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With his St. Louis Cardinals fading in the National League wild-card race, manager Oliver Marmol assured reporters that the team understands the big p

MacKenzie Gore hopes to see more progress when he takes the mound for the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night in the second game of a four-game seri

Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell still believes he has a playoff team.,"We're not where we want to be yet," Bell said on Monday, "but we have a lot

Sean Manaea struck out 10 batters in seven innings as the visiting New York Mets blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 Monday in a makeup game from May

The Oakland Athletics on Monday reached an agreement to sell their 50 percent ownership stake in the Oakland Coliseum to the African American Sports &

Team USA men's basketball team is a lock to win the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. These are the five reasons why.

Milwaukee's Colin Rea will be on the mound when the Brewers begin a three-game road series on Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves.,But instead of a sho

PARIS -- Poland beat Slovenia in men's volleyball on Monday to finally cross the quarterfinal hurdle having been eliminated in the last eight at every

PARIS -- The Netherlands won gold in the men's 3x3 basketball by edging France 18-17 in overtime in the final at the Paris Olympics on Monday, just a

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. aims to extend his 17-game hit Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series against the vi

When it comes to the field for the Olympic Women's Golf Competition, it seems there's Nelly Korda, a massive gap, then everybody else.,That's how the

Matt Araiza, who earned the nickname "Punt God" for his high, lengthy boots, often wondered if his NFL career was over before it even started.,He was

PARIS -- Hosts France will play an Olympic men's football final for the first time in 40 years and will face Spain for the gold medal after beating Eg

July was a month to remember for San Diego Padres ace Dylan Cease. The right-hander will look to keep the good times rolling when he takes the mound a

PARIS -- Sweden's Mondo Duplantis broke his own world record in the pole vault by clearing 6.25 meters on Monday.,Duplantis retained his Olympic pole

Georgia received all but nine first-place votes and is ranked No. 1 in the 2024 preseason USA Today Coaches Poll.,No. 2 Ohio State received seven of t

Aaron Judge is producing numbers similar to 2022 when he broke the American League single-season home run record, and the New York Yankees' main power

The Kansas City Chiefs signed kicker Harrison Butker to a four-year extension that will make him the highest-paid kicker in the NFL, according to ESPN

The NFL reinstated Denver Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike from his gambling suspension on Monday.,He was suspended indefinitely last July after

The Chicago Blackhawks and first-round draft pick Marek Vanacker agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract that runs through the 2026-27 s

The Seattle Reign announced the signing Monday of forward Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic through the 2025 season.,The 33-year-old Swiss veteran returns to the

NFL Preseason is here, and there are still a handful of high-profile contract holdouts across the league. These situations become more awkward as real

Detroit Lions rookie cornerback Terrion Arnold was evaluated for a concussion after exiting Monday's fight-filled joint practice with the New York Gia

The NFL preseason is officially underway. As the regular season grows closer, these five NFL stars have the most pressure to perform at a high level i

The Baltimore Orioles are one of the best teams in baseball, proving they can take a shot or three, but won't be fading from the pennant chase any tim

These are our best sports betting picks and predictions for the Olympics soccer, track, and more on Monday August 5, 2024.

The Denver Broncos informed safety Caden Sterns they plan to release him, NFL Network reported Monday.,A fifth-round pick in 2021, Sterns missed most

Two torn ligaments in his adductor sidelined United States 3 x3 basketball standout Jimmer Fredette during the Paris Olympics, he said.,The U.S. men e

The Philadelphia Eagles signed veteran linebacker Shaquille Quarterman on Monday. Terms were not disclosed.,Quarterman, 26, spent the past four season

The Tennessee Titans agreed to a deal with free agent Quandre Diggs, the safety confirmed on social media.,Terms were not disclosed, but ESPN reported

PARIS -- Simone Biles finished .033 behind Brazil's Rebeca Andrade, who claimed the gold medal in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics on Monday.,

PARIS -- China's Zou Jingyouan handily beat his rivals to retain the Olympic parallel bars title on Monday, picking up his third medal of the Paris Ga

DJ LeMahieu hit a game-ending single with one out in the 10th inning on Sunday as the host New York Yankees continued their surge with a 4-3 victory o

Kyle Higashioka, Jurickson Profar and David Peralta each homered Sunday to back up Matt Waldron's two-hitter over 5 2/3 innings as the San Diego Padre

Griffin Canning struck out a season-high eight batters as the Los Angeles Angels outlasted the visiting New York Mets series 3-2 on Sunday afternoon i

Zack Wheeler pitched eight scoreless innings and was backed by four home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a six-game skid with a 6-0 interlea

Spanish wild card Paula Badosa smacked 36 winners while recording a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic on Sunday to win t

Cavan Biggio broke a third-inning tie with an RBI single, five relievers combined for 13 outs of scoreless ball and the Los Angeles Dodgers secured a

PARIS -- Noah Lyles rode through all the highs and lows before reaching the pinnacle of his sport on Sunday, rebounding from career frustrations to wi

These are our top betting picks and predictions for Sunday August 4th's MLB slate. We also include an Olympic track betting prediction for 8/4/2024.

Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels will play in next weekend's preseason opener against the New York Jets, head coach Dan Quinn s

If the Tampa Bay Rays are to make a push toward the postseason, they'll need the contributions of Josh Lowe.,Hampered by injuries and inconsistency th

The MLB trade deadline is in the rearview mirror, so we now have an accurate picture of what rosters look like across the league. These are our best f

Randy Arozarena has re-energized the Seattle Mariners' offense.,The Mariners have scored six or more runs in seven of eight games since it was announc

At 30 games under .500 after Saturday night's 3-2 loss to the San Diego Padres, the Colorado Rockies moved closer to a last-place finish in the Nation

The Chicago Cubs learned Saturday afternoon how fleeting momentum can be for teams on the outside looking in on the National League wild-card race.,On

Texas manager Bruce Bochy liked what he saw from the bottom of his team's batting order Saturday night, and he undoubtedly would like to see more of t

Ryan Jeffers is starting to feel better at the plate, and the Minnesota Twins are feeling as good as they have all season.,The Twins will go for a thr

A needed victory over the Cleveland Guardians has the Baltimore Orioles in position to split this key four-game series. ,And the Orioles have a chance