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The Cleveland Guardians will continue their desperate search for offense when they meet the visiting Detroit Tigers in the second game of their three-game series on Tuesday nightRead more...

Joey Wiemer and Willy Adames each had a three-run homer and Freddy Peralta allowed one run over six innings to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 9-3 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night in the opener of the three-game seriesRead more...

Jimmy Butler produced 27 points and 10 assists on Monday night as the host Miami Heat defeated the New York Knicks 109-101 to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal seriesRead more...

Gleyber Torres hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth and DJ LeMahieu hit a two-run shot later in the inning as the New York Yankees beat the visiting Oakland Athletics 7-2 Monday nightRead more...

The Denver Broncos will bring back safety Kareem Jackson on a one-year contract, multiple reports said MondayRead more...

Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner left Monday night's game against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth inning with left hamstring tightnessRead more...

Vegas goaltender Laurent Brossoit left midway through the first period of the Golden Knights' Western Conference semifinal playoff game against the Edmonton Oilers on Monday due to an injuryRead more...

Josh Lowe and Luke Raley each hit solo home runs and Shane McClanahan pitched six shutout innings to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-0 win over the host Baltimore Orioles on MondayRead more...

Andy Ibanez singled, homered and scored three times to help the visiting Detroit Tigers post a 6-2 win against the Cleveland Guardians in the opener of a three-game series on Monday nightRead more...

Rodolfo Castro's two-run home run in the seventh inning backed a brilliant start by right-hander Mitch Keller as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the visiting Colorado Rockies 2-0 Monday to end a seven-game losing streakRead more...

The Chicago Blackhawks won the No. 1 overall selection in the 2023 NHL Draft -- and the right to select consensus top prospect Connor Bedard -- in the league's draft lottery on Monday nightRead more...

With Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen on all fours in front of the crease after getting hit in the face with the puck, the Seattle Kraken's Jordan Eberle scored the opening goal of Game 3 Sunday nightRead more...

After the Denver Nuggets' two convincing home wins, sweeping the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference semifinals was a possibilityRead more...

The Cincinnati Reds claimed right-hander Franklin German off waivers Monday from the Chicago White Sox and assigned him to Triple-A LouisvilleRead more...

For decades, snarling old fart Bob Huggins has been a tolerated, if not respected college basketball figure with a surly personality who has boasted about his love of the socially acceptable F-word before. Since a drunk driving arrest in 2004 led to his demise as Cincinnati’s head coach, Huggins’ issues have been…Read more...

After losing their 10th straight regular-season series to the rival Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Diego Padres will head to Minneapolis for a three-game interleague series with the Minnesota Twins starting Tuesday nightRead more...

Through three games in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the script looks awfully familiar to the New Jersey DevilsRead more...

The Chicago Cubs recalled infielder/outfielder Christopher Morel from Triple-A Iowa in advance of Monday's series opener against the St. Louis CardinalsRead more...

The NFL will announce the 2023 schedule on Thursday night, with some teaser games announced earlier in the day and on Wednesday.Read more...

Two slumping teams coming off bad blowout home losses will meet when the New York Mets visit the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game seriesRead more...

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of veteran utility man Chris Owings from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday, while infielder/outfielder Mark Mathias was optioned to Triple-ARead more...

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The Kansas City Royals placed left-hander Ryan Yarbrough on the 15-day injured list with head fractures Monday after he was hit in the face by a line drive in Sunday's game against the Oakland AthleticsRead more...

Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco is recovering from offseason surgery, head coach Andy Reid confirmed MondayRead more...

Lumen Field, the home of the Seattle Seahawks, will host the 2023 Major League Baseball draft, MLB announced Monday.Read more...

Three days after he was designated for assignment, Colorado Rockies outfielder Yonathan Daza will remain in the organization after he was outrighted to Triple-A Albuquerque on MondayRead more...

