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The Boston Red Sox placed Christian Arroyo on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain Sunday and recalled fellow infielder Bobby Dalbec from Triple-A WorcesterRead more...

The New York Knicks and Miami Heat in the playoffs -- a shoving match, tight defense, poor offense ..Read more...

The NHL playoffs like to revel in its celebration of depth and the unsung. Everyone gets a shift, so everyone had better do a job or more, and the puck can bounce onto anyone’s stick or off anyone’s ass to change a game, a series, a whole spring. It is not always a stage for the leading men to provide the theater like…Read more...

Former American League MVP, Cy Young Award winner and three-time World Series champion Vida Blue died Saturday, the Oakland Athletics announced Sunday morningRead more...

Nick Gilbert, familiar to NBA fans as the Cleveland Cavaliers representative at the draft lottery, died Saturday from a genetic condition. He was 26Read more...

Here at Deadspin, we take a wait-and-see approach to covering horse racing. Every year, someone will pitch a Kentucky Derby preview and either get laughed out of the writer’s room or ignored. The only reason we wrote about the 2022 iteration was because long shot Rich Strike won at 80-1, and his trainer got canceled…Read more...

The national television audience for Sunday's rubber match of the series between the host San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers probably will learn more than they need to know about Joe Musgrove's feetRead more...

TJ Friedl has tormented the Chicago White Sox the past two nights and Jonathan India also has been quite a pestRead more...

Coming off a wild win on Saturday, the Arizona Diamondbacks will look for a sweep when they head into Sunday's series finale against the Washington Nationals in PhoenixRead more...

Bryce Miller might be more eager for his second start in the major leagues than he was for his first.Read more...

The Milwaukee Brewers must find a way to figure out a guy Giants manager Gabe Kapler calls "one of the best players in baseball" when the clubs conclude a three-game series in San Francisco on Sunday afternoonRead more...

Martin Perez will have another tough act to follow for the Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoonRead more...

After Oakland Athletics starters failed to record a win for a major league record 32 straight games to start the season, they've won the past two gamesRead more...

When Cleveland Guardians right-hander Cal Quantrill takes the mound against the visiting Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon, he'll hope the welcome mat will be out for him againRead more...

Sandy Alcantara seems poised to work through the early struggles on his Cy Young Award follow-up season for the Miami MarlinsRead more...

The Detroit Tigers will bid for their second straight series sweep when they face the St. Louis Cardinals SundayRead more...

Buck Showalter used a track and field analogy to describe how the New York Mets' offense should optimally operateRead more...

The Boston Red Sox look to keep their high-octane offense clicking on all cylinders Sunday when they vie for a three-game sweep of the host Philadelphia PhilliesRead more...

After recording one of their best wins, the New York Yankees look to build some much-needed momentum when they face the Tampa Bay Rays in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday in St. Petersburg, FlaRead more...

Things are going swimmingly for the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, but the Pittsburgh Pirates are drowning going into the teams' series finale SundayRead more...

Rafael Devers highlighted his three-hit performance with a two-run double to ignite a five-run fourth inning, lifting the surging Boston Red Sox to a 7-4 victory over the host Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.Read more...

A pair of right-handers will be on the mound Sunday morning when the visiting Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves play the rubber game of their three-game seriesRead more...

J.P. Crawford's three-run double sparked a seven-run eighth inning as the Seattle Mariners rallied to defeat the visiting Houston Astros 7-5 Saturday nightRead more...

Nathan Eovaldi threw eight shutout innings to lead the Texas Rangers to a 10-1 win against the Los Angeles Angels in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday night in Anaheim, CalifRead more...

Chris Taylor broke up a scoreless pitching duel between the Padres' Blake Snell and the Dodgers' Dustin May with a two-out, two-run homer in the top of the fourth Saturday evening to lead visiting Los Angeles to a 2-1 victory over San Diego to even the three-game weekend series at 1-1Read more...

