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Eddie Rosario homered and drove in three runs Friday to help the Atlanta Braves wallop the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2.Read more...

Rene Pinto and Harold Ramirez each hit two-run home runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied for a 7-4 win over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Friday night.Read more...

At least Los Angeles FC won't have to deal with Lionel Messi this weekend.Read more...

Mike Clevinger bounced back from his worst outing of the season to throw seven shutout innings, Yoan Moncada homered for the third consecutive game and the visiting Chicago White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-0 on Friday.Read more...

The New York Giants awarded kicker Graham Gano with a three-year contract extension on Friday.Read more...

Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver Cooper Kupp, already ruled out for the season opener, could land on injured reserve, coach Sean McVay admitted to reporters Friday.Read more...

Washington Nationals owner Mark Lerner said in a statement Friday that team discussions with former World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg about his future were "mischaracterized," and there are no plans for a retirement press conference yet.Read more...

Peiyun Chien of Taiwan fired an 8-under-par 64 on Friday to grab a four-shot lead at the midway point of the Kroger Queen City Championship in Cincinnati.Read more...

Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts will likely miss the three-game weekend series with the Washington Nationals due to foot soreness, manager Dave Roberts said before Friday's road game.Read more...

Minnesota United will put a six-game unbeaten streak on the line when they host the New England Revolution on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.Read more...

The Miami Dolphins won't have starting left tackle Terron Armstead for their season opener Sunday against the host Los Angeles Chargers.Read more...

Kevin Sutherland eagled his penultimate hole to join a four-way tie for the lead after one round of the Ascension Charity Classic on Friday in St. Louis.Read more...

Second-seeded Novak Djokovic punched his ticket into his 10th career U.S. Open final by sweeping 20-year-old Ben Shelton 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the semifinals on Friday afternoon in New York.Read more...

The Minnesota Twins returned first baseman/outfielder Alex Kirilloff from a rehab assignment and placed outfielder Joey Gallo on the 10-day injured list on Friday.Read more...

The Toronto Blue Jays activated All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette from the 10-day injured list prior to Friday night's game against the visiting Kansas City Royals.Read more...

Corbin Carroll hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning to back a complete-game shutout from Zac Gallen as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the host Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Friday afternoon.Read more...

The Green Bay Packers ruled out wide receiver Christian Watson for their season opener Sunday against the host Chicago Bears.Read more...

Atlanta Falcons cornerback Jeff Okudah was ruled out of the team's season opener on Sunday at home against the Carolina Panthers because of a foot injury.Read more...

The Colorado Rockies agreed to a two-year contract extension with veteran right-hander German Marquez.Read more...

The New York Yankees placed reliever Albert Abreu on the 15-day injured list Friday.Read more...

Two sides pushing toward the playoffs square off when Sporting Kansas City visit extremely short-handed Inter Miami on Saturday in the first-ever matchup between the clubs.Read more...

The Dodgers activated All-Star designated hitter J.D. Martinez from the 10-day injured list on Friday, while infielder Michael Busch was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City.Read more...

Kyle Larson snapped a two-race skid with a win at Darlington last week, sealing his spot in the Round of 12.Read more...

New York Giants tight end Darren Waller is questionable for Sunday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys in East Rutherford, N.J.Read more...

No matter how it went down, it was shocking to see the Kanas City Chiefs lose last night. Even with the Detroit Lions being a trendy upset pick and KC being down its second and third-best players in Travis Kelce and Chris Jones, the defending Super Bowl champions have found a way more times than not over the last...Read more...

Washington Nationals catcher Riley Adams will miss the rest of the season with a hand injury.Read more...

Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward cleared the NFL's concussion protocol and will play Sunday against the visiting Cincinnati Bengals.Read more...

Carolina Panthers wide receiver DJ Chark on Friday was ruled out for the team's season opener against the host Atlanta Falcons.Read more...

The Los Angeles Dodgers confirmed Friday that starting pitcher Walker Buehler will not return this season.Read more...

The Chicago Cubs activated Brad Boxberger from the 60-day injured list Friday and optioned fellow right-hander Keegan Thompson to Triple-A Iowa.Read more...

Cincinnati Bengals star Joe Burrow's big week will continue Sunday when he starts against the Cleveland Browns.Read more...

On an individual level, NFL Top 100 Player Lists are what get people excited. We get it. Patrick Mahomes is number one and the most competitive race is the scrum for number two. However, half of NFL fandom is groaning about the weak links on each unit. There's enough glowing coverage of the NFL out there to make you...Read more...

St. Louis Blues winger Kasperi Kapanen issued an apology after a drunk driving arrest last month in his native Finland.Read more...

Running back Rhamondre Stevenson was among three New England Patriots players not spotted at practice on Friday during the portion open to the media.Read more...

D.C. United will look for their first back-to-back league wins since April on Saturday night when they host the sliding San Jose Earthquakes in a game crucial to both teams' playoff hopes.Read more...

The Washington Commanders placed wide receiver/punt returner Dax Milne on injured reserve Friday and signed defensive end William Bradley-King to the roster.Read more...

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is now the highest-paid player in NFL history. The 2020 No. 1 overall pick received a five-year, $275 million extension - an average $55 million per season - as he heads into his fourth year.Read more...

Unemployed but unretired quarterback Joe Flacco insists he still has more in the tank.Read more...

Germany pulled off a 113-111 upset of the United States in the FIBA World Cup semifinals on Friday in Manila, Philippines.Read more...

Hall of Fame defenseman Chris Chelios will have his No. 7 retired by the Chicago Blackhawks on Feb. 25 prior to a game against the visiting Detroit Red Wings.Read more...

New Orleans Pelicans swingman Trey Murphy III is out 10-to-12 weeks following surgery on his left knee.Read more...

Mostly, the international break is just a water break for fans. Qualification for various tournaments doesn't really matter until the end, or to a handful of countries on the bubble, if it matters at all. That's doubly true for the USMNT, who don't have anything to play for and anyone to play right now. All the...Read more...

Thinking Patrick Mahomes can do anything with anyone looked wayward last night.Read more...

Sometimes overreactions are appropriate. And in the case of Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions, they've earned every hysterical and asinine hot take fans and analysts will make about them Friday morning - and maybe throughout the rest of the season. It's time to drink the Kool-Aid. The Lions are legit.Read more...

The banged-up Los Angeles Angels will try to put another dent in the faint playoff hopes of the Cleveland Guardians as the teams continue their four-game series on Friday in Anaheim, Calif.Read more...

A pair of 11-game winners, both of them members of the 2023 National League All-Star team, will square off when the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates begin a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves on Friday.Read more...

After earning a split on a difficult six-game road trip, the Philadelphia Phillies will return home to open a three-game series against the Miami Marlins on Friday.Read more...

The Los Angeles Dodgers could breathe a sigh of relief while traveling to Washington to begin a three-game series against the Nationals on Friday.Read more...

While the Milwaukee Brewers are trying to fend off the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central, the New York Yankees are trying to claw back into the American League wild-card race.Read more...

The Detroit Tigers swept a three-game series from the White Sox in Chicago last weekend. The third- and fourth-place teams in the American League Central Division will play another three-game series this weekend with Detroit as the host.Read more...