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Riding the high of their 17-4 blowout victory against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, the Chicago White Sox will continue their seven-game road trip on Monday when they face the host Kansas City Royals in the opener of a four-game setRead more...

Sam Reinhart scored 3:02 into overtime as the Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Sunday in Sunrise, Fla., and moved to the verge of sweeping their Eastern Conference semifinal seriesRead more...

While the New York Yankees experienced a frustrating weekend visiting the best team in the majors, the Oakland Athletics enjoyed their best weekend so farRead more...

If the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates are relying on a rematch with the visiting Colorado Rockies to provide the fodder to turn things around, they could be disappointedRead more...

Isaac Paredes hit an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to an 8-7 comeback win against the New York Yankees in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday in St. Petersburg, Fla.Read more...

Hitters from both teams might be doing a lot of guesswork as the Detroit Tigers arrive in Cleveland for the beginning of a three-game series against the Guardians on MondayRead more...

Back in charge of their Western Conference semifinal series once more, the Los Angeles Lakers will see if their advantage can stick this timeRead more...

Joey Meneses hit a three-run home run in the top of the ninth to rally the Washington Nationals to a 9-8 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon in PhoenixRead more...

Adolis Garcia went 3-for-4 with a home run, Leody Taveras went 4-for-5 and drove in four runs, and the Texas Rangers closed out a road series win on Sunday with a 16-8 rout of the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, CalifRead more...

The Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs in the second inning and bludgeoned the host Cincinnati Reds 17-4 on Sunday afternoonRead more...

William Contreras and Willy Adames belted two-run home runs as the Milwaukee Brewers salvaged one win on their six-game Western swing with a 7-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoonRead more...

Rookie right-hander Bryce Miller pitched six scoreless innings for his first major-league victory as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Houston Astros 3-1 Sunday afternoonRead more...

James Harden drained a 3-pointer with 19 seconds remaining in overtime to fuel the host Philadelphia 76ers to a back-and-forth 116-115 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday, leveling their Eastern Conference semifinal series at two wins apieceRead more...

Jack Hughes scored twice and collected two assists as the New Jersey Devils took control with a three-goal first period and cruised to an 8-4 victory over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday afternoon in Game 3 of their seminfinal series in Newark, N.JRead more...

The Miami Marlins scored the tiebreaking run on a 14th-inning balk -- overcoming Sandy Alcantara blowing a two-run lead in the ninth -- to snap a five-game losing streak with Sunday's 5-4 road win over the Chicago CubsRead more...

Whit Merrifield homered and drove in four runs Sunday as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game series sweep with a 10-1 win over the Pittsburgh PiratesRead more...

Isaac Paredes had an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to an 8-7 win against the visiting New York Yankees in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoonRead more...

Paul Goldschmidt hit three homers and drove in four runs as the St. Louis Cardinals snapped their eight-game losing streak with a 12-6 victory over the visiting Detroit TigersRead more...

The discussion of the future of horse racing seems to be popping up more regularly these days. The greater regularity of the topic probably started in 2019, when Santa Anita Park in Southern California had an unprecedented rash of horses suffering fatal injuries, with 42 horses dying and shutting down racing for three…Read more...

The Vegas Golden Knights have not needed a bounce-back game since Game 2 of their opening-round series victory over the Winnipeg JetsRead more...

Salvador Perez homered and Ryan Yarbrough won a start for the first time since August 2021 as the host Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1, salvaging the final game of the weekend seriesRead more...

Kris Bryant and Brenton Doyle each homered and finished with three RBIs Sunday afternoon for the visiting Colorado Rockies, who beat the New York Mets 13-6 in the rubber game of a three-game seriesRead more...

Major League Baseball is planning to play regular-season games in South Korea for the first time, with the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers expected to open the 2024 season there, according to multiple reports SundayRead more...

Michael Harris II lined a double to center field to drive in Ozzie Albies with the winning run in the 12th inning, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on SundayRead more...

