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The St. Louis Cardinals will try to pick up where they left off against the visiting Washington Nationals on Friday when the teams resume their suspended game on SaturdayRead more...

Kansas City-area thunderstorms postponed the start of the Tampa Bay Rays' series against the Royals. The game scheduled for Friday will instead be played as part of a split doubleheader on SaturdayRead more...

Kansas City-area thunderstorms postponed the start of the Tampa Bay Rays' series against the Royals. The game scheduled for Friday will instead be played as part of a split doubleheader on SaturdayRead more...

Joey Gallo hit a two-run, tiebreaking home run in the top of the ninth inning Friday night, delivering the visiting Minnesota Twins a 5-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the opener of a three-game seriesRead more...

Despite a huge payroll and a roster built for another deep playoff run, the San Diego Padres have scuffled for much of this seasonRead more...

Kerry Carpenter, Akil Baddoo and Nick Maton hit home runs and Eduardo Rodriguez pitched five solid innings as the Detroit Tigers defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-4 Friday nightRead more...

Despite a huge payroll and a roster built for another deep playoff run, the San Diego Padres have scuffled for much of this seasonRead more...

Jose Abreu had three hits, an RBI and a run to help the Houston Astros post a 7-5 win against the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Anaheim, CalifRead more...

Cleveland right-hander Shane Bieber had an MRI exam on his sore right forearm on Friday and, while the Guardians didn't immediately place him on the injured list, they announced he would miss at least one startRead more...

Corbin Burnes overcame a dizzy spell to strike out 13 batters in six shutout innings as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers blanked the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Friday.Read more...

Adolis Garcia drove in the go-ahead run and later belted a two-run home run, Nathaniel Lowe homered as part of a 4-for-4 night, and the Texas Rangers scored 12 unanswered runs to rally for a 12-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday in Arlington, TexasRead more...

Randal Grichuk homered among his two hits, Kris Bryant and Nolan Jones also went deep, and the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Yankees 7-2 in Denver on Friday nightRead more...

Rafael Devers slugged a pair of solo home runs and Brayan Bello recorded his seventh straight quality start as the Boston Red Sox defeated the host Chicago Cubs 8-3 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game seriesRead more...

Adam Frazier blasted two home runs and drove in four runs to lift the Baltimore Orioles in their 5-2 victory against the visiting Miami Marlins on Friday in both teams' first game back from the All-Star breakRead more...

The opener of the Washington Nationals' series at St. Louis will last two daysRead more...

Julio Urias and three relievers combined on a one-hitter Friday night for the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers, who beat the New York Mets 6-0 in the opener of a three-game seriesRead more...

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered in his first at-bat since winning the Home Run Derby and Matt Chapman had three hits as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 on Friday nightRead more...

Michael Conforto hit a two-run single in the fifth inning and the visiting San Francisco Giants scored three times in the seventh to top the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Friday in a seesaw gameRead more...

The Brooklyn Nets signed free agent power forward Darius Bazley to a one-year deal, ESPN reported on FridayRead more...

Instead of getting released, Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon agreed to restructure his contract to remain with the team, multiple media outlets reported on FridayRead more...

Fernando Tatis Jr. and Juan Soto each hit a two-run homer as the San Diego Padres beat the host Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 on FridayRead more...

The Colorado Rockies placed left-handed starting pitcher Kyle Freeland on the 15-day injured list Friday due to a right shoulder subluxationRead more...

Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon was placed on the injured list on Friday for the third time this season, this time due to a left shin contusionRead more...

The series opener between the Tampa Bay Rays and host Kansas City Royals on Friday was postponed by rain and will be made up as part of a split doubleheader SaturdayRead more...

The Los Angeles Dodgers made a slew of roster moves before the second half of the MLB season began Friday, but none of them involved ace left-handed pitcher Clayton KershawRead more...

The Chicago White Sox activated right-hander Michael Kopech from the 15-day injured list to start Friday night's game against the Atlanta BravesRead more...

What is going on in Evanston, Illinois? Northwestern's perception as a pristine academic university that plays sports on the side had already gone through an inferno over the last week with the firing of football coach Pat Fitzgerald on Monday due to hazing allegations. Turns out, that wasn't the only Wildcat program...Read more...

The Tampa Bay Rays placed All-Star first baseman Yandy Diaz on the paternity list on Friday, two days after his wife gave birth to their sonRead more...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. said the team may still attempt to lure star quarterback Tom Brady out of retirementRead more...

The New York Mets activated left-hander Jose Quintana from the 60-day injured list on Friday, the New York Post reportedRead more...

World sports fans in search of a natural antagonist for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will have to find countries other than Russia and Belarus to root against. The IOC has decided not to invite the countries due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, which started mere days after the Beijing Winter Olympics. The fighting...Read more...

The Philadelphia Flyers placed defenseman Tony DeAngelo on unconditional waivers FridayRead more...

The Arizona Coyotes terminated Alex Galchenyuk's contract Friday after his arrest on multiple charges last weekendRead more...

The Philadelphia Phillies placed outfielder Cristian Pache on the 10-day injured list Friday with right elbow irritationRead more...

Being a superstar is the lone requirement for receiving superstar treatment - like being on the cover of a video game. Well, that's unless the league you play in has always been Black, and your whiteness has been hijacked as a marketing tool - providing you with superstar treatment when you aren't a superstar.Read more...

Former Pro Bowl defensive tackle Malik Jackson announced his retirement on Friday after 10 NFL seasons.Read more...

The NBA granted the Chicago Bulls a $10.2 million disabled player exception for Lonzo Ball, The Athletic reported FridayRead more...

Top NFL draft picks Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud could be on the sideline when training camps open due to ongoing contract negotiations.Read more...

If Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez can share a set together then why not Richard Sherman and Skip Bayless? That was a one-time viral social media beef 10 years ago. Bayless is several controversies removed from that one. That A-Rod and Jeter beef stewed for decades, much of it with them next to each other in the...Read more...

Something about summer in America will always feel more like the true transition of the year as opposed to New Year's Day. The holiday has so much pomp and circumstance that it's difficult to take the time to truly reflect on the year, and it is also very cold in much of the country. During the summer work slows down,...Read more...

The most deceiving thing about the United States women's national team's chances of a three-peat isn't that it has a major target on its back and therefore is part of the game plan to knock out from every other nation in Australia and New Zealand. That was true for the 2019 showcase in France. How'd that work out for...Read more...

Eduardo Rodriguez's return from the injured list didn't quite go as planned.Read more...

One of the top pitching staffs in baseball gets a crack at the least productive offense so far this season when the Minnesota Twins open a three-game road series against the Oakland Athletics on Friday nightRead more...

The Los Angeles Angels are hoping to exit the All-Star break in better shape than they enteredRead more...

The New York Yankees begin the second half of the 2023 season far from the Bronx, but they are generating a lot of talk back homeRead more...

The St. Louis Cardinals are coming out of the All-Star break 14 games below .500, so the organizational focus has shifted to next seasonRead more...

A pair of teams reeling at the All-Star break will meet Friday as the Tampa Bay Rays visit the Kansas City RoyalsRead more...

Taking advantage of a starting pitching staff ravaged by injuries, Boston Red Sox right-hander Brayan Bello is quickly starting to establish himself as an aceRead more...

The Arizona Diamondbacks were one of the biggest surprise teams in what is informally viewed as the first half of the seasonRead more...

The American League West and the American League Central leaders will open the second half of the season when the Texas Rangers face the Cleveland Guardians on Friday in Arlington, TexasRead more...