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Pressing Pirates aim to halt slide in opener vs. Orioles
The reeling Pittsburgh Pirates will look to right the ship when they visit the Baltimore Orioles on Friday in the opener of a three-game seriesRead more...
Veteran OF/DH Franmil Reyes elects free agency
Two-time 30-homer hitter Franmil Reyes opted to become a free agent on Thursday.Read more...
Cowboys sign second-round pick Luke Schoonmaker
Tight end Luke Schoonmaker agreed to terms on a four-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys, his representation said over social media on ThursdayRead more...
Pelé for a day, but paid more | Omari Hardwick's Ultimate Sports Fantasy
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Leafs looking to extend series vs. 'patient' Panthers
The Toronto Maple Leafs face another must-win situation Friday night against the visiting Florida Panthers in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference second-round seriesRead more...
AEW heads into its biggest summer with its biggest rivalry
Even four-plus years into its existence, AEW still has that magic of being able to get its fans excited by just having two guys step into the ring. Just the sight of a certain matchup coming to fruition — be it simply a fantasy booking dream, a high point in another well-told story, or some combination thereof — can…Read more...
Guardians aim to ignite dormant offense vs. Angels
Despite their offensive struggles, the Cleveland Guardians have been able to stay afloat through the first six weeks of the seasonRead more...
Yankees transfer RHP Jonathan Loaisiga (elbow) to 60-day IL
The New York Yankees transferred right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga to the 60-day injured list on ThursdayRead more...
Julio Rodriguez itching to find groove as Mariners visit Tigers
Once Julio Rodriguez starts hitting up to his ability, he inevitably will see his name higher on the lineup card. For now, Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais is writing Rodriguez's name in the No. 6 spotRead more...
Bucks' Jrue Holiday is Teammate of Year for third time
Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday won the NBA's 2022-23 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award for the third time in four seasons on ThursdayRead more...
Report: Lakers' Anthony Davis (head) to play Game 6
Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis is expected be available for Game 6 against the Golden State Warriors on Friday night barring a setback with his head injury, TNT reported ThursdayRead more...
Knicks visit Miami looking to force a Game 7
The New York Knicks once again will look to prevent the Heat from etching their name into the NBA history books when the teams play Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Friday night in MiamiRead more...
Twins RHP Tyler Mahle set for Tommy John surgery
Minnesota Twins right-hander Tyler Mahle will undergo Tommy John surgery, ending his season, manager Rocco Baldelli said ThursdayRead more...
Bob Huggins kept his job, Trump got his CNN Town Hall — white men won Wednesday
Sports and politics have always served as the smoking gun when it comes to proving that white male privilege is a real thing. It’s the reason why all of our presidents — besides one — have been white men, and why that same demographic dominates head coaching positions in sports. On Wednesday, the latest chapter of…Read more...
Colorado Rapids’ Max Alves suspended for alleged unlawful sports gambling
The Colorado Rapids have suspended attacker Max Alves in connection to a match-fixing ring in Brazil, per an ESPN report. The Major League Soccer club made a statement acknowledging the situation but did not name Alves for any player in the remarks. The MLS’ official account made a similar statement with little…Read more...
Free to a good home: Running back, heavily used. Fair condition
Former Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is still a man without a football home. There had been speculation about where Elliott could land, but he’s still searching for that spot. Elliott’s frustrations are reportedly mounting with each passing day of free agency. Similar to common sense, self-awareness is…Read more...
Knights D Alex Pietrangelo faces hearing for slashing
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo will have a hearing with the league on Thursday after slashing Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl on Wednesday nightRead more...
Flyers name TV analyst Keith Jones as team president
The Philadelphia Flyers named former NHL player and current TV analyst Keith Jones as president of hockey operations on ThursdayRead more...
Patriots to honor Tom Brady at home opener
The New England Patriots will honor Tom Brady at the team's 2023 home opener, owner Bob Kraft said ThursdayRead more...
Jalen Brunson keeps Knicks' season on life support
When the All-NBA teams were announced Wednesday, Jalen Brunson’s name was conspicuously missing. Point guard is a deep position, but Brunson has been one of the NBA’s hottest scorers this season.
Defending champion Chiefs to kick off season vs. Lions
The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will kick off the 2023 regular season against the visiting Detroit Lions on Thursday, Sept. 7.Read more...
Jackson Mahomes seeks to overcome isolation by modifying bond
If there’s someone associated with turning their meal-ticket fame into bad decisions, it’s Jackson Mahomes. And a week after the 22-year-old thinks-he’s-a-social-media-influencer and younger brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was arrested on aggravated sexual battery and a misdemeanor count of…Read more...
The Miami Heat are one of the great underdog stories in NBA history | Keep it a Buck(et)
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Chicago Cubs skipper David Ross doesn’t know what he’s doing
Modern baseball thinking has it that the manager in the dugout is just an extension of the front office. He pressed the buttons he was told to, and if he can help manage personalities and keep a bunch of millionaires from knifing each other over seven hot months, so much the better. So maybe David Ross doesn’t have…Read more...
Will the Warriors-Lakers series be determined by a dog on social media?
The defending champion Golden State Warriors pulled out a much-needed victory in Game 5 of their NBA Western semifinals series. Heart of a champion stuff after being down 3-1 to the Los Angeles Lakers right? There was no way that the winners of four of the last eight NBA Championships were going to be eliminated from…Read more...
