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Entering Sunday tied with the Arizona Diamondbacks for the final National League wild-card spot, the San Diego Padres placed first baseman/outfielder

The Minnesota Twins placed three-time All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton on the injured list with a right hip impingement on Sunday, while outfielde

The Boston Red Sox activated outfielder Roman Anthony and shortstop Trevor Story in advance of their game Sunday against the rival New York Yankees.,A

The Buffalo Bills have yet to open the doors of their new home for a regular-season game, but they are already replacing the front lawn.,The Bills ann

College football Week 0 delivered tragedy, red-zone failures and major questions for TCU, UNLV and NC State heading into the 2026 season.

The Baltimore Ravens enter a new era under Jesse Minter, but five major concerns could derail their 2026 season.

The NBA's February schedule is broken, but moving the basketball World Cup into the All-Star break could create the sport's biggest annual event.

Check out the best MLB bets for Sunday, August 30, including picks for Yankees vs. Red Sox, Braves vs. Rockies and Marlins vs. Nationals.

Juan Soto didn't want to wait any longer to get in on the fun with the suddenly resurgent New York Mets.,Soto and the Mets will look to earn their fif

Coming off his worst start of the season, right-hander Zack Wheeler will try and help pitch the Philadelphia Phillies to a sweep of their three-game s

Chicago Cubs slugger Pete Crow-Armstrong will look to continue to bolster his resume for the 2026 National League MVP award on Sunday night when he ta

Chris Bassitt hopes to continue his post-surgery progression and help the Baltimore Orioles complete a three-game sweep of the Athletics when he takes

With the Major League Baseball postseason an unlikely destination again for the Pittsburgh Pirates, they probably will focus on the process more than

Lionel Messi scored four goals in a Major League Soccer match for the first time in his career and added an assist to help host Inter Miami snap a fiv

The way Team Liquid is playing, the No. 1 seed in the League Championship Series Summer Split playoffs may be decided before the final week of the reg

The United States Tennis Association has answered player demands for greater compensation with record-breaking prize money at the U.S. Open that start

The Group B upper-bracket final is set, as Team Falcons and MOUZ advanced out of their semifinal matches Saturday at the BLAST Open Fall 2026 in Copen

The Washington Nationals have a 6-12 record and have not won a series since they swept the Cincinnati Reds three weeks ago, but following back-to-back

Pete Crow-Armstrong recorded his first three-homer game and drove in six runs to power the host Chicago Cubs to a 17-5 victory over the Cincinnati Red

Kyle Schwarber drove in the go-ahead run with a bloop double and Trea Turner added a two-run single to highlight a three-run 10th inning and lead the

Bryce Eldridge matched career highs with four hits and four RBIs, Rafael Devers drove in two runs with a pair of singles, and the San Francisco Giants

Oleksandr Svatok scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to lift visiting Austin FC to a 2-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Sat

Leody Taveras doubled twice and drove in three runs for the Baltimore Orioles in a 5-3 win against the Athletics on Saturday night in West Sacramento,

Kieran Sargeant and Amahl Pellegrino each scored second-half goals as host San Diego FC remained perfect in three all-time matches against the Los Ang

Sami Whitcomb had season highs of 14 points and four 3-pointers and the Phoenix Mercury made a season-high 15 3-pointers in a 101-69 wire-to-wire vict

Diane Parry capped her unexpected run through the Abierto GNP Seguros on Saturday night, beating second-seeded Elise Mertens 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 in Monterre

Reggie Cannon headed in a Youssef Maziz corner kick in the 58th minute to lift the Colorado Rapids to a 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday in

Tyrese Spicer scored in the 93rd minute to rally Orlando City to a 3-3 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Spicer fielde

Micah Ford rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries, including the go-ahead scoring run with 1:41 remaining, as Stanford registered a 37

Sam Surridge scored his 13th goal, Hany Mukhtar added his 10th and Nashville SC continued its record-threatening pace with a 4-0 rout of visiting FC C

First-time winner Ryan Preece beat Zane Smith in NASCAR overtime and advanced to the postseason with a victory in the Cup Series' regular-season final

San Jose goalkeeper Angus Gunn recorded his first clean sheet in his seventh MLS start without having to make a save as the visiting Earthquakes and H

Thomas Muller and Brian White scored goals about eight minutes apart bridging the two halves to lift the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 3-0 victory against

Ben Rice capped the New York Yankees' five-run eighth inning with a two-run single during a three-RBI night as New York evened the season series again

Ashton Daniels threw for 202 yards and a touchdown Saturday night while Ousmane Kromah added 115 rushing yards and a TD as Florida State opened its se

Michael Block ripped an eagle on his opening hole and kept the pressure on, finishing 7-under-par 65 to grab a two-stroke lead at the Ally Challenge i

Hugo Lloris made three saves to help Los Angeles FC preserve a scoreless draw against D.C. United on Saturday in Washington.,Sean Johnson had one save

Jackson Chourio and William Contreras each homered in the first inning and Shane Drohan tossed five solid innings as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the vi

Bears backup quarterback Tyson Bagent and wide receiver Zavion Thomas connected on a 97-yard touchdown on Chicago's opening play and didn't stop there

Lionel Messi scored four goals in a Major League Soccer match for the first time in his career to help host Inter Miami snap a five-game winless skid

Milan Iloski, Cavan Sullivan and Neil Pierre each scored goals Saturday night as the visiting Philadelphia Union continued their surge up the East tab

Idan Toklomati and Liel Abada each scored a goal, while Allan Saint-Maximin recorded his first two MLS assists, as visiting Charlotte FC defeated Atla

President Donald Trump will serve as the honorary chairman at the 2026 Presidents Cup and plans to attend the event that will be held at Medinah Count

St. Louis City SC and visiting FC Dallas have the same record but vastly different mindsets as they enter their matchup on Sunday.,While St. Louis (9-

The Golden State Valkyries aim to take a four-game winning streak into the WNBA's World Cup break when they visit the Portland Fire on Sunday afternoo

The New York Yankees removed rookie shortstop George Lombard Jr. from the nightcap of their doubleheader with the visiting Boston Red Sox on Saturday

Third-seeded Ignacio Buse of Peru captured his second ATP Tour title of the season Saturday, defeating fourth-seeded Arthur Fery 6-3, 6-2 in the final

The Seattle Storm have experienced plenty of growing pains this season.,With one of the youngest rosters in the WNBA, the last-place Storm (8-31) have

A birdie. A lead. And an ice cream.,China's Ruoning Yin chipped in a birdie on the final hole Saturday to take the lead at the FM Championship at TPC

The New York Mets placed outfielder Luis Robert Jr. on waivers, per MLB.com.,The former All-Star, who pinch-hit during the Mets' 6-2 win over the Hous