, announcing that Phoenix Raceway will host the Cup Series championship race on Nov. 2.,It will be the sixth consecutive year that Championship Week has been held in Phoenix, starting in 2020. NBC Sports will air the title race.,NASCAR also disclo...
Red Sox's Cooper Criswell set to face former Rays teammates
The Tampa Bay Rays will look to win the first leg of their season series against the host Boston Red Sox in the conclusion of a four-game series on Thursday.,Timely hitting and a strong pitching performance helped the Rays jump ahead in the series on Wednesday with a 4-3 win. Tampa Bay improved to 8...
Minnesota United pull even late, play to draw with Galaxy
Second-half substitutes Dejan Joveljic and Diego Fagundez scored seven minutes apart for the LA Galaxy, but Minnesota United responded with a late goal for a 2-2 draw on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Kervin Arriaga scored on a header in the 80th minute for his second goal of the season for Mi...
Yandy Diaz's 2-run single helps Rays edge Red Sox
Yandy Diaz's two-run single in the sixth inning was the difference as the Tampa Bay Rays edged past the host Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Wednesday.,The Diaz hit highlighted a three-run frame, and the relief trio of Shawn Armstrong, Pete Fairbanks and Kevin Kelly combined to throw three scoreless innings t...
White Sox pitchers hold Nationals scoreless again
Korey Lee was 3-for-3 with an RBI and four Chicago pitchers combined on a shutout as the White Sox beat the visiting Washington Nationals 2-0 on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber game of a three-game series.,The White Sox have won eight of their past 12 games and their second straight series. After ...
Netflix to broadcast NFL's Christmas Day games
As the streaming service pointed out with Wednesday's announcement, you can't spell Netflix without NFL.,Netflix has landed a three-year deal to serve as the exclusive host for two Dec. 25 games in 2024 and at least one game on the holiday in both 2025 and 2026.,"There are no live annual events, spo...
BOOM, G2 x iG and Liquid reach PGL Wallachia playoffs
BOOM Esports, G2 x iG and Team Liquid seized the final three playoff spots on Wednesday at the Dota PGL Wallachia Season 1 event in Bucharest, Romania.,BOOM defeated Shopify Rebellion and G2 x iG eliminated BetBoom Team with 2-1 wins before Liquid swept Team Secret to complete the group stage action...
White Sox acquire OF Corey Julks from Astros
The Chicago White Sox acquired outfielder Corey Julks from the Houston Astros in exchange for minor league right-hander Luis Rodriguez.,The deal was announced Wednesday by Astros general manager Dana Brown.,Julks, 28, made his major league debut with Houston in 2023 and batted .245 with six homers, ...
Alex Albon signs contract extension with Williams
Williams Racing announced a multi-year contract extension with Alex Albon on Wednesday.,The London-born Thai driver has been with the Formula One team since the start of the 2022 season.,The extension keeps Albon, 28, with Williams into F1's new regulation era that begins in 2026.,"I am incredibly h...
Red Sox, Rays meet again after 12-inning thriller
The Boston Red Sox will look to ride the momentum of a walk-off win in 12 innings when they continue a four-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.,The teams have split the first two games of the set. Romy Gonzalez's hard single down the first-base line gave Boston the 5-...
Andrew Vaughn, White Sox chase series win over Nats
As with most of his Chicago White Sox teammates, first baseman Andrew Vaughn struggled at the plate to begin the season.,Things are turning around lately.,Vaughn belted two home runs in the nightcap of a doubleheader against the visiting Washington Nationals on Tuesday, and he will hope to keep goin...
Alanna Smith pours in 22 as Lynx overtake Storm
Alanna Smith added a career-high 22 points in her debut with her new team, Napheesa Collier added 20 points and 12 rebounds and the visiting Minnesota Lynx rallied for an 83-70 victory over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday in a season opener for both teams.,Courtney Williams, also in her Lynx debut, pro...
Romy Gonzalez's walk-off single in 12th lifts Red Sox past Rays
Romy Gonzalez ripped a walk-off single just inside the first-base line in the bottom of the 12th inning as the Boston Red Sox earned a 5-4 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.,Before scoring single runs in the 11th and 12th innings, the Red Sox had been held scoreless since Ceddanne Rafa...
Erick Fedde, White Sox blank Nationals for DH split
Erick Fedde pitched seven shutout innings against his former team and Andrew Vaughn homered twice to help the host Chicago White Sox defeat the Washington Nationals 4-0 on Tuesday to earn a doubleheader split.,Chicago rebounded from a 6-3 loss in the opener, winning for the fifth time in seven games...
Second place on line when Galaxy, Minnesota United meet
The Los Angeles Galaxy and Minnesota United have put together performances that suggest they are among the top teams in the MLS., ,It would suggest that a spirited matchup is ahead when the teams collide Wednesday at Saint Paul, Minn., ,While Real Salt Lake leads the Western Conference, the Galaxy a...
Nationals get by White Sox to open doubleheader
Keibert Ruiz delivered a go-ahead, pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth inning and Joey Meneses was 4-for-4 with two RBIs as the Washington Nationals topped the host Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Tuesday in Game 1 of a doubleheader.,Washington snapped a two-game losing streak by out-hitting Chicago 10-8 an...
Kirk Cousins takes field with Falcons, moving past injury, draft shocker
Healing from a season-ending injury and Achilles surgery, Kirk Cousins has lost interest in the draft night conversation centered around the Falcons selected quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth overall pick. ,Cousins participated in non-contact workouts with his teammates on Tuesday and sa...
Report: Hockey Canada trial date to be set soon
The trial date for the five pro hockey players facing sexual assault charges in Canada is expected to be set at a hearing on June 11, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Attorneys for the players appeared virtually before Justice Alissa Mitchell on Tuesday and learned the scheduling date.,Set to go on tr...
Golden State WNBA expansion team reveals name, logo
The WNBA expansion team due to begin play in 2025 in San Francisco unveiled its name, logo and colors on Tuesday, introducing the Golden State Valkyries.,Valkyries are warrior women from Norse mythology.,"This brand is Golden State's modern interpretation of Valkyries: strong, bold, and fierce," the...
Red Sox try to find way to solve rival Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays look to continue their recent dominance of the Boston Red Sox when the American League East rivals play the second of a four-game series on Tuesday in Boston.,Twelve of the 14 games between the teams since the start of 2023 went the Rays' way, including a season-series-opening, 5-...