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The last two times the Baltimore Orioles opened a home series with a victory, in June, they lost the next two games.,They'll try to reverse that trend

Cristopher Sanchez's Cy Young Award candidacy took a hit in his last start.,The left-hander will try to bounce back when the visiting Philadelphia Phi

The Tampa Bay Rays are riding a power surge and sporting a new All-Star, the team's fifth, and will try to keep rolling Saturday afternoon when they f

Tristan Peters finished 4-for-4 with four RBIs while hitting for the cycle and Sean Burke pitched seven sharp innings as the host Chicago White Sox ro

Jimmy Crooks hit a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning on Friday to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Br

Kyle Karros flipped a deficit into a lead with a two-run single, Cole Carrigg padded the advantage with a sacrifice fly and the visiting Colorado Rock

Jimmy Crooks hit a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning on Friday to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Br

Tim Tawa homered and matched his career high of four RBIs to help the Arizona Diamondbacks roll to a 9-3 victory over the host Los Angeles Dodgers on

An overdue outburst propelled the Chicago White Sox to a lopsided victory against the visiting Athletics on Friday night.,The White Sox will aim to ke

Kazuma Okamoto belted a historic three-run homer Friday night during a four-run fifth inning as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays stopped the San Diego P

Nneka Ogwumike scored a season-high 25 points and collected 12 rebounds and five assists to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 102-87 victory over the v

Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a two-run ninth-inning homer and the New York Yankees rallied past the Nationals 5-3 in Washington on Friday night.,With New Yor

Vaughn Grissom hit a solo home run and sacrifice fly and Grayson Rodriguez threw 5 1/3 solid innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 win over

Wilyer Abreu had three hits, including a two-run homer, Friday night as the Boston Red Sox capped an eventful day by beating the host New York Mets, 6

Former Los Angeles Rams All-Pro Aaron Donald has made rumblings about a potential comeback in 2026 after the 10-time Pro Bowler retired in 2024.,The c

Wyatt Langford slugged a tiebreaking home run as the Texas Rangers exploded for four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning en route to a 7-3 win ove

Tristan Peters finished 4-for-4 with four RBIs while hitting for the cycle and Sean Burke pitched seven sharp innings as the host Chicago White Sox ro

Conor McGregor is officially ready for his first UFC fight in five years after he weighed in at 170.5 pounds Friday for his bout with Max Holloway.,Mc

The St. Louis Cardinals reached agreement Friday on an eight-year contract extension with stellar rookie second baseman JJ Wetherholt.,According to pu

The Toronto Blue Jays dealt right-handed reliever Tommy Nance to the Minnesota Twins on Friday in exchange for catcher/infielder prospect Ryan Sprock

Erling Haaland and the Norway national team are not ones to beat around the bush.,They've captured Americans' attention with their blunt honesty at ti

The Atlanta Dream ended a five-game losing streak in their last outing.,They'll try to continue heading in a better direction when they host the Portl

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani pulled out of the upcoming All-Star Game on Friday due to continued issues with his left knee.,The Dodgers

Mikel Merino came off the bench again to save Spain, scoring the go-ahead goal in the 88th minute to defeat Belgium 2-1 in a World Cup quarterfinal in

Shohei Ohtani will miss his last pitching start prior to the All-Star break but he can still make an impact with his bat when the Los Angeles Dodgers

Despite being turned away again as he attempted to earn his record-setting 25th Grand Slam title, Novak Djokovic seemed upbeat about his future.,Minut

Portugal's new 71-year-old coach said "age doesn't matter" and there still is a place on the team for 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo.,Jorge Jesus signe

Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard announced his retirement on Friday after a 22-year career in Ames.,The 61-year-old Pollard's retirement wil

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The Chicago White Sox reinstated rookie slugger Munetaka Murakami from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,The 26-year-old first baseman has missed the

The Houston Dynamo acquired American striker Duncan McGuire from Orlando City on Friday in exchange for up to $2.4 million in general allocation money

The Milwaukee Brewers are bringing back veteran right-hander Bryse Wilson, multiple outlets reported on Friday.,Terms of the signing were not immediat

LYON recorded a 3-0 win over G2 Esports on Friday to reserve their spot in the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational lower-bracket final in Daejeo

There were five lead changes in the final 45 seconds of regulation, with the decisive basket coming on Kelsey Mitchell's driving finger roll with 10.1

Rookie Bryce Eldridge launched the home team's first home run into the San Francisco Bay this season, Casey Schmitt and Willy Adames added traditional

Nolan Arenado homered and Merrill Kelly stifled the San Diego Padres over seven innings as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks earned a 3-1 win on Thurs

Framber Valdez threw seven innings of one-run ball to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 4-1 win over the visiting Athletics on Thursday night., ,Valdez (5-

A'ja Wilson returned after missing three games with an ankle injury and totaled 32 points and 10 rebounds as the visiting Las Vegas Aces defeated the

Wyatt Langford singled in Alejandro Osuna with one out in the bottom of the ninth as the Texas Rangers moved into first place in the American League W

Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon for the first time in five years when he faces Max Holloway in a five-round welterweight main event on Saturday

Jake Bauers and Brice Turang went deep for the Milwaukee Brewers, who capped a long week in St. Louis by beating the Cardinals 8-4 on Thursday and tak

Team Falcons took sole possession of first place in Group A with their second straight win at the Dota 2 event of the Esports World Cup on Thursday in

Allisha Gray scored a game-high 22 points on Thursday to help the Atlanta Dream post an 89-78 victory over the Seattle Storm in College Park, Ga.,Rhyn

Janson Junk, pitching for the first time since May 25, earned the win as the streaking Miami Marlins defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 8-4.,Miami

Justin Crawford drove home pinch runner Derek Hill for the game's only run to support seven masterful innings from Jesus Luzardo as the visiting Phila

Caleb Durbin hit a two-run home run and Patrick Sandoval pitched effectively in his first MLB outing in two years as the visiting Boston Red Sox edged

An eventual Toronto homecoming might happen for Kawhi Leonard this summer, but a trade from the Los Angeles Clippers back to the Raptors is on hold wh

Caleb Durbin hit a two-run home run and Patrick Sandoval pitched effectively in his return as the visiting Boston Red Sox edged the Chicago White Sox

Mike Yastrzemski's ninth-inning grand slam was one of three home runs which propelled the Atlanta Braves to a 10-5 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirate