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Juan Soto homered twice, and Marcus Semien drove in a pair of insurance runs as the visiting New York Mets posted a 6-4 win over the Philadelphia Phil

Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. exited in the fourth inning with right knee discomfort Thursday night against the St. Louis Cardinals in Kansas City.,

Pinch hitter Andrew Benintendi belted a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth inning as the visiting Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 5-1 on

Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood have settled their outstanding large fines with the DP World Tour, according to a Thursday report from GolfWeek, but the

Players who started their first round at the U.S. Open in the afternoon wave may not know what the morning crowd was griping about.,Rory McIlroy stepp

Wyndham Clark shot 6-under par for 16 holes to lead in the suspended first round of the U.S. Open on Thursday at Southampton, N.Y.,Clark, the tourname

Los Angeles Angels star center fielder Mike Trout said Thursday that he was placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right hamstring strain.,Trout t

The New York Liberty will put multiple streaks on the line Friday night when they host the Washington Mystics.,New York (11-4) has the longest active

The Pittsburgh Pirates had a rough start to June, but they've gained some traction in the first leg of their current road trip.,Pittsburgh lost nine o

Jonathan David's hat trick paved the way for Canada's first-ever win in a World Cup, a 6-0 rout of nine-man Qatar on Thursday in Vancouver in the seco

The availability of U.S. men's national team star winger Christian Pulisic will be determined before the critical Group D showdown against Australia i

Sam Stevens shot 2-under-par 68 to hold the first-round lead among golfers who played in the morning wave at the U.S. Open Thursday in Southampton, N.

A sometimes-raucous crowd estimated at more than 1 million people lined the streets of Manhattan on Thursday for an event 53 years in the making: a ch

Wild card Alexandra Eala of the Philippines stunned No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday in the second round of the Berlin Ten

As Argentina legend Lionel Messi makes history at the World Cup, his father is experiencing a "health situation" that prompted family members to relea

Texas A&M landed the commitment of five-star linebacker Kaden Henderson on Thursday, making him the third player ranked No. 1 at his position to join

Teboho Mokoena's goal from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute gave South Africa a 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic in the second Group A match of

Time has expired on the Home Run Derby clock.,The annual power-hitting display, set to be contested July 13 in Philadelphia during All-Star Game festi

Anaheim Ducks forward Troy Terry is expected to be sidelined for five to six months after undergoing surgery last week to address a hip impingement an

A federal bill that would revamp college sports is heading to the full U.S. Senate for consideration.,The Protect College Sports Act would give the NC

Looking for MLB picks today? Check out our best bets for Thursday, including Mets vs. Phillies, Cardinals vs. Royals and Angels vs. Athletics.

The NHL issued a statement Thursday clearing Mike Babcock to return to coaching following an investigation into his brief 2023 stint with the Columbus

The New York Knicks accepted an offer to visit the White House to celebrate the franchise's first NBA championship since 1973, owner James Dolan said.

Brazil forward Neymar has been ruled out for Friday's World Cup match against Haiti in Philadelphia.,The Brazil federation confirmed Thursday that Ney

Angel City FC acquired forward Ally Sentnor from the Kansas City Current for $850,000, ESPN reported Wednesday.,The 22-year-old U.S. Women's National

Forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare officially has retired after 700 NHL games over 10 seasons with five teams.,Bellemare, who last suited up for the Sea

The San Jose Sharks acquired defenseman Michael Kesselring and the No. 27 overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for t

New York City FC midfielder James Sands returned from his loan to Germany's FC St. Pauli and signed a contract extension.,The team announced Thursday

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Quinn Priester will have thoracic outlet decompression surgery on Monday and will not play this season.,Priester, 25, h

The Vancouver Goldeneyes selected Wisconsin defender Caroline Harvey with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 PWHL Draft in Detroit.,Harvey, 23, won th

The Kansas City Royals acquired right-hander Randy Dobnak from the Seattle Mariners for cash considerations.,Dobnak, 31, signed a minor league deal wi

In an exclusive interview, Biaggio Ali Walsh discusses Muhammad Ali's legacy, faith, family memories and his upcoming PFL fight.

The first round of the 126th U.S. Open was paused for two hours on Thursday morning due to fog.,Play at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y

Looking for early NFL futures bets? Here are the favorite, dark horse and longshot Super Bowl picks worth considering before preseason action begins.

The Guardians have lost Jose Ramirez, Chase DeLauter and Angel Martinez to injuries. Here's how Cleveland can respond before the trade deadline.

The first round of the 126th U.S. Open was halted soon after it began on Thursday.,Play at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., was suspen

The Los Angeles Angels and Athletics will get together for a four-game series when the American League West rivals begin the set on Thursday night at

Noah Cameron has pitched well against the St. Louis Cardinals during his young career but has nothing to show for it. ,The left-hander will look for b

In search of their first road sweep of the Atlanta Braves in eight years, the San Francisco Giants will bring their newfound success on offense into t

Luis Arraez homered and drove in four runs and Carson Whisenhunt tossed five solid innings in his season debut on Wednesday to help the visiting San F

Freddie Freeman hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning and Shohei Ohtani pitched through a bloody blister to earn his seventh win as the Los

Ryan O'Hearn homered and drove in a career-best six runs while leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to an easy 12-4 victory over the Athletics on Wednesday

Emily Engstler's basket with 1:17 left snapped a tie and the Portland Fire scored the final 10 points Wednesday night to rally past the visiting Seatt

Rookie Olivia Miles scored 24 of her career-high 31 points in the first half, Natasha Howard added 15 points with nine assists and the visiting Minnes

Gunnar Henderson and Jackson Holliday homered and Kyle Bradish struck out a career-high 12 in 7 2/3 strong innings as the Baltimore Orioles defeated t

The Las Vegas Aces clinched a spot in the Commissioner's Cup title game against the New York Liberty with an 86-76 victory Wednesday night at the Phoe

Gabby Williams poured in a game-high 25 points, three reserves scored in double figures and the Golden State Valkyries used an early 19-0 spurt to pul

Spain's Paula Badosa, the 142nd-ranked player in the world, shocked No. 5 seed Coco Gauff 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday to advance to the Berlin Tennis O

Top-seeded Alex de Minaur of Australia committed just 11 unforced errors while cruising to a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Canada's Denis Shapovalov in the se

The Cleveland Guardians placed rookie outfielder Chase DeLauter on the 10-day injured list with a ribcage fracture and recalled outfielder Kahlil Wats