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Zach McKinstry homered among his two hits, Jonathan Schoop also had two hits and the Detroit Tigers beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 in 10 innings in Denver on Saturday nightRead more...

The Sacramento Kings and center Domantas Sabonis are in agreement on a five-year contract renegotiation and extension worth $217 million, ESPN reported late Saturday nightRead more...

A big first inning boosted the Kansas City Royals past the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Saturday night, spoiling the return of Julio UriasRead more...

Anthony Volpe laced an RBI triple and scored the decisive run as the visiting New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 in the second game of a doubleheader SaturdayRead more...

George Kirby took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and J.P. Crawford went 3-for-4 with a home run, double and two RBIs as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 8-3 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streakRead more...

The Florida Panthers traded forward Anthony Duclair to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday for forward Steven Lorentz and a fifth-round draft choice in 2025Read more...

The Detroit Red Wings signed winger J.T. Compher to a five-year contract on Saturday and hours later announced a one-year deal with veteran defenseman Shayne GostisbehereRead more...

The New York Knicks are signing Donte DiVincenzo to a four-year $50 million contract, his agent told ESPNRead more...

The New York Islanders signed star goaltender Ilya Sorokin to an eight-year, $68 million extension on SaturdayRead more...

Christian Yelich and Raimel Tapia homered, and starter Corbin Burnes was perfect into the sixth Saturday in the visiting Milwaukee Brewers' 11-8 win over the Pittsburgh PiratesRead more...

Paul Goldschmidt drove in four runs to power the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting New York Yankees 11-4 Saturday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader, delayed more than two hours by bad weatherRead more...

The Houston Rockets on Saturday agreed on a four-year deal with controversial free agent Dillon Brooks and acquired Patty Mills in a trade, multiple outlets reportedRead more...

Automatic runner Tyler Wade scored from second on Elvis Andrus' fielding error with two outs in the last of the 10th inning, giving the Oakland Athletics a 7-6 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox on SaturdayRead more...

The Los Angeles Clippers have resigned former MVP Russell Westbrook, his agent told ESPN SaturdayRead more...

Tampa Bay Rays ace left-hander Shane McClanahan was placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday, one day after exiting his second straight start due to mid-back tightnessRead more...

Rafael Devers hit a two-run home run and had three RBIs in a three-hit game as the visiting Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Saturday afternoonRead more...

Seven scoreless innings from Nathan Eovaldi held the Houston Astros at bay on Saturday in Arlington as the host Texas Rangers prevailed in a 5-2 victoryRead more...

Ronald Acuna Jr. and Ozzie Albies led off the game with home runs to spark a six-run first inning and help the Atlanta Braves to a 7-0 win over the visiting Miami Marlins on SaturdayRead more...

Bailey Ober allowed two hits over seven shutout innings, Joey Gallo homered and the visiting Minnesota Twins held on to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 on SaturdayRead more...

Justin Verlander tossed seven strong innings Saturday afternoon for the host New York Mets, who rode a third-inning power display to a 4-1 win over the San Francisco Giants in the middle contest of a three-game seriesRead more...

Apparently new Pittsburgh Penguins president Kyle Dubas was given an open checkbook, and he used it to the tune of more than $68 million on SaturdayRead more...

The Los Angeles Dodgers activated left-handed pitcher Julio Urias off the 15-day injured list on Saturday, in advance of an expected start hours later against the Kansas City RoyalsRead more...

The Charlotte Hornets made a commitment to star guard LaMelo Ball, finalizing a five-year designed rookie max extension worth as much as $260 million with the guard, ESPN and The Athletic reported SaturdayRead more...

Juan Soto belted a tiebreaking three-run home run and Manny Machado drilled a pair of homers as the visiting San Diego Padres snapped a season-long, six-game skid with a 12-5 rout of the Cincinnati Reds on SaturdayRead more...

Veteran defensive standout Patrick Beverley is set to sign a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, the guard revealed on his own podcast Saturday, as well as on social mediaRead more...

The Tampa Bay Rays' Randy Arozarena is the latest to join the July 10 Home Run Derby at Seattle, marking his first appearance in the All-Star week eventRead more...

