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Dane Dunning struck out 10 in the longest outing of his career, Adolis Garcia belted a home run for the third time in as many games and the Texas Rangers cruised to a 10-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Philadelphia Phillies right-handed pitching prospect Noah Song began a rehabilitation assignment at Class-A Clearwater with a perfect inning on Wednesday nightRead more...

Blake Perkins delivered the tie-breaking RBI single in the sixth inning Wednesday night for the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, who went on to beat the struggling New York Mets 5-2Read more...

Carlos Santana homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates scored five times in the seventh inning Wednesday to smack the visiting San Diego Padres 7-1Read more...

The Toronto Blue Jays erupted for five runs in the first inning and went on to defeat the visiting San Francisco Giants 6-1 on Wednesday nightRead more...

Expected to hit the heights as an NBA player, Victor Wembanyama entered the league with only one question mark: How tall is he?Read more...

The Chicago Blackhawks selected Regina Pats forward Connor Bedard with the first overall pick of the 2023 NHL Draft on Wednesday in Nashville.Read more...

The New England Patriots and wide receiver DeVante Parker are in agreement on a new three-year contract worth $33 million, NFL Network reported WednesdayRead more...

Patrick Corbin flashed the form that made him a two-time All-Star, pitching seven scoreless innings as the Washington Nationals defeated the host Seattle Mariners 4-1 Wednesday afternoonRead more...

The Vegas Golden Knights re-signed forward Ivan Barbashev to a five-year contract worth $25 million on Wednesday, hours after dealing Reilly Smith and his $5.25 million contract for 2023-24Read more...

Cleveland manager Terry Francona will miss his second straight game when the Guardians face the host Kansas City Royals on Wednesday nightRead more...

The Pittsburgh Pirates placed third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes on the 10-day injured list with lower back inflammationRead more...

Mets owner Steve Cohen conducted a straight-from-the-tabloids press conference on Wednesday, vowing changes at every level of the operation unless New York claws into contention before the trade deadlineRead more...

The Minnesota Timberwolves declined to guarantee forward Taurean Prince's $7.4 million contract for the upcoming season, making him a free agent, ESPN reported WednesdayRead more...

The NBA officially has labor peace through 2030.Read more...

Nikola Vucevic passed on free agency to return to the Chicago Bulls, signing a three-year, $60 million deal on WednesdayRead more...

The Stanley Cup winning Vegas Golden Knights traded forward Reilly Smith to Pittsburgh in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2024 draft on WednesdayRead more...

The GOAT is back. The best to ever appear on the floor, beam, vault, and uneven bars is returning to competition after nearly two years away from gymnastics. Simone Biles last competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which was of course delayed a year because of the pandemic. Her return to the sport in the U.S. Classic...Read more...

Look at the San Antonio Spurs doing their part to properly sell the NBA. For a time there was a chance that Victor Wembanyama might be making his handful of NBA Summer League games in Sacramento and not during the league's big event in Las Vegas.Read more...

Free agent running back Dalvin Cook dispelled reports he was near a deal with the Miami Dolphins on Wednesday, saying he declined a visit with the teamRead more...

The New York Yankees reinstated reliever Ian Hamilton from the 15-day injured list on WednesdayRead more...

Matt Olson homered and five Atlanta pitchers combined for a 3-0 shutout win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, securing the Braves' three-game series sweep and extending their winning streak to fiveRead more...

Criticizing the NCAA is the lowest of low-hanging fruit. You can essentially pick the apples up off the ground, and have a roiling take. The latest punishments, or lack thereof, handed down to LSU football and men's basketball last week were predictably lax and anything but a hindrance for schools to carry on...Read more...

Training camp kicks off in three weeks when the New York Jets become the first NFL team to report on July 19.Read more...

Ever since Tom Brady retired for the second time, some people are still waiting for the next comeback. The first time it took about a month for Brady to change his mind and reverse his decision to play one more season in the NFL. This time it seems like it might stick, but that doesn't mean we won't see Brady...Read more...

New Jersey Devils forward Timo Meier signed an eight-year, $70.4 million contract extension on WednesdayRead more...

The Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce is not getting paid like an all-world tight end, but the two Super Bowl rings more than make up for being the 52nd highest-paid player in the NFL this seasonRead more...

