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The San Francisco Giants will try to convert more hits into runs on Saturday afternoon when they continue their series with the host Toronto Blue Jays

The Kansas City Royals have a problem, and it's one that the rest of the league shares.,How do you pitch to Kyle Stowers? After all, over his past 10

Left-hander Joey Wentz will make his first major league start since 2023 when he takes the mound for the Atlanta Braves on Saturday in the second game

All-Star Kyle Stowers drove in five runs and hit a pair of home runs -- including a walk-off two-run blast in the 10th inning -- to lead the host Miam

Right-hander Quinn Priester collected 10 strikeouts, Caleb Durbin hit a home run and added an RBI double, and the Milwaukee Brewers continued their do

Luis Castillo pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings while Randy Arozarena and Mitch Garver each homered to lead the Seattle Mariners past the visiting Houst

Cameron Boozer says Duke is overlooked" heading into 2025. But with the top recruiting class and another Final Four run, does anyone actually believe

Messi's move to MLS was billed as a transformational moment. A year later, his growing influence at Inter Miami raises questions about what the league

Looking for MLB betting picks for Friday, July 18? We break down three of the best plays on the board, including the San Diego Padres vs. Washington N

The Calgary Stampeders easily handled the Winnipeg Blue Bombers earlier this month.,The rematch is Friday night when the Blue Bombers aim to avenge th

For FC Dallas, Saturday night's visit from St. Louis City SC could be seen as a good-news, bad-news situation.,The good news: They're playing on their

Two struggling sides aim to get on the winning track when CF Montreal hosts the Chicago Fire on Saturday.,Montreal (3-14-6, 15 points) is coming off a

Hoping to snap a six-match winless stretch, Atlanta United hosts Charlotte FC on Saturday in Eastern Conference play.,Atlanta (4-10-8, 20 points) last

The Seattle Mariners have been up and down recently.,They'll need to be at their best coming out of the All-Star break as they'll play host to the Ame

The Colorado Rockies begin the second half of the season trying to avoid history and win their first home series of the year.,Colorado, at 22-74, is o

The Arizona Diamondbacks and St. Louis Cardinals open post-All-Star Game play this weekend in a series that could help both define their buy/sell deci

After roaring into the All-Star break as the hottest team in the National League, the Milwaukee Brewers will be put to the test when the schedule resu

Rickie Fowler took early advantage of his spot in the final major of the year by carding a 2-under par 69 after the first round of The Open Championsh

Maria Lourdes Carle of Argentina overcame a big deficit in the opening set and went on to record a 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory over top-seeded Elina Avanesya

Nolan Siegel will be behind the wheel of his No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevy on Friday for the Honda Indy Toronto, one day after receiving clearance from th

Harris English and England's Matt Fitzpatrick joined Denmark's Jacob Skov Olesen, China's Haotong Li and South Africa's Christiaan Bezuidenhout with 4

Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz floated the notion of a 30-team College Football Playoff while speaking to reporters Thursday on the last day of S

Marc Leishman battled difficult conditions to card a 2-over 73 during his first round at The Open Championship in three years, but he admitted frustra

The NCAA has placed the University of Memphis athletic department on probation for two years and levied financial penalites because of academic integr

Goaltender Lukas Dostal reached a five-year contract extension to remain with the Anaheim Ducks, the team announced Thursday.,Per The Athletic, the de

England's Matt Fitzpatrick joined Denmark's Jacob Skov Olesen and China's Haotong Li with 4-under-par 67s to become early leaders during the first rou

Micah Parsons knows how it all ends, this contract negotiation with the Dallas Cowboys stretching into a second year. He still wondered aloud why owne

Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson carded a 1-under 70 on Thursday for his best opening round at the Open Championship since 2016.,The 55-year-old W

It's time to stop pretending LIV players don't exist. Give them a place in the world golf rankings and fix the broken major system.

After a brutal year of Playoff snubs and infighting, the ACC aims to reset its football reputation with a stacked Week 1 slate.

England's Matt Fitzpatrick joined Denmark's Jacob Skov Olesen and China's Haotong Li with 4-under-par 67s to become early leaders during the first rou

Auburn sophomore wide receiver Malcolm Simmons was arrested on domestic assault charges involving strangulation or suffocation, according to Lee Count

Von Miller is set to join the Washington Commanders on a one-year deal as part of a rebuilt defensive front.,A three-time All-Pro, Miller shared the n

A late goal from Josef Martinez salvaged a point for the San Jose Earthquakes, who drew visiting FC Dallas 2-2 on Wednesday night.,Martinez's goal, sc

Myrto Uzuni and Owen Wolff scored goals and Austin FC held on late for a 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy on Wednesday in a Western Conference match in Cars

Theo Corbeanu scored on a first-half penalty kick and Sean Johnson recorded his 108th career shutout to help Toronto FC record a stunning 1-0 victory

Diogo Goncalves scored in the 83rd minute to lift Real Salt Lake to a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Wednesday night.,Goncalves' third goal

Darren Yapi scored the tying goal less than a minute after coming off the bench as the Colorado Rapids fought back from a three-goal deficit to earn a

Simone Biles took home two ESPY Awards, including her second Best Female Athlete honor, on Wednesday night at ESPN's annual awards show surveying the

Denis Bouanga scored on a first-half penalty kick and Los Angeles FC held on for a 1-0 victory over Minnesota United on Wednesday night in Saint Paul,

Brian White scored a goal and added an assist Wednesday night as the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps dominated the Houston Dynamo for a 3-0 win.,Emmanuel

G2 Esports and Hanwha Life Esports won their respective groups Wednesday and advanced to the playoff stage at the Esports World Cup League of Legends

The first "swing-off" in Major League Baseball All-Star Game history wasn't enough to save the Midsummer Classic from a 3 percent ratings drop.,Tuesda

Wimbledon's massive momentum continued with the third Grand Slam of 2025 drawing its best television ratings since before the COVID-19 pandemic.,Iga S

Davis Alexander is expected to return under center on Thursday when the Montreal Alouettes host the Toronto Argonauts.,The Alouettes (3-2) began the s

The Texas Rangers placed first baseman Jake Burger on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to a left quadriceps injury.,The move is retroactive to Su

In the summer of 2021, John Mateer committed to FCS program Central Arkansas since nobody anywhere viewed him as a major-college quarterback.,A decomm

Caitlin Clark's health continues to be a prevailing storyline as the Indiana Fever prepare to complete a road back-to-back against the New York Libert

Indiana's Caitlin Clark has been declared out for Wednesday night's road contest against the New York Liberty due to a right groin injury.,The Fever s