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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

Kyle Schwarber belted a tiebreaking solo homer with two outs in the eighth and Cristopher Sanchez tossed eight strong innings, fueling the visiting Ph

The St. Louis Cardinals scored twice in the 10th inning to recover for an 8-6 win to sweep a doubleheader and the three-game series against the host C

Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik recorded a huge upset in knocking out World No. 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to adva

Pinch hitter Wilmer Flores stroked a go-ahead two-run double, Logan Webb threw seven innings of one-run ball and the San Francisco Giants salvaged one

The Dallas Wings seek consecutive victories for the first time this season when they travel to a game against the struggling Connecticut Sun on Friday

Eugenio Suarez had four RBIs, Ryne Nelson allowed one hit in 5 2/3 innings and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on

Indiana coach Stephanie White will miss her second game this season for personal reasons when the Fever visit the Golden State Valkyries on Thursday n

Jordan Spieth headed for the clubhouse 12 holes into his opening round at the Travelers Championship on Thursday in Cromwell, Conn., withdrawing due t

After denying that TPC River Highlands is too easy, Scottie Scheffler was on pace for a round of 59 there Thursday in the opening round of the Travele

Wyndham Clark delivered an apology Thursday for damaging Oakmont Country Club lockers in anger last week at the U.S. Open.,Clark missed the cut at the

The Houston Astros are finding Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, Calif., much to their liking.,Houston has racked up 24 runs, 35 hits and eight h

Jaxson Dart is off to a strong start at Giants minicamp, but with Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston in the mix, the rookie QB is likely to take a reds

After making three strong starts in succession, San Diego Padres rookie right-hander Ryan Bergert will get the biggest test of his young career when h

New PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp has major work ahead. Here are three ways he can fix the Tour's stale schedule, including shaking up signature events an

A look at MLB's top prospects likely to be promoted soon, including Bubba Chandler, Jordan Lawlar, Chase Burns, and more as teams eye midseason roster

Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Bryson Stott is optimistic that his June swoon is nearing an end following a string of encouraging at-bats.,Stott

Get the best bets, odds, and predictions for Game 6 of the NBA Finals as the Oklahoma City Thunder look to close out the Indiana Pacers on Thursday ni

After flexing their offensive muscle in their showdown Wednesday night, the Baltimore Orioles and host Tampa Bay Rays actually have reason to feel con

The Atlanta Braves will send Spencer Strider to the mound on Thursday when they go for a three-game sweep of the visiting New York Mets.,The Braves ha

As the Chicago White Sox praise the prowess of a budding duo of rookie catchers, the St. Louis Cardinals are especially keen on the recent efforts of

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers will have their aces on the mound Thursday, though apparently not in the same game.,The teams will play a do

The Washington Nationals will look to end an 11-game losing streak and try to avoid completing an 0-7 homestand when they host the Colorado Rockies in

Junior Caminero drove in Yandy Diaz with a seventh-inning single to cap a four-hit performance and give the host Tampa Bay Rays their first lead as th

Jose Altuve and Victor Caratini each slammed a three-run homer during a seven-run seventh inning to help the Houston Astros maul the Athletics 11-4 on

Will Smith hit a game-ending pinch-hit home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to five ga