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CINCINNATI – The Minnesota Twins have 88 games remaining in their season after Thursday’s 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, but the next month could factor heavily into what direction they’re headed.

Byron ...Read more

NEW YORK — For the first time in a week, the Yankees looked like the Bronx Bombers again.

The Yankees awakened from their offensive slumber in Thursday afternoon’s 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels in the Bronx to ...Read more

Colorado Rockies closer Seth Halvorsen never even turned around to watch the ball fly. He just walked off the mound knowing he’d given up a game-winning homer.

James Wood, the Washington Nationals’ rising star, ...Read more

The Kansas City Royals needed some positive momentum.

After a winless homestand, there were rumors circulating around the team’s direction. And a players only meeting didn’t help soothe those concerns.

Were the ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO – Steve Kerr’s son is the newest member of the Golden State Warriors’ NBA coaching staff.

Nicholas Kerr is joining the NBA team’s coaching staff after spending the past two seasons as the head coach ...Read more

NEW YORK — The odds are overwhelmingly in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s favor.

In the previous 31 NBA Finals in which the series was tied 2-2, the team that won Game 5 went on to win the championship in 74% of them.

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LOS ANGELES — The Lakers are getting a new owner. And in Los Angeles, he’s already a familiar name.

Thirteen years after buying the Dodgers and transforming the team into a juggernaut in Major League Baseball, ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Through two NFL seasons, Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. has accumulated 18 penalties and two interceptions.

That is not an entirely fair summary of his contributions, of course, but it serves as an ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls aren’t making major changes anytime soon.

The roster might see some mild overturn this summer as the Bulls add a rookie with the No. 12 draft pick next Wednesday and shop several players in...Read more

DENVER — It better be a cleanser, not a Tenzer.

A franchise with peak Nikola Jokic deserves a Jokic-level general manager. ESPN analyst Bob Myers, who built a dynasty at Golden State. Miami’s Andy Elisburg. Monte ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Ace Bailey failed to lead his team to the NCAA tournament.

The Rutgers star makes the game more complicated than it needs to be, the type of player who will wow you one play and frustrate you the next.

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Twenty-nine hours before his official return to the Dodger Stadium mound, Emmet Sheehan took a moment to get himself reacquainted with his home ballpark first.

In an empty Dodger Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, Sheehan ...Read more

CINCINNATI - As soon as rain started falling in the sixth inning Wednesday, crew chief umpire David Rackley signaled for the Great American Ball Park grounds crew to pull the tarp over the infield, and Bailey Ober held up ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO – Justin Verlander returned Wednesday night from a month hiatus still seeking his first win for the Giants. But the four runs he allowed proved too much to overcome, even for a San Francisco lineup ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The Rays matched their largest comeback win in franchise history Wednesday, rallying from an eight-run deficit to beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-8.

Starter Taj Bradley, who was pulled one out into the ...Read more

During his team’s most recent homestand, Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro pondered aloud the state of Kansas City’s offense.

The Royals had struggled to score with runners in scoring position. And there were ...Read more

Consider the Colorado Rockies on a full-blown heater.

Colorado won a season-high fourth consecutive game on Wednesday at Nationals Park with a 3-1 victory over Washington. German Marquez turned back the clock, Michael ...Read more

Really, when you think about it, the Lakers and the Dodgers – or, if you prefer, Dodgers and Lakers – maybe should have been corporate siblings all along.

They are the dominant teams in North America’s most diverse ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. – Last week’s U.S. Open at Oakmont was enjoyable for golf fans who like to imagine professionals in their shoes.

As bogeys were collected and pars were celebrated – the winner, J.J. Spaun, finishing ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. — J.J. Spaun had never been one to give in when backed to the wall. His instinct was always to fight back, but a string of rough tournaments to start 2024 and a series of illnesses had him wondering if ...Read more