SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. homered to extend his career-best hitting streak to 16 games, the longest current streak in the majors, and Dylan Cease won for the first time in six starts as the San Diego Padres beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1 on Monday night. Jake Cronenworth also homered for the Padres, who have hit multiple homers …
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2024-25 bowl schedule looks vastly different thanks to 12-team College Football Playoff
The expanded College Football Playoff is making the 2024-25 bowl schedule look very unfamiliar. Bowl Season announced the lineup for nearly every other bowl game on Thursday, a day after the CFP announced the schedule for the first 12-team playoff. The first bowl game is Dec. 14 and the final non-playoff bowl game is on Jan. 4. The Camellia Bowl …
Read More »Fantasy Football Take-Shopping: How to break down the Packers’ WR puzzle
It’s June. No one has nor does anyone need “the answers to the test” yet — to use a silly analogy that somehow makes the very unserious pursuit of understanding and projecting NFL teams and players seem like some profound quest. We’re writing thoughts in pencil and merely take-shopping, for now. This embedded content is not available in your region. …
Read More »Nick Sirianni to Giants fans who hassle him about Saquon Barkley: “I got your best player”
The Eagles currently are conducting their first mandatory minicamp of coach Nick Sirianni’s tenure; he’d previously not conducted one. For his inaugural mandatory offseason session, Sirianni has former Giants running back Saquon Barkley in the fold. “It’s really nice to see him in green,” Sirianni told reporters on Tuesday. “And I know, you know, it’s really nice to see him …
Read More »North and Central American (CONCACAF) 2026 World Cup qualifying schedule, results, table
CONCACAF’s qualification process for the 2026 World Cup is going to look quite unusual given the three spots allotted to hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States for the tournament. [ MORE: How will 48-team 2026 World Cup work? ] The Hexagonal and Octagonal are no more, replaced by a playoff first round and two rounds of group play, [ MORE: USMNT …
Read More »Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov leaves Stanley Cup Final game vs. Oilers with injury
SUNRISE — Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov left Monday’s Game 2 Stanley Cup Final win over the Oilers with an injury after Edmonton star Leon Draisaitl hit him in the face in the third period. Related Articles Barkov did not return to the game, and Florida coach Paul Maurice did not offer an update on Barkov’s status after the game. …
Read More »Dan Hurley follows in Coach K’s footsteps
The massive headline across the top of the Los Angeles Times sports section read “Lakers Shift Their Focus.” The Lakers had just swung for the fences and whiffed in their bid to pry away college basketball’s most accomplished coach. That was July 2004, when Mike Krzyzewski turned down the chance to replace the resigning Phil Jackson, explaining “you have to …
Read More »2024 NBA Finals: Game 2 was there for the taking, but the Mavs couldn’t take it
BOSTON — It’s the moments the Dallas Mavericks will likely lament from their Game 2 loss to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals more than the overall performance. Luka Dončić blamed himself, the turnovers and missed free throws in the 105-98 loss at the TD Garden on Sunday night, but he more than acquitted himself in the wake of …
Read More »5 things to know from the weekend in MLB: Dodgers-Yankees lives up to its billing, Phillies and Mets split in London
A lot of baseball happens in a weekend. The 11th weekend of the 2024 MLB regular season featured the Dodgers and Yankees delivering on the hype, the Mets and Phillies having some fun in London, the Baltimore Orioles looking dominant, and the Atlanta Braves looking less so. Here’s what you need to know from the weekend across MLB — and …
Read More »College football betting: Colorado is bettors’ most popular team once again
The Colorado allure is still strong for bettors despite a disappointing first season for Deion Sanders’ team. The Buffaloes’ win total is the most-bet of any team at BetMGM so far. Oddsmakers have set Colorado’s over/under at 5.5 wins for the upcoming season. More over bets have been made on Colorado’s total than any other team and the Buffs are …
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