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CINCINNATI — After an atypical opening day start, Paul Skenes was looking for a return to his typical self.

He did that Wednesday afternoon, throwing five innings of one-run ball to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 8-3 ...Read more

The Chicago White Sox home opener has been pushed back a day because of showers and thunderstorms in the forecast.

The Sox were scheduled to play host to the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon in their first game of ...Read more

MIAMI — The slider ran into the heart of the strike zone, and Liam Hicks didn’t waste the opportunity.

The Miami Marlins’ catcher lifted the pitch with a simple swing, sending it 347 feet and off the top of the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Shortly after his attorney entered a plea of not guilty, Tiger Woods announced he will seek treatment "to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery."

The golf legend was arrested Friday on ...Read more

Tiger made it to 50, anyway.

Speed was always his worst enemy. Club-head speed on the tees and fairways sent golf balls flying higher and farther and faster than anyone dared imagine. That impossible swing challenged a ...Read more

NEW YORK — Tiger Woods will not pursue a sixth green jacket following last week’s DUI arrest in Florida.

Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Fred Ridley confirmed the once-unstoppable golfer with not participate in ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado Avalanche star Cale Makar will not play Wednesday night, and will “miss some time” with an upper-body injury, coach Jared Bednar said.

Makar did not play in the third period Monday night of a 9-2 ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — As Kyle Schwarber batted in the seventh inning Wednesday, Bryce Harper inched closer and closer to home plate before umpire Tripp Gibson told him to step back toward the on-deck circle.

It was the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Joel Embiid will miss the 76ers’ game at the Wizards on Wednesday with an illness, president of basketball operations Daryl Morey confirmed to The Philadelphia Inquirer Wednesday afternoon.

Morey’s ...Read more

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche made this Bednar. Now they’ve got to lie in it.

“Results are — they come as they come,” Jared Bednar said before his Avs eviscerated the Calgary Flames, 9-2, at Ball Arena on ...Read more

The name of Tiger Woods’ organization that helps kids is the TGR Foundation, and it has a mandate to offer educational programs and learning labs so students can “find and follow their passions on their path to a ...Read more

CHICAGO — Workers were tearing down the court at the near-empty United Center late Sunday afternoon after Michigan’s win over Tennessee when a roar erupted from the nearby media workroom.

It was the same sound heard ...Read more

PHOENIX — Throw the challenge flag.

Stop the nonsense. Deflate the egos.

With the NFL preparing to lock out its officials as labor talks stall, you know who gets penalized: the players and fans.

Very little moves the ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — First, let’s acknowledge, and applaud, the obvious:

Hiring Chris Mack as the men’s basketball coach at USF is a potential game-changer.

And it’s not just because he arrives with as many NCAA ...Read more

The sprinkling of rain Tuesday added a new element to what’s becoming a familiar sight at Dodger Stadium: Shohei Ohtani walking off the mound and immediately strapping on the various guards and batting gloves he wears to...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic, with the eyes of five defenders fixed on him in the paint, faked a lob pass. He threatened to wrap a pass around Cleveland center Thomas Bryant’s back. Instead, the Lakers superstar pulled up...Read more

They couldn’t hit Yankees ace Max Fried.

They didn’t pitch particularly well.

And they looked disoriented at times on defense.

Other than all that, a banner day for the Seattle Mariners.

Six games in, the Mariners ...Read more

The Kraken spent 40 minutes trying to undo the first-period damage in Edmonton, but they never found a way past goaltender Connor Ingram.

They were shut out by the Oilers, 3-0, on Tuesday night, the latest blow to their ...Read more

Phoenix – The Tigers have been living quite well so far this young season on the big inning.

Like one big inning per game.

But, as it played out Tuesday, it’s not a sustainable method of survival.

The Arizona ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The Giants’ offense has gradually come to life following back-to-back shutout losses to begin the season.

San Francisco’s lineup scored only one run on Saturday en route to being swept by the Yankees, ...Read more