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The streaking San Francisco Giants will aim to continue their surge up the National League West standings when they visit the suddenly slumping Cincinnati Reds on Monday in the opener of a four-game seriesRead more...

Christian Yelich homered and drove in two runs and three relievers combined on 3 1/3 scoreless innings as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers rallied for a 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds Sunday to complete a three-game sweepRead more...

Luis Robert Jr. launched a two-run homer among his four hits and Jake Burger went deep for his second consecutive game as the visiting Chicago White Sox routed the Atlanta Braves 8-1 on Sunday afternoonRead more...

Kyle Bradish pitched 7 1/3 shutout innings while holding the Miami Marlins to three hits as the host Baltimore Orioles stretched their winning streak to eight games with Sunday afternoon's 5-4 victoryRead more...

The Anaheim Ducks signed goaltender Lukas Dostal to a two-year contract extension on SundayRead more...

The WNBA decided to put minimal effort into one of its most prestigious individual honors this season. During last season's All-Star Game, the league was embarrassed by the MVP trophy that winner - Kelsey Plum - could have dangled and referred to as her little teacup." Jewell Loyd was named MVP of the 2023 event and...Read more...

Michael Conforto and Patrick Bailey each hit a two-run double in a five-run 10th Sunday to give the visiting San Francisco Giants an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a sweep of their three-game seriesRead more...

Atlanta Braves left-hander Kolby Allard left Sunday's start against the visiting Chicago White Sox after 1 2/3 innings with what the team called left shoulder tightnessRead more...

The Minnesota Wild reached a pre-arbitration agreement on Sunday with forward Brandon DuhaimeRead more...

Wide receiver Tyreek Hill has set lofty goals for both himself and the Miami Dolphins in the upcoming seasonRead more...

The Jacksonville Jaguars reached agreement on a three-year contract with franchise-tagged tight end Evan Engram, the player's agent confirmed SundayRead more...

The New York Yankees placed third baseman Josh Donaldson on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a right calf strainRead more...

The Phoenix Suns signed free agent center Bol Bol and traded guard Cameron Payne to the San Antonio Spurs in a flurry of reported moves on SundayRead more...

The Milwaukee Brewers placed third baseman/outfielder Brian Anderson on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a low back strainRead more...

St. Louis Blues forward Alexey Toropchenko avoided arbitration by signing a two-year, $2.5 million contract on SundayRead more...

The Pittsburgh Pirates activated outfielder Andrew McCutchen from the 10-day injured list ahead of Sunday's game against the visiting San Francisco GiantsRead more...

Three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver DeSean Jackson appeared to hint on social media that his NFL playing career has come to a close.Read more...

There are seminal moments in the lives of humans: First sexual experience, drink, cigarette, joint, child, marriage, family death, trip to Publix, among others. Once you've been through each, your world view changes, and ideally it's accompanied by a boost in wisdom; for those who've never been inside a Publix now not...Read more...

After their most improbable victory of the season, the Los Angeles Angels will try to ride that momentum into the rubber match of their three-game series against the Houston Astros on Sunday night in Anaheim, CalifRead more...

Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris was asked during the All-Star break if his team, which was 11 games under .500, would be a seller at the trade deadlineRead more...

Carlos Correa hopes to continue to demonstrate to Bay Area baseball fans that he's not the damaged goods the San Francisco Giants claimed he was when the Minnesota Twins go for a sweep of the host Oakland Athletics on SundayRead more...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty's strong showing this month likely has boosted his trade valueRead more...

DJ LeMahieu hasn't missed a beat in his return to Coors Field after making himself at home at the ballpark for seven seasons early in his career.Read more...

The Milwaukee Brewers have used overpowering pitching and timely hitting to recapture first place in the National League Central from the Cincinnati RedsRead more...

The Tampa Bay Rays bring their power-and-speed combination to Kauffman Stadium looking for a series sweep in Sunday's finale against the host Kansas City RoyalsRead more...

Whit Merrifield has six two-hit games this month and has spent the past two days tormenting the Arizona DiamondbacksRead more...

After managing the Los Angeles Dodgers to a playoff berth in each of his first seven seasons, Dave Roberts can treat this immediate stretch after the All-Star break like any other stretchRead more...

The Baltimore Orioles have so many things to be happy about as they take aim at a series sweep of the visiting Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoonRead more...

Johan Rojas had quite a memorable debut for the Philadelphia PhilliesRead more...

The Atlanta Braves will continue their march on the all-time record for consecutive games with a home run on Sunday when they host the Chicago White Sox in the rubber game of their three-game setRead more...

The San Francisco Giants have come out of the All-Star break strong and at the expense of the Pittsburgh PiratesRead more...

Freddy Peralta and three relievers combined on a one-hitter and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers used three solo home runs to record their third straight shutout over the Cincinnati Reds, posting a 3-0 victory on Saturday night.Read more...

Trey Cabbage scored on a throwing error in the 10th inning to lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 13-12 win against the Houston Astros on Saturday night in the middle game of a three-game series in Anaheim, CalifRead more...

Michael Lorenzen pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings and Kerry Carpenter hit two homers and drove in four runs as the Detroit Tigers defeated the host Seattle Mariners 6-0 on Saturday nightRead more...

Brendan Donovan, Nolan Gorman and Nolan Arenado drove in two runs apiece as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 9-6 Saturday nightRead more...

Freddy Peralta and three relievers combined on a one-hitter and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers used three solo home runs to record their third straight shutout over the Cincinnati Reds, 3-0, Saturday nightRead more...

David Peralta collected the tie-breaking RBI by beating out the back end of a potential inning-ending double play in the eighth inning Saturday night, and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers went on to beat the skidding New York Mets 5-1Read more...

Giancarlo Stanton homered and drove in four runs, and Clarke Schmidt tossed six-plus strong innings to lift the visiting New York Yankees to a 6-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday in DenverRead more...

Kyle Schwarber homered and drove in three runs, Bryce Harper added a home run and double, and the host Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Diego Padres 9-4 to sweep a day-night doubleheader on SaturdayRead more...

Kyle Farmer spoiled Freddy Tarnok's season debut with a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning and the visiting Minnesota Twins, after blowing a 6-0 lead, held on to beat the Oakland Athletics 10-7 on Saturday afternoonRead more...

Michael Conforto's tiebreaking single in the eighth inning Saturday lifted the visiting San Francisco Giants past the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1Read more...

Aroldis Chapman is proving to be a perfect fit with the Texas Rangers, who look to complete a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in Arlington, TexasRead more...

San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. departed the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the host Philadelphia Phillies in the sixth inning with an apparent leg injuryRead more...

Luke Raley's tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning boosted the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-2 victory and a doubleheader sweep of the host Kansas City Royals on SaturdayRead more...

LeBron James is switching back to No. 23 for the 2023-24 season.Read more...

Restricted free agent forward Tanner Jeannot signed a two-year, $5.33 million contract to remain with the Tampa Bay Lightning on SaturdayRead more...

The Chicago Cubs host the Boston Red Sox on Sunday in the rubber match of both teams' first series since the All-Star breakRead more...

Andrew Heaney and a trio of relievers combined on an eight-hit shutout as the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-0 on Saturday in Arlington, TexasRead more...

Whit Merrifield hit a tiebreaking homer and fill-in starter Chris Bassitt pitched six solid innings as the Toronto Blue Jays notched a 5-2 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoonRead more...

The Atlanta Braves placed left-hander A.J. Minter on the 15-day injured list on Saturday due to shoulder inflammation in his pitching shoulderRead more...