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The Los Angeles Dodgers will attempt to stabilize their dwindling National League West lead when they visit their hottest pursuer, the San Francisco G

The Dallas Stars acquired defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday in exchange for defenseman Mathew Dumba and a 2028

While the Atlanta Dream's offseason slid somewhat under the WNBA radar, their regular season is capturing plenty of attention heading into a potential

The Connecticut Sun halted their franchise-worst, 10-game losing streak on Wednesday with a comeback victory over the visiting Seattle Storm.,Two days

Natisha Hiedeman came off the bench to score 16 first-half points, and the Minnesota Lynx used a second-quarter deluge to overwhelm the host Los Angel

By the time Rory McIlroy reached the sixth tee box, he could already sense he wasn't far from the danger zone at the Scottish Open on Thursday. ,After

Former major league manager Lee Elia died on Wednesday, a week before his 88th birthday, the Philadelphia Phillies announced on Thursday.,"Elia was a

The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers re-signed forward Mackie Samoskevich to a one-year contract on Thursday, the team announc

Tobin Heath, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and World Cup champion with the United States Women's National Team, announced her retirement from profe

Austin FC striker Brandon Vazquez will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee, the team announced Thursday.,The 26-year-old for

Livvy Dunne's bid to buy Babe Ruth's former NYC apartment was denied by a co-op board, possibly over her social media posts.

D.C. United parted ways on Thursday with head coach Troy Lesesne after less than two seasons.,Lesesne compiled a record of 18-26-17 across all competi

No. 13 seed Amanda Anisimova fought off World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and the scorching temperatures to reach her first final at a major event on Thursd

An opening eagle temporarily elevated expectations for Scottie Scheffler's first round at the Scottish Open on Thursday before windy reality came arou

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Demarcus Robinson was sentenced to three years probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor DUI.,Robinson, 30,

Ireland's Ben Healy soared through the hills of Normandy to win Stage 6 of the Tour de France on Thursday.,Healy completed the 201.5-kilometer trek fr

European Tour golfer Rikuya Hoshino withdrew during the first round of the Genesis Scottish Open on Thursday due to a neck injury.,Hoshino completed 1

Charley Hull withdrew from the Evian Championship in France on Thursday after collapsing on the hole No. 4 tee due to illness. ,Hull, ranked No. 19 in

Jayson Tatum's absence could be exactly what the Boston Celtics need to reset and rediscover team basketball as the team enters their next chapter as

The Athletics smacked five homers in a victory in the opening game of their three-game series with the Braves, and Atlanta responded with five homers

These are Deadspin's best betting picks and predictions for the Scottish Open, including tournament winner predictions and prop bets.

Looking for long-shot MLB bets to spice up your summer at the All-Star break? These three futures have upside and solid reasoning to back the odds.

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas will seek to get his season back on track before the All-Star break next week.,His final chance to

Even as the New York Yankees struggled, Jazz Chisholm Jr. kept hitting.,On Wednesday, New York matched Chisholm's performance by getting a third strai

The Chicago White Sox certainly would like to start a long winning streak of their own.,A day after ending the longest active winning streak in the ma

The Minnesota Twins will go for a three-game sweep against the Chicago Cubs when the teams meet Thursday afternoon in their series finale in Minneapol

After getting a win in the series opener against the host Baltimore Orioles, the New York Mets will try for the second time in three days to parlay a

With a convincing victory Wednesday night, the Cincinnati Reds ended the Miami Marlins' franchise-record road winning streak -- and ensured Cincinnati

With a spot in the grand final on the line, Gen.G Esports and T1 engaged in a back-and-forth slugfest at the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational

Adrian Houser allowed one run over seven innings to help the Chicago White Sox end the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 10-game winning streak with a 2-1 vi

Jorge Soler hit a two-run go-ahead homer in the bottom of the eighth and Mike Trout belted two home runs and drove in three runs to power the Los Ange

Denis Bouanga scored on a penalty kick late in the first half and host Los Angeles FC dominated the short-handed Colorado Rapids 3-0 on Wednesday nigh

Ronald Acuna Jr. returned to the lineup to smack two homers and Drake Baldwin hit a three-run blast to lead the Atlanta Braves to an easy 9-2 victory

Rebecca Allen scored 27 points and Angel Reese notched a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds to help the host Chicago Sky defeat the Dallas W

Angel Martinez and Jose Ramirez hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning in support of right-hander Slade Cecconi, who recorded a career-high ni

Salvador Perez went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs to propel the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on We

Former Utah Jazz coach and general manager Frank Layden died on Wednesday. He was 93.,Layden coached the Jazz for seven-plus seasons (1981-89) and als

Nathaniel Lowe hit a three-run homer to power the visiting Washington Nationals past the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 on Wednesday night and give interim m

Matt Wallner went 2-for-3 with a home run as the Minnesota Twins held on for a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Carlos

Lionel Messi scored a pair of goals to give Inter Miami enough offense to outlast New England and secure a 2-1 victory over the host Revolution on Wed

Lionel Messi scored a pair of goals to give Inter Miami enough offense to outlast New England and secure a 2-1 victory over the host Revolution on Wed

All-Star Andrew Abbott carried a shutout into the eighth inning Wednesday night for the host Cincinnati Reds, who topped the Miami Marlins 7-2 followi

Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice and Cam Schlitter pitched 5 1/3 solid innings in his major league debut as the New York Yankees recorded a 9-6 victory

Twenty-year ATP veteran and former top-10 player Fabio Fognini announced his retirement from tennis on Wednesday at the All England Club, the site of

Carlos Narvaez, Wilyer Abreu, Romy Gonzalez and Jarren Duran each homered and Lucas Giolito pitched six scoreless innings to help the Boston Red Sox c

Team Liquid is the only undefeated squad two-thirds of the way through group stage play at the Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,

Owners of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs have joined the list of professional sports organizations making donations to support the

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs to start the season due to a knee injury.,Wirfs, 26, had arthroscopic surge

The Atlanta Braves were crushed in their series opener against the Athletics, but overshadowing the beatdown was the absence of star right fielder Ron

Atlanta Braves star right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. was back in the starting lineup for Wednesday night's road game against the Athletics one night aft