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Framber Valdez tossed seven strong innings -- with a season-high 10 strikeouts -- and Yainer Diaz recorded a three-hit game to pace the Houston Astros

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark proclaimed his league one of the three best in the land earlier this week, and he has at least one football expert i

Salvador Perez homered and drove in two runs as the visiting Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 Wednesday night to complete a day-nig

Trent Grisham drove in two runs to lift the New York Yankees to a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Grisham had

The visiting Oakland Athletics scored three runs in the third inning and added on in the late innings to beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 on Wednesday.,Law

Jefferson Lerma headed in James Rodriguez's corner kick late in the first half and 10-man Colombia held on to reach its first Copa America final in 23

Luis Severino tossed 6 1/3 solid innings and combined with three relievers on a five-hitter for the host New York Mets, who beat the Washington Nation

Sam Hilliard belted two homers and drove in three while Kyle Freeland allowed two runs over 6 2/3 innings as the visiting Colorado Rockies held on to

Shota Imanaga threw six shutout innings and the Chicago Cubs prevailed in a showdown featuring All-Star pitchers, defeating the host Baltimore Orioles

Kyle Schwarber hit a solo home run, Cristopher Sanchez threw six solid innings and the host Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3

Matt Vierling homered and drove in three runs and the host Detroit Tigers held off the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Wednesday night.,Andy Ibanez added a

Bryce Miller fired six innings of shutout ball Wednesday and the visiting Seattle Mariners earned their first series win in nearly a month, blanking t

The resilient Montreal Alouettes chase their 14th consecutive win Thursday night when they host the rival Toronto Argonauts.,The defending Grey Cup ch

The Los Angeles Dodgers demoted right-hander Bobby Miller to the minors on Wednesday, one day after he gave up nine runs in four innings at Philadelph

Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia will have home-field advantage when he competes in the Home Run Derby on Monday at Globe Life Field in Arlingto

A'ja Wilson recorded her first career double-double and Jackie Young scored 17 of her team-high 27 points in the third quarter Wednesday as the Las Ve

The U.S. Soccer Federation fired Gregg Berhalter as coach of the men's national team following a performance at the 2024 Copa America that fell below

Rest is the buzzword as Nelly Korda prepares to compete at the Amundi Evian Championship in Evian-les-Bains, France, this weekend.,The world's No. 1 p

Novak Djokovic advanced into his record-tying 13th semifinal Wimbledon after Alex de Minaur of Australia withdrew due to a hip injury on Wednesday.,Sc

These NFL players are looking for a new contract, and could holdout and cause distractions as they're set to report to Training Camp later this month.

These are our top betting picks and predictions for July 10th's MLB slate with a prediction on the Copa America semifinal as well.

Adam Duvall hit another long homer against the Arizona Diamondbacks and instantly recalled it was nowhere near as impressive as his 2021 blast in Phoe

The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to rookie right-hander Tobias Myers in a bid to keep the ball in the ballpark when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates on

Potential All-Star Game combatants will have a rare face-to-face when Logan Webb and the San Francisco Giants go for a second consecutive win over Vla

The Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers will wrap up their three-game series Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif., both teams trying to finish the first half

Phil Maton can't get to New York fast enough to help the Mets' beleaguered bullpen.,For the Washington Nationals, the beginning of the game is the pro

Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais knows what has to happen for his team to reach its full potential.,"You need to have better at-bats, make consi

The American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians have played two very different games in Detroit this week.,After getting shut out 1-0 by the T

The Chicago Cubs suddenly have things going their way again, and they will look to build on their recent momentum in the second game of the interleagu

Advanced metrics show that Minnesota Twins outfielder Matt Wallner smacked his team's two hardest-hit balls of the season over the past two games.,"He

Josh Naylor drove in four runs, including the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, as the visiting Cleveland Guardians topped the Detroit Tigers 9-8 on Tu

Wilyer Abreu had four RBIs and Brayan Bello struck out a career-high 11 in 5 1/3 innings as the Boston Red Sox beat the visiting Oakland Athletics 12-

Adam Duvall slammed a three-run homer and Chris Sale became the majors' first 12-game winner as the Atlanta Braves cruised to a 6-2 victory over the A

Adolis Garcia's one-out home run in the eighth inning snapped a 4-4 tie and lifted the Texas Rangers to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels Tues

Rookie Rece Hinds belted a 458-foot home run and fell a single shy of the cycle in his second career game to power the Cincinnati Reds past the visiti

HBO's Hard Knocks captured an NFL Combine meeting with the New York Giants and Marvin Harrison Jr., where he repeatedly refused to throw Kyle McCord u

Joey Bart hit a grand slam to highlight Pittsburgh's five-homer barrage as the visiting Pirates pounded out a 12-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers

Big 12 football will already look different this fall, but conference commissioner Brett Yormark suggested even more changes could be coming to the gr

NHRA legend John Force was released from a hospital on Tuesday and flown to a neurological rehab center as he works to recover from a fiery crash that

Wilyer Abreu had four RBIs and Brayan Bello struck out a career-high 11 in 5 1/3 innings as the Boston Red Sox beat the visiting Oakland Athletics 12-

Alex Bregman clubbed a two-run, seventh-inning homer in support of Ronel Blanco, who recorded a quality start while lifting the Houston Astros to a 4-

Josh Naylor drove in four runs, including the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, as the visiting Cleveland Guardians topped the Detroit Tigers, 9-8, on

Oregon will hold a candlelight vigil for late football star and NFL draft pick Khyree Jackson on Wednesday night at Autzen Stadium in Eugene.,Jackson

According to On3 Sports, Texas Longhorns top recruit Arch Manning was paid handsomely by EA Sports to be in NCAA 25.

Two national teams in pursuit of formidable records will square off when Uruguay and Colombia meet in Wednesday's Copa America semifinal in Charlotte,

Thirty-two players will compete for the $1 million prize pool at the inaugural EA Sports FC Prop World Championship that begins Thursday at the Uber E

The Detroit Pistons claimed center/forward Paul Reed off waivers on Tuesday, three days after the Philadelphia 76ers had released him.,Reed, 25, avera

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers will sit out the All-Star Game to rest a sore left shoulder.,Devers, 27, has been playing through an injury

Tuesday's matchup between the Minnesota Twins and host Chicago White Sox was postponed due to ongoing rain in the area.,Instead, the teams will play a

The New York Mets acquired right-handed reliever Phil Maton from the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.,Mat