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New York Mets right-hander Justin Verlander returned to a hero's welcome on Monday at Minute Maid Park, where he spent the previous five-plus seasons with the Houston AstrosRead more...

Everything is clicking for the Boston Red Sox, who have outscored their opponents 40-14 during their current five-game winning streakRead more...

With their most recognizable face back on the field and producing, the Cincinnati Reds look to continue their longest winning streak in more than a decade when they host the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday nightRead more...

Luis Arraez's individual excellence is helping produce team success for the Miami Marlins, who have won five in a row entering the second game of a three-game set against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on TuesdayRead more...

The St. Louis Cardinals are feeling pretty good about their first three-game winning streak in more than a monthRead more...

Mike Yastrzemski launched a three-run, walk-off home run in the 10th inning to cap a San Francisco Giants rally that produced a 7-4 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Monday night in the opener of a four-game seriesRead more...

The Milwaukee Brewers will look to bounce back on Tuesday after enduring a rough outing in the series opener against the visiting Arizona DiamondbacksRead more...

Following a rough stretch, the Detroit Tigers are gathering momentum as they try to make a run for the top spot in a weak American League CentralRead more...

The Chicago Cubs have found their stride, and they have been doing so at the expense of the Pittsburgh PiratesRead more...

Joey Votto homered in his second at-bat of the season, then later hit a go-ahead, two-run single while leading the Cincinnati Reds to their ninth straight win, a 5-4 decision over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Monday night.Read more...

Daniel Vogelbach and Francisco Lindor slugged third-inning home runs while Max Scherzer carried a shutout into the seventh inning as the New York Mets opened a seven-day, six-game road trip with an 11-1 interleague victory over the slumping Houston Astros on MondayRead more...

Jonah Heim drove in two runs and Josh Jung had three hits, including a solo home run, to boost the visiting Texas Rangers to a 5-2 win against the Chicago White Sox on Monday nightRead more...

Alek Thomas, recalled from the minors earlier in the day, homered to cap a six-run first inning against Milwaukee Brewers ace Corbin Burnes and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks rolled to a 9-1 victory on MondayRead more...

Alex Verdugo drove in four runs and Triston Casas added a two-run homer as the Boston Red Sox won their fifth straight game, beating the Minnesota Twins 9-3 on Monday in MinneapolisRead more...

Joey Votto homered in his second at-bat of the season, then later hit a go-ahead, two-run single while leading the Cincinnati Reds to their ninth straight win, a 5-4 decision over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Monday nightRead more...

Mike Tauchman drove in three runs with a pair of singles and Drew Smyly combined with three relievers on a five-hit shutout as the visiting Chicago Cubs spanked the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 on MondayRead more...

Jorge Soler homered and drove in three runs and Luis Arraez went 5-for-5 to push his batting average to a major-league-leading .400 as the host Miami Marlins routed the Toronto Blue Jays 11-0 on Monday nightRead more...

Kerry Carpenter capped a five-run uprising in the seventh inning with a three-run homer as the host Detroit Tigers rallied past the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Monday nightRead more...

Veteran shortstop and former All-Star Jose Iglesias has chosen to opt out of his current contract with the San Diego Padres, MLB.com reported MondayRead more...

The Boston Celtics are set to hire former guard Phil Pressey as an assistant coach, The Boston Globe reported MondayRead more...

When the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers meet Tuesday night in the first game of a brief two-game "Freeway Series" in Anaheim, Calif., it is the host Angels and not their highly-touted area rival who will enter with confidenceRead more...

Brendan Donovan and Paul Goldschmidt hit back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals rally from a five-run deficit and win 8-6 against the host Washington Nationals on MondayRead more...

The Toronto Blue Jays placed catcher Alejandro Kirk on the 10-day injured list Monday with a laceration on his left hand, while catcher Tyler Heineman was recalled from Triple-A BuffaloRead more...

Draymond Green is heading towards free agency, but oddsmakers still believe he'll ultimately return to the only team has played for in his 11-year NBA career.Read more...

The Los Angeles Dodgers saw a pair of players depart their Friday game against the visiting San Francisco Giants as left fielder David Peralta was removed in the second inning and third baseman Chris Taylor left in the fourthRead more...

Brandon Drury doubled and drove in a pair of runs as the Los Angeles Angels beat the host Kansas City Royals 3-0 on Friday nightRead more...

Joey Wiemer homered and Blake Perkins drove in two runs as the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a six-game losing streak, beating the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Friday in the opener of a three-game seriesRead more...

