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CLEVELAND — Billy Cook is one of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ avid crossword puzzlers.

They’re a common activity across MLB clubhouses, and Cook can usually be found in front of his locker before games, pen in hand, ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers don’t know when Shohei Ohtani will be on the mound again.

He was tentatively scheduled to start Wednesday against the Phillies, after promising initial reports on his recovery from ...Read more

BOSTON — Over the past three weeks the Boston Red Sox starting pitching has been firing on all cylinders, and most days throughout this historic win streak it’s felt like the starter has had his best stuff.

That was ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — What if the Los Angeles Dodgers never get a full season of pitching from Shohei Ohtani?

In his first season with the Dodgers, he did not pitch at all. In his second, he did not pitch until June. And, ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Steve Gansey was playing with his son a few weeks ago, as ESPN hummed in the background, when he heard something unusual. It was Kendrick Perkins, talking to his "NBA Today" co-hosts, about a photo that ...Read more

MIAMI — Typically, the spirit of altruism is an after-the-fact sentiment when it comes to the transactional world of the NBA.

Understood.

Still, in the days and now weeks since the Miami Heat completed the Giannis ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Given the historical levels of success of Kentucky men’s basketball vs. UK football, what follows will qualify as a major upset:

For the 2026-27 school year, there will be more former Wildcat players ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Most team athletic contests are decided by moving an object across a line or into a space container. There are individuals who wind up in control of the object with frequency, and their ability to play off ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Tarik Skubal was punching out hitters and dancing off the mound after innings. Spencer Torkelson was sending baseballs out to the lovely landscaping beyond the center field wall at Angels Stadium. Kevin...Read more

SEATTLE — The youthful middle infield for the Mariners' present and their future shined when it was desperately needed.

Cole Young did it with the bat. Colt Emerson did it with the glove. Their moments in the spotlight ...Read more

CLEVELAND — A day that began with clear afternoon skies and warm temperatures turned to a downpour, which later gave way to a chilly breeze and blurry nighttime haze.

The atmosphere Saturday above Progressive Field told...Read more

CHICAGO — If the Cubs ever win the World Series, they’ll build statues of the players and none of them will ever have to pay for a drink in Chicago again.

We heard that maxim for years. The 2016 Cubs finally ended the...Read more

MIAMI — The balls have stopped bouncing, but with one ball still up in the air for the Miami Heat.

Having completed their eight-game summer-league schedule late Friday night, the waiting game remains for Pat Riley’s ...Read more

CHICAGO — Kody Clemens hit two home runs Saturday at Wrigley Field in an otherwise quiet afternoon for the Twins offense, but he should’ve hit in the ninth inning with the bases loaded as the potential tying run.

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BOSTON — Boston seemed to be setting the stage for the Red Sox’s 11-game win streak to come to an end Saturday evening. Rain drenched Fenway Park for hours in the late afternoon, pushing the scheduled 4:10 p.m. ET ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — On Oct. 28, 2003, the Philadelphia 76ers opened their regular season at home — the arena was called the Wachovia Center then — with an 89-74 victory over the Miami Heat. It was the first game of Randy ...Read more

HOUSTON — For most of Saturday evening, the Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros, two teams jockeying in the American League wild-card race, did almost everything they could to not win the game.

But as the ballclubs ...Read more

NEW YORK — Saturday night’s game between the Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers was rained out, setting up a split-admission doubleheader on Sunday in the Bronx.

The first game is scheduled to start at 12:35 p.m. and air...Read more