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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh surpassed legendary Johnny Bench for most homers before the All-Star break by a primary catcher when he hit two a

The Minnesota Lynx know they will battle for the Commissioner's Cup in less than two weeks.,For now, however, the Lynx do not want that opportunity to

Nine days after opening their season with a 34-20 home win over the B.C. Lions, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers make the trip west to Vancouver for a rematc

Major League Baseball suspended San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Robert Suarez for three games Friday, while Padres manager Mike Shildt and Los A

Major League Baseball gave Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dennis Santana a four-game suspension on Friday for "his aggressive conduct toward a fan" that s

Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington will not manage the team for an indefinite period due to a health concern, general manager Perry Minasian to

LSU is seeking its second national Men's College World Series championship in three years and its eighth overall.,Coastal Carolina is looking to exten

Leandro Barreiro scored in the 76th and 78th minutes as Benfica pulled away to a 6-0 victory over semi-pro side Auckland City in a Group C encounter F

The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired left-hander Zach Penrod from the Boston Red Sox for cash considerations and moved right-hander Roki Sasaki to the 60-

Rafael Devers' messy Red Sox exit gets even uglier as David Ortiz takes a jab on Instagram. Devers now embraces first base with the Giants.

Bruno Henrique, Danilo and Wallace Yan scored goals as Flamengo rallied for a 3-1 victory over Chelsea in Club World Cup Group D play on Friday aftern

The New York Yankees reinstated right-hander Luke Weaver from the 15-day injured list Friday in advance of the opener of a three-game home series agai

The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to acquire left-hander Zach Penrod from the Boston Red Sox, multiple outlets reported Friday.,Penrod, 28, has just sev

The Portland Fire is set to burn bright in the WNBA again as the identity of the expansion team ready to debut in 2026 begins to take shape.,According

The Dallas Stars re-signed defenseman Nils Lundkvist to a one-year, $1.25 million contract on Friday.,Lundkvist, 24, recorded five assists and a plus-

Si Woo Kim of South Korea withdrew from the Travelers Championship in the second round on Friday due to a back injury.,Kim, who shot a 1-over-par 71 i

The Carolina Hurricanes signed forward Eric Robinson to a four-year, $6.8 million contract extension on Friday.,The deal runs through the 2028-29 seas

SEATTLE -- PWHL Seattle named Steve O'Rourke as the expansion franchise's first head coach on Friday.,O'Rourke spent the 2024-25 season as the head co

The Colorado Avalanche announced one-year deals with forwards Matthew Stienburg and Jason Polin on Friday.,Financial terms were not disclosed.,Stienbu

Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark and Minnesota Lynx standout Napheesa Collier lead the voting after the first fan returns for the 2025 WNBA All-S

The Seattle Mariners reinstated infielder/outfielder Luke Raley from the 10-day injured list and designated first baseman Rowdy Tellez for assignment

PWHL Seattle announced the signing of forward Mikyla Grant-Mentis to a two-year agreement through the 2026-27 season.,Grant-Mentis, 26, joins the expa

Charlie Woods qualified for his second straight U.S. Junior Amateur Championship with a clutch playoff win.,With his famous father, 15-time major winn

Three-time Stanley Cup winner Jonathan Toews is returning to the NHL and joining his hometown Winnipeg Jets on a one-year contract, the team announced

Three-time Stanley Cup winner Jonathan Toews is returning to the NHL and joining his hometown Winnipeg Jets, the team announced Friday.,The former Chi

Oregon landed a commitment from five-star safety Jett Washington, a nephew of the late NBA great Kobe Bryant.,Washington ranks as the No. 2 safety and

The San Diego Padres hopped on Interstate 5 late Thursday night and headed south toward home, happy to escape Los Angeles with a 5-3 win over the Dodg

The visiting Houston Astros will look to continue their good fortune against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night when the teams open a three-game s

The Cincinnati Reds are feeling pretty good, having won four of five and nine of their past 12 games even with a loss in their most recent game.,But w

Kevin Durant's NBA legacy is on the line. A move to the San Antonio Spurs could reshape his reputation, elevate Victor Wembanyama and cement Durant am

Minnesota's Byron Buxton is making a case to earn an All-Star selection for the second time in his career. ,The veteran outfielder will get another op

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This isn't September 2007 or September 2008 for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets.,But the surging Phillies and reeling Mets are in familiar

The Toronto Blue Jays are beginning to chirp about chasing first place in the American League East.,The next step in that pursuit will come Friday nig

Xander Bogaerts had a second-inning home run among his four hits and the visiting San Diego Padres earned a 5-3 victory Thursday over the Los Angeles

Nick Kurtz drilled a two-run homer to center field with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Athletics a 6-4 victory over the Houston

Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dennis Santana was involved in an incident in which a fan was ejected from the nightcap of a doubleheader against the host

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge was stretchered away after being hit in the side of the face by a foul ball as he sat in the dugout on Thursday.,R

Kayla Thornton and Monique Billings turned their own missed shots into key hoops during a fourth-quarter uprising and the Golden State Valkyries held

Rookie Monique Akoa Makani scored a career-high 21 points and the Phoenix Mercury extended their winning streak to four games Thursday night with an 8

The U.S. men's national team used Chris Richards' 63rd-minute goal to clinch a berth in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory over Sa

Obi Toppin scored 20 off the bench to lead a balanced offensive effort as the Indiana Pacers evened the NBA Finals with a 108-91 win over the Oklahoma

Igor Jesus scored a first-half goal, leading Botafogo to a stunning 1-0 win over the reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World

Charlie Morton threw six quality innings and Colton Cowser hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the sixth inning to propel the visiting Baltimore Orio

Pinch hitter Ke'Bryan Hayes sparked a four-run 10th inning with a go-ahead RBI single and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates salvaged a split of a double

The St. Louis Cardinals rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to take a 5-4 win against the host Chicago White Sox in the opener of a doublehead

Spencer Strider pitched six strong innings and Matt Olson hit a three-run double to help the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting New York Mets 7-1 on Thu

Trent Grisham and Paul Goldschmidt hit back-to-back home runs as the host New York Yankees stopped a season-high six-game losing streak with a 7-3 vic

Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul overcame an early double bogey to finish with the first-round lead at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship on Thursday in Frisc

Rookie Monique Akoa Makani scored a career-high 21 points, and the Phoenix Mercury extended their winning streak to four games Thursday night with an