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Justin Verlander's first start back at Comerica Park will have to wait a bit more time.,The Detroit Tigers on Saturday placed the three-time Cy Young

San Francisco Giants right-hander Jose Butto was scheduled to undergo a procedure to remove a blood clot from his right arm after he was placed on the

Basketball's Naismith Hall of Fame officially announced its nine inductees for the 2026 class on Saturday, with a pair of current head coaches to be h

Georgia mutually parted ways with women's basketball head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, the university announced Saturday.,Abrahamson-Henderson. 5

The Chicago White Sox hope going small will bring big results.,The approach has given them a chance to clinch their three-game series with the visitin

The Toronto Blue placed catcher Alejandro Kirk on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a fractured left thumb and recalled catcher Brandon Valenzuela

Cleveland Guardians rookie Chase DeLauter has appeared in three home games in his young career, two of them during the 2025 American League wild-card

The Carolina Hurricanes have taken one important step, but they clearly want to accomplish more in the final weeks of the regular season.,They'll have

Minnesota's Byron Buxton knows his season could be a lot worse.,So even if Buxton misses Saturday night's game between the Twins and Tampa Bay Rays in

Putting runs on the scoreboard has not come easy for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who continue their four-game series against the Atlanta Braves on Satur

The Detroit Pistons are one win away from accomplishing a feat they haven't achieved in nearly 20 years.,The Pistons will aim to secure the top spot i

UFC Vegas 115 betting preview with picks, odds and predictions for Moicano vs. Duncan and more on Saturday April 4th at the Apex in Nevada.

A look at European complaints and the real issues surrounding the 2026 World Cup.

The New York Yankees produced a successful road trip to start the season by pitching highly effectively while the offense generated timely hits withou

A pair of teams dealing with a similar plight will try to reverse their early-season misfortunes when the Los Angeles Galaxy host the Minnesota United

The third-place Golden Knights will try to cut into their Pacific Division deficit when Vegas visits the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.,The Oilers (39-2

The Chicago Blackhawks were eliminated from playoff contention with a 3-1 road loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.,The Seattle Kraken, who will p

Los Angeles FC will look to extend their shutout streak deeper into record territory when they host Orlando City on Saturday.,LAFC (4-0-1, 13 points)

Robert Thomas scored once in a three-point game and Dylan Holloway tallied twice to lead visiting St. Louis to a 6-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on

Franz Wagner went for 18 points in just 17 minutes, Wendell Carter Jr. led the way with 28 and the Orlando Magic used balanced scoring to easily overc

Franz Wagner went for 18 points in just 17 minutes, Wendell Carter Jr. led the way with 28 and the Orlando Magic used balanced scoring to easily overc

Konnor Griffin, baseball's No. 1 prospect, doubled and drove in a run in his major league debut, propelling the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 win o

Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson hit back-to-back homers off Paul Sewald to break a scoreless tie in the ninth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Ariz

Francisco Alvarez belted two home runs, Marcus Semien hit the first for his new team and the New York Mets overcame the loss of Juan Soto to post a 10

Tristan Gray belted his first career grand slam and drove in five runs, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 10-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on

Cole Young broke a scoreless tie with a 10th-inning triple as the Seattle Mariners spoiled the Los Angeles Angels' home opener with a 3-1 decision Fri

Robert Thomas scored once in a three-point game and Dylan Holloway tallied twice to lead the visiting St. Louis Blues to a 6-2 victory over the Anahei

Dylan Cardwell made a pair of emphatic blocks in the waning moments to cap a stretch of clutch defensive plays as the Sacramento Kings sent the visiti

Lawrence Butler went 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs and Max Muncy was 3-for-4 with a blast and drove in three as the Athletics rolled to a 11-4 vi

The international window came at an ideal time for both FC Cincinnati and the New York Red Bulls.,Cincinnati was happy to ride a win into the brief br

Jaylen Brown scored 26 points and Jayson Tatum added 23 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a dominant 133-101 victory

OG Anunoby shot 70% from beyond the arc and had a game-high 31 points and Mitchell Robinson added 17 points and 11 rebounds as the host New York Knick

The rivalry between South Carolina and UConn reached new heights at the end of the teams' matchup in the Women's Final Four on Friday in Phoenix when

CJ McCollum scored 25 points as the surging Atlanta Hawks never trailed and pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 141-107 victory over the Brooklyn

For the third straight day, No. 1 seed Jessica Pegula dropped the opening set but rallied to win, this time defeating seventh-seeded Russian Diana Shn

For some MLS clubs, the season's first international break was like a basketball team going into the locker room at halftime up by double digits.,Sure

Matvei Michkov had a goal and two assists for the Philadelphia Flyers in a 4-1 win against the New York Islanders on Friday in Elmont, N.Y.,Alex Bump

The Florida Panthers start a five-game road trip Saturday in Pittsburgh on the verge of making history. Only this time, it's for a dubious distinction

CF Montreal will be in search of good fortune as they travel to New England to face the Revolution at Foxborough, Mass., while in search of their seco

The Portland Fire selected Bridget Carleton first overall in the WNBA's two-team expansion draft on Friday, and the Toronto Tempo followed by making J

Looking to extend their unbeaten streak to five, Real Salt Lake face a struggling Sporting Kansas City club in a Western Conference tilt on Saturday i

Tristan Peters knocked in the winning run with a two-out single in the 10th inning Friday afternoon and the Chicago White Sox defeated the visiting To

West Virginia and Creighton elected to extend their seasons in March and to compete in the second edition of the College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas

Willson Contreras and Marcelo Mayer both homered in the sixth inning, propelling the Boston Red Sox to a 5-2, home-opening win over the San Diego Padr

INDIANAPOLIS -- On the weekend the Fab Five is reunited and Michigan celebrates the anniversary of its only men's basketball national title in 1989, D

After missing the past 27 games with a persistent knee injury, Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry is set to return Sunday against the Hous

Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run after a slow start and added four RBIs as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers unleashed a stagnant offense for a 13-

Framber Valdez pitched six scoreless innings, Dillon Dingler blasted a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers blanked the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0, in t

Michigan vs. Arizona preview with betting pick, analysis and Final Four prediction.

Illinois enters the Final Four carrying decades of March Madness heartbreak and hope.