Danny Jansen kept his power stroke surging, Kevin Gausman surrendered just one run in six innings and the Toronto Blue Jays went on to a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday in Arlington, TexasRead more...

Rookie left-hander Andrew Abbott continued an unblemished start to his career while Tyler Stephenson homered in a two-run seventh inning as the visiting Cincinnati Reds edged the host Houston Astros 2-1 on Friday nightRead more...

Javier Baez hit a three-run home run to help the Detroit Tigers to a 7-1 win against the Minnesota Twins in the second game of their four-game series on Friday night in MinneapolisRead more...

Justin Turner had a career-high-tying six RBIs and Masataka Yoshida posted his first career four-hit game as the host Boston Red Sox rolled past the rival New York Yankees 15-5 on Friday nightRead more...

The Cleveland Guardians designated catcher Mike Zunino for assignment prior to Friday night's game against the Arizona DiamondbacksRead more...

Phillies reliever Craig Kimbrel is the second MLB closer this season — and eighth all-time — to reach the 400-save mark. He closed out Philadelphia’s 6-4 win over the Atlanta Braves.Read more...

Remember when an NFL team had to pay Jon Gruden $100 million to lure him outside of the booth? There was a time when front offices watched Monday Night Football, and were impressed by Gruden’s QB camp. Cam Newton or Andrew Luck or Patrick Mahomes would wander into a film room, and sit through Chucky’s Kurt Russell…Read more...

Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. is running away in the National League MVP race. He’s tied for first in MLB in runs, third in hits, sixth in batting average, fifth in OPS, and second in stolen bases. He has 11 home runs and 22 stolen bases through 51 games, helping the Braves to run away with the division and the…Read more...

Not every team in the NFL can enjoy the same scope of success. After all, there are 32 teams and at the end of the season only one Super Bowl Champion. Naturally, it’s fair to feel like the 31 other teams in the league aren’t winners — you could go as far as to call them losers if you really wanted, at least by the…Read more...

With a rebuild well underway for the Arizona Cardinals, the expected move of moving on from star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins finally happened Friday, with the franchise officially announcing his release. Hopkins’ future in Arizona had been heavily speculated since the end of last season, mainly due to the direction…Read more...

The Chicago Cubs still hope Jameson Taillon will be the pitcher they expected upon signing him to a hefty contractRead more...

The Los Angeles Angels hope their bullpen injury troubles have been remedied as they host the Miami Marlins on Saturday night in Anaheim, CalifRead more...

The Boston Red Sox were outscored 20-4 during a four-game losing streak in which hits were hard to come byRead more...

Glen Kuiper didn’t misspeak less than three weeks ago during a pregame segment when detailing his trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. That hateful six-letter word doesn’t just slip out of your mouth unless you’ve used it dozens of times before and it’s part of your vernacular. Like Cale Gundy,…Read more...

LeBron James bowed out of the Western Conference finals on Monday night before hinting a 21st season in the NBA was no sure thing.Read more...

At the risk of being a hypocrite and drowning Denver in a flood of Los Angeles Lakers’ developments, the departure from the postseason has stirred up the underbelly of latent Kyrie Irving free agency rumor-mongering. Even in defeat, the superstar carousel never ends in Los Angeles — or Boston for that matter. Even on…Read more...

Some of you American sports fans might be done with the NBA for the 2022-23 season. With the New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, and Golden State Warriors all eliminated, some may feel that it’s time to prepare NFL fantasy draft strategies. Feel free, but with the Denver Nuggets playing the Los Angeles Lakers in the…Read more...

We could be breaking out the brooms for all four NHL and NBA conference finals. The Denver Nuggets finished off the LeBron-LeLakers and the Miami Heat will eventually put the Celtics out of their misery on the hardcourt side of things.Read more...

Told you.

When Seattle's Jarred Kelenic hit home runs on three consecutive days at Chicago's Wrigley Field last month, his teammates came up with a postgame chant.Read more...

Right-hander Griffin Canning will make his seventh start of the season Tuesday night when the Los Angeles Angels face the Boston Red Sox in Anaheim, Calif., but he still is working through the process of returning from a long layoffRead more...

San Francisco infielder Casey Schmitt doesn't currently have an established position, but rest assured that manager Gabe Kapler will find a place for the promising rookie.Read more...

Two pitchers who tend to bring out the best in their teams' offense hope the trend continues Friday night when the Texas Rangers go for two in a row against the host Oakland AthleticsRead more...