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BOSTON — Colorado Rockies center fielder Brenton Doyle raced back, back, back, but the Fenway Faithful already knew what he was about to be forced to accept.

Roman Anthony’s first Fenway home run was long gone.

418 ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Pittsburgh Pirates snapped their scoreless streak on Monday night. It wasn’t enough to snap their losing streak.

The Kansas City Royals beat the Pirates, 9-3, on Monday at Kauffman Stadium, ...Read more

MILWAUKEE — Clayton Kershaw has been an All-Star 10 times before.

But no selection surprised him quite like this year's.

Included on the National League All-Star team as a "Legend Pick" by Commissioner Rob Manfred in ...Read more

MILWAUKEE — Yoshinobu Yamamoto was one pitch away from a clean first inning Monday night.

Instead, the frame devolved into a sudden, unstoppable nightmare.

In the shortest start of his MLB career, and in an outing ...Read more

DETROIT — So much for that momentum carrying over from Sunday’s inspiring win over the Minnesota Twins.

The Tampa Bay Rays didn’t have much going for them in Monday’s series opener against the major-league best ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Lowry has agreed to return to the 76ers on a one-year contract, a source confirmed to The Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday evening.

Lowry, the North Philly native and former Villanova star, will play ...Read more

DENVER — As aggressive as the Nuggets have been with roster changes this offseason, one of their most intriguing and mysterious additions will be someone who was already on the team.

DaRon Holmes II won’t have any ...Read more

CHICAGO — It’s a rare occasion when fans of the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals agree on anything.

But the longtime rival fan bases found some common ground Sunday night at Wrigley Field when almost everyone in ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Magic forward Paolo Banchero agreed to sign a five-year, $239 million rookie max extension on Monday, a league source told the Orlando Sentinel.

The contract could be worth as much as $287 million, ESPN ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — His breaths were heavy. His answers were interrupted by deep inhales. And beads of sweat were dripping from his forehead.

Tired? Perhaps.

But personally invigorated? There seemed little doubt.

For the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Byron Buxton is going back to the All-Star Game and back home to Georgia, this time with his family.

And this time, after consulting with teammates, family and friends, the Twins center fielder is going as...Read more

CHICAGO — The WNBA is about to be bigger than ever.

The league announced a major expansion last week, bringing in new teams in Philadelphia, Cleveland and Detroit — in addition to already announced teams in Toronto ...Read more

MIAMI — The Miami Heat won Monday’s three-team NBA trade with the Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz, and it isn’t open to debate. Pat Riley sat at the poker table (picturing him in dark shades) and never smiled once...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Clippers have traded guard Norman Powell to the Miami Heat and have acquired forward John Collins from the Utah Jazz in a three-team, multiplayer deal that also includes a draft pick, according to ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Alex Cooper appeared to thoroughly enjoy herself during her seventh-inning stretch performance Sunday at Wrigley Field.

Not everyone on hand for the Chicago Cubs' game against the St. Louis Cardinals ...Read more

DENVER — Mike Rodriguez needed to find 10 hoopers, and fast.

It was Easter Sunday, 2014. Rodriguez was the boys basketball coach at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School outside of Pittsburgh, and one of his pupils ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Dan Hurley, Rick Pitino rivalry has leveled up every year since their initial meeting in the first round of the 2023 NCAA tournament, when Hurley was looking for his first tournament win at UConn ...Read more

SEATTLE — Whenever his name pops up in the news, you can feel Seattle’s eyebrow rise a solid centimeter.

Maybe it’s about him being Aaron Rodgers’ top new target. Maybe it’s about him squashing a rivalry with ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A year ago, Xavier Worthy’s introduction to the NFL came while wearing shorts and a jersey top, a spectator’s fit as he stood next to a coach watching the Chiefs’ offense begin preparation for ...Read more