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Tampa Bay starting pitcher Shane Baz crafted five scoreless innings, Chandler Simpson had his second straight three-hit game and the Rays split their

Right-hander Paul Sewald joined the Tigers on Thursday for the first time since his trade deadline acquisition.,Detroit activated the 35-year-old reli

The Los Angeles Clippers claim owner Steve Ballmer was "duped" into making investments with the now-bankrupt company at the center of an investigation

The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to terms with restricted free agent defenseman Wyatt Kaiser and opened dialogue about a long-term contract with Con

Giants left tackle Andrew Thomas could be in line to make his return from Lisfranc surgery this week against Kansas City.,New York head coach Brian Da

The Los Angeles Chargers signed safety Tony Jefferson to the active roster from the practice squad on Thursday, filling the spot vacated after linebac

Spain has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the FIFA Men's World Ranking for the first time since 2014 in the latest rankings released on Thursday.,With mor

Three-time Super Bowl winner Jim Fahnhorst has died at the age of 66, the San Francisco 49ers announced on Thursday.,The team announced Fahnhorst pass

Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle will test his injured shoulder before the game and Miami is optimistic he can play Thursday night at Buffalo, NFL

The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to terms with restricted free agent defenseman Wyatt Kaiser.,The two-year contract extension announced Wednesday ni

Kyler Murray apologized for an image in a since-removed Instagram post in which the Arizona Cardinals quarterback is posing with his pit bull in a thr

The Los Angeles Chargers are signing defensive end Clelin Ferrell, NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported Thursday.,The 28-year-old veteran worked out fo

The Miami Dolphins are massive underdogs as they seek their first win in Buffalo since 2016 while also trying to avoid losing three times in a 12-day

Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic posted a 7-6 (2), 6-2 upset of No. 4 seed Daria Kasatkina of Australia in the second round of the Korea Open

RFK Racing named longtime sports executive Chip Bowers as its new team president on Thursday.,Bowers was the Miami Marlins' president of business oper

The New York Mets placed reliever Reed Garrett on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right elbow strain.,The move is retroactive to Monday for th

California's offense has flowed smoothly behind freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele during its 3-0 start to the season.,Sagapolutele will tr

Defending Big 12 champion Arizona State kicks off conference play Saturday night on the road against Baylor in Waco, Texas.,The Bears (2-1) and Sun De

Louisville will be without a key player when it returns following a week off to host Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon.,The Cardinals (2-0) will be

Separated by nine games in the National League West standings, there still will be plenty on the line when the San Francisco Giants visit the Los Ange

The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to right-hander Quinn Priester as they pursue their fourth division title in five years and a sweep of the visiting Lo

The Chicago Cubs had every reason to celebrate on Wednesday after clinching their first playoff berth since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.,They e

The Colorado Rockies have set franchise records for total losses and home losses this season, but they prefer to take small victories and build on tho

The New York Yankees have been getting it done recently.,They'll look to continue that success when they begin a four-game series against the host Bal

Although the Boston Red Sox could use additional offense for Thursday afternoon's game against the visiting Athletics, it doesn't look as if right fie

It's been nearly two weeks since the Seattle Mariners lost back-to-back games. ,They'll try to keep that from happening again by winning their fourth

Tampa Bay Rays rookie outfielder Chandler Simpson drove in the winning run in a three-hit performance and robbed a potential three-run homer on Wednes

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills are 2-0 and eyeing a Super Bowl run. Can Allen finally push Buffalo past Kansas City and into the big game this seaso

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LSU's defense looks championship-ready, but Brian Kelly's Tigers must fix their run game and offensive struggles to stay in the College Football Playo

After a blowout loss to Minnesota in August, the Las Vegas Aces are back on track with a 16-game winning streak and title aspirations.

Baker Mayfield has found new life with the Buccaneers. Here is how the former No. 1 pick can lead Tampa Bay on a deep playoff run in 2025.

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The Houston Astros can only hope life without Yordan Alvarez goes as well on Day 2 as it did on Day 1 when they seek a second consecutive victory over

After his team endured a three-game sweep against the Athletics over the weekend, Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona shuffled his batting order ag

The New York Yankees might benefit from a full night's rest heading into their next game.,New York will try to even a three-game series at one win api

Los Angeles Chargers star linebacker Khalil Mack will undergo imaging on Tuesday to determine the extent of the left elbow injury he sustained on the

The visiting Baltimore Orioles continue a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday in a matchup of two last-place teams.,While the c

An intriguing pitching matchup highlights a late-season day-night doubleheader between the visiting Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals on Tue

The opener of Tampa Bay's seven-game homestand was a prime example of why the Rays will come up short in their efforts for a playoff berth for the sec

J.T. Realmuto hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper each hit home runs and the visiting Philadelphia Philli

Tom Brady was accustomed to seeing yellow flags on the field throughout his stellar playing career, but the minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders ra

A premier pitching matchup is set for Tuesday when young right-handers Paul Skenes of the host Pittsburgh Pirates and Cade Horton of the Chicago Cubs

J.T. Realmuto hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper each hit home runs and the visiting Philadelphia Philli

Justin Herbert passed for 242 yards and two touchdowns to help the visiting Los Angeles Chargers notch a 20-9 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Mo