Anthony Davis scored 25 points with 13 rebounds and LeBron James added 21 points as the Los Angeles Lakers rebounded for a 127-97 blowout Saturday over the visiting Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinalsRead more...

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. went 4-for-5, including a game-tying, ninth-inning home run, as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from coughing up a four-run lead to beat the visiting Washington Nationals 8-7 on Saturday in PhoenixRead more...

JJ Bleday homered and doubled, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 5-4 win over the host Kansas City RoyalsRead more...

Kevin Pillar delivered a two-run, pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Saturday to square the seriesRead more...

Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist and Leon Draisaitl scored two goals as the Edmonton Oilers jumped out to a 4-0 first-period lead and cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the Western Conference Second Round of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Saturday afternoon in Las VegasRead more...

Rafael Devers highlighted his three-hit performance with a two-run double to ignite a five-run fourth inning, lifting the surging Boston Red Sox to a 7-4 victory over the host Philadelphia Phillies on SaturdayRead more...

Alex Cobb pitched shutout ball for the second time in three starts, Thairo Estrada and Brett Wisely homered, and the San Francisco Giants beat the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 4-1Read more...

TJ Friedl homered, tripled and drove in four runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-3 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Saturday nightRead more...

Brandon Belt and Kevin Kiermaier each drove in two runs Saturday to help the visiting Toronto Blue Jays win their second straight, 8-2 over the reeling Pittsburgh PiratesRead more...

Never known for his power, Steven Kwan broke a tie with his first home run of the season as the Cleveland Guardians leveled up their three-game series with a 4-3 victory on Saturday against the visiting Minnesota TwinsRead more...

The Cleveland Guardians demoted struggling outfielder Oscar Gonzalez to Triple-A Columbus prior to Saturday's game against the Minnesota TwinsRead more...

It appears the Seattle Kraken's hopes for a Joe Pavelski-like return from leading scorer Jared McCann will have to waitRead more...

Devin Booker and Kevin Durant combined for 86 points in Game 3 as the Phoenix Suns got back into the Western Conference semifinalsRead more...

Harrison Bader delivered a go-ahead, two-run single in the eighth inning as the New York Yankees rallied to hand the Tampa Bays a rare home loss, 3-2 on Saturday in St. Petersburg, FlaRead more...

Chicago White Sox designated hitter Eloy Jimenez was hospitalized Saturday in Cincinnati due to abdominal painRead more...

Rookie shortstop Ezequiel Tovar homered and finished with a career-high three hits Saturday afternoon for the visiting Colorado Rockies, who beat the New York Mets 5-2 in the middle game of a three-game seriesRead more...

Oakland Athletics play-by-play announcer Glen Kuiper was suspended indefinitely on Saturday, one day after using a racial slur during Friday's broadcast of a game between the A's and Kansas City RoyalsRead more...

New York slugger Aaron Judge, out since April 27 with a right hip strain, is expected to return for the Yankees' game Tuesday against the Oakland AthleticsRead more...

Jimmy Butler, returning from an injury absence, scored 28 points to lead the host Miami Heat to a 105-86 win over the New York Knicks in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal seriesRead more...

The Florida Panthers bid to extend their franchise-record playoff winning streak to six games on Sunday when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series in Sunrise, FlaRead more...

Akil Baddoo hit the winning RBI double in the 10th inning to lift the visiting Detroit Tigers over the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on SaturdayRead more...

The New York Rangers and head coach Gerard Gallant mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced SaturdayRead more...

Toronto Blue Jays star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was scratched from the lineup prior to Saturday's game against the host Pittsburgh Pirates due to left wrist discomfortRead more...

Nick Madrigal delivered a go-ahead, two-run single during Chicago's three-run eighth inning Saturday, and the Cubs won 4-2 over the visiting Miami Marlins, who have dropped five straightRead more...

James Harden raised the bar with a sterling performance in the opener of the Eastern Conference semifinal series only to lower it considerably over the next two games.Read more...