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In his homecoming, Manny Machado drove in three runs -- including two in the decisive 10th inning -- as the San Diego Padres defeated the host Miami M

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Friday that they plan to have Mookie Betts play right field when he returns from the injured list on Monday.,Betts h

Edgar Lopez pulled visiting Toluca level deep into second-half stoppage time, then goalkeeper Tiago Volpi put on a show in a penalty shootout to send

When Team USA faces France in the men's basketball gold-medal game on Saturday, Kevin Durant will make his first start in the Paris Olympics, The Athl

Mark Canha beat his old team with a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth inning as the San Francisco Giants, held hitless for six innings, rallied for

Right-hander Jack Flaherty had 10 strikeouts in his home debut and was backed by three home runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 9-5 victory over

Bryce Miller pitched six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting New York Mets 6-0 on Friday night in the opener of a three-ga

Adrian Del Castillo belted the first pitch of the bottom of the ninth inning over the wall in right to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a dramatic 3-2 vi

PARIS -- The United States won the gold medal in the Olympic women's 4x100 meters relay on Friday, their 12th title in the event ,after Great Britain

PARIS -- When she was in a Russian penal colony, Brittney Griner was not sure she would ever play basketball again, let alone play in her third Olympi

Friday's sports calendar is packed with an MLB slate of games, Olympic women's basketball, and NFL preseason. These are our top betting picks for Augu

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson and the majority of the team's starters will play "a series or two" in the preseason opener on Sunda

The New England Patriots are releasing wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, NFL Network reported Friday.,The Pats are parting ways now to give the 27-ye

Brazilian legend Marta was 18 years old in 2004 when the U.S. Women's National Team broke her heart after Abby Wambach scored the go-ahead goal in ext

Breanna Stewart scored 16 points to lead the United States to an 85-64 victory over Australia in the first semifinal at the Paris Olympics on Friday,

The Seattle Reign transferred Brazilian midfielder Luany to Atletico Madrid for an undisclosed fee on Friday.,Luany, 21, had been on loan since August

Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan is expected to be sidelined "weeks to months" with right shoulder injury, manager Rocco Baldelli announced Frida

The New York Yankees acquired outfielder Cam Eden from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for cash considerations.,The Yankees assigned Eden to Triple-

Jurickson Profar is a darkhorse MVP candidate in the National League, and proving to be an invaluable piece to the San Diego Padres playoff push.

Team USA is one win away from winning the gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The hometown team, France, has an opportunity to pull one of the bigg

The Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves will compete in the MLB Speedway Classic next season at Bristol Motor Speedway, Major League Baseball announced

Switzerland's Morgane Metraux rolled in a 15-foot eagle putt on the 18th on Friday to maintain a share of the lead entering the final round of the wom

CF Montreal acquired Canadian forward Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty from Toronto FC on Friday.,Toronto received $850,000 in general allocation money in exch

The San Francisco Giants will have an opportunity to trot out their newest player in front of the home fans, but he won't need any introduction to the

Jack Flaherty returned home when he landed with the Los Angeles Dodgers at the trade deadline last month. ,That move likely will feel all the more rea

Pete Alonso hasn't ruled out reaching the 40-homer plateau this season, which is good news for the New York Mets.,Alonso went deep twice Thursday afte

The Philadelphia Phillies have answered a six-game losing streak with four victories in five games.,Philadelphia will look to keep the run going on Fr

The Atlanta Braves were surging a week ago after posting six wins in seven games and adding 2021 World Series MVP Jorge Soler from the San Francisco G

Two teams that experienced power surges on the road will square off when the visiting Cincinnati Reds and National League Central-leading Milwaukee Br

The Kansas City Royals aim to continue their power surge on Friday when they resume their I-70 Series with the opener of a two-game set against the vi

The San Diego Padres bring a five-game winning streak, the longest current burst in the majors, into Friday night's opener of a three-game series with

CeeDee Lamb's social media clap back at Jerry Jones was perfect, as the superstar wide receiver awaits a new contract from the Dallas Cowboys.

The Chicago White Sox will host the Chicago Cubs on Friday and resume their turbulent 2024 season with coach Grady Sizemore as interim manager.,The Wh

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina hit 24 winners and recorded a huge upset when he took down third-seeded Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 on Thursday in the s

There's nothing wrong with the Boston Red Sox offense, but the same can't be said about the team's pitching. The Red Sox enter Friday's game against t

Gold medalist Novak Djokovic withdrew from next week's Cincinnati Open, tournament officials said Thursday.,Djokovic, the World No. 2, is the defendin

Pete Alonso homered twice and singled, Mark Vientos also went deep, and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 9-1 in Denver on Thursday.,Francis

Mark Canha finished 4-for-6 with a pair of RBIs and Michael Conforto went 2-for-4 with two runs driven in, helping lead the visiting San Francisco Gia

The Minnesota Twins will look to gain ground against the Cleveland Guardians on Friday when the American League Central rivals open a four-game series

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Rondale Moore will miss the season with a knee injury after the team placed him on injured reserve on Thursday.,Moore wa

The Cincinnati Bengals signed former UFL defensive tackle Carlos Davis, the team announced on Thursday.,Davis was a seventh-round draft pick by Pittsb

PARIS -- Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the Olympic 200-meter title on Thursday when he powered clear of American duo Kenny Bednarek a

These five NFL players are currently under the radar, but could breakout into household names this preseason.

New Orleans Saints linebacker Pete Werner agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension Thursday. ,Financial terms were not disclosed by the Sain

Top overall draft pick Caleb Williams will make his preseason debut on Saturday when the Chicago Bears face Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in Orchar

The Boston Celtics are working with multiple firms to assist with the sale of the NBA franchise, Sportico reported Thursday.,Per the report, JPMorgan

Colorado Rockies right-hander German Marquez will miss the remainder of the season after being diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right elbow, ma

The Jacksonville Jaguars signed 2024 UFL Defensive Player of the Year Breeland Speaks on Thursday.,The 28-year-old defensive end tallied 9.5 sacks and

PARIS -- Victor Wembanyama could get his wish of a gold medal home game against LeBron James and Team USA.,Bolstered by an electric home crowd, Wemban

Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA national champion gymnast Jordan Chiles is returning to UCLA.,Chiles made the announcement Thursday in an appe