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The 23XI Racing driver has five victories in nine races.
Just a few weeks after they were nine points behind Arsenal, Sunday’s big win leaves Man City in the driving seat to win another title.
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The UFL used a rare in-season Sunday with no games to make a little news.
The Bengals traded the 10th overall pick and signed the defensive tackle to a one-year extension.
Despite Dianna Russini’s recent resignation from The Athletic, the company continues to review her reporting in the aftermath of the photos with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel that emerged twelve days ago.
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The Boston Celtics rolled past the Philadelphia 76ers 123-91 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday.
The NBA announced the finalists for all the individual awards, including Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.
Every coach preaches it, but the Thunder’s focus on habits and the little things leads to the big things they want.
Luke Kennard scored a career playoff-high 27 points, LeBron James had 19 points and 13 assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers capitalized on Kevin Durant’s injury absence for a 107-98 victory over the Houston Rockets in the opener of their first-round playoff series on Saturday night.
Get an inside look at Deni Avdija’s growth with the Trail Blazers, a “defining story” of Portland’s return to the postseason after dropping 41 points in the Play-In.
Is a stout defense, and having Victor Wembanyama, enough to overcome one of the NBA’s maxims about a title?
MLB
Kyle Schwarber got the Phillies going early on a cold night in Philadelphia with a two-run shot, one that required an umpire review after a fan made contact with the ball.
Nico Hoerner hit a sacrifice fly off Craig Kimbrel in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs sent the New York Mets to their 11th consecutive loss by rallying for a 2-1 victory Sunday.
Eric Samulski and James Schiano discuss their favorite fantasy baseball waiver wire adds for the weekend.
It’s the Sunday Night Baseball finale of a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park.
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We’re in the home stretch of the Premier League season, but there’s so much work to do inside and outside of England for the clubs currently chasing the title.
Mikel Arteta reaction — What did Arsenal manager say after titanic clash at Manchester City? (video)
There are more questions for Mikel Arteta after the Arsenal boss and his men could not find answers for dominant Manchester City in an enormous 2-1 affair at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Manchester City are once again in control of their own destiny and in the driver’s seat to reclaim the Premier League title after Pep Guardiola’s side beat Arsenal 2-1 in Sunday’s sensational showdown at the top of the table.
By beating Arsenal 2-1 and cutting the gap to just three points, Manchester City showed once again in the biggest game of the Premier League season that they are the team to beat for the title year in and year out.
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Check out what riders had to say following Round 14 of the Supercross season at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Southern California-based manufacturer earns its first IMSA overall win at its home track.
Ken Roczen wins Cleveland Supercross 450 Triple Crown, closes to within one point of Hunter Lawrence
Ken Roczen has now finished on the podium in five consecutive races and closed the gap from 31 points to one.
In his second professional start, Landen Gordon finished second overall.
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Dylan Cease, Shota Imanaga and Mick Abel are among the projected two-start pitchers in fantasy baseball for the upcoming week.
Kyle Dvorchak unpacks the reports of Cam Ward expected to begin June minicamp for the Tennessee Titans, detailing how “time is of the essence” for the QB in Year 2 amid the new weapons added to the offense.
Connor Rogers, Eric Froton, and Kyle Dvorchak collaborated for a special 2026 NFL Mock Draft where they alternated making selections.
Patrick Daugherty and Denny Carter discuss the reporting around Jalen Hurts this offseason and how it can create value for fantasy purposes in 2026 drafts for the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback.
Patrick Daugherty and Denny Carter discuss the Packers, analyzing their offseason moves and debating if receiver Matthew Golden, a 2025 first-round pick who struggled in his rookie campaign, is moving up the depth chart.
Matthew Berry continues ranking the 40 best fantasy football receivers, debating if Mike McDaniel will help Ladd McConkey and previewing the fantasy outlooks of DeVonta Smith, DJ Moore, Rome Odunze and Luther Burden III.
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Scottie Scheffler reflects on the impact Gary Woodland has had on him as a golfer and praises his performance so far at the RBC Heritage, where he finished Round 3 tied for 6th place at 12-under.
Watch highlights from the third round of the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Watch highlights from the second round of the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Jon Rahm says he had no trouble moving forward inside the ropes amid uncertainty surrounding the future of LIV Golf.
Chizzy Iwai played her first seven holes in 7 under, capped by an eagle on the par-5 16th, and shot a 9-under 63 to take a two-stroke lead in the JM Eagle LA Championship.
Houston Open champion Gary Woodland, Matt Fitzpatrick and Rickie Fowler were in the group of players at 65.
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The race to unseat Mohamed Salah and keep him from standing alone atop the Premier League Golden Boot record list is on after Liverpool teammate Hugo Ekitike scored the first goal of this season on Friday, August 15.
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Georgia wide receiver Zachariah Branch, who projects as a Day 2 draft pick, may have just damaged his draft stock with an arrest on misdemeanor obstruction charges.
