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LILLE, France - Australia reached the Olympic men's basketball quarterfinals despite losing 77-71 to Greece, while Canada and Germany finished group p

PARIS -- Croatia's Valent Sinkovic celebrated his 36th birthday with another gold medal in the men's pair and Ireland's Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCa

The winless Edmonton Elks will hand the keys to quarterback Tre Ford when they visit the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday in Regina.,If the Elks m

It was a hell of a run for Chicago Bears legend and 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Devin Hester. We'll never see another player quite like hi

Infielder Coby Mayo, one of the top prospects in baseball, is expected to make his major league debut Friday for the Baltimore Orioles, according to m

The 2024 MLB Trade Deadline was determined by buyers and sellers, but these acquisitions grade out as the best moves that were made this week.

The New Orleans Saints signed wide receiver Samson Nacua, the older brother of Los Angeles Rams star Puka Nacua, the team announced Friday. ,To make r

Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire revealed over social media that he has experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder fo

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France -- Xander Schauffele stayed on path to defend his Olympic gold with the early clubhouse lead on the second day of th

The Hall of Fame Game has come and gone in a flash, without much excitement for Thursday's kickoff of the NFL Preseason.

These are our best sports betting picks and predictions for August 2nd's slate of games. Friday's top predictions include picks for the Olympics, MLB,

PARIS -- China's Wang Zongyuan and Long Daoyi retained China's men's synchronized 3-meter springboard title at the Paris Olympics on Friday, claiming

The Chicago Bears were beating the Houston Texans in the 2024 Hall of Fame Game before it was canceled due to weather conditions, but here are the tru

PARIS -- Spain's Carlos Alcaraz powered into the Olympic singles final with a brutal 6-1, 6-1 thrashing of overwhelmed Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime

Right-hander Erick Fedde makes his St. Louis debut on Friday afternoon as the visiting Cardinals try to bounce back from a walk-off loss to the Chicag

The Los Angeles Angels are once again concluding a disappointing season without three-time American League MVP Mike Trout on the field.,One day after

Back in May, the San Diego Padres welcomed the Colorado Rockies to town after taking a weekend series from the Los Angeles Dodgers.,Seemingly ready to

The Atlanta Braves will turn to rookie Spencer Schwellenbach to continue their hot streak on Friday when they face the visiting Miami Marlins in the s

Jose Ramirez will look to continue his impressive power surge on Friday night when the Cleveland Guardians host the Baltimore Orioles in the second co

Tarik Skubal can finally pitch without the threat of being traded hanging over him.,While the Detroit Tigers dealt some of their veterans prior to Tue

Three-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur withdrew from the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Thursday, giving the United States' Robin Montgomery a walkover v

Top-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia dominated with his serve en route to a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over 16th-seeded Arthur Rinderknech of France in the third

Jake Cave hit a tying two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies pushed across a run in the 10th to post a 5-4 victory o

Pinch hitter Mike Tauchman doubled home the winning run to cap a three-run bottom of the ninth as the host Chicago Cubs rallied for a 5-4 walk-off vic

Since walking into the visitors' dugout at Boston's Fenway Park on Sunday, Jazz Chisholm Jr. has created a memorable first impression for the New York

The best part about the MLB trade deadline is breaking down winners and losers. While some teams bought and some teams sold, here's who won and lost t

PARIS -- Andy Murray's illustrious career finally came to an end as he and doubles partner Daniel Evans were beaten 6-2, 6-4 by American pair Taylor F

The Detroit Tigers activated infielder Javier Baez from the medical emergency/bereavement list, while right-hander Brenan Hanifee and left-hander Sean

A'ja Wilson piled up 23 points and 13 rebounds while Breanna Stewart scored 26 points as the U.S. women's national team beat Belgium 87-74 in group pl

The Milwaukee Brewers hope a flip of the calendar will help turn their fortunes when they open a three-game series at the Washington Nationals on Frid

These are our top betting picks and predictions for the Hall of Fame Game between the Bears and Texans, plus some MLB picks.

The New England Patriots signed veteran defensive tackle Mike Purcell on Thursday. Contract terms were not announced.,The Patriots are looking for hel

Georgia dismissed senior wide receiver Rodarius "Rara" Thomas from the team following his arrest last week on a felony charge of second-degree cruelty

PARIS -- Spain's Carlos Alcaraz remained on course for gold, defeating American Tommy Paul 6-3, 7-6(7) after saving a set point in the tiebreak on Thu

The 2025 Pro Bowl Games will take place for the second straight year in Orlando, Fla., the NFL said Thursday.,Camping World Stadium will again host th

New England Patriots outside linebacker Matthew Judon was back at practice Thursday, three days after a heated exchange with coach Jerod Mayo and memb

Cleveland Browns running back D'Onta Foreman has "movement in all his extremities" after being taken to a hospital in a helicopter on Thursday, the te

Veteran running back Tarik Cohen is retiring from the NFL, ESPN reported Thursday.,Cohen, 29, was in training camp with the New York Jets, attempting

The Pittsburgh Steelers re-signed free agent linebacker Markus Golden to a one-year contract on Thursday.,Golden, 33, tallied four sacks, 10 quarterba

St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Sonny Gray enters Thursday night's series opener with the host Chicago Cubs sitting among the National League leaders

The calendar turns to August on Thursday when the Los Angeles Angels oppse the Colorado Rockies in the decisive game of a three-game series in Anaheim

Former World Series MVP Jorge Soler returns to Atlanta for the first time since rejoining the Braves when they begin a four-game series against the ne

Top prospect Jackson Holliday hit a fifth-inning grand slam for his first career home run in his return to the major leagues as the Baltimore Orioles

Kansas City and Detroit took vastly different approaches heading leading up to Tuesday's trade deadline.,Making a playoff push, the Royals added three

Calling it "appearance versus reality," New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers referred to an animated discussion he had with receiver Garrett Wilson

Brenton Doyle's eighth-inning home run snapped a tie and lifted the Colorado Rockies to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night i

Logan Webb won a 1-hour, 55-minute pitchers' duel over Ross Stripling with his second career shutout as the host San Francisco Giants salvaged a split

Luis Campusano homered while Dylan Cease won his fourth straight start as the San Diego Padres earned a two-game sweep of the visiting Los Angeles Dod

Mauricio Dubon clubbed his first career pinch-hit home run and the Houston Astros won their seventh consecutive game with starter Framber Valdez on th

San Diego Wave FC President Jill Ellis filed a defamation suit on Monday against a former team employee who accused Ellis on social media of creating