Center Brook Lopez is joining teammate Khris Middleton in returning to the Milwaukee Bucks, ESPN reported on SaturdayRead more...

The Boston Bruins signed veteran forward Milan Lucic and four other free agents on a busy SaturdayRead more...

The Ottawa Senators signed goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to a five-year, $20 million contract on SaturdayRead more...

The Nashville Predators are signing free agent forward Ryan O'Reilly to a four-year, $18 million deal, multiple outlets reported SaturdayRead more...

The New York Rangers agreed to terms with goaltender Jonathan Quick and forwards Blake Wheeler, Tyler Pitlick, Riley Nash and Alex Belzile on the opening day of the free agent signing period SaturdayRead more...

The San Diego Padres bolstered their pitching staff Saturday as left-hander Tom Cosgrove was activated from the 15-day injured list and right-hander Pedro Avila was recalled from Triple-A El PasoRead more...

Forward Adam Fantilli, the No. 3 overall pick by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2023 NHL Draft, signed a three-year entry level contract with the club on SaturdayRead more...

The San Antonio Spurs announced the signing Saturday of No. 1 overall draft pick Victor WembanyamaRead more...

The Washington Capitals acquired defenseman Joel Edmundson from the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday for third- and seventh-round draft picks in 2024Read more...

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has requested a trade, The Athletic reported SaturdayRead more...

The Carolina Hurricanes are bringing back forward Jesper Fast on a two-year, $4.8 million contractRead more...

After weeks of speculation and rumors, ESPN gave us its own version of Black Monday, letting loose around 20 highly visible, and in a few cases, staple personalities Friday. Jeff Van Gundy, Suzy Kolber, Jalen Rose, Keyshawn Johnson, Matt Hasselback, Todd McShay, Max Kellerman, Steve Young, and LaPhonso Ellis, among...Read more...

The Brooklyn Nets are signing free agent Dennis Smith Jr. to a one-year deal, The Athletic reported SaturdayRead more...

The Sacramento Kings agreed to a three-year, $20 million deal with EuroLeague MVP Sasha Vezenkov, his agents confirmed with ESPN on SaturdayRead more...

The Los Angeles Lakers are in agreement with free agent center Jaxson Hayes on a two-year deal, ESPN reported SaturdayRead more...

Former Miami Heat guard Max Strus is joining the Cleveland Cavaliers on a four-year, $63 million deal, the player's agent told ESPN on SaturdayRead more...

July 1 in baseball is Bobby Bonilla Day, when the Mets pay $1,193,248.20 to their former third baseman, who hasn't set foot on a major league diamond since 2001, as part of a deferred payment plan. It's a check the Mets have been cutting annually since 2011, and they will send a seven-figure sum to Bonilla, every July...Read more...

The most substantial story for the United States men's national team this summer has nothing to do with the Gold Cup. Nor any of the drama surrounding Gregg Berhalter's return to the Yanks' helm. It was always where the best American male soccer player on the planet, Christian Pulisic, landed in the summer transfer...Read more...

Before anybody evaluates contracts or shouts that Fred VanVleet is overpaid from the mountaintop, let's take a moment to congratulate all of the free agents who just guaranteed themselves and their families generational wealth. Tyrese Haliburton, Jerami Grant, Desmond Bane, Kyrie Irving, Cam Johnson, Kyle Kuzma, Khris...Read more...

Five times between 2006 and 2014, the Detroit Tigers were a playoff team. They went to the World Series twice -- losing both times -- and reached the American League Championship Series twice more, but fans have endured a sub-.500 mark in eight of nine seasons sinceRead more...

Shohei Ohtani will look to carry his success into a new month after enjoying a monster June.Read more...

Tyler Glasnow acknowledged he was in "search mode" before his last start.Read more...

Marcus Stroman is healthy enough to take the mound and potentially help the Chicago Cubs begin another stretch of successRead more...

Reaching the season's halfway point, the Los Angeles Dodgers hope to capture their fourth consecutive series on Saturday against the host Kansas City RoyalsRead more...