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The Los Angeles Angels are as much in Los Angeles as they are in the running to re-sign Shohei Ohtani when he hits free agency this winter, and he will hit free agency, because he's not getting traded. As much as I love throwing a bucket of ice water on the midseason hot stove, I say this for more than just the...Read more...

The women's World Cup should be, and still is in a lot of ways, a celebration of how far the game has come from where it was even just four years ago. The attention is more, the players, and teams are better, the quality of play keeps rising, the anticipation grows, as does the appreciation when it starts. And yet it...Read more...

Nearly a year after the punch heard around the NBA was landed when Draymond Green took off on former Golden State Warriors teammate Jordan Poole in practice, we're still talking about the incident, and some people are tired of reliving the ordeal. One of those people is Poole's father, Anthony, who tweeted his disdain...Read more...

We see it in American sports every year. Usually in the first few college football games of the season, powerhouses take on an FCS team to inspire confidence and have the entire roster see the field and get in-game experience. Oddly enough, that matchup for Alabama takes place as the penultimate game of the season...Read more...

The Seattle Kraken extended the contract of head coach Dave Hakstol through the 2025-26 season on WednesdayRead more...

Free agent running back Leonard Fournette worked out for the New England Patriots on Wednesday, according to multiple reportsRead more...

Philadelphia Phillies pitching prospect Andrew Painter needs Tommy John surgery, the team said WednesdayRead more...

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The Baltimore Orioles placed outfielder Cedric Mullins on the 10-day injured list WednesdayRead more...

When Daryl Morey says he's not going to be irrational with a James Harden trade, he is to be trusted. We saw what happened with Ben Simmons, and the plain-clothes staring contest that resulted in Harden becoming a Philadelphia 76er. It was an arduous ordeal that festered until mid-February 2022, and the roster...Read more...

Jahcour Pearson, the XFL's leading receiver this season, reportedly is working out for the Cleveland BrownsRead more...

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault signed a multi-year contract extension on WednesdayRead more...

How was the USWNT's Megan Rapinoe being thrust into the forefront of sport and society while helping the United States women's national team lift a second straight World Cup title four years ago? No matter how long ago it feels, the next edition of the global showcase is here, with 32 teams competing for the Women's...Read more...

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Perrion Winfrey was released by the Cleveland Browns on Wednesday morning after police launched an investigation into allegations he threatened a woman while possessing a firearmRead more...

New York Jets first-round pick Will McDonald IV signed a four-year contract on Wednesday before joining the team for the first day of training campRead more...

Outside linebacker Alex Highsmith agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers on WednesdayRead more...

Cowboys All-Pro guard Zack Martin might not be with the team when Dallas reports to training camp in Oxnard, CalifRead more...

SUNY Morrisville and Catholic University had better hope for rain or early fall for their noon kickoff in Morrisville, N.Y. on Sept. 16. If there are any remnants of summer in the atmosphere then their cleats had better come with air conditioning because the field is going to feel like hot coals.Read more...

Renewed hope for the Washington Commanders is on the menu in 2023. New ownership will have an opportunity to leave their imprint on the organization eventually. But for now, the direction of the Commies 2023 season rests in the relatively small hands of its anointed Tank Commander Sam Howell. Tank commanders are the...Read more...

It wasn't quite the theater of the idiotic that his pre-Qatar speech was, but FIFA president Gianni Infantino had to get in front of a mic before the kickoff of the women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand and certainly wasn't in any more of a mood to take any responsibility for problems with the tournament or...Read more...

Former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber will be one of 12 inductees into the 2023 class of the New Jersey Hall of Fame, according to NJ.com.Read more...

It's been a month since the Chicago Cubs won a home seriesRead more...

The New York Mets and Chicago White Sox certainly did their part to add to Tuesday night's league-wide offensive outburstRead more...

With Carlos Correa struggling through the worst season of his career, Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli made an unconventional decisionRead more...

Dairon Blanco will look to follow up a career night with a suitable encore on Wednesday when his Kansas City Royals play the third contest of their four-game series against the visiting Detroit TigersRead more...

The San Francisco Giants will look to extend their seven-game winning streak when they oppose the slumping Reds on Wednesday in the third game of a four-game series at CincinnatiRead more...

New York Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon clearly remembers the first time he set eyes on Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar Shohei OhtaniRead more...

Juan Soto's bat will need to heat up for the San Diego Padres to rejoin the National League playoff chaseRead more...

The Atlanta Braves and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks will have a hard act to follow when they continue their three-game series on WednesdayRead more...

Deep into a stellar career, Craig Kimbrel wasn't expected to become the primary closer for the Philadelphia Phillies this seasonRead more...

The Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays are division leaders heading in opposite directions as they close out a three-game series Wednesday in Arlington, TexasRead more...

Boston right-hander Brayan Bello isn't close to arbitration eligibility, yet his impressive pitching has the Red Sox already thinking about offering the second-year player a contract extensionRead more...

As the Colorado rotation has been hit hard by injuries, Austin Gomber has stepped up for the RockiesRead more...

Step by step, Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara is approaching his Cy Young Award formRead more...

Christian Walker homered twice and drove in five runs, Geraldo Perdomo delivered a tiebreaking, two-run double in the ninth inning and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks outlasted the Atlanta Braves 16-13 on Tuesday.Read more...

Baltimore Orioles right-hander Dean Kremer might be the only player in the ballpark on Wednesday hoping for a lengthy rain delay that lasts into the eveningRead more...

Alex Kirilloff finished a double shy of a cycle and Bailey Ober overcame a rocky beginning to pitch six quality innings as the Minnesota Twins defeated the host Seattle Mariners 10-3 on TuesdayRead more...

Wilmer Flores homered twice and drove in five runs to lead the visiting San Francisco Giants to their seventh straight win, an 11-10 slugfest victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday nightRead more...

Mickey Moniak went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs, and left-hander Patrick Sandoval pitched 7 1/3 innings of two-hit ball to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-1 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Tuesday in Anaheim, CalifRead more...

Ryan Noda and JJ Bleday hit early home runs, Luis Medina combined with four relievers on a five-hitter and the host Oakland Athletics snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday nightRead more...

The Cleveland Guardians will shoot for a three-game series sweep of the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. It could be a wild oneRead more...

Kris Bryant and Ryan McMahon hit consecutive home runs in the first inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Houston Astros 4-3 in Denver on Tuesday nightRead more...

Patrick Wisdom's tiebreaking homer highlighted a six-run seventh inning, and Seiya Suzuki also went deep during a four-hit night as the Chicago Cubs pulled away for a 17-3 blowout of the visiting Washington Nationals on TuesdayRead more...

Nolan Arenado hit a three-run walk-off homer in the 10th inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals over the visiting Miami Marlins 5-2 on TuesdayRead more...

Rookie Dairon Blanco recorded career highs of four hits and three RBIs, and fellow rookie Maikel Garcia drove in a career-best four runs as the host Kansas City Royals outslugged the Detroit Tigers 11-10 on TuesdayRead more...

Francisco Alvarez hit a pair of two-run homers on Tuesday night for the host New York Mets, who held off the Chicago White Sox to earn an 11-10 victoryRead more...

Marcus Semien belted his 199th career home run, Corey Seager also went deep and the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 in a battle of division leaders on Tuesday in Arlington, TexasRead more...

Christian Walker homered twice and drove in five runs, Geraldo Perdomo delivered a tiebreaking, two-run double in the ninth inning, and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks outlasted the Atlanta Braves 16-13 on TuesdayRead more...

Jason Heyward hit a three-run home run to power a five-run second inning and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers pulled away for a 10-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on TuesdayRead more...