NEW YORK -- Eyeing a third consecutive NL East crown, the power-packed Atlanta Braves got their top starter back and made it an awfully easy night for him. Freddie Freeman added three more hits to his burgeoning MVP campaign, Ozzie Albies clubbed two ...
BOSTON -- Gary Sanchez hit a tying home run with two outs in the ninth inning, DJ LeMahieu had a go-ahead double in the 12th and the New York Yankees rallied past the Boston Red Sox 6-5 Friday night for their ninth straight win. New York improved to 8-0 ...
MIAMI -- Brian Anderson circled the bases so quickly after his second home run Friday that he nearly overtook Jesus Aguilar, who playfully motioned his teammate to slow down. No need to rush. Anderson and the Miami Marlins are on pace to end their ...
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics clinched their third straight playoff berth with Seattle's loss to San Diego and a 6-0 win against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night, highlighted by Matt Olson's three-run homer. Oakland is in the playoffs for ...
Tate Martell's topsy-turvy football career has taken another turn. The Miami quarterback is opting out of the 2020 football season, the Miami Herald reported on Friday. Martell had previously been suspended for the Hurricanes' season-opener over a team ...
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Hannah Green had to wait an extra day to open her title defense in the Cambria Portland Classic. Once she got going, about the only thing that slowed her was a 1 1/2-hour lightning delay and fading light. Green shot a 6-under 66 on ...
Relegated to a part-time role for a basement-dwelling team, Albert Pujols — the man they used to call The Machine — stepped to the plate in the fifth inning of Friday's face-off between the Angels and the Texas Rangers. The 40-year-old fell behind in the ...
Matchups in the NFL have a funny way of sometimes being marketed as player vs. player, even when those two players won't ever be on the field at the same time. But for the rest of Lamar Jackson's career, with the NFL's landscape shifting to younger, more ...
Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick said his side's 8-0 demolition of Schalke on the opening day of the Bundesliga season should serve as a benchmark for the rest of the campaign. The reigning champions were in scintillating form against a hapless Schalke, ...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Giannis Antetokounmpo's historic year earned him a historic awards sweep. The Milwaukee forward is the NBA's Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season, receiving that award Friday. He got the Defensive Player ...
ick Hahn admitted before Friday's game that the White Sox will likely take all the time they're allotted to finalize their playoff roster.R. Well, after Friday night's game, he might wish the team had some more time. Because there's another thing to think about.
Groupama-FDJ's Thibaut Pinot may not have had the Tour de France he'd hoped for this year, but on Saturday the Frenchman will be racing the stage 20 individual time trial on home roads between Lure and La Planche des Belle Filles, passing by his old ...
Anthony Davis had 37 points and 10 rebounds, LeBron James added 15 points and 12 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled to a 126-114 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. Slow starters in the ...
The Oakland Athletics have clinched a spot in the 2020 MLB playoffs following the Seattle Mariners' 6-1 loss to the San Diego Padres on Friday night. MLB @MLB. For the 3rd straight year, the @Athletics are headed to the #postseason! #CLINCHED ...
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- The final regular-season race of the Xfinity Series proved to be a preview of the upcoming playoffs as title contenders Chase Briscoe and Austin Cindric dominated yet another event. Briscoe passed Cindric with five laps remaining Friday ...
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons will be without a key member of their cornerback rotation for the second week in a row after ruling Kendall Sheffield out of Sunday's game against the Dallas Cowboys. Sheffield is still recovering from a ...
The postponement comes after Baylor was unable to meet the Big 12 conference Covid-19 game cancellation thresholds. The teams have agreed to honor their planned "home and home" games and will look for future scheduling opportunities.
MIAMI (AP) — Gonzalo HiguaÃn signed with Major League Soccer's Inter Miami on Friday, a day after the 32-year-old forward terminated his contract with Italian champion Juventus. HiguaÃn signed as a designated player whose salary largest is not counted ...
"I'd like to play all of our games however we can. I really don't have a preference as long as we can play a season and get to the NCAA tournament." Mike Carmin. Lafayette Journal & Courier. Feb 27, 2020; West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Purdue Boilermaker ...
Sergio Aguero has been ruled out of Manchester City's season-opening Premier League clash at Wolves on Monday. City's record goalscorer missed the end of last season after knee surgery and is not yet back in full training. Manager Pep Guardiola said at a ...
Daniel Jones finally might play his first NFL game with all of the Giants' top offensive skill players at his disposal. Wide receiver Golden Tate (hamstring, questionable) looked good running routes in Friday's practice and appears on track to make his season ...
EA Sports "FIFA 21" revealed the women's player ratings ahead of its official release on Friday, Oct. 9 in the United States. Last week the top-rated men's players where announced with Lionel Messi of Barcelona leading the way with a 93. Here's a look at the ...
The Atlanta Braves will continue their road trip Friday when they open up a three-game series against the New York Mets. The Braves have just 10 games remaining in the 2020 regular season and will enter Friday's game with a three-game lead over the ...
Sorting out the college football season — or as we like to call it: Not Now, You Idiots — as it falls apart on so many levels: Just as a refresher, the Big Ten voted Wednesday to join the SEC, Big 12 and ACC in playing the season, with an Oct. 23 or 24 start, eight ...
College football season is ramping up, and pretty soon it's going to be even better. This Saturday has some solid games, though, including a Notre Dame vs. South Florida affair featuring two 1-0 teams. It probably won't be close, though: The Fighting Irish are ...
Somebody got to Maurkice Pouncey. Somehow, some way, someone confronted the Pittsburgh Steelers center with the truth, and it was jarring to him. The truth was so disturbing that he said he could no longer wear the name on his helmet of a Black ...
The Brewers pitching staff has been a pleasant surprise in 2020. Opposing batters, who often end their at bats with a strikeout, likely disagree. In the modern era of baseball their are two statistical categories that seem to be on the rise each and every year: ...
No one blamed the Eagles' running backs for the team's stunning 27-17 season-opening loss to the Washington Football Team. The quarterback played poorly, the offensive line collapsed and there was a short circuit on the coaching level regarding that fine ...
It wasn't always a sure thing that Dwight Howard would join the Lakers in the NBA's bubble. More than two months in, he doesn't exactly sound like a fan of it — other than the Lakers being eight wins away from what they came for: a championship. "There's ...
Pietrangelo and the Blues have reportedly cut off their contract negotiations according to Darren Dreger of TSN. Of course, nothing is set in stone as there are about three weeks before Pietrangelo would hit the open market, but this could have a huge impact ...
Abu Dhabi: His sabbatical from the game has done Mahendra Singh Dhoni a world of good, Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said on Friday, asserting that the enigmatic skipper is "mentally engaged and determined" to encounter the challenges ...
Spectators will be not be allowed for any of the NASCAR playoff races next weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the track announced Friday night. A press release said only essential personnel will be allowed to attend the Cup, Xfinity and Truck playoff ...
The 2020 CrossFit Games are beginning to look a lot like the 2019 CrossFit Games. After four events of the online competition, four-time reigning champion Mat Fraser is atop the leaderboard. Fraser, who has 360 points, is being chased by a familiar face, ...