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Josh Donaldson's two-run home run ignited an eight-run sixth inning, Clarke Schmidt ended a six-game winless skid and the New York Yankees successfully followed up on a historic night with a 10-4 triumph over the host Oakland Athletics on Thursday afternoonRead more...

Wander Franco delivered a two-run triple in a five-run third inning, and Luke Raley connected on a first-inning home run to power the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday afternoon in PhoenixRead more...

The Minnesota Twins will be looking for a reset of sorts when they open a three-game road series against the Baltimore Orioles on FridayRead more...

Arizona Diamondbacks star rookie Corbin Carroll was removed from Thursday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays with right shoulder sorenessRead more...

Pinch hitter Freddy Fermin hit a walk-off, two-run double in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoonRead more...

Guard Josh Hart agreed to return the New York Knicks Thursday, exercising his $12.9 million player option for the 2023-24 season, ESPN and The Athletic reportedRead more...

Philadelphia 76ers superstar James Harden is picking up his $35.6 million option for 2023-24 and will work with the team on finding a trade, ESPN and The Athletic reported ThursdayRead more...

Spencer Torkelson belted two home runs, six relievers worked 7 1/3 innings after starter Reese Olson exited with an injury and the Detroit Tigers posted an 8-5 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday in Arlington, TexasRead more...

The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled left-handed reliever Justin Bruihl and optioned right-handed starter Michael Grove to Triple-A Oklahoma CityRead more...

The Los Angeles Lakers will decline their team option on guard Malik Beasley and waive center Mo Bamba, ESPN reported ThursdayRead more...

Chicago center Andre Drummond exercised his $3.36 million option to remain with the Bulls in 2023-24, multiple outlets reported ThursdayRead more...

Kyrie Irving plans to meet with the Phoenix Suns when free agency opens Friday, multiple outlets reportedRead more...

For the first time since his rookie season in 2019, Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will participate in the Home Run DerbyRead more...

The NFL is suspending Jacksonville Jaguars starting left tackle Cam Robinson four games for violating its performance-enhancing drug policy, ESPN reported ThursdayRead more...

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Rookie Henry Davis' second RBI single produced the go-ahead run in the seventh Thursday as the Pittsburgh Pirates erased a four-run deficit to top the visiting San Diego Padres 5-4 for a three-game series sweepRead more...

The Milwaukee Brewers sent down struggling infielder Luis Urias to Triple-A Nashville on ThursdayRead more...

Let's bust some dreams right at the top. Luis Arraez is not going to bat .400. He's not even there now, and will cross into the second half of the season today at .396, which is still incredible. Very few players even get halfway through the season anywhere near the beyond-mythical mark, and Arraez has done so. In a...Read more...

Four more gambling-related suspensions were handed down to NFL players, the league announced Thursday. Isaiah Rodgers, Rashod Berry, Demetrius Taylor, and Nicholas Petit-Frere all received punishment for their actions, some harsher than others.Read more...

The second day of the 2023 NHL Draft featured something that the first day did not: trades.Read more...

Air quality concerns stemming from smoke drifting from Canadian wildfires led the Pittsburgh Pirates to delay the start of Thursday's game with the San Diego PadresRead more...

Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona rejoined his team Thursday but won't manage the afternoon game at Kansas City due to the heatRead more...

Carolina forward Jesse Puljujarvi recently had double hip surgery and will not receive a qualifying offer from the Hurricanes, multiple outlets reported ThursdayRead more...

Adrian Wojnarowski's sources inside front offices might be a little too eager to share with him.Read more...

Three players were suspended for the entire 2023 season for betting on NFL games last season and Tennessee Titans starting right tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere received a six-game suspension for betting on other sports at the team facilityRead more...

Little ammunition joke for ya there. Anyway, if the accusation, and thought was that Stan Kroenke regularly cheaped out when it came to strengthening Arsenal, this week might change all that. While Kroenke has had no problem finding success in the salary-capped worlds of the NFL, NBA, and NHL, with the Rams, Nuggets,...Read more...

Free agency and the drama surrounding it in the NBA officially begins Friday at 6 pm EST. We've already heard of some of the trades set in motion and rumors about certain free agents and where they might end up, but June 30 is when the frenzy really jumps off. The Los Angeles Lakers will be in the spotlight as usual...Read more...

Three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt agreed to a multi-year contract to appear on CBS Sports, the network announced Thursday.Read more...

The Los Angeles Clippers declined to guarantee guard Eric Gordon's $20.9 million contract for the upcoming season, making the 15-year veteran an unrestricted free agent, ESPN and The Athletic reported ThursdayRead more...

The Chicago Blackhawks acquired forward Josh Bailey and a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft from the New York Islanders on Thursday in exchange for future considerationsRead more...

The first collective bargaining agreement in the history of professional sports was signed by the MLB and MLBPA in 1966. At that time the executive director of the MLBPA was the late Marvin Miller, formerly a union negotiator for workers of U.S. Steel. His fierce advocacy for labor rights is largely why in 2023 a...Read more...

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen certainly has made a splash since taking over the Queens club. Most of those ripples are due to the checks he signs, with the occasional bombastic quote to an insatiable New York media. The fact that a lot of what he's had to say is adversarial to what the rest of MLB's owners and their...Read more...

Taijuan Walker is pitching well enough to put the Philadelphia Phillies in prime position to stay hot on the roadRead more...

J.D. Martinez wasn't sure he was going to forge a major league career when he was released by the Houston Astros in 2014.Read more...

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Adam Wainwright's farewell tour with the St. Louis Cardinals has not gone as hopedRead more...

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen gave his struggling team a public pep talk tinged with a warning during a Wednesday afternoon press conferenceRead more...

Chris Bassitt is expected to let his catcher call the game against the visiting San Francisco Giants in the rubber match of a three-game series on ThursdayRead more...

After winning the first two games by a combined 16-3 score, the Miami Marlins aim for a road series sweep of the Boston Red Sox on Thursday nightRead more...

Two of the best center fielders in the major leagues will be on the field Thursday afternoon when the Los Angeles Angels face the Chicago White Sox for the fourth and final game of their series in Anaheim, CalifRead more...

By their high standards, the Tampa Bay Rays have been in a bit of a slump, dropping six of nine games entering Wednesday night. They were on the brink of another loss before Josh Lowe came to the rescue in PhoenixRead more...

Clarke Schmidt has the unenviable task of trying to follow up perfection when the New York Yankees go for a road series win over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday afternoon in the finale of a three-game setRead more...

A couple of rookies are expected to close out a four-game series between the Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers on Thursday afternoon in Arlington, TexasRead more...

Former American League Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber has just two victories over his past eight starts, including losses in his past two outings.Read more...

The Pittsburgh Pirates will pursue a three-game series sweep of the visiting San Diego Padres on Thursday, and that marks a big turnaroundRead more...

Domingo German pitched the fourth perfect game in New York Yankees history Wednesday night, taking down 27 Athletics in order in an 11-0 victory at the Oakland Coliseum.Read more...

The Chicago White Sox hit four home runs, including two from Seby Zavala, on their way to an 11-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels Wednesday night in Anaheim, CalifRead more...

Josh Lowe's two-out, two-run double in the ninth inning rallied the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday in PhoenixRead more...

New York Yankees right-hander Domingo German threw the 24th perfect game in major league history, dominating the host Oakland Athletics in a 11-0 win on WednesdayRead more...

Ezequiel Tovar had two hits and three RBIs, Randal Grichuk and C.J. Cron also had two hits, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-8 in Denver on Wednesday nightRead more...