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The Chicago Cubs will look to strengthen their position atop the National League wild-card race on Sunday when they bid for a three-game sweep against

The high point of the Detroit Tigers' season came against the Cleveland Guardians on Aug. 13, when they moved into a share of an American League wild-

Paul Skenes has started two All-Star Games, won an ERA title and garnered the 2025 National League Cy Young Award. But one thing the hard-throwing rig

The Baltimore Orioles need to generate offense to have any chance to win games, and that's even more clear after the past two outings.,They've failed

Tyler Mahle has experienced a tale of two seasons, both individually and from a team standpoint. ,The veteran right-hander looks to continue his pleas

Kyle Harrison will try to bounce back from a disastrous start when the Milwaukee Brewers visit the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon in the decisive

Wayne Knight rushed for three touchdowns in his UCLA debut, but the Bruins got a scare when quarterback Nico Iamaleava suffered a right leg issue late

Team Liquid made sure a hiccup didn't turn into a full-blown emergency.,A week after suffering their first loss in the League Championship Series Summ

Team Spirit and MOUZ advanced to the grand final with semifinal victories on Saturday at the BLAST Open Fall 2026 in Porto, Portugal.,MOUZ, the Group

Byrum Brown rumbled in with the tiebreaking touchdown, Eric Winters made a game-saving tackle on a two-point conversion and Auburn opened the Alex Gol

Michael Hawkins Jr. passed for 132 yards and ran for another 103 in his West Virginia debut, and Cam Cook ran 72 yards on the first play from scrimmag

Bryce Underwood connected with JJ Buchanan on a 47-yard Hail Mary on the game's final play as No. 16 Michigan survived a huge scare and defeated visit

Zack Wheeler worked six strong innings and Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-leading 41st homer as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Atl

Wayne Knight rushed for three touchdowns in his UCLA debut, but the Bruins' 45-24 win over host California on Saturday in Berkeley, Calif., came at a

Kentucky transfer Cutter Boley threw for 387 yards and six touchdowns, setting an Arizona State record in the process as the Sun Devils overwhelmed Mo

Hours after No. 16 Michigan's last-second win over Western Michigan, the Big Ten Conference shared a statement on social media on Saturday night expla

Noah Fifita threw two touchdown passes and Arizona's defense did not allow an offensive score in a 35-7 win over visiting Northern Arizona on Saturday

DARLINGTON, S.C. - It took 138 races for Sheldon Creed to finally claim his first career NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series victory at Atlanta this Feb

Simon Becher scored his seventh goal of the season to make his case to remain in the starting lineup as visiting St. Louis City defeated the Vancouver

Jeffrey Springs pitched seven scoreless innings to win for the first time since April 14 as the Athletics defeated host Seattle 6-2 Saturday night, fu

Tommy Edman hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-5 victory over the visiting Washington

Iva Jovic battled from a break down in the third set to beat good friend Alexandra Eala in a third-round match that lasted more than three hours on Sa

Matt McLain's home run in the seventh inning broke a tie and the host Cincinnati Reds defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Saturday night.,The game f

Marco Reus converted a penalty kick and Robert Taylor added a goal as the Los Angeles Galaxy started strong and held off a strong surge from the New E

Noel Caliskan scored his first goal of the season in the 75th minute on Saturday night and Real Salt Lake rallied for a 2-2 draw with visiting LAFC.,C

Shohei Ohtani was out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting lineup for the third consecutive game Saturday as he continues to deal with lingering issue

All-Star outfielder Riley Greene had four RBIs in his ninth career multi-homer game as the visiting Detroit Tigers bounced back from a doubleheader sw

Zack Wheeler worked six strong innings and Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-leading 41st homer as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Atl

Six-time Pro Bowl safety Harrison Smith agreed to return to the Minnesota Vikings for a 15th season, the team announced Saturday.,Smith, 37, had conte

Nate Sheppard ran for 227 yards and two touchdowns to lead Duke to a season-opening 17-3 victory against visiting Tulane in a weather-delayed game Sat

Check out our top college football betting picks for Week 1, including Washington vs. Washington State, Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin and Ole Miss vs. Loui

KJ Jackson threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns as Arkansas topped FCS foe North Alabama 31-14 on Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Jackson completed

Byrum Brown rumbled in with the tiebreaking touchdown, Eric Winters made a game-saving tackle on a two-point conversion and Auburn opened the Alex Gol

Kamari Moulton rushed for a career-best 183 yards and scored two touchdowns on just 11 carries to help No. 22 Iowa steamroll Northern Illinois 40-0 on

Coming in as nearly two-touchdown underdogs, Tulsa put on a show for its home crowd by subduing new-look Oklahoma State in a 24-10 season-opening win

JC French IV ran for three touchdowns and threw for another in his Cincinnati debut as quarterback to lead the Cincinnati Bearcats past the Boston Col

Dante Moore threw three touchdown passes, including the tiebreaking scoring pass to Dakorien Moore, and No. 2 Oregon rallied from a 10-point deficit t

Faizon Brandon shined in his collegiate debut as host No. 20 Tennessee comfortably defeated Furman 56-9 on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn.,Bran

Jaylen Raynor threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns Saturday and Iowa State's defense logged 12 tackles for loss during a season-opening 38-10 rout o

Kenny Minchey threw for 301 yards and four touchdowns to lead Kentucky to a 45-13 season-opening victory over Youngstown State on Saturday in Lexingto

LaNorris Sellers threw for three touchdowns and 270 yards as South Carolina rolled past Kent State 57-0 in a season-opening victory Saturday in Columb

Conner Weigman threw for 305 yards and accounted for two touchdowns as No. 23 Houston held off visiting Oregon State 33-20 on Saturday in each team's

Mason Heintschel achieved career-high totals in passing yards (453) and touchdown passes (seven) in host Pittsburgh's 59-14 victory Saturday over Miam

Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris says the urgency to win games is the same every week, regardless of the time of year.,But there's n

Julian Sayin passed for 320 yards and three touchdowns, including a pair to Jeremiah Smith, as No. 1 Ohio State crushed Ball State 56-3 on Saturday af

Shavane Anderson Jr. carried 10 times for 102 yards and three touchdowns in his collegiate debut as host Syracuse rolled over FCS foe New Hampshire 66

Anthony Colandrea threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth while Jamal Rule scored three times in his collegiate debut as Nebraska beat Ohio 49

Michael Hawkins Jr. passed for 132 yards and ran for another 108 in his West Virginia debut. Cam Cook ran 72 yards on the first play from scrimmage to

The Los Angeles Angels re-signed right-hander Shaun Anderson to a minor league contract on Friday.,Anderson, 31, has been moved on and off the roster

The Chicago Cubs recalled right-hander Javier Assad to start Saturday's road game against the Miami Marlins.,To clear a roster spot, the Cubs optioned