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After making just five starts at second base over the Astros' first 37 games, veteran Jose Altuve manned second for the fifth time in his past nine st

The Kansas City Royals only have been swept once in a series this season -- against the New York Yankees, who are looking to do it again.,The visiting

The San Francisco Giants saw their string of one-run victories end on Wednesday, but their winning streak is intact.,San Francisco rallied for the sec

The National League ERA leader takes the mound Thursday afternoon for the New York Mets.,However, Kodai Senga isn't the only pitcher who can stake a c

Byron Buxton's 479-foot home run finally stopped traveling.,The Minnesota Twins hope to keep going, though. They will take on the Texas Rangers in the

Aaron Rodgers finally ended up with the Pittsburgh Steelers after a long flirtation, but the star quarterback nearly had another offseason suitor.,Los

Dallas rookie standout Paige Bueckers returned from a four-game absence on Wednesday and put up a career-high 35 points in the Wings' 93-80 road loss

Three-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson left the Las Vegas Aces' game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday night with a head injury.,The Aces announced

INDIANAPOLIS -- NBA Finals marquees aren't for backups. However, as the 20,000 golden T-shirts in the arena said on Thursday, "But this is Indiana.",R

Rickea Jackson scored a career-best 30 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 97-89 victory over the host Las Vegas Ace

Nneka Ogwumike's 21 points led a double-figure scoring effort from all five Seattle starters, and the Storm handed the visiting Minnesota Lynx their f

Satou Sabally had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Alyssa Thomas also had a double-double in her return, and the host Phoenix Mercury weathered a career gam

Three-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson exited the Las Vegas Aces' game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday night with an apparent nose or head injury

Casey Schmitt slid around the tag of catcher Hunter Goodman to score the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the San Francisco Giants rallied again t

Former NFL defensive back Adam "Pacman" Jones pleaded not guilty to multiple charges on Wednesday following his weekend arrest, according to multiple

David Peterson threw the first shutout of his career Wednesday night as the New York Mets clinched another series victory with a 5-0 win over the visi

Walker Buehler worked a seven-inning quality start and got the support of four solo home runs as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in

Eugenio Suarez hit his third grand slam of the season, Pavin Smith also homered in a five-run sixth, and the Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-ga

Ramon Urias smacked a two-run home run early and starting pitcher Zach Eflin worked into the seventh inning as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visi

Former UCLA standout and longtime NBA player David Greenwood has died. He was 68.,According to UCLA, Greenwood died Sunday in Riverside, Calif., after

The Toronto Blue Jays placed outfielder Nathan Lukes on the seven-day injured list on Wednesday and selected the contract of rookie outfielder Will Ro

Teoscar Hernandez cracked a three-run homer to snap a sixth-inning tie Wednesday as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers earned a series win with a 5-2 de

Teoscar Hernandez cracked a three-run homer to snap a sixth-inning tie Wednesday as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers earned a series win with a 5-2 de

Jo Adell slammed a two-run homer in a six-run sixth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels rally past the visiting Oakland A's 6-5 on Wednesday afterno

The San Francisco Giants placed catcher Patrick Bailey on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday because of a neck strain and selected the contract of c

Free agent linebacker Germaine Pratt reportedly reached a one-year deal with the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday.,Pratt agreed to a contract with $4.25

Eugenio Suarez hit his third grand slam of the season, Pavin Smith also homered in a five-run sixth, and the Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-ga

The Tampa Bay Rays placed right-hander Manuel Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday with a strained right foreram.,The move was retroactiv

Chris Streveler will find himself under center on Thursday as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers begin their season against the BC Lions in Regina.,Fully recov

Both New York City FC and visiting Atlanta United will look to shake off any rust from a two-week break when the clubs meet in an Eastern Conference m

Despite opposition from professional players, USGA commissioner Mike Whan said Wednesday that the governing body is "full speed ahead" on its plan to

The WTA, the governing body of women's tennis, is putting into place a rule that will protect a player's ranking should she choose to undergo a fertil

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup faces early hurdles-team withdrawals, European protests, and ticket concerns-but history suggests this new 32-team format

No. 2 seed Taylor Fritz and fellow American and No. 3 seed Ben Shelton won in straight sets Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the BOSS Open in S

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. is "fine" after he absorbed a hard fall during practice at minicamp, head coach Liam Coen said Wed

Boston Celtics star swingman Jaylen Brown underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday.,Per the Celtics, Brown is expected to be ready t

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley hurdled to the top of the NFL's year-end list for retail sales, the NFLPA announced on Wednesday.,The

Colorado Avalanche offensive-minded defenseman Cale Makar is the recipient of the James Norris Memorial Trophy for the second time in his career, the

Top prospect Roman Anthony delivered his first career hit in front of family at Fenway Park, but despite the excitement, the Boston Red Sox aren't rea

Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said he's in top shape after undergoing cardiac ablation and hip replacement surgery in the offseason.,"T

Colorado coach Deion Sanders declared "everything is OK and will continue to be so" in a socal media statement responding to concerns about a possible

Tiger Woods knows a thing or two about what it takes to win the U.S. Open.,After all, Woods followed up his first U.S. Open title in 2000 by winning t

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The San Francisco Giants apparently are more comfortable with nail-biters than blowouts.,San Francisco is setting the pace in the majors with 29 one-r

The Texas Rangers will try to build on a season-best performance at the plate when they take on the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.

Despite their 4-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series and six-game homestand, the Houston Astros have displa

One of the few blemishes on Kris Bubic's stellar season for Kansas City came against the New York Yankees. ,The Royals' left-hander will look for a be

The Washington Nationals learned about the resiliency of the New York Mets during a series between the teams in April.,After losing two of the first t

It's hard to imagine it being much better for the Detroit Tigers entering Wednesday night's game against the host Baltimore Orioles.,The Tigers hold a