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Isaac Paredes had an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to an 8-7 win against the visiting New York Yankees in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoonRead more...

Paul Goldschmidt hit three homers and drove in four runs as the St. Louis Cardinals snapped their eight-game losing streak with a 12-6 victory over the visiting Detroit TigersRead more...

The discussion of the future of horse racing seems to be popping up more regularly these days. The greater regularity of the topic probably started in 2019, when Santa Anita Park in Southern California had an unprecedented rash of horses suffering fatal injuries, with 42 horses dying and shutting down racing for three…Read more...

The Vegas Golden Knights have not needed a bounce-back game since Game 2 of their opening-round series victory over the Winnipeg JetsRead more...

Salvador Perez homered and Ryan Yarbrough won a start for the first time since August 2021 as the host Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1, salvaging the final game of the weekend seriesRead more...

Kris Bryant and Brenton Doyle each homered and finished with three RBIs Sunday afternoon for the visiting Colorado Rockies, who beat the New York Mets 13-6 in the rubber game of a three-game seriesRead more...

Major League Baseball is planning to play regular-season games in South Korea for the first time, with the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers expected to open the 2024 season there, according to multiple reports SundayRead more...

Michael Harris II lined a double to center field to drive in Ozzie Albies with the winning run in the 12th inning, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on SundayRead more...

Cal Quantrill shook off unusual home struggles this season and returned to form on Sunday, flirting with a no-hitter and pitching the Cleveland Guardians to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Minnesota TwinsRead more...

Lost in the noise of Glen Kuiper’s slur of the tongue, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is on the path to an enormous overhaul. With interest and attendance up, the president of the Kansas City museum — Bob Kendrick — announced a plan last week for a new Negro Leagues Baseball Museum campus.Read more...

Kyle Schwarber broke out of a slump by collecting two hits to help the Philadelphia Phillies end a six-game losing streak by beating the visiting Boston Red Sox 6-1 SundayRead more...

The Miami Marlins activated Joey Wendle from the 10-day injured list on Sunday after the infielder missed slightly more than a monthRead more...

On an early defensive possession in the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 3 victory, Steph Curry turned on the jets along the baseline and left Jarred Vanderbilt eating dust on a drive to the rim. The only deterrent between Curry and two points was Anthony Davis stepping up to contest. Curry attempted to loft one of his…Read more...

Toronto Blue Jays star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was held out the starting lineup for the second straight game Sunday due to left wrist discomfortRead more...

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...