MLB draft: Nats take high school SS Eli Willits first overall
ATLANTA (AP) — The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits on Sunday night with the…
Trump threatens to hold back stadium deal for Commanders over team name
CLEVELAND (AP) — President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a new stadium deal for Washington’s NFL…
From one 14 to another, White Sox great Konerko gets gift from Pope Leo XIV
CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox great Paul Konerko got a present from one No. 14 to another in…
Rushing to save swimmers, a former baseball player and police officer loses his life
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. — Chase Childers, a former minor league baseball player and ex-police officer, has died after…
Kyle Schwarber’s 3 homers in All-Star Game’s first tiebreaking swing-off lift NL over AL
ATLANTA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber was nervous. He had played in Game 7 of the World Series, homered…
MLB All-Star Game to feature robot umpires for the first time
ATLANTA (AP) — Tarik Skubal views the strike zone differently than robot umpires. “I have this thing where…
Missouri Senate passes aid for tornado victims and sports teams
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators on Thursday approved a plan to provide over $100 million in…
Fixing Tropicana Field would cost about $55M, report says
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A detailed assessment of the hurricane damage to Tropicana Field concludes that the…
A’s say goodbye to Oakland Coliseum
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Kotsay treated this moment, this daunting day, like the World Series he has…
Dylan Cease throws second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, 3-0 win over Washington Nationals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoping for a chance to stay in the game and pitch the second no-hitter in…
Gerrit Cole tosses playoff gem, shutting down Royals and sending Yankees back to ALCS with 3-1 win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gerrit Cole pitched like a postseason ace Thursday night, holding the Kansas City…
Rickey Henderson, baseball’s ‘Man of Steal,’ dies at 65
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and…