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San Diego — The Oakland Athletics defeated the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Sunday at Petco Park when Carlos Cortes hit a leadoff home run and first baseman Nick Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 47 games. The game include…
Lincoln, Neb. — Nebraska will host an NCAA Baseball Regional beginning Friday, May 29, after being named one of the 16 opening-round sites in the 64-team tournament; the full bracket and seedings were released Monday at …
Philadelphia — On Friday the Phillies signed 17-year-old South Korean right-handed pitcher Chan-Min Park to a $1.205 million contract, the largest bonus the organization has given an international amateur pitcher. Earlie…
San Antonio, Texas — Victor Wembanyama delivered a standout performance to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 103-82 home win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, evening the Western Conference finals at 2-2. After accepting res…
Omaha, Neb. — The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship subcommittee announced Monday that UCLA was named the No. 1 overall seed for the 2026 tournament after a 51-6 regular season, with Georgia Tech seeded No. 2 and Geo…
Las Vegas — The Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Sunday, with captain Mark Stone returning from a lower-body injury and contributing a power-play goal and an assist.…
Concord, N.C. — Daniel Suarez won the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night after a late two-tire pit call and a race stoppage for heavy rain, beating Christopher Bell on restarts and inheriting the lead when NASC…
CONCORD, N.C. — On Sunday at the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell addressed Kyle Busch's widow Samantha and their children, delivering an emotional tribute three days after Busch’s unexpected death from severe p…
Atlanta — The Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 at Truist Park on Sunday after Foster Griffin delivered six scoreless innings and Nasim Nuñez’s RBI single in the fifth provided the decisive run; the Nation…
Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia University will host an NCAA Division I Baseball regional at Kendrick Family Ballpark beginning Friday, with the Mountaineers (39-14, 21-9 Big 12) slated to face Binghamton at 5 p.m. The N…
Philadelphia: The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 on Sunday, as Rhys Hoskins hit an RBI double in the sixth and Travis Bazzana homered in the eighth; Parker Messick worked 5 2/3 shutout innings…
Las Vegas. The inaugural Enhanced Games opened this weekend with 42 athletes competing under organisers' medical supervision while using substances banned by Olympic authorities; organisers and CEO Max Martin predicted m…
Miami — Inter Miami defeated the Philadelphia Union 6-4 on Sunday night in an MLS match ahead of the 2026 World Cup break, with Lionel Messi recording two assists before leaving the game in the 73rd minute while appearin…
TROY, Ala. Louisiana swept Texas State in a Saturday doubleheader, winning 12-6 and 7-4 to advance to the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game. Donovan LaSalle produced multiple key hits, and freshman Sawyer Pruitt deli…
Montgomery, Ala. Southern Miss defeated Louisiana 11-7 in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game at DABOS Park on Sunday after earlier that morning beating Troy 6-2 in an elimination semifinal; the Golden Eagles secur…
ATLANTA — Washington Nationals right-hander Jake Irvin threw five hitless innings in a 2-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday but experienced shoulder tightness late in the fifth inning and was removed before the si…
McKINNEY, Texas — Wyndham Clark shot an 11-under 60 on Sunday at TPC Craig Ranch to overtake Si Woo Kim and win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, finishing at 30-under 254. Clark entered the final round tied near the top with Wor…
San Antonio — The Spurs expect All-Star De'Aaron Fox and rookie Dylan Harper to play Sunday in Game 4 at Frost Bank Center, coach Mitch Johnson said Saturday. Both entered Game 3 questionable, and Fox briefly left after …
LAS VEGAS — Fred Kerley, the 2022 100-meter world champion, ran 9.97 seconds to win the Enhanced Games 100m on Sunday in Las Vegas. The event permits FDA-approved performance enhancers; Kerley said he competed drug-free,…
INDIANAPOLIS — Felix Rosenqvist overtook David Malukas in the final moments of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, swinging to the outside and passing within the last 50 feet to win by 0.0233 seconds. The pass came after a f…
Indianapolis — At the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, teams and event officials publicly honored Kyle Busch following his death Thursday at age 41. Dale Coyne Racing changed the font on Romain Grosjean's No. 18 to echo Busch…
Las Vegas is hosting the first edition of the Enhanced Games on Sunday night, a privately funded multi-sport event that openly permits performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision. Organizers say only FDA-approv…
Carson, Calif. — In the final MLS match before the FIFA World Cup break on Saturday, the LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo played to a 1-1 draw at Dignity Health Sports Park, with Joseph Paintsil scoring in the 30th minute af…
PORTLAND, Ore. — Preston Judd scored in the second and 12th minutes as the San Jose Earthquakes defeated the Portland Timbers 3-1 Saturday night at Providence Park, with Daniel Munie adding a goal and goalkeeper Daniel D…
Washington — Prince Owusu completed a Major League Soccer hat trick on a penalty four minutes into stoppage time, and substitute Hennadii Synchuk scored two minutes later as CF Montreal rallied to a 4-4 draw with D.C. Un…