For those curious about Brett Favre’s feelings regarding Tucker Carlson’s ouster from Fox News, you can get it straight from the horse’s mouth. He is unhappy with the decision to oust a host so toxic that with more than three million viewers per night, the program struggled to find blue chip advertisers.Read more...

The Tampa Bay Rays placed reliever Garrett Cleavinger on the 15-day injured list Monday with a right knee sprainRead more...

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Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero of the Magic was a unanimous selection for the 2022-23 NBA All-Rookie first team announced Monday.Read more...

Two pitchers with a history of success against the opposing team will face off when the Atlanta Braves host the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday in the opener of a two-game interleague seriesRead more...

By complaining about the Washington Commanders’ attempt to woo Andrew Luck out of retirement, owner Jim Irsay only served to further guarantee that the former Indianapolis Colts quarterback stays gone. If you have an IQ high enough to open a refrigerator, you know not to act like a possessive child, but once people…Read more...

The Washington Capitals re-signed forward Michael Sgarbossa to a two-year, two-way contract on MondayRead more...

The San Francisco 49ers signed a trio of players to one-year contracts Monday, including quarterback Brandon AllenRead more...

Justin Fields had a memorable Sunday off the field.Read more...

In the early days of the WNBA, it wasn’t a given that the league was going to make it. A new film set for theatrical release this weekend, Unfinished Business, goes back to the first year through the lens of the New York Liberty, to lay out the stakes those young players experienced.

No player was scuffling more on the Philadelphia Phillies than Kyle SchwarberRead more...

The Boston Celtics will look to regain control of their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series when they face the visiting Philadelphia 76ers in a pivotal Game 5 on Tuesday nightRead more...

The thing about being Steve Cohen, and being the New York Mets, is that it has to work. Otherwise, it’s less likely that other owners are going to feel the need to compete with him. The MLB expanded playoffs kills a lot of that urge anyway, but if the Mets are running away with the NL East year after year and piling…Read more...

The Atlanta Braves reinstated catcher Travis d'Arnaud (concussion) from the 7-day injured list on MondayRead more...

The NHL fined New Jersey Devils forward Tomas Tatar $5,000 on Monday for high-sticking Carolina's Sebastian Aho during Sunday's Game 3Read more...

The St. Louis Cardinals have had a barely held together beater vibe to them for awhile. The only thing keeping the bumper attached is duct tape, two of the four door handles work/are still attached, the windows are immovable, the muffler rusted off in a dorm parking lot years ago, and of course there’s no heat or AC,…Read more...

The Kansas City Royals acquired right-handed prospect James McArthur from the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday and designated outfielder Franmil Reyes for assignment to make room on the 40-man rosterRead more...

Monday morning, people weren’t talking about how the Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets in a crucial Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals. They skipped over the fact Devin Booker and Kevin Durant combined to score 72 points on a night that Nikola Jokic proved that he’s the rightful MVP with 53 points and 11…Read more...

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia doesn't want Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic to be suspended or fined over their brief altercation Sunday nightRead more...

The Atlanta Falcons signed veteran cornerback Tre Flowers to a one-year deal Monday. Terms were not releasedRead more...

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay took to social media to issue a warning to other NFL teams -- hands off Andrew LuckRead more...

The Detroit Pistons are interviewing three finalists for their head coaching vacancy this week, The Athletic reported Monday -- Kevin Ollie, Jarron Collins and Charles LeeRead more...

The use of timeouts in one-possession games is a contentious philosophical debate in NBA circles. Each end-of-game episode presents coaches with an ambiguous multiple choice equation. Timeouts have an expiration date, but that hasn’t stopped coaches from attempting to carry them into the next game or to the next jobs.…Read more...

For those who wish to offer Landry Shamet a public apology, feel free. People with questions about the Phoenix Suns’ depth most certainly did not expect him to carry the team when Devin Booker picked up his fourth foul at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Without Shamet’s showcase from beyond the arc, the Suns…Read more...