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I so badly wanted to focus this column on Robert Saleh's competitor speech. If there are four different levels of competitors, one of those four levels cannot be titled competitor." By saying there are different levels of competitor means that no matter the level, everyone is a competitor. That speech bothered me...Read more...

Not to turn this morning wake-up companion into Chicago White Sox Daily, but it's a slow time of year. We'll get through this together, I promise.Read more...

Veteran Houston catcher Martin Maldonado had no issue acknowledging that the Astros' play over the weekend against Seattle was unacceptable and that an impromptu team meeting was held after the Mariners' three-game sweep.Read more...

A pair of veterans will square off Wednesday when the Braves send right-hander Charlie Morton to face New York Mets left-hander Jose Quintana in the rubber game of a three-game series in Atlanta.Read more...

The Cleveland Guardians' ongoing attempts to ignite their offense has resulted in regular at-bats for first baseman Kole Calhoun, who joined the team earlier this month.Read more...

Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman looks for a bounce-back outing when the Toronto Blue Jays visit the Baltimore Orioles in the second of a three-game series Wednesday night.Read more...

A recurring theme for the San Diego Padres showed up again on Tuesday.Read more...

The New York Yankees are in the midst of their longest losing streak in more than 40 years. One more loss and they'll be somewhere they haven't been since before they called the Bronx home.Read more...

The Tampa Bay Rays' season-opening strength - their starting pitching - has morphed from total domination to "Is it good enough to go deep in the playoffs?" due to a multitude of injuries, but right-hander Aaron Civale is expected to provide shutdown stuff.Read more...

Two teams struggling to stay in playoff contention meet Wednesday in a day-night doubleheader when the Cincinnati Reds oppose the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.Read more...

Two teams struggling to stay in playoff contention meet Wednesday in a day-night doubleheader when the Cincinnati Reds oppose the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.Read more...

The Oakland Athletics will go for just their third series sweep of the year Wednesday afternoon when they close out a three-game set against the visiting Kansas City Royals.Read more...

The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to ace right-hander Corbin Burnes to extend their winning streak when they host the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a two-game interleague series between division leaders.Read more...

The Philadelphia Phillies seemingly don't have a weak link in their powerful lineup.Read more...

The surging Seattle Mariners boast separate eight-game winning streaks in August, but right-hander George Kirby still enters Wednesday's visit to the Chicago White Sox focused on polishing No. 1.Read more...

Left-hander Tarik Skubal hasn't been able to put together back-to-back solid outings since his first two starts of the season. He'll have a chance to do so on Wednesday afternoon when the host Detroit Tigers face the Chicago Cubs in the finale of a three-game series.Read more...

The Pittsburgh Pirates and visiting St. Louis Cardinals are neighbors sitting in the depths of the standings, but it hasn't been all that close when the two teams meet.Read more...

Zac Gallen struck out 11 and gave up one run in six innings on Tuesday night as the Arizona Diamondbacks held off the Texas Rangers 6-3 to sweep a two-game interleague series in Phoenix.Read more...

Jorge Soler hit a tape-measure home run as San Diego starter Blake Snell gave up three runs in an inning for the first time since May 16 and Miami starter Jesus Luzardo worked six scoreless innings as the visiting Marlins shut out the Padres 3-0 Tuesday night to even their three-game series.Read more...

Graham Ashcraft recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts over seven innings and Matt McLain homered in his return to Southern California as the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.Read more...

Josh Rojas hit a two-run homer and Mike Ford and Teoscar Hernandez each had two hits to help the Seattle Mariners defeat the host Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Tuesday and extend their winning streak to eight games.Read more...

Josh Rojas hit a two-run homer and Mike Ford and Teoscar Hernandez each had two hits to help the Seattle Mariners defeat the host Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Tuesday to extend their winning streak to eight games.Read more...

Justin Verlander tossed six scoreless innings, Kyle Tucker hit a first-inning home run and the Houston Astros pulled away late for a 7-3 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.Read more...

The Milwaukee Brewers bunched six singles for five runs in the sixth inning to rally for a 7-3 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in the opener of the two-game interleague series between division leaders.Read more...