Michael Jordan's sale of his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets to Melvin Capital founder Gabe Plotkin prompted a new strain of conspiracy theories pertaining to the relationship between MJ's purported half-billion dollars in stock losses due to the GameStop meme-stock short squeeze in January 2021.Read more...

Indianapolis Colts cornerback and return specialist Isaiah Rodgers is among a "handful" of NFL players expected to receive season-long suspensions for gambling, ESPN reported Wednesday.Read more...

It's Connor Bedard Day. The long-sought-after Canadian is more popular than Justin Trudeau (although I'm not exactly sure how high of a bar that is these days) will be selected No. 1 overall by the Blackhawks during tonight's NHL Entry Draft. Any other move from Chicago with the top overall selection than to choose by...Read more...

The NHL Draft, which takes place tonight and tomorrow, isn't quite the NFL Draft. Most of the players taken won't show up for a season or two with their NHL teams. It's also not the MLB draft, where it'll be a long time either and everyone spends those middle years going off Twitter videos from various minor league...Read more...

The Toronto Maple Leafs and center David Kampf are in agreement on a four-year contract extension worth $9.6 million, multiple media outlets reported WednesdayRead more...

The Calgary Flames signed Yegor Sharangovich to a two-year, $6.2 million contract extension on Wednesday, one day after the center was acquired from the New Jersey Devils as part of the Tyler Toffoli tradeRead more...

Lloyd Howell was elected NFLPA executive director on Wednesday, replacing DeMaurice Smith as the head of the league's players association.Read more...

Seemingly the entire world of sports media is screaming at Damian Lillard to pick up his basketball and go to a contender. It's demand-a-trade season, we do it every summer, and Dame is off galavanting with Veronica Corningstone, while a bevy of Champ Kinds pine for his musk. Brian Windhorst, Stephen A. Smith, the...Read more...

All the NFL, hip-hop, and PGA fans will enjoy this one. We've got Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and DJ Khaled coming together for a golf outing. Imagine relaxing with an Arnold Palmer in the clubhouse, and these two walk in. Both are in shorts, with Khaled dressed like a tennis ball. Indeed, the...Read more...

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The Colorado Avalanche acquired forward Ross Colton from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a second-round pick in Wednesday night's draftRead more...

Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez was named the winner of the 2022-23 Bob Lanier Community Assist Award on WednesdayRead more...

Spending season starts Friday night in the NBA, but this summer free agency feels a bit more like a resale shop.Read more...

The San Antonio Spurs announced Wednesday that top overall draft pick Victor Wembanyama will not travel to Sacramento to compete in next week's California ClassicRead more...

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And if it does break, fix it the same way you did after you originally broke it. Grant Hill, this is for you.Read more...

Once again, Bill Belichick is shopping for No. 1 wide receivers at Ross. Which is not to say that it's impossible to find good clothing there. Customers simply have to be willing to pour through the racks and try on a lot of clothing- especially tops - if they want to find a Randy Moss at 60 percent off. Belichick is...Read more...

There almost certainly is a sordid side to Immaculate Grid, just as there is to Wordle, or Numble, or Framed. In just the week I've been playing the Grid, I've probably given away my birth certificate, passport, and most of my DNA. And yet I'm not going to stop, and neither are you.Read more...

Evan Longoria played for the Tampa Bay Rays from 2008-17, and the veteran third baseman is one of the most recognizable faces of that franchise's historyRead more...

Left-hander JP Sears hopes to exact a measure of revenge against his former team when the Oakland Athletics go for a second straight win over the visiting New York Yankees on Wednesday nightRead more...

Mike Moustakas wasn't certain where his major league career was going when the Cincinnati Reds released him in January, but the 13-year veteran has started the past two games at first base for the Los Angeles AngelsRead more...

Will Brennan made family and friends proud but surely disappointed a lot of Kansas City Royals' fans in his first major league game in the areaRead more...

The Philadelphia Phillies are enjoying their longest road winning stretch of the season, although Aaron Nola likely needs to fare better away from homeRead more...

The lineup and rotation have been upended by injuries, but the Los Angeles Dodgers are starting to see some players getting healthyRead more...