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The Mavericks just landed the No. 1 pick after trading Luka Doncic for scraps, NBA fans are calling foul on another conveniently absurd draft lottery

The Philadelphia Eagles will visit the Green Bay Packers on Nov. 10 in the first game announced on the "Monday Night Football" schedule.,That game, wh

With Rory McIlroy's major championship drought put to rest, the questions of "Will he?" and "When?" may be focused more than ever on Jordan Spieth.,Sp

Shaking up the lineup did not have the desired effect for San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin, whose team has lost a season-high four straight gam

As Oswaldo Cabrera was about to be loaded into an ambulance Monday night, he looked up at New York Yankees teammate Aaron Judge and asked, "Did I scor

Taylor Ward did Monday night what few opponents have been able to this year: silence the crowd at Petco Park. His two-out grand slam capped a come-fro

Kansas City Royals veteran right-hander Michael Wacha had allowed no more than three earned runs in any of his previous six starts before Monday -- ye

The Texas Rangers have battled their way back to the break-even point and look to add to their recent momentum when they square off against the Colora

The Chicago Cubs will try to snap a two-series losing streak when they host the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night., ,The Cubs, who hold a one-game lead o

The Atlanta Braves will be opposed by a familiar face when they try to reach the .500 mark for the first time this season on Tuesday against the visit

The Pittsburgh Pirates don't have to look far this week for an example of the confidence and good fortune that comes with doing a lot of the little th

Michael Massey homered to ignite a four-run second inning in support of right-hander Michael Wacha, who carried a shutout into the seventh inning of t

The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference finals thanks to a 5-2 victory Monday over the Washington Capitals i

Boston star Jayson Tatum sustained a right foot or ankle injury on a noncontact play late in the Celtics' Game 4 loss to the host New York Knicks on M

Wyatt Langford's two-run home run in the sixth backed the solid pitching of Tyler Mahle and the Texas bullpen as the Rangers held on for a 2-1 win ove

Dansby Swanson and Seiya Suzuki each hit two-run home runs to highlight a five-run fifth inning and help propel the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 victory over

Jalen Brunson scored 26 of his 39 points in the second half and the New York Knicks became the first home team to win in the series by dispatching the

Pete Alonso lofted the walk-off sacrifice fly Monday night for the New York Mets, who edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 in the opener of a three-game s

Boston star Jayson Tatum sustained a right foot or ankle injury on a noncontact play late in the Celtics' Game 4 loss to the host New York Knicks on M

Former first-round pick and three-time All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria will announce his retirement at a Tampa Bay Rays game next month.,Longoria

The MongolZ and Team Spirit improved to 3-0 in the group stage and locked up their playoff spots on Monday at the PGL Astana 2025 tournament.,MongolZ

The NHL fined Toronto Maple Leafs forward Max Domi $5,000 on Monday for boarding Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov.,The incident occurred in

NBC made a big splash on Monday, announcing that Hall of Famer Michael Jordan will be a special contributor to its NBA coverage beginning this fall.,J

Miami Hurricanes linebacker Adarius Hayes has been released from the hospital following a car accident that left three people dead, the school said Mo

Get top NBA playoff picks and player props for May 12, including betting predictions for Celtics vs. Knicks and Timberwolves vs. Warriors. Expert anal

The Cleveland Browns are signing veteran safety Damontae Kazee, multiple outlets reported Monday. ,Terms were not reported. ,Kazee, 31, adds depth to

The Green Bay Packers have signed Canadian quarterback Taylor Elgersma, his agent confirmed Monday to NFL Network.,Elgersma, who won Canada's version

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell will have an MRI on Monday after exiting Sunday's Game 4 loss against the Indiana Pacers with what the team

For the first time in his career, Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is open-minded about playing elsewhere, ESPN reported on Monday.,The two-time

The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles will host the rival Dallas Cowboys when the NFL kicks off the 2025 regular season on NBC on Thursday, Sept

Oklahoma City is primed to be your 2025 NBA champion, but GM Sam Presti faces a bigger question: trust the system, run it back, or trade the future fo

Toronto chokes, stars vanish, and chaos reigns as the Panthers pounce and every NHL semifinal tilts toward mayhem.

LeBron's not leaving. Harden probably isn't either. In a summer short on cap space, NBA stars are staying home, and cashing in while they do.

The Arizona Diamondbacks will face the Giants for the first time this season and will get acquainted with Justin Verlander in a new uniform when the N

Comparing Aaron Judge's season to his contemporaries increasingly is becoming moot.,What he's doing can only be judged, no pun intended, against histo

The San Diego Padres took their 9-3 loss Sunday at the seven-win Colorado Rockies in stride.,"One hundred sixty-two," Padres third baseman Manny Macha

The Houston Astros received good news even before their 6-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday when it was determined that nine-time All-Star

The Colorado Rockies head to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to open a three-game interleague series with Texas Rangers on Monday without manager Bud

After losing back-to-back series for the first time this season, the National League Central-leading Chicago Cubs begin a six-game homestand with the

The Washington Nationals will try to end their five-game losing streak when they begin a road trip with a four-game series in Atlanta.,This will be th

Paul Skenes is no stranger to the big stage.,But on Monday night, one of baseball's most electric pitchers will finally make his first extended appear

The Vancouver Surge recorded their first win with a sweep of Boston Breach on Sunday in Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Major qualifying round.,Also win

Taking advantage of getting two games on opening weekend, NTMR beat Spacestation Gaming on Sunday to become the first team to improve to 2-0 in the Ov

Dignitas began the day Sunday with a chance to tie FlyQuest for the top spot in Group B at the League of Legends LTA North 2025 Split 2 in Los Angeles

German Marquez tossed seven efficient innings Sunday and Hunter Goodman knocked in five runs as the Colorado Rockies snapped an eight-game losing stre

German Marquez tossed seven efficient innings Sunday and Hunter Goodman knocked in five runs as the Colorado Rockies snapped an eight-game losing stre

Pascal Siakam scored 21 points and Myles Turner and Obi Toppin each added 20, lifting the Indiana Pacers to a 129-109 rout of the Cleveland Cavaliers

Minnesota scored three times in the first period then twice thwarted Toronto comeback bids as the Frost defeated the Sceptres 7-5 in Saint Paul, Minn.

Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett scored, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 to even

Rookie Maggie Graham's goal in the second half was all that was needed in a 1-0 win for the Houston Dash against the host Seattle Reign on Sunday.,The