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Corbin Carroll hit a grand slam to cap a five-run second inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks cruised to an 8-1 win against the visiting Los Angeles An

Harry Kane scored a first-half brace, Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford added goals after halftime and England kicked off its World Cup with a 4-2 v

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

Gotham FC made a massive addition to the roster Wednesday when Sam Kerr of Australia was added on a free transfer following a productive 6 1/2 seasons

Owen Hull and Gavin Gallaher had four hits each, helping lift North Carolina reach the title round with a 12-7 win over West Virginia in the Men's Col

Tuesday's four World Cup matches drew a combined 281,223 fans, breaking the 32-year-old single-day tournament record.,The previous mark of 277,070, al

A position-by-position look at the latest MLB All-Star voting results, highlighting deserving leaders, notable snubs and fan favorites.

Having broken their 10-game Wrigley Field skid on Tuesday, the Colorado Rockies now will aim to win their first series in nearly four years at the his

Perhaps it was fitting that Logan Gilbert was on the mound the night catcher Cal Raleigh returned from the injured list.,The longtime batterymates tur

Check out Wednesday's MLB best bets featuring Shane McClanahan's strikeout prop and Gavin Williams' outs recorded prop on a 14-game baseball slate.

The Toronto Maple Leafs named former assistant Jim Hiller as the 41st head coach in franchise history on Wednesday morning.,Hiller, 57, returns to Tor

Bryan Reynolds feared he was about to be robbed of a homer to center field from the left side while batting in the sixth inning on Tuesday night. He s

The Cleveland Guardians are seeking answers to replace the offensive firepower left by Jose Ramirez and Angel Martinez, each of whom landed on the inj

The Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants will play almost two games on Wednesday.,With the Giants leading 3-2, the opener of a three-game series in

The struggling Kansas City Royals will try to avoid a three-game sweep against the host Washington Nationals when they conclude their series on Wednes

Houston Astros catcher Yainer Diaz returned from a 38-game stint on the injured list and scored the tying run in the eighth inning of a 4-2 comeback v

In their first two games against the Miami Marlins this week, the Philadelphia Phillies have shown they can count on offensive production from differe

The Cincinnati Reds will aim for their first home sweep of the season when they face the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three

Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run in the sixth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers prevailed in a pitchers' duel, earning a 1-0 victory over the visi

An own goal off a corner kick in the 76th minute broke a tie and Austria went on to defeat Jordan 3-1 in a World Cup Group J match on Tuesday in Santa

The second meeting this season between the 2025 WNBA finalists will look very different this time.,The Phoenix Mercury started the season with what lo

Brandon Lowe ripped a tiebreaking homer with one out in the top of the ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Athle

Sporting Kansas City might be called off the bench for a mid-World Cup friendly match against England, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.,Eng

Reid Detmers allowed three hits over seven shutout innings to help the visiting Los Angeles Angels to a 7-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the s

Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run in the sixth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers prevailed in a pitchers' duel, earning a 1-0 victory over the visi

Cal Raleigh, making his return from his first career stint on the injured list, hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh inning as the Seattle

Tre Phelps had two hits and an RBI and Justin Byrd tossed five innings of shutout relief to help No. 3 Georgia remain alive at the Men's College World

Raynel Delgado delivered a two-run single in a three-run eighth inning as the Houston Astros rallied for a 4-2 victory over the visiting Detroit Tiger

Lionel Messi became the first player to feature in six World Cups and marked the occasion with a hat trick to tie the all-time World Cup goals record

Willi Castro and TJ Rumfield both drove in a pair of runs for the visiting Colorado Rockies, who rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday.,The

Kody Clemens went 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and three RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 12-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday

American League MVP runner-up Cal Raleigh returns from an absence of just more than a month due to a right oblique strain when the Seattle Mariners ho

The Washington Mystics aim to halt their recent woes away from home on Wednesday when they continue their three-game road trip against the slumping Co

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kylian Mbappe scored his 13th and 14th World Cup goals, both after halftime, to move within two of Miroslav Klose's all-time

Brazilian star Neymar trained on the sidelines on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in the U.S. for the World Cup.,The forward performed runni

Jalen Brunson led the Knicks to a championship, but does that make him a top-five NBA player?

Brooks Koepka says his grip strength isn't at 100% due to a nerve injury in his left hand, but it's "good enough" for him to play the U.S. Open this w

Cam Jordan will celebrate his 37th birthday in less than a month before kickstarting his official NFL farewell tour. ,Jordan signed a one-year deal to

U.S. men's national team star Christian Pulisic once again worked off to the side during the open portion of the team's Tuesday's practice and remains

Canada captain Alphonso Davies is unlikely to play in Thursday's match against Qatar.,Davies, 25, is continuing to work his way back from a hamstring

England will launch their bid to end a 60-year World Cup title drought on Wednesday when they open Group L play in Arlington, Texas, against a veteran

Dallas wide receiver George Pickens attended his first offseason practice with the team on Tuesday, after skipping the voluntary portion of the Cowboy

John Tortorella will not return as the head coach of the Vegas Golden Knights, the team announced Tuesday.,The news comes two days after the Golden Kn

Chicago Stars FC signed Spain national team defender Leila Ouahabi to a three-year contract on Tuesday.,The deal runs through the 2028 NWSL season. Ou

The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired goaltender Samuel Ersson, defenseman Emil Andrae and a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft from the Philadelphia F

Kyle Calder, a forward who played 10 seasons in the NHL for five different teams, died Monday. He was 47.,The National Hockey League's Alumni Associat

FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed Tuesday that law enforcement officials disrupted "planned attacks" at last weekend's White House UFC event that repo

Managing one distraction at the World Cup is hard enough.,As Iran's 2-2 World Cup-opening draw against New Zealand showed, Team Melli have to handle t

England ruled out defender Tino Livramento with a calf injury on Tuesday, one day before opening the World Cup against Croatia in Arlington, Texas.,Th

Aldon Smith's family is sending his brain to a research lab in Boston to determine whether CTE played a role in the former NFL defensive lineman's dea