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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...

The Padres are set to face the rival Los Angeles Dodgers for the second consecutive weekend, and San Diego manager Bob Melvin is trying to set a decisive tone before his team visits the National League West leaders beginning on FridayRead more...

The Milwaukee Brewers are hoping ace right-hander Corbin Burnes can get them back on track Friday when they open a three-game series against the visiting Kansas City RoyalsRead more...

After going through an offensive drought that lasted nearly two weeks, the Chicago Cubs are finally starting to show life againRead more...

Jose Abreu visited the injured list only twice during his nine seasons with the Chicago White Sox. On seven occasions, he played in more than 93 percent of the team's gamesRead more...

The Tampa Bay Rays experienced three of their quietest nights at the plate against the Baltimore Orioles earlier this weekRead more...

Casey Schmitt had four hits, including his second home run in his first three major league games, and the San Francisco Giants opened a four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 6-2 win on Thursday in PhoenixRead more...

Roope Hintz had two goals and an assist for the Dallas Stars in a 5-2 win against the visiting Seattle Kraken in Game 5 in their Western Conference second-round series on Thursday nightRead more...

Nathan Eovaldi recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts in 8 2/3 scoreless innings as the visiting Texas Rangers handled the Oakland Athletics 4-0 in the opener of a four-game series on ThursdayRead more...

Freddy Fermin and the host Kansas City Royals squeezed by the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on a rainy Thursday afternoon.Read more...

The Washington Nationals have been trending up recently while the New York Mets have been going in the wrong directionRead more...

Jesper Fast tipped in the winning goal on an overtime power play as the Carolina Hurricanes eliminated the New Jersey Devils with Thursday night's 3-2 victory in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in Raleigh, N.CRead more...

Heading into Game 5 of their second-round Western Conference playoff series with the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday night in Las Vegas, the Edmonton Oilers will attempt to do something neither team has been able to do in their best-of-seven seriesRead more...

Drew Rasmussen struck out Aaron Judge three times and pitched seven scoreless innings of two-hit ball as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays routed the New York Yankees 8-2 on Thursday in the opener of a four-game seriesRead more...

The New York Jets have gone from being buried in the afternoon to loaded with nationally televised appearances.Read more...

Friday figures to be an exciting night for Miami Marlins fansRead more...

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco exited Thursday's game against the host New York Yankees with tightness on the right side of his neckRead more...

Maybe consuming all 272 NFL regular-season games is on your agenda.Read more...

Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds will not move forward with his bid to acquire the Ottawa Senators, ESPN and Postmedia reported ThursdayRead more...

Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets, Ilya Sorokin of the New York Islanders and Linus Ullmark of the Boston Bruins were named finalists on Thursday for the 2022-23 Vezina Trophy, awarded annually to the best goaltender in the NHL.Read more...

Reviving a storied franchise from midseason doldrums was never going to be easy, leaving the Los Angeles Lakers to try once more to advance to the Western Conference finalsRead more...

Four pitchers combined on a six-hit shutout and Spencer Steer added a solo home run as the Cincinnati Reds cruised to a 5-0 win over the visiting New York Mets in the rubber match of the three-game series ThursdayRead more...

Freddy Fermin and the host Kansas City Royals squeezed by the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on a rainy Thursday afternoonRead more...

The Colorado Rockies endured one of their worst months in franchise history when they finished April with 20 losses. They were well on their way to their first 100-loss season before the calendar flipped to MayRead more...

Texas Rangers star shortstop Corey Seager is beginning a minor league rehab stint Thursday night for Double-A Frisco as he prepares to return to the majors after sustaining a left hamstring strain a month agoRead more...

Left-handed pitcher James Paxton is scheduled to make his long-awaited debut for the Boston Red Sox on Friday night when they open a three-game series against the visiting St. Louis CardinalsRead more...