Cal Quantrill shook off unusual home struggles this season and returned to form on Sunday, flirting with a no-hitter and pitching the Cleveland Guardians to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Minnesota TwinsRead more...

Lost in the noise of Glen Kuiper’s slur of the tongue, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is on the path to an enormous overhaul. With interest and attendance up, the president of the Kansas City museum — Bob Kendrick — announced a plan last week for a new Negro Leagues Baseball Museum campus.Read more...

Kyle Schwarber broke out of a slump by collecting two hits to help the Philadelphia Phillies end a six-game losing streak by beating the visiting Boston Red Sox 6-1 SundayRead more...

The Miami Marlins activated Joey Wendle from the 10-day injured list on Sunday after the infielder missed slightly more than a monthRead more...

On an early defensive possession in the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 3 victory, Steph Curry turned on the jets along the baseline and left Jarred Vanderbilt eating dust on a drive to the rim. The only deterrent between Curry and two points was Anthony Davis stepping up to contest. Curry attempted to loft one of his…Read more...

Toronto Blue Jays star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was held out the starting lineup for the second straight game Sunday due to left wrist discomfortRead more...

The Boston Red Sox placed Christian Arroyo on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain Sunday and recalled fellow infielder Bobby Dalbec from Triple-A WorcesterRead more...

The New York Knicks and Miami Heat in the playoffs -- a shoving match, tight defense, poor offense ..Read more...

The NHL playoffs like to revel in its celebration of depth and the unsung. Everyone gets a shift, so everyone had better do a job or more, and the puck can bounce onto anyone’s stick or off anyone’s ass to change a game, a series, a whole spring. It is not always a stage for the leading men to provide the theater like…Read more...

Former American League MVP, Cy Young Award winner and three-time World Series champion Vida Blue died Saturday, the Oakland Athletics announced Sunday morningRead more...

Nick Gilbert, familiar to NBA fans as the Cleveland Cavaliers representative at the draft lottery, died Saturday from a genetic condition. He was 26Read more...

Here at Deadspin, we take a wait-and-see approach to covering horse racing. Every year, someone will pitch a Kentucky Derby preview and either get laughed out of the writer’s room or ignored. The only reason we wrote about the 2022 iteration was because long shot Rich Strike won at 80-1, and his trainer got canceled…Read more...

The national television audience for Sunday's rubber match of the series between the host San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers probably will learn more than they need to know about Joe Musgrove's feetRead more...

TJ Friedl has tormented the Chicago White Sox the past two nights and Jonathan India also has been quite a pestRead more...

Coming off a wild win on Saturday, the Arizona Diamondbacks will look for a sweep when they head into Sunday's series finale against the Washington Nationals in PhoenixRead more...

Bryce Miller might be more eager for his second start in the major leagues than he was for his first.Read more...

The Milwaukee Brewers must find a way to figure out a guy Giants manager Gabe Kapler calls "one of the best players in baseball" when the clubs conclude a three-game series in San Francisco on Sunday afternoonRead more...

Martin Perez will have another tough act to follow for the Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoonRead more...

After Oakland Athletics starters failed to record a win for a major league record 32 straight games to start the season, they've won the past two gamesRead more...

When Cleveland Guardians right-hander Cal Quantrill takes the mound against the visiting Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon, he'll hope the welcome mat will be out for him againRead more...

Sandy Alcantara seems poised to work through the early struggles on his Cy Young Award follow-up season for the Miami MarlinsRead more...

The Detroit Tigers will bid for their second straight series sweep when they face the St. Louis Cardinals SundayRead more...

Buck Showalter used a track and field analogy to describe how the New York Mets' offense should optimally operateRead more...

The Boston Red Sox look to keep their high-octane offense clicking on all cylinders Sunday when they vie for a three-game sweep of the host Philadelphia PhilliesRead more...

After recording one of their best wins, the New York Yankees look to build some much-needed momentum when they face the Tampa Bay Rays in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday in St. Petersburg, FlaRead more...

Things are going swimmingly for the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, but the Pittsburgh Pirates are drowning going into the teams' series finale SundayRead more...