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The Cleveland Guardians have an uphill climb to catch the Minnesota Twins in the American League Central.Read more...

For the Milwaukee Brewers, the road to maintaining a semi-comfortable lead in the National League Central will go through Pittsburgh, and the Pirates have been hot lately.Read more...

The Arizona Diamondbacks recorded two wins at the Colorado Rockies last month to ignite a sizzling 9-1 run.Read more...

As far as we can tell, Tom Brady is retired from the NFL. That doesn't mean he definitely won't change his mind once Week One is underway and Brady is sitting at home, asking people if they think he can throw a football over them there mountains or whatever. He's kinda-sorta retired before, only to come roaring back on...Read more...

In the final full month of the regular season, the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays have plenty at stake as they begin a three-game series Monday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.Read more...

When you give someone an inch to placate their desire for a mile, don't be surprised when they still ask for a mile. For college football players and other student-athletes, name, image, and likeness deals were not the final step in fixing the flawed system that is college athletics, but rather a first stride toward...Read more...

Broadcasters in the 2023 WNBA season are mostly pronouncing players' names right. Considering the frequency with which on-air talent mispronounced players' names (or misnamed players) in recent years, this is a triumph.Read more...

The Seattle Mariners will continue a 10-game road swing on Monday with the opener of a three-game series against the host Cincinnati Reds.Read more...

The Toronto Blue Jays will continue their trek through baseball's lightweight division at an opportune time when they open a three-game series against the host Oakland Athletics on Monday.Read more...

Despite a stretch that has seen them win just four times in their past 16 games, the Texas Rangers enter Monday's opener of their big three-game Lone Star Series with the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas, with a little extra hop in their step.Read more...

A pair of teams nearing the end of disappointing seasons will try to break out of their latest ruts when the Chicago White Sox open a three-game series with the host Kansas City Royals on Monday.Read more...

The San Francisco Giants have been spiraling downward for four-plus weeks and are having major troubles winning on the road.Read more...

Facundo Farias, Jordi Alba and Leonardo Campana scored goals, Lionel Messi had two assists and Inter Miami increased their unbeaten run to a club record 11 matches with a 3-1 victory over Los Angeles FC on Sunday in a duel of reigning champions.Read more...

Jordan Travis threw four touchdown passes, Keon Coleman caught three of them and No. 8 Florida State defeated No. 5 LSU 45-24 in the nonconference season opener for both teams Sunday night in Orlando, Fla.Read more...

Kyle Larson won a late pit stop Sunday night and made the first dent in the NASCAR Cup Series championship playoffs, winning the 74th annual Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.Read more...

Julian Carranza scored his team-leading 12th goal of the season and the Philadelphia Union overcame an early deficit at home to rally to a 4-1 victory over the 10-man New York Red Bulls on Sunday night.Read more...

Jasson Dominguez capped a three-run, sixth-inning uprising with a two-run homer, and the New York Yankees beat the host Houston Astros 6-1 on Sunday night to complete a three-game series sweep.Read more...

Layshia Clarendon's 15 points led a balanced attack Sunday as the Los Angeles Sparks jumped into the WNBA's final playoff spot with a week left in the regular season, dumping the Washington Mystics 72-64 in Los Angeles.Read more...

Thailand's Chanettee Wannasaen fired a stunning 9-under 63 on Sunday to win the Portland Classic in Portland, Ore.Read more...

Napheesa Collier produced her third straight double-double, scoring 22 points and grabbing 16 rebounds as the Minnesota Lynx punched their ticket to the WNBA playoffs with an 86-73 victory over the Phoenix Mercury Sunday in Minneapolis.Read more...

Adolis Garcia led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a walk-off home run and the Texas Rangers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Spencer Horwitz homered among his three hits, Vladimir Guerrero also went deep and finished with two hits, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Colorado Rockies 7-5 in Denver on Sunday.Read more...

Taylor Walls hit a go-ahead, two-out RBI single in the eighth inning to help lift the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-2 wins over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday.Read more...

Ryan Noda and Seth Brown hit two-run home runs and the Oakland Athletics, no-hit for five innings, exploded late for a 10-6 victory and a three-game sweep of the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon.Read more...

Cedric Mullins produced three hits and Gunnar Henderson and Ryan O'Hearn each had two hits and two RBIs to lead the Baltimore Orioles to an 8-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday at Phoenix.Read more...

