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Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Williams, who stormed onto the scene with one of the best rookie seasons in franchise history, died following a construction accident, a Buffalo TV station reported Tuesday night.Read more...

With a critical two weeks ahead, the Philadelphia Phillies would have preferred a softer matchup for their getaway game in San Diego.Read more...

The Colorado Rockies are well out of National League wild-card contention, but they do relish opportunities to hand contenders some stinging losses.Read more...

Right-hander Joe Ryan will try for his 11th win of the season as the Minnesota Twins attempt to complete a three-game series sweep of the host Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday afternoon.Read more...

The Miami Marlins are turning up the heat at just the right time, hovering just outside of a National League wild-card spot after beating the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday for their fifth consecutive win.Read more...

Left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu hopes to begin September the same way he ended August when he attempts to pitch the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a sweep of the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday afternoon.Read more...

Seiya Suzuki is off to a sizzling start in September.Read more...

The Pittsburgh Pirates and visiting Milwaukee Brewers play the rubber match of their three-game series on Wednesday, and both clubs can lay claim to momentum and motivation.Read more...

Ryan Mountcastle had three hits and the Baltimore Orioles overcame some bullpen failures to beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 in 10 innings on Tuesday in Anaheim, Calif.Read more...

Kyle Freeland pitched six solid innings to help the Colorado Rockies notch a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Phoenix.Read more...

Chris Bassitt took a shutout into the seventh inning, George Springer highlighted a walk-filled, six-run top of the seventh with a two-run single and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays busted out late to defeat the Oakland Athletics 7-1 on Tuesday night.Read more...

Rookie right-hander Pedro Avila shutout the visiting Phillies on two hits over 6 2/3 innings and Xander Bogaerts had four hits Tuesday night as the San Diego Padres defeated visiting Philadelphia 8-0 to even their three-game series at a win apiece.Read more...

Elena Della Donne led five Washington double-figure scorers with 24 points and the Mystics clinched a playoff berth with a 100-77 rout of the host Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday.Read more...

The Los Angeles Lakers added to their frontcourt on Tuesday, agreeing to a two-year deal with forward/center Christian Wood, ESPN and The Athletic reported.Read more...

Jose Altuve homered in each of the first three innings as the Houston Astros rolled to a 14-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Seiya Suzuki launched a two-run homer to highlight his four-hit, three-RBI performance on Tuesday, lifting the host Chicago Cubs to an 11-8 victory over the San Francisco Giants.Read more...

Brandon Lowe smashed a walk-off, three-run homer as the Tampa Bay Rays evened their home series with Boston in 11 innings, rallying past the Red Sox 8-6 on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.Read more...

Jose Altuve homered in each of the first three innings as the Houston Astros rolled to a 14-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

The Kansas City Royals rallied from an early six-run deficit to earn a 7-6, walk-off win over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.Read more...

Breanna Stewart poured in 40 points to break Diana Taurasi's single-season scoring record as the New York Liberty snuck past the Dallas Wings 94-93 on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve made home run history when he went deep in the first, second and third innings against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Nick Martini belted a pinch-hit three-run, game-tying homer in the eighth and Christian Encarnacion-Strand singled home Elly De La Cruz in the ninth as the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 7-6 win over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.Read more...

Nolan Gorman hit two homers and drove in three runs as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals outslugged the Atlanta Braves 10-6 Tuesday night.Read more...

Giancarlo Stanton became the 58th player in major league history to reach 400 career homers by hitting a tiebreaking two-run shot with two outs in the sixth inning as the host New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Tuesday night.Read more...

Francisco Alvarez hit a three-run home run in the first inning, Brandon Nimmo homered twice and the New York Mets romped past the host Washington Nationals 11-5 on Tuesday night.Read more...

Donovan Solano hit a three-run triple to highlight a five-run eighth inning and Christian Vazquez homered to lead the visiting Minnesota Twins to an 8-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.Read more...

Although LSU and Grambling State's campuses are fewer than 250 miles apart, the two Louisiana schools have never faced each other before.Read more...

Andruw Monasterio hit an RBI triple during a six-run fifth, and Brandon Woodruff pitched seven scoreless innings Tuesday as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3.Read more...

No. 12 Utah hopes to have some of its injured players back in action - perhaps even quarterback Cameron Rising - as it travels to Waco, Texas, to play battered and ego-bruised Baylor on Saturday.Read more...

After a smooth start in Music City, No. 9 Tennessee returns to Rocky Top for Saturday's home opener against Austin Peay in Knoxville.Read more...

Wisconsin will be looking to build on its Week 1 victory under new coach Luke Fickell, and also avenge last season's surprising loss, when the 19th-ranked Badgers travel to Pullman, Wash., to face Washington State in a nonconference game on Saturday.Read more...

Back in the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 Poll for the first time in nearly a year, No. 10 Notre Dame plays its first true road game of the season on Saturday when it takes on NC State in Raleigh, N.C.Read more...

It took just one game for new coach Deion Sanders to match Colorado's 2022 victory total.Read more...

Kansas State may be ranked No. 15 in the country. It may be the defending Big 12 Conference champion. But the Wildcats say they will not look past Troy when the Trojans come to Manhattan, Kan. on Saturday.Read more...

A pair of big-name programs will draw attention for very different reasons when No. 13 Oregon visits Texas Tech on Saturday evening in Lubbock, Texas.Read more...

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner will be on diaper duty instead of playing baseball in the near future. The team announced Turner was placed on paternity leave Tuesday after the birth of his second child.Read more...

The San Francisco Giants received a boost in their fight for a National League wild-card playoff spot when the team activated right-handed reliever John Brebbia from the 60-day injured list.Read more...

New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo is being shut down for the season due to post-concussion syndrome.Read more...

New England Patriots cornerback Jack Jones agreed to one year of pre-trial probation and 48 hours of community service on Tuesday in exchange for prosecutors dropping weapons charges levied against him in June.Read more...

The Atlanta Braves recalled right-handed starting pitcher Michael Soroka from Triple-A Gwinnett, and he is expected to start Tuesday night's game against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.Read more...

The No. 1 overall pick of the 2022 MLB Amateur Draft is one step closer to the big leagues.Read more...

No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic set another record by sailing past No. 9 seed Taylor Fritz 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 at the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Tuesday in New York.Read more...

Alabama coach Nick Saban sports a 28-2 all-time record when coaching against one of his former assistants. Steve Sarkisian nearly made a dent in that record when his Texas Longhorns faced off against Saban in 2022.Read more...

The Boston Bruins signed veteran forward Danton Heinen to a professional tryout agreement on Tuesday.Read more...

Without Oklahoma's upcoming move to the SEC, SMU might not be headed to the ACC next season.Read more...

The Texas Rangers activated All-Star right-hander Nathan Eovaldi from the 15-day injured list. Eovaldi will start Tuesday night's home game against the Houston Astros.Read more...

Paul Skenes, the No. 1 overall draft pick in July, will not play for the rest of the season after getting a taste of day-to-day life within the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.Read more...

So many nice things have been said about No. 17 North Carolina's defense in recent days that the Tar Heels certainly would prefer to avoid a flashback involving Appalachian State.Read more...

Iowa State will look to successfully defend its home field in the Cy-Hawk series for the first time in 12 years when it faces Iowa on Saturday in Ames, Iowa.Read more...

New Orleans Pelicans guard/forward Trey Murphy III suffered a meniscus injury in his left knee while working out Tuesday, ESPN and The Athletic reported.Read more...