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If not for St. Louis Cardinals slugger Joshua Baez, Matthew Boyd would be having a heckuva second half of the season.,The Chicago Cubs veteran left-ha

The Colorado Rockies returned from a 5-4 road trip with some momentum, but the Los Angeles Dodgers swept that away this week.,After an 0-3 start to th

Los Angeles' Zach Neto will try to follow up a career night when the Angels face the Texas Rangers on Friday night in Arlington, Texas.,Neto set caree

The Kansas City Royals will try to reach a season-high sixth consecutive win when they open a three-game series with the visiting Detroit Tigers on Fr

The schedule appeared to favor Houston entering last weekend, with a nine-game homestand against three teams with losing records providing the Astros

The American League Central-leading Chicago White Sox figure they can only improve on offense after their Thursday showing.,When the White Sox host th

The Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles will face off again after a few days apart, and neither club is bound to be pleased with recent trends.,The R

The Miami Marlins, their momentum halted by a poor series in Philadelphia, hope to get back on track on Friday when they play host to the Washington N

As the Red Sox continue their American League playoff chase, a familiar face will pay a visit to Boston with the San Francisco Giants this weekend.,Th

As Aaron Judge makes incremental progress in his recovery from a fractured right rib, the New York Yankees are on one of their best stretches since lo

The pitchers with the major leagues' top two ERAs will go head to head when the Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game series against the visiting Atlant

The St. Louis Cardinals have won five series in a row, although they benefited from a notable gift in their latest contest.,Aided by a dropped ball wi

Las Vegas rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw a pick-6 in his second preseason game, but the Raiders rallied for a 22-20 win over the host Houst

Rhyne Howard scored 26 points and Angel Reese added 20 points and 10 rebounds as the visiting Atlanta Dream set a franchise record for points in a gam

Rhyne Howard scored 26 points and Angel Reese added 20 points with 10 rebounds as the visiting Atlanta Dream set a franchise record for points in a ga

The Las Vegas Aces recovered from a slow first half by producing a dominant second half, securing a 101-78 victory over the visiting Connecticut Sun o

The St. Louis Cardinals overcame a grand slam with help from a crucial error in the top of the ninth inning, holding on for a 10-9 win over the host C

The Arizona Diamondbacks reinstated second baseman Ketel Marte from the restricted list and transferred the three-time All-Star to the 10-day injured

Las Vegas rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw a pick-six in his second preseason game, but the Raiders rallied for a 22-20 win over the host Hou

Zach Neto paired a five-hit game with a career-best seven RBIs to pace the visiting Los Angeles Angels to an 18-3 dismantling of the Houston Astros in

Jacob deGrom recorded his 2,000th career strikeout while pitching six one-hit innings as the Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Thursd

Arike Ogunbowale scored 32 points and Jessica Shepard added a career-high 26 as the host Dallas Wings took charge in the third quarter and defeated th

Despite coming off their second series sweep in a 10-day stretch, the Los Angeles Dodgers remain in search of their best form as a three-game visit fr

The Golden State Valkyries turn their attention toward strengthening their hold on the No. 2 playoff position when they tip off a five-game trip again

One day after LIV Golf's CEO publicly addressed the league's uncertain financial future, Laurie Canter attempted to put the focus back on the golf cou

The NFL fined the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints $500,000 apiece following multiple fights at their joint practice session on Tuesday in Oxnard

Rory McIlroy shook off last week's difficulties and birdied four of his final six holes to earn a share of the first-round lead at the BMW Championshi

Cleveland Browns tight end Dae'Quan Wright took advantage of a federal judge's ruling and entered the NCAA transfer portal Thursday, according to mult

All four Little League World Series games scheduled for Thursday were postponed as organizers cited "prolonged inclement weather" in South Williamspor

The sale of the Seattle Seahawks to venture capitalist Vinod Khosla and his family passed through a pair of key committee votes Wednesday.,Owners who

Bobby Witt Jr. homered among his two hits and scored three times, while Salvador Perez and Michael Massey each had three hits to propel the Kansas Cit

Billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong does not intend to sell his minority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers amid a high-profile sale of the franchise.,So

Garrett Mitchell had two doubles, a home run and three RBIs for the Milwaukee Brewers in a 7-4 win against the visiting Seattle Mariners in the rubber

Jessica Pegula continued her dominance of fellow American Amanda Anisimova on Thursday, pulling out a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (4) win to improve to 6-0 all time

FURIA became the first team to clinch a semifinal berth in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive playoffs at the Esports World Cup on Thursday in Paris

Baltimore Ravens center Danny Pinter is expected to miss the entire 2026 season after sustaining a torn patellar tendon in his right leg during a join

Austin Riley had two hits and two RBIs and Grant Holmes pitched six-plus innings to spark a combined one-hitter as the visiting Atlanta Braves defeate

Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson is expected to miss the rest of the season with a left shoulder injury, MLB.com reported on Thursday.,Wilson last pla

Former NBA MVP and 11-time All-Star guard James Harden has agreed to a new three-year, $97 million contract to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, his

New York Jets owner Woody Johnson acquired a minority stake in the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One team and joined the latter's board of directors as

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is nearing a return from concussion protocol and will make a rehab start with Class A Dunedin, the Toronto Blue Jays announced T

The 2027 Women's World Cup final will take place at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium, FIFA announced Thursday as it unveiled the entire match schedul

Indianapolis Colts tight end Tyler Warren is expected to miss approximately one week with a minor groin injury, NFL Network reported Thursday.,The inj

Utah contends ex-tight ends coach Freddie Whittingham breached his contract when he left to join his brother, Kyle Whittingham, on the Michigan footba

The Denver Broncos are signing veteran safety Taylor Rapp, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,Rapp, 28, sustained a season-ending knee injury in Week

The U.S. Open has boosted the prize pool by 20%, including a Grand Slam-record $5.5 million to this year's singles champions.,The overall compensation

The Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins each will play two regular-season games in Germany in 2027-28, the league announced on Thursday.,The 2027 NHL Gl