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The United States will be the host nation for the 2031 Women's World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday.,Infantino also announced t

A Duke vs. Auburn rematch in the NCAA championship game promises the two best teams in an elite matchup, and must-watch basketball.

A quartet of No. 1 seeds converge on San Antonio this weekend as a Cinderella-free March bracket funnels into a star-studded Final Four. ,NBA Draft de

The 2025 NCAA Tournament has lacked the usual chaos of March Madness, but blaming NIL alone oversimplifies the issue.

Zion Williamson's season ends early once more, leaving the New Orleans Pelicans with tough questions about his future with the franchise.

With three years remaining on a four-year contract signed 13 months ago, Kirk Cousins is guaranteed nothing in Atlanta in 2025. Well, other than the $

Miller Gardner, the teenage son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, died of carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities in Costa Rica said

The Cincinnati Reds still are looking for some consistency out of their offense heading into the opener of a four-game series at the Milwaukee Brewers

The Columbus Blue Jackets will look to keep up with the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference wild-card race when they hos

Tuomas Iisalo hasn't had the easiest start to an NBA coaching career.,Iisalo took over as interim coach for the Memphis Grizzlies after Taylor Jenkins

The Orlando Magic will look to strengthen their grip on the Eastern Conference's seventh playoff seed on Thursday night when they visit the Washington

During spring training, the New York Yankees announced they would no longer play Frank Sinatra's "(Theme From) New York, New York" following home loss

The Minnesota Twins can breathe a sigh of relief as they get ready for their home opener against the Houston Astros on Thursday afternoon in Minneapol

The Philadelphia Phillies failed to record their first sweep of the season last weekend, but they get another opportunity Thursday afternoon when they

The Boston Red Sox worked through a few glitches in the opening week of the season, but there should be some good mindsets going into their Thursday a

Artturi Lehkonen scored the decisive goal in a shootout and Cale Makar had a goal and assist in regulation as the visiting Colorado Avalanche rallied

Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies each tallied a goal and an assist to help Toronto beat the visiting Florida Panthers 3-2 on Wednesday, allowing the Map

Tyler Herro scored a game-high 25 points and Bam Adebayo tossed in 21 as the visiting Miami Heat extended their winning streak to six games by beating

The parents of a Bucknell freshman football player who died following a workout last summer have filed a lawsuit against the school and members of the

MLB betting preview for Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles: Garrett Crochet and Zach Eflin face off in a key American League East matchup.

Freshman star Jayden Quaintance is recovering from a torn ACL -- and that's not even the worst news for Arizona State fans.,The forward's father, Hami

Brooks Koepka admitted Wednesday that he isn't entirely thrilled with where LIV Golf stands as the upstart circuit continues its fourth year of existe

Jon Rahm tackles the Blue Monster this week as he prepares to chase a second green jacket.,The Spaniard spoke to reporters Wednesday ahead of the LIV

With so many inept teams throughout the NBA, tanking is far from Adam Silver's biggest problem, which is all of these really bad teams with no reason

April 2nd's top NBA sports betting picks and predictions with spread, total, and player props for Wednesday night's slate of NBA action.

San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill has agreed to a nine-year, $135 million extension, the team announced Wednesday.,The contract runs fro

As the Los Angeles Dodgers reach rarified air for a defending World Series champion, the Atlanta Braves are left to assess all that has gone wrong as

Coming off a disappointing first half of a back-to-back set, the Atlanta Hawks will look to hold steady in the Eastern Conference play-in race when th

Breaking down the top 5 cornerback prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft-elite defenders ready to shut down the league's best quarterbacks.

Eugenio Suarez is off to a powerful start to the season.,Suarez leads the majors with five homers through his first five games, and the Arizona Diamon

The top spot in the Atlantic Division will be on the minds of the Toronto Maple Leafs when they host the Florida Panthers on Wednesday.,The Atlantic-l

The Carolina Hurricanes will look to cut into their gap with the Washington Capitals when the teams meet on Wednesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurri

The Cleveland Cavaliers can match the second-most regular-season wins in franchise history on Wednesday when they welcome the visiting New York Knicks

In search of some consistency from their lineup, the visiting New York Mets will look to clinch their first series win of the year when they meet the

When then-22-year-old Akshay Bhatia beat Denny McCarthy in a playoff to win the Valero Texas Open last year at TPC San Antonio, he got to do one of th

The Vancouver Canucks are essentially in must-win territory as they prepare to host the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday.,With their playoff aspirations fl

Sandy Alcantara threw five quality innings and Kyle Stowers blasted a two-run home run as the Miami Marlins defeated the visiting New York Mets 4-2 on

Nathan Eovaldi continued his mastery of the Cincinnati Reds, tossing his third career shutout, while Wyatt Langford provided the only offense with a s

Southern California sophomore guard JuJu Watkins and UConn senior guard Paige Bueckers head the list of finalists for the 2025 John Wooden Award that

Moustapha Thiam hit the go-ahead free throw for UCF with 55 seconds left as the Knights picked up a 76-75 win against Oregon State in the opening roun

Despite her opponent saving seven match points, No. 2 seed Madison Keys pushed past Caroline Dolehide 6-3, 7-6 (4) in an All-American second-round bat

Duke star Cooper Flagg and Auburn standout Johni Broome are among the five Wooden Award finalists and part of the 10-player All-Star team, the Los Ang

Missouri quarterback Drew Pyne is entering the transfer portal as a grad transfer, several reports said Tuesday.,Pyne will seek his fourth school in f

A win over the worst team in the NHL Saturday night didn't undo all the disappointment the New York Rangers have endured over the last several months.

The Boston Celtics are one of the few NBA teams with a better record on the road than at home this season, but they have a chance to narrow that gap W

While the tabling of a vote to ban the "tush push" hogged the headlines Tuesday at the NFL annual meeting, commissioner Roger Goodell addressed other

The Sacramento Kings desperately are clinging to the final spot of the play-in tournament in the Western Conference.,Losers of six of their last seven

NFL owners tabled a vote on whether to ban the "tush push" play at the annual league meetings Tuesday in Palm Beach, Fla.,The Green Bay Packers had pr

Dillon Mitchell had 10 of his 15 points in the first half and Cincinnati used a 14-2 second half spurt to pull away and beat DePaul 83-61 on Tuesday i

The Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament was not a big hit with March Madness viewers.,The regional finals on Saturday and Sunday saw all four No. 1 see