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The Baltimore Orioles think they are on the right track, and they will have another chance to prove it Friday night when they visit the Toronto Blue J

Pinch hitter Josh Rojas ripped a tiebreaking two-run single up the middle in the top of the ninth inning, and the Kansas City Royals held on for an 8-

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb, struck by the puck in the face in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday, was transported to a ho

Ketel Marte hit a 431-foot homer with one out in the ninth after Corbin Carroll homered in a two-run eighth as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los A

Josh Rojas ripped a pinch-hit, two-run single up the middle in the top of the ninth inning, and the Kansas City Royals held on for an 8-6 win over the

Rookie Olivia Miles scored a career-high 28 points and Courtney Williams had nine of her 17 points in the fourth quarter in the Minnesota Lynx's 87-84

Seth Jarvis scored a power-play goal at 3:56 of overtime, lifting the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-3 comeback win against the Vegas Golden Knights in Ga

Ryan O'Hearn slugged a two-run home run as part of a four-run sixth inning and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Houston Astros 5-1 on Thursd

Dansby Swanson delivered the tying single and Pete Crow-Armstrong followed with the game-winning hit as the Chicago Cubs scored four times in the bott

Golden Tempo and Renegade, the top two finishers in last month's Kentucky Derby, return to the track for the first time since as they highlight a fiel

Jennifer Kupcho, four years removed from her lone major title, holds a one-shot lead after the first round of the U.S. Women's Open on Thursday in Los

(OKLAHOMA CITY) Two unearned runs in the fifth inning sparked Texas to a 4-1 win over Texas Tech on Thursday and a sweep of the Women's College World

New York Yankees superstar right fielder Aaron Judge is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a rib stress fracture on his right side but is exp

Myles Straw had a pair of hits and three RBIs, including a two-run single that capped a three-run rally to propel the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitchers DL Hall and Grant Anderson both exited Thursday's 12-9 home loss to the San Francisco Giants with injuries.,In the f

The Phoenix Mercury halted an unsavory six-game losing streak and now look to earn consecutive wins for the first time this season when they visit the

The Los Angeles Sparks play the second of three consecutive home games on Friday when they welcome Paige Bueckers and the surging Dallas Wings.,Last t

Former U.S. Open winners Wyndham Clark and J.J. Spaun share the first-round lead of the Memorial Tournament with Ryan Gerard and Englishman Tommy Flee

Eric Haase hit a grand slam and Jung Hoo Lee had four hits to extend the longest current hitting streak in the major leagues to 12 games as the visiti

Instead of playing in the World's Most Famous Arena, Duke and Michigan will clash in a baseball park more than a thousand miles away.,The highly antic

The cost of security for the World Cup is prohibitive and might not be enough to halt all threats.,The Trump administration has reportedly spent $250

A turn of the page on the calendar has transformed the Detroit Tigers into an offensive juggernaut.,Punchless in the month of May when the team won ju

SAN ANTONIO -- Jalen Brunson displayed plenty of grit in the New York Knicks' Game 1 victory in the NBA Finals, but second on the Most Valuable list i

Milwaukee relief pitchers DL Hall and Grant Anderson both exited Thursday's home game against the San Francisco Giants with apparent injuries.,In the

Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell is no closer to making a call on his starting quarterback in the running competition between J.J. McCarthy and Kyle

Juli Inkster, the World Golf Hall of Famer with seven major titles and a record number of Solheim Cup matches under her belt, is dusting off the clubs

Captain Dylan Larkin recently requested a trade from the Detroit Red Wings, Sportsnet reported on Thursday.,The Michigan native has spent his entire 1

The expanded World Cup format creates more opportunities for nations, but it may also reduce the pressure and drama that made the tournament special.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. scored the tie-breaking run on a single by Ryan McMahon with two outs in the seventh inning as the New York Yankees edged the visiti

All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett not only found himself on a Super Bowl contender following a trade this week, he'll also receive more money in 202

Zack Wheeler worked seven strong innings as the host Philadelphia Phillies completed a season sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 6-4 victory Thursda

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. -- Things are finally starting to feel real for the United States men's national team.,Eight years after the U.S. was granted the ri

SAN ANTONIO -- San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson is emphasizing the obvious, that his team still is at home with a chance to even the NBA Fin

Players competing in the 2026 World Cup will have their individual performances measured by a new FIFA Power Rankings system announced on Thursday.,Th

Detroit Lions rookie wide receiver Kendrick Law is out for the 2026 season after suffering a torn ACL in a non-contact drill during organized team act

Eighth-seeded Mirra Andreeva advanced to her first Grand Slam final on Thursday with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Marta Kostyuk in the semifinals of the Fr

The Green Bay Packers are in agreement with wide receiver Christian Watson on a four-year, $110.5 million contract extension, ESPN reported Thursday.,

As NFL teams prepare for minicamps, here's a look at the quarterbacks best positioned to win starting jobs entering the 2026 season.

Keeping World Cup players, fans and venues safe is an "unprecedented" task being handled by both federal and local authorities from coast to coast, th

Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno was named the winner of the 2025-26 King Clancy Memorial Trophy on Thursday.,The award is presented to the playe

Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge will undergo more imaging for a "more specific" analysis of the bone bruise in his upper right rib.,New York's capta

The Philadelphia 76ers continued their front-office rebuild by naming Mike Gansey the president of basketball operations on Thursday.,Gansey, 43, come

On Thursday, Shohei Ohtani will rest.,After Ohtani pitched six scoreless innings and reached base five times in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 7-0 victory a

Jalen Brunson scored 13 fourth-quarter points and led the Knicks on an 11-0 closing run to defeat the Spurs in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

After a disappointing end to their title defense, the Oklahoma City Thunder face key decisions involving Isaiah Hartenstein, Luguentz Dort, and the NB

PFL CEO John Martin discusses the promotion's overhaul, growth strategy, upcoming championship events, and plans to challenge the UFC.

The Athletics have not swept a series against the Cubs since interleague play began in 2004, but that could change Thursday night in Chicago.,Right-ha

Before a six-run eighth inning set the stage for closer Josh Hader to make his season debut and lock down Houston's 11-9 victory over the Pittsburgh P

The Atlanta Braves will send ace Chris Sale to the mound Thursday night when they vie for a three-game sweep over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.,Sale

BetBoom Team and B8 became the first two teams to advance out of Stage 1 of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major on Wednesday in Germany.,In matchu