The Toronto Maple Leafs disappoint their fans by winning
No one does a post-mortem like the Toronto Maple Leafs. For the past six years, it’s been an April tradition. The Leafs spit up all over themselves in the playoffs, and then the next week the rest of the playoffs are drowned out by the wailing from southern Ontario about who needs to be traded, who needs to be fired,…Read more...
Twins face Padres, set sights on another home series win
The Minnesota Twins will try to earn a fifth series win in their six home set this season on Thursday afternoon when they face the San Diego Padres in the rubber game of a three-game series at MinneapolisRead more...
Yankees ready for second crack at Rays
Three competitive road games against the major-league-leading Tampa Bay Rays left the New York Yankees encouraged last weekendRead more...
Bruce Bochy faces different type of A's when Rangers visit
Bruce Bochy makes his return to the San Francisco Bay Area, but not at the stadium where he became a legend, when the Texas Rangers open a four-game series against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday nightRead more...
Lakers C Anthony Davis exits after blow to head
Lakers center Anthony Davis left in the fourth quarter of Los Angeles' loss to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday due to a head injury, raising questions about his availability moving forward in the Western Conference semifinal seriesRead more...
Evan Longoria faces former team as Diamondbacks oppose Giants
The San Francisco Giants will see a familiar face when they begin a four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday in PhoenixRead more...
Early surge sends Oilers to series-tying win over Knights
Nick Bjugstad, Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm scored first-period goals and the host Edmonton Oilers claimed a 4-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday to even their Western Conference semifinal series at two wins apieceRead more...
White Sox RHP Mike Clevinger looks to keep dominating Royals
The Kansas City Royals can secure their first series win in more than a month when they host American League Central rival Chicago White Sox on Thursday in the finale of their four-game setRead more...
Stephen Curry, Warriors roll in Game 5, head back to L.A.
Stephen Curry scored a game-high 27 points, Draymond Green chipped in with 20 in a rare offensive explosion and the Golden State Warriors stayed alive in the Western Conference semifinals with a 121-106 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday in San FranciscoRead more...
Series win on line as Reds host Mets in matinee
One day after watching Justin Verlander shut down the opposition 2-1, the New York Mets will turn to a 30-year-old rookie against the host Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon in search of their first series win in a monthRead more...
MLB roundup: Red Sox's Kenley Jansen notches 400th save
Raimel Tapia's pinch-hit double drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and Kenley Jansen pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his 400th career save as the visiting Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Wednesday to earn a split of their two-game series.Read more...
Champion Chiefs schedule visit to White House
The Kansas City Chiefs are set for their first-ever White House visit as Super Bowl champions, with the team setting a June 5 date for its meeting with President Joe BidenRead more...
Red Sox RHP Kenley Jansen records 400th save
Boston Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen recorded his 400th career save on Wednesday night, becoming the seventh pitcher in major league history to accomplish the featRead more...
Alex Kirilloff's walk-off single in 11th lifts Twins past Padres
Alex Kirilloff singled to drive in Max Kepler from second in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 4-3 walk-off win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, MinnRead more...
Rockies RHP Antonio Senzatela dealing with forearm tightness
After exiting Wednesday's start against the host Pittsburgh Pirates after just 2 2/3 innings, Colorado Rockies right-hander Antonio Senzatela told reporters after the game that he is dealing with forearm tightnessRead more...
Justin Steele runs record to 6-0 as Cubs rout Cardinals
Yan Gomes came off the injured list to club a two-run home run, Patrick Wisdom also hit a two-run bomb and Justin Steele went six innings to stay unbeaten as the Chicago Cubs routed the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 10-4 on Wednesday nightRead more...
Red Sox earn series split with Braves
Raimel Tapia's pinch-hit double drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and Kenley Jansen pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his 400th career save as the visiting Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Wednesday to earn a split of their two-game seriesRead more...
Jalen Brunson, Knicks go distance, beat Heat in Game 5
Jalen Brunson scored 38 points and joined Quentin Grimes in playing all 48 minutes Wednesday night for the host New York Knicks, who staved off elimination by beating the Miami Heat 112-103 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinalsRead more...
Royals blast White Sox after 4-run first
The Kansas City Royals struck for four runs in the first inning and never looked back as they cruised to a 9-1 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Wednesday nightRead more...
Connor McDavid among Lindsay Award finalists
NHL scoring champion Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers leads the list of finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award, which goes to the league's most outstanding player as selected by his peersRead more...
Joseph Woll, Leafs avoid elimination by downing Panthers
Rookie goalie Joseph Woll, making his career first playoff start, stopped 24 shots as the Toronto Maple Leafs stayed alive in their Eastern Conference semifinal series with a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night in Sunrise, FlaRead more...
Justin Verlander beats 30th team as Mets clip Reds
Justin Verlander allowed just one run and two hits over seven dominant innings as the visiting New York Mets edged the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Wednesday nightRead more...
Nikola Jokic, Nuggets aim to close out Suns in Game 6
The Denver Nuggets are one victory away from reaching the Western Conference finals for the second time in the past four seasonsRead more...
Orioles edge Rays, take 3-game series
Dean Kremer pitched six scoreless innings and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on WednesdayRead more...
Reports: Texans G Shaq Mason agrees to three-year, $36M extension
The Houston Texans agreed to a three-year, $36 million extension with guard Shaq Mason, multiple media outlets reported WednesdayRead more...
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