CINCINNATI (AP) — Spencer Steer hit a game-winning two-run home run in the 11th inning and the Cincinnati Reds overcame Alexis Díaz's first blown save of the season in a wild 7-5 win over the stumbling San Diego Padres on Friday. Elly De La Cruz doubled to drive in Jonathan India with the ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers came out firing in free agency. Looking to improve its roster after an illuminating playoff exit, Cleveland agreed to deals with forwards Caris LeVert and Georges Niang in the first hour on Friday. LeVert, who bounced back and forth between starter and reserve ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carlos Santana hit his eighth career walk-off home run, a two-run shot to cap a three-run ninth inning and rally the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7 on Friday night for their fourth straight win. With his team trailing 7-5, Andrew McCutchen drew the ...
Organizers announced plans Friday to launch a new women's professional hockey league in January that they hope will provide a stable, economically sustainable home for the sport's top players for years to come. The North American league is expected to start with six teams — three in the U.S. ...
The rapidly expanding landscape of nonprofit, donor-backed collectives paying college athletes to promote charities has been hit with a potentially seismic disruption. A recent 12-page memo from the Internal Revenue Service determined that, in many cases, such collectives may not qualify as ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Justin Steele burnished his potential All-Star credentials while helping the Cubs get back on a winning track. The left-hander tossed a three-hit shutout into the seventh inning and won his third straight start, and Chicago snapped a four-game skid with a 10-1 win over the ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Schwarber homered on the game's first pitch, Taijuan Walker won his fifth straight start and the surging Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Thursday night. Bryce Harper drove in two runs. Trea Turner had two hits and scored a run, helping the Phillies win ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kyle Tucker homered and drove in five runs, Alex Bregman hit his third grand slam this season and the Houston Astros blew out Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 14-0 on Thursday night. Houston had 18 hits, its most since Sept. 10, 2019, against Oakland. Bregman, ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Add another member to the six-timers club. Chase Kalisz became the seventh American swimmer to make a half-dozen world championship teams with a runner-up finish in the 400-meter individual medley at the U.S. nationals. The 29-year-old Kalisz will be heading to the ...
BOSTON (AP) — Jean Segura's infield single broke up Brayan Bello's no-hit bid with nobody out in the eighth inning, and the Miami Marlins followed with three more hits to break a scoreless tie and beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 on Thursday night. Bello held the Marlins hitless through seven, ...
José Ramirez daringly stole home for the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, but the Kansas City Royals rebounded to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 Thursday on pinch-hitter Freddy Fermin's two-run double in the bottom half. Even with the win, the Royals reached the season's midpoint at 23-58, ...
The AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians have been below .500 since late April. The Cincinnati Reds top the NL Central standings while on an 86-win pace. Welcome to life in baseball's two weakest divisions, where even the best teams struggle to win more games than they lose. Cleveland ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — San Diego's first half couldn't have been much more disappointing. The Padres wasted a four-run lead in a 5-4 loss to Pittsburgh on Thursday that left San Diego with a 37-44 record at the season's midpoint. "I know from the outside it looks like a bunch of overpaid guys not ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden picked up his $35.6 million contract option for next season with the Philadelphia 76ers, with the franchise exploring trades to move the veteran scorer, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Harden informed the 76ers of his choice ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers are fully guaranteeing forward Cedi Osman's $6.7 million contract for next season, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday. Osman has been a solid contributor for the Cavs since 2017. If the team hadn't guaranteed the ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Castellanos, Edmundo Sosa and Josh Harrison homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5 on Wednesday night. Castellanos hit a three-run homer in the second off Drew Smyly (7-5) after Sosa launched a two-run shot earlier in the inning. Castellanos also ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — José Ramírez hit his fifth career grand slam and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 14-1 on Wednesday night, moving into first place in the AL Central despite a losing record. Ramírez lined a first-pitch cutter from Austin Cox into the left-field ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights have traded forward Reilly Smith to the Pittsburgh Penguins for 2024 third-round pick. The teams announced the deal Wednesday, hours before the start of the NHL draft. The Stanley Cup champions reacquired their own selection they sent to Pittsburgh ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets owner Steven Cohen is threatening his underperforming team with the prospect of a trade deadline selloff unless New York gets back into contention for a playoff berth. "All is not lost yet, but it's getting late," he said during a news conference Wednesday. "I'm ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Marsh homered twice and drove in three runs, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Tuesday night for their second straight win. Phillies left-hander Ranger Suárez pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning in a game played in a strong smoky ...