PHOENIX — Dusty Baker shuffled toward the pitcher he wasn’t supposed to start, his team staked to a two-run lead by a slugger suffering through the worst season of his career, in a game...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Blue Jackets spent the first week of training camp learning their new system under coach Pascal Vincent. They played three preseason games with rosters full of young players, players on...

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SEATTLE — In the third inning of the most important regular-season game during the Houston Astros’ golden era, competence preceded catastrophe. Kyle Tucker traced the trajectory of a 344-foot line drive onto the right-field...

The San Francisco 49ers are the new favorites to win Super Bowl LVIII, overtaking the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs, via BetMGM. Here’s what you need to know: Here’s a look at the latest...

His last game as a manager (not counting his grandkids’ Little League games) is less than a week away. And Terry Francona still hasn’t been able to get himself to say the “R” word....

This is a digital version of Until Saturday. Sign up here to receive it daily in your inbox. Jimbo Fisher standing on the field during Auburn’s scoop-and-score TD was my second-favorite CFB moment on...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The long-awaited Minnesota Wild alternate jersey was unveiled Saturday morning, and the jersey is one that looks awfully familiar to fans who cleared the shelves of last year’s green Reverse...

No. 6 Ohio State has its offensive game plan ready for its top-10 matchup at No. 9 Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday. The Buckeyes will “let it rip,” as Ryan Day said....

Manchester United will broadcast the club’s Women’s Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain after all, having initially said in an incorrect club statement that UEFA rules prevented them from doing so. On Tuesday, the...