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It's a jam packed slate of baseball games on July 24, these are our best betting picks and predictions for 7/24/2024's games.

Salt Lake City was awarded the 2034 Winter Olympic Games in a vote of the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday.,The Utah city was host of the

The visiting Tampa Bay Rays aim to go two games above .500 for the first time since May 20 when they face the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.,Th

The Texas Rangers have won three in a row and 10 of their past 14 games to remain within striking distance in the American League West.,The Rangers wi

In the weeks leading up to their first two meetings at Citi Field, the New York Mets seemed headed for a second straight losing season and possible se

Juan Yepez will look to continue what has been a stellar start to his time with Washington when the Nationals host the San Diego Padres on Wednesday n

The Baltimore Orioles, trying to get back in a groove, will turn to a newcomer for help.,Right-hander Chayce McDermott will make his major league debu

It's certainly possible the Detroit Tigers will trade Jack Flaherty by the end of the month. Before then, the veteran right-hander's focus is on conti

The Seattle Mariners got hits Tuesday from three players -- Tyler Locklear, Jason Vosler and Cade Marlowe -- who weren't with the club when the week b

Houston right-hander Hunter Brown will attempt to continue his career-long dominance of a team he might have trouble recognizing when the visiting Ast

The Boston Red Sox are stuck with a losing road trip to start the second half of the season, but they can salvage something before heading home for a

The visiting Milwaukee Brewers likely will be without a key member of their lineup when they face the Chicago Cubs in the rubber game of their three-g

The Minnesota Twins will try to get their offense back on track when they face the Philadelphia Phillies in the decisive game of a three-game series W

The visiting Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves aren't going to get the early exit they expected for a getaway day on Wednesday. Bad weather got in th

Not much separates the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals in the National League wild-card race.,The Pirates beat the visiting Cardinals 2-1 o

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Team USA struggled a bit during their exhibition games, and they might have too many alphas on their roster. Here's what can be tweaked to give this s

Out since early June with a left oblique strain, Colorado Rockies infielder/outfielder Kris Bryant was activated off the 10-day injured list on Tuesda

No. 6 seed Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia and No. 7 seed Brandon Nakashima were shown the door in the first round of the Atlanta Open on Tuesday.,Austral

The New York Mets placed rookie right-hander Christian Scott on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday because of a sprained right ulnar collateral ligame

Quarterback Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams reached an amicable solution to their concerns over his contract and he reported to training cam

As the Pac-12 Conference fell apart in summer 2023, a lifeline came for San Francisco Bay Area institutions Cal and Stanford from an unlikely destinat

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Amari Cooper received a $5 million raise and will make $20 million in the final year of his five-year, $100 million dea

Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Jordan Montgomery was activated from the 15-day injured list and will start Tuesday night against the visiting the Ka

Joe Burrow reported to Cincinnati Bengals Training Camp with a new, bleached buzz cut. That could be the best or worst decision he's ever made in the

The Portland Timbers acquired veteran forward Mason Toye from CF Montreal on Tuesday in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2025.,Montreal will

Reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson was not on the field with the Ravens on Tuesday, missing his third consecutive practice due to illness.,Jackson was hea

Reporting on the first day of Dolphins training camp, star wide receiver Tyreek Hill wants to be paid like his contemporaries but also expressed his d

49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is reporting for the start of training camp and expected to practice with the team, general manager John Lynch said

Tony Finau recorded three consecutive top-10 finishes before missing the cut at the Open Championship last week.,Finau looks to regain his form on Thu

The WNBA All-Star Game in Phoenix drew a record number of viewers on Saturday, crushing the old mark set 21 years ago.,In all, 3.44 million people wat

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It has been a stretch to remember for Teoscar Hernandez, and the Los Angeles Dodgers' power hitter will be out for more on Tuesday in the second conte

The spotlight will be on first base when the Houston Astros and host Oakland Athletics continue their three-game series on Tuesday night.,On a night w

For a team tied for first place, the Seattle Mariners are dealing with a lot of angst.,Perhaps that's what comes from squandering a 10-game lead in th

The Boston Red Sox dug themselves out of a hole in June to get back into the postseason race, and now they are facing more adversity.,Boston was swept

After taking consecutive losses to start the second half of the season, the Texas Rangers picked up back-to-back victories, including a series-opening

Preparing for the second game of their three-game road series against the Kansas City Royals, the Arizona Diamondbacks have won 12 of 19, climbing fro

The Minnesota Twins will go for back-to-back wins over the team with the best record in baseball when they face the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday n

LeBron James was named the flag bearer for Team USA at the Paris Olympics, proving that he's not just the face of the NBA, but the face of American sp

SMU quarterback Preston Stone doesn't catch himself accidentally saying his program plays in the American Athletic Conference anymore.,"I'm pretty har

The awkwardness of the legal battle between the Atlantic Coast Conference and member schools Clemson and Florida State continues to simmer with the 20

Fifth-seeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina delivered 30 winners on Monday while recording a 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory over France's Arthur Cazaux in the open

TNT Sports may not be out of the NBA broadcast game yet.,Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), TNT's parent company, announced Monday it had matched one of th

Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout is slated to being a rehab assignment at Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday as he nears his return to the majors after a

Carlos Rodon pitched seven dominating innings and the New York Yankees tied a season high by hitting five homers to beat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 9

CLEVELAND BROWNS (11-6),OPEN CAMP: July 23, Berea, Ohio,LAST YEAR: Injuries threatened to wreck the Browns' season before a rescue from a couple of un

The view beyond the outfield at Wrigley Field is about to undergo a major change after the Chicago City Council approved a plan to replace three build

Reigning Olympic silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from the Paris Summer Games on Monday due to a hand injury.,The 2023 Wimbledon champion

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