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MINNEAPOLIS — Christian Vázquez took a few hops up the first-base line as he watched his fly ball sail toward the left-field seats.

Once the ball cleared the wall for a walk-off homer off Houston Astros closer Josh ...Read more

Whatever else Detroit Tigers' Nation has endured this season, all the ups and all the downs, every fifth day, they get to enjoy Tarik Skubal.

And, as he showed again on Sunday, that’s pretty special.

Skubal, on the day...Read more

The San Francisco Giants took two of three from the Dodgers at home. They took two of three from the Braves in Atlanta. On Sunday, they had an opportunity to take two of three from the Guardians in Cleveland. Given that ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Kyle Dubas was waiting Friday with a message to deliver when the Pittsburgh Penguins’ prospects arrived in Cranberry, Pa., for the Penguins’ annual development camp.

Pittsburgh’s president of hockey ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Competitive rebuild.

Those have always been the two most important words regarding the tenure of Minnesota Vikings General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O'Connell.

Like "kick-ass offense...Read more

The Fourth of July fell on a Tuesday in 1939, and the New York Yankees were playing the traditional holiday doubleheader, this time at home against the Washington Senators.

The crowd that day in the House That Ruth Built ...Read more

MIAMI — Jevon Holland has had a solid start to his NFL career, but the Miami Dolphins’ young, promising safety will be the first to admit he hasn’t accomplished anything major thus far.

No playoff wins.

No Pro Bowl...Read more

CHICAGO — A crooked smile crept across Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson’s face as he reflected on his full-circle moment with free-agent “pickup” Teuvo Teräväinen.

“It’s funny, this is way ...Read more

DeMar DeRozan will not return to Chicago this fall.

The veteran will head to Sacramento to join the Kings on a sign-and-trade deal with the Bulls, according to a report by ESPN, ending his three-year tenure as a crucial ...Read more

The Detroit Pistons continue to make key additions to their roster this offseason.

The Pistons have agreed to sign guard Malik Beasley, a league source confirmed Saturday to The Detroit News. Shams Charania of The ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Joel Embiid referenced his television appearance during the NBA Finals, when the superstar big man said he hoped the Philadelphia 76ers could improve their roster this summer while side-eyeing Paul George ...Read more

When Veronica Burton was waived by the Dallas Wings just 55 days ago, the third-year WNBA point guard never stopped preparing for her next opportunity. It came quickly when she was picked up by the Connecticut Sun three ...Read more

DENVER — Free agency lulled Danver Nuggets fans to sleep, only to jolt them awake at last.

Croatian big man Dario Saric and the Nuggets have agreed to a two-year, $10.6 million contract with a player option on the ...Read more

DENVER — Austin Gomber was fired up in the seventh.

Against the Kansas City Royals, the Colorado Rockies starting pitcher desperately needed to get out of a tough spot in order to maintain his team’s two-run advantage...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. — No, the teams did not swap uniforms for the afternoon.

The Oakland Athletics, the second-worst team in the American League, so thoroughly trounced the Baltimore Orioles, the circuit’s best ballclub, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Miguel Vargas and Shohei Ohtani took manager Dave Roberts off the hook for a strategic decision that backfired in the eighth inning on Saturday, Vargas opening the bottom of the eighth with a home run to ...Read more

ATLANTA — This has been a strange stretch for Ranger Suárez. After allowing five earned runs against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night, the Phillies lefty has now allowed 11 earned runs over his last two outings. On ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A game overstuffed with runs and undermined by poor pitching and spirals of poor play proved to be as forgettable as its box score was busy.

The Washington Nationals, always good for taking a sizeable lead ...Read more