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CHICAGO — Nyara Sabally scored a career-high 29 points and Marina Mabrey added 24 points with seven assists as the Toronto Tempo defeated the Chicago Sky 111-104 on Wednesday night. Toronto built a 55-48 halftime lead th…
Los Angeles — Shohei Ohtani was struck on the right hand by a Kyle Freeland pitch and left the Dodgers’ game Tuesday night after grounding out in the fifth; manager Dave Roberts said the ball mostly hit the pad of Ohtani…
ARLINGTON, Texas. The Texas Rangers erupted for eight runs in the first inning and secured a 10-7 victory one night after Houston pitchers combined for a no-hitter, while in a separate game this week Houston's Yordan Alv…
DETROIT — Vaughn Grissom hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning Tuesday, driving in six runs as the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 10-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The rally erased a 6-4 Detroit lead, and …
Boston — The Atlanta Braves beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Tuesday at Fenway Park, with Michael Harris II collecting four hits including a two-run homer and Matt Olson adding a two-run shot; Spencer Strider started and R…
Topeka, Kansas. Local high school softball and baseball teams advanced through quarterfinal and semifinal rounds this week, with quarterfinals leading into semifinals on Wednesday, May 27 and championship games scheduled…
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Union fired coach Bradley Carnell on Wednesday as part of a front-office overhaul that named Jon Scheer sporting director and elevated Ryan Richter, head coach of Philadelphia Union II, to…
Milwaukee — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Dustin May carried a no-hitter into late innings during a game in Milwaukee this week, striking out multiple batters and allowing only two baserunners via a hit-by-pitch and c…
Knoxville: Tennessee announced kickoff times for its first three 2026 football games, stating the Vols will open Sept. 5 against Furman at 3:30 p.m., travel to Georgia Tech for a 7 p.m. Sept. 12 primetime game, and host …
Los Angeles — On Wednesday, LA28 organisers unveiled the full competition schedule for the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games, confirming 560 medal events across 23 sports to be contested over 14 days. The schedule sets t…
Oklahoma City — The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 on Tuesday in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, taking a 3-2 series lead. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored at least 30 points for the …
KANSAS CITY — The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals 15-1 at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, producing a multi-homer, high-hit offensive performance in which every member of the Yankees' starting lineup record…
Las Vegas — The Colorado Avalanche started Nathan MacKinnon and inserted Mackenzie Blackwood in goal for Game 4 at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday as they tried to stave off elimination against the Vegas Golden Knights. Coach …
New York. The New York Knicks reached the NBA Finals this week after an 11-game playoff winning streak and a sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers, following a 53-29 regular season and an NBA Cup victory; the team will face t…
LOS ANGELES — On Monday, the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3, overcoming early injuries and a score tied at three with a four-run seventh inning; Kiké Hernández returned from offseason elbow …
PITTSBURGH — Henry Davis delivered a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning on Monday, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The late homer supplied the decisive run in a tight game…
Miami Gardens — The Miami Dolphins announced Tuesday that former defensive lineman Manny Fernandez, a starter on the franchise's 'No-Name Defense,' died at the age of 79. Fernandez signed with the Dolphins as an undrafte…
Colorado Avalanche star center Nathan MacKinnon is questionable for Tuesday night’s Game 4 of the Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights after sustaining a right knee injury in Game 3. The injury occur…
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder will be short-handed for Tuesday night’s pivotal Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, with guard Ajay Mitchell ruled out and forward Jalen Willi…
San Francisco — The Golden State Valkyries debuted their 2025 first-round pick Justė Jocytė on Monday at Chase Center, and she recorded five points and two assists in a 97-70 victory over the Connecticut Sun. Jocytė, dra…
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Texas junior Farah O'Keefe closed with birdies on the 17th and 18th on Monday to win the NCAA women's individual golf championship at La Costa, finishing 12-under 276. O'Keefe finished two strokes ahea…
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — SEC commissioner Greg Sankey left most answers open-ended Monday and said specifics would be worked out after three days of meetings with the league's coaches, athletic directors and presidents. He …
CLEVELAND — The New York Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, defeating them 130-93 in Game 4 to clinch the Eastern Conference finals and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. Donovan Mitche…
MILWAUKEE — Jacob Misiorowski matched a career-high 12 strikeouts and carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Monday. Christian Yelich hit a two-run home…
ARLINGTON, Texas. On Monday night the Houston Astros’ Tatsuya Imai, Steven Okert, and Alimber Santa combined to no-hit the Texas Rangers in a 9-0 victory at Globe Life Field; Imai worked six hitless innings before Okert …