Alex Palou of Spain took the checkered flag at the Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland, allowing him to clinch the 2023 IndyCar Series championship with one race to go on Sunday in Portland, Ore.Read more...

Juan Soto homered in the first inning for a third straight game and right-hander Seth Lugo and three relievers blanked the visiting San Francisco Giants on four hits as the San Diego Padres won 4-0 on Sunday to score a third straight win to conclude the National League West rivals' four-game series.Read more...

DJ Uiagalelei completed 20 of 25 passes for 239 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for two more touchdowns, and No. 18 Oregon State cruised to a 42-17 win over San Jose State on Sunday afternoon in San Jose, Calif.Read more...

Miguel Rojas hit a go-ahead RBI double and rookie Bobby Miller went seven strong innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a four-game sweep at the hands of the visiting Atlanta Braves with a 3-1 victory Sunday.Read more...

Kelsey Mitchell poured in 30 points, including the 3-pointer to send the game into overtime and scored six more points in the extra period, as the visiting Indiana Fever outlasted the Dallas Wings 97-84 on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

American Ben Shelton upset one seeded countryman and set up a quarterfinal showdown with another to open Day 7 of the men's draw at the U.S. Open on Sunday in New York.Read more...

The Los Angeles Angels placed catcher Max Stassi on the restricted list on Sunday as the 32-year-old continues to deal with a serious family medical issue.Read more...

Adolis Garcia led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a walk-off home run and the Texas Rangers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Masataka Yoshida and Adam Duvall homered, and Chris Sale earned his first win since May, leading the Boston Red Sox past the host Kansas City Royals, 7-3, on Sunday in the rubber game of the three-game series.Read more...

Spencer Torkelson belted a tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh inning and Tarik Skubal pitched seven strong innings as the visiting Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Sunday to secure a three-game sweep.Read more...

Former top-50 prospect Marcus Adams Jr. has decided to transfer to BYU, his third collegiate commitment before his freshman year begins.Read more...

Alec Burleson and Nolan Gorman drove in two runs each as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 Sunday.Read more...

Breanna Stewart collected 26 points and 14 rebounds to lift the visiting New York Liberty to an 86-69 victory over the Chicago Sky on Sunday.Read more...

The Miami Marlins scored the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning when the Washington Nationals failed to turn a double play and went on to a 6-4 victory to complete a four-game series sweep Sunday afternoon.Read more...

Pete Alonso homered twice, finished with three hits and collected four RBIs Sunday afternoon for the host New York Mets, who beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3 in the rubber game of a three-game series.Read more...

Most NBA players see it as an honor to represent their country in the FIBA World Cup, especially those from outside the United States. These players usually won't pass up the opportunity to play for the bragging rights of becoming real" world champions. But like most players today, the old way of coaching doesn't get...Read more...

No. 10 seed Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic battled past China's Xinyu Wang 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 on Sunday to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in New York for the first time.Read more...

The United States Senior Men's Basketball Team got its feelings hurt on Sunday. In the final game of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Group Stage, they suffered their first international defeat of 2023 with a 110-104 loss to Lithuania.

It's hard to know which aspect of AEW firing CM Punk yesterday is more frustrating: How much both sides left on the table, or how easily it would have been for them to solve whatever the problems were so long ago.Read more...

Europe's six automatic qualifiers for the 2023 Ryder Cup are set, with Matt Fitzpatrick and Robert MacIntyre securing the final two spots on Sunday.Read more...

DeAndre Carter, ranked as the No. 1 interior offensive lineman prospect in the country by 247Sports, announced Sunday he will play at Auburn next fall.Read more...

The shockwaves generated by Colorado's win over No. 17 TCU in coach Deion Sanders' debut continued to be felt a day after the Buffaloes' massive upset in Fort Worth, Texas.Read more...

The Minnesota Twins activated utility player Willi Castro (left oblique strain) from the 10-day injured list Sunday.Read more...

The Cleveland Guardians activated first baseman Josh Naylor from the 10-day injured list on Sunday.Read more...

Week 1 of the new and improved" Undisputed with Skip Bayless on FS1 proved to be anything but an improvement, according to most. The numbers don't lie either, as the season debut last Monday peaked at 131,000 viewers and has only gotten worse from there. By day three on Wednesday, Undisputed was charting 78,000...Read more...