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George Springer hit two homers and drove in four runs as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Yankees 8-5 Thursday night to complete a

Vinnie Pasquantino's two-run single broke a tie in the seventh inning as the Kansas City Royals defeated the host Seattle Mariners 3-2 Thursday night

The Octagon likely is coming to the White House next year.,President Donald Trump plans to have the UFC hold a fight card at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

George Springer hit two homers and four RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Yankees 8-5 Thursday night to complete a four-ga

Cheryl Reeve of the Minnesota Lynx and Sandy Brondello of the New York Liberty were tapped on Thursday as the head coaches for the upcoming WNBA All-S

Matt Shaw hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 10th inning on Thursday to help the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 1-0 and sweep the

A day after adding free agent center Deandre Ayton, the Los Angeles Lakers reportedly agreed to a deal on Thursday to bring back their incumbent at th

George Springer had two homers and four RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Yankees 8-5 Thursday night to complete a four-ga

Dallas rookies Aziaha James and Paige Bueckers did the heavy lifting while combining for 51 points as the shorthanded Dallas Wings defeated the Phoeni

Juan Soto ripped a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth and David Peterson tossed 6 2/3 strong innings, fueling the host New York Mets to a 3-2 victory ov

The Los Angeles Angels placed rookie second baseman Christian Moore on the 10-day injured list on Thursday because of a left thumb sprain.,In a corres

The New York Yankees signed veteran infielder Nicky Lopez to a minor league deal, FanSided reported Thursday.,The Yankees had previously designated in

Thairo Estrada homered, singled twice and drove in four runs and the Colorado Rockies held on to beat the Houston Astros 7-6 in Denver on Thursday.,Co

Too often since their 15-4 start, the San Diego Padres have been punchless offensively.,They hope to turn things around beginning Friday, when they op

Doug Ghim made an eagle from the sixth fairway en route to a bogey-free, 9-under-par 62 on Thursday to set the first-round lead at the John Deere Clas

Two of the surprise teams of the FIFA Club World Cup will meet in Friday's first quarterfinal between Al Hilal and Fluminense in Orlando, Fla.,Al Hila

The Carolina Hurricanes signed forward Nikolaj Ehlers on Thursday to a six-year, $51 million contract with an average annual value of $8.5 million thr

Andrew Abbott has been one of the best pitchers in the National League this season, but he knows he still has room for improvement., ,Abbott will get

FIFA's severe weather policy for the Club World Cup is stricter for lightning than extreme heat-despite the latter being far more dangerous.

Clayton Kershaw became the 20th pitcher in MLB history to reach 3,000 strikeouts. In today's game, he might be the last.

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, were killed in a single-car accident near Zamora, Spain, police said Thursday.,Jota, a Port

San Diego FC signed defender Christopher McVey to a contract extension through 2027 with an option for 2028.,The 28-year-old Swede joined San Diego la

And in his team's 86th game, Cal Raleigh rested.,The Seattle Mariners' catcher, who was named the American League's All-Star starter earlier in the af

After a night with plenty of emotion on both sides, the Los Angeles Dodgers and visiting Chicago White Sox will finish a three-game series on Thursday

Two starting pitchers who got off to sizzling starts this season will try to get back to their winning ways on Thursday when the Arizona Diamondbacks

The accolades keep coming for Chicago center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, who has been named as a starter for the National League in the All-Star Game

The Los Angeles Dodgers had a full night Wednesday, watching Clayton Kershaw record his 3,000th career strikeout while Freddie Freeman capped a three-

Jung Hoo Lee singled, doubled, tripled, drove in a run and scored two for the San Francisco Giants, who ended a four-game losing streak with a 6-5, 10

Randy Arozarena homered for the fourth time in the past three games and added a sacrifice fly as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Kansas Cit

Raul Jimenez's 50th-minute goal was all Mexico needed to beat Honduras 1-0 on Wednesday in Santa Clara, Calif., and advance to the CONCACAF Gold Cup f

Popular halftime performer Rong "Krystal" Niu -- better known by her stage name, Red Panda -- fractured her left wrist in a fall less than a minute in

Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw became the 20th pitcher in major league history to register 3,000 career strikeouts when he set down the Chicago W

Jose Altuve had two singles to pass Jeff Bagwell for second on Houston's career hit list, Shay Whitcomb hit his first major league home run and the As

The last time the Winnipeg Blue Bombers won their first four games, they eventually had a 9-0 start to crow about.,Three years later, the Blue Bombers

The Atlanta Braves are designating Alex Verdugo for assignment to make room for fellow outfielder Jurickson Profar, The Athletic reported Wednesday.,P

Yandy Diaz hit a two-run home run in a five-run sixth inning as the host Tampa Bay Rays held on in a white-knuckle ninth to avoid a series sweep with

Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Rocket

Two-time defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated British qualifier Oliver Tarvet 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the third round in L

U.S. captain Keegan Bradley named Gary Woodland as his fifth and final vice captain for this September's Ryder Cup on Wednesday.,Woodland, 41, joins f

Unofficial host Zach Johnson feels right at home at the John Deere Classic, where he starts for the 24th time on Thursday at the course where he has m

The New York Knicks are expected to hire two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown as their new head coach, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Brown, 55, was fi

The Buffalo Sabres will match any offer sheet to retain defenseman Bowen Byram but will entertain trade offers if the return would immediately help th

The National Women's Soccer League announced the framework for the 2026 season on Wednesday.,The season begins on Feb. 20 with the NWSL Challenge Cup

Wednesday's best MLB bets include a first five under in Rockies-Astros, fading Will Warren's strikeouts, and backing Shota Imanaga to fan the Clevelan

Houston added Durant, Capela, and Finney-Smith while Denver traded Michael Porter Jr. and brought back Bruce Brown. The Western Conference just got re

The New York Liberty are in a defensive slump, and it has resulted in their tumble from first to third place in the standings.,Coming off another roug

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced the signings of forwards Anthony Mantha and Rafael Harvey-Pinard and defenseman Phil Kemp on Wednesday.,Mantha's dea

Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. will be re-evaluated in 12 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a turf toe injury, but the team appear

Atlanta United signed Albanian defender Enea Minaj through 2028 with an option for 2029 on Wednesday.,The 26-year-old center back was a free agent aft

Sophie Cunningham bashed Cleveland and Detroit as future WNBA cities-forgetting both have rich basketball roots and better attendance than she has sta