Napheesa Collier scored 29 points, Kayla McBride added 21 and the Minnesota Lynx held off the Wings 91-86 on Tuesday in Minneapolis to snap Dallas' three-game winning streak.Read more...

Eddie Rosario became the seventh Atlanta batter to hit 20 home runs this season and Bryce Elder earned his 10th win as the Braves defeated the visiting New York Mets 3-2 on Tuesday to even their three-game series.Read more...

Brandon Belt led off the 10th inning with a two-run home run and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays went on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Tuesday night.Read more...

Dana Evans came off the bench to pump in a team-high 23 points Tuesday night as the Chicago Sky snapped a five-game losing streak with a 102-79 thumping of the visiting Seattle Storm.Read more...

Two young U.S. players earned upset victories on Tuesday in the second round of the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina.Read more...

CJ Abrams hit a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the eighth inning Tuesday night as the visiting Washington Nationals recorded a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees, who are on their first nine-game losing streak since September 1982.Read more...

Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run home run and Bryan Reynolds had a two-run double Tuesday to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-3 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.Read more...

Kole Calhoun's three-run homer capped a five-run seventh inning that helped the Cleveland Guardians rally for an 8-3 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.Read more...

Reggie Chaney, who played five years of college basketball and graduated from the University of Houston in May, died on Monday, the school announced the school announced on Tuesday. Chaney was 23.Read more...

Georgia Tech coach Brent Key named Texas A&M transfer Haynes King the Yellow Jackets' starting quarterback for the 2023 season on Tuesday.Read more...

DJ Uiagalelei will be Oregon State's starting quarterback to open the 2023 season, the Oregonian, ESPN and The Athletic reported Tuesday.Read more...

The Los Angeles Angels activated star center fielder Mike Trout from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday ahead of the team's game against the Cincinnati Reds.Read more...

Colorado Rapids goalkeeper William Yarbrough is expected to be out of action for six to eight weeks after a surgical procedure for a torn meniscus in his right knee, the team said Tuesday.Read more...

NASCAR is Netflix's next target for a sports-centric documentary series.Read more...

The struggling Chicago White Sox fired two longtime front-office executives on Tuesday, relieving executive vice president Ken Williams and senior vice president and general manager Rick Hahn of their duties.Read more...

The University of Colorado and Deion Sanders' business manager have agreed on a contract for a documentary series about the football team's first-year head coach to be shown on Amazon Prime, USA Today reported.Read more...

No. 1 seed Caroline Garcia of France overcame a tough first set to defeat Peyton Stearns 7-6 (4), 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of Tennis in the Land on Tuesday in Cleveland.Read more...

The Philadelphia Eagles' joint practice with the visiting Indianapolis Colts on Tuesday was cut short by a sideline-clearing brawl.Read more...

True freshman Jaden Rashada will start at quarterback for Arizona State when the Sun Devils open their season Aug. 31 against Southern Utah, several reports said Tuesday.Read more...

Washington running back Cameron Davis is out for the season with a leg injury, leaving the No. 10 Huskies to scramble in the days before the season begins.Read more...

The Seattle Mariners transferred right-handed pitcher Emerson Hancock to the 60-day injured list and reinstated right-hander Bryan Woo from the 15-day IL among a flurry of roster moves on Tuesday.Read more...

Michigan football won't have Jim Harbaugh on the sidelines for its first three games of the season, and it's only trio of nonconference contests of the year before a possible bowl game. Yawn. Like it'll matter. It's part of the school's self-imposed penalty for Harbaugh's alleged recruiting violations during the...Read more...

Xander Schauffele has experienced the evolution of the Tour Championship in ways few others can claim.Read more...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed third-year safety Richard LeCounte III on Tuesday.Read more...

Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce were such heartwarming stories during the Super Bowl. Their mom baked them cookies and presented the delectable desserts to them on opening night. The two host a podcast together, and in one episode they both cried when discussing Mama Kelce's star turn during Super Bowl week.Read more...

The time is now for the San Francisco Giants top pitching prospect Kyle Harrison, with the left-hander set to make his major league debut Tuesday in a road start against the Philadelphia Phillies after he was called up from Triple-A Sacramento.Read more...