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The 49ers’ offseason wasn’t flashy, and I’ll hear you if you don’t think it was sufficient. But San Francisco did a remarkably nice bit of business this spring.

Sure, the Niners didn’t “win” the winter and ...Read more

Kyle Schwarber figures he was 15 years old, maybe 16, when he caught his first glimpse of Bryce Harper.

They were at a travel ball tournament in Marietta, Ga., 30 miles north of Atlanta. Schwarber played for a team from ...Read more

DENVER — Bill Belichick probably deep-sixes Bo Nix by now. The last time The Hoodie was entrusted with handling a rookie franchise quarterback, he broke the poor kid into a thousand tiny pieces.

Here are two QB1 stat ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants’ bullpen was three outs away from one of its best collective performances of the year.

Dylan Smith escaped a bases-loaded, no-out situation in the sixth. Keaton Winn, making ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani isn’t exactly limping toward the All-Star break. But the Los Angeles Dodgers are stumbling a little bit.

Scratched from his pitching start on Friday and headed for a doctor’s appointment ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres are trying to hang on.

Long enough to get to next week’s All-Star break without falling further behind.

Long enough to get to next month’s trade deadline having persuaded the front ...Read more

Just call them the Show and Go Sox.

For the second time in less than three weeks the Red Sox encountered severe travel delays that significantly delayed their arrival at the ballpark. The first time it happened in late ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Grayson Rodriguez made a successful return to the mound for the Angels on Friday night.

Rodriguez was in control for most of his 5 1/3-inning outing and then the Angels’ bullpen held on for a 4-3 victory...Read more

CINCINNATI — Who are the real Chicago Cubs?

We’re still asking ourselves that question nearly four months into the 2026 season.

The Cubs entered the final series before the All-Star break on pace for 91 wins, just a ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Samuel Basallo stood and watched. Seconds later, he smiled wide, threw his bat and yelled emphatically toward a sea of orange fans behind the Orioles’ dugout.

The designated hitter’s eighth-inning home ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — His career has seen far more days in the past than in the future.

His fastball is an oxymoron, and his strikeout ratio is as low as it’s been in a decade. When he had to sprint across the field ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani is done with pitching for the unofficial first half of the season.

He did not take the mound Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks and he will not participate in the All-Star...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Following a rain delay that lasted nearly an hour and a half, the Pirates postponed Friday night’s series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park.

They will now play a doubleheader Saturday with ...Read more

DETROIT — Most of the drama for the first five innings Friday night was atmospheric.

Rain clouds gradually creeped through the area in the fourth and fifth innings, scattering the fans but not stopping play.

But in the...Read more

Mike Trout last played in an All-Star Game seven years ago. It's crazy, really. The best player of the previous decade, the link that ties Barry Bonds and Albert Pujols to Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, has not taken an ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The bubbly laugh. The megawatt smile.

The queen of joyful gymnastics is back.

Seven years after gaining fame as UCLA's "perfect 10 gymnast" and 13 years since last competing at an elite level, Katelyn ...Read more

The Red Sox were supposed to open their three-game weekend series with the New York Mets on Friday night at 7:15 p.m.

Thanks to numerous flight delays, the team didn’t arrive at Citi Field until close to two hours ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Minutes after speaking at length to South Florida media Friday about how his time with the Miami Heat will be remembered with fond memories, former Heat guard Tyler Herro left Thomas & Mack Center offering ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — To say Friday was a case of split attention for the Miami Heat at the NBA Summer League would be an understatement.

On one hand, the Heat’s summer roster was pushing past the Bucks’ summer roster, 119-86...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani will neither take the mound Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks nor participate in the All-Star Game next week, the Dodgers announced.

Ohtani will still serve as the ...Read more