Oneil Cruz and Brandon Lowe both hit three-run homers and Endy Rodríguez added a two-run shot to power the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 10-6 win over the Houston Astros.
Maja Chwalinska’s remarkable French Open run continues when she beats No. 22-seeded Anna Kalinskaya 7-6 (3), 6-3 to reach the semifinals.
Los Angeles Angels right fielder Jo Adell misplayed a flyball into a bizarre home run off his head Tuesday night, a play reminiscent of José Canseco’s embarrassing gaffe 33 years ago.
While the Los Angeles Rams would never close the door on Aaron Donald’s possible return to the NFL, coach Sean McVay confirms it’s entirely up to the superstar defensive tackle to open that door if he wants to play alongside Myles Garrett.
The Dallas Stars are planning to move north, out of downtown and to the suburb of Plano in five years.
Tomas Hertl took a backhand pass from Colton Sissons and beat Frederik Andersen from the slot with 3:24 left, lifting the Vegas Golden Knights past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in Tuesday night’s opener of the Stanley Cup Final.
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday’s game against Cleveland because of a bone bruise in his upper right rib that he feels in his right shoulder, and he might miss a few days.
An artist has filed a federal lawsuit against soccer's international governing body over the destruction of his giant mural of swimming whales on a building in Dallas as it prepares to host World Cup matches.
As Houston prepares to welcome the world’s biggest sporting event, a new environmental analysis suggests the city could face a significant sustainability challenge during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Green Bay’s Josh Jacobs is practicing with the Packers while prosecutors consider whether to file charges against the three-time Pro Bowl running back following his arrest on domestic abuse allegations.
The wife of late boxing legend Muhammad Ali says his legacy of compassion endures 10 years after his death.
Marta Kostyuk, the top clay player this season and a strong supporter of Ukraine, has reached her first major semifinal at the French Open.
Fatima Yousufi and Mona Amini escaped the Taliban and found refuge in Australia with dreams of playing international soccer.
Jacob deGrom tossed five scoreless innings to earn his 100th career win and Ezequiel Duran had three hits as the Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1.
Mitch Marner had the opportunity to accept a trade to Carolina at the deadline in March 2025.
Two-time WNBA All-Star Caitlin Clark made one thing perfectly clear Monday — she enjoys playing for coach Stephanie White and anyone who infers otherwise is just plain wrong.
Rick Adelman, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who played for seven NBA seasons before becoming one of the game’s all-time winningest coaches, has died, the National Basketball Coaches Association announced Monday.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is drawing attention online after sharing an AI-generated image of himself wearing a San Antonio Spurs jersey and appearing to dunk a basketball over a player wearing a New York jersey.
The deal to send two-time AP Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett from Cleveland to the Los Angeles Rams puts him in company with several other great players who have been traded away in the NFL.
The head of the baseball players' association insists the union will fight management's salary cap proposal.
Ricardo Pepi hung up the phone when then-U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter called him in November 2022 with the decision to leave him off the World Cup roster.
The Cleveland Browns traded two-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams in a blockbuster deal.
The Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Rams started the sports week off with a bang, completing the biggest trade of the NFL offseason thus far.
Cristopher Sánchez has been on a remarkable streak, pitching 44 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings.
Serena Williams is returning to professional tennis at the age of 44 after nearly four years away from the sport.
Raymond Berry, the Hall of Fame wide receiver who became the favorite target for Baltimore quarterback Johnny Unitas and later coached the New England Patriots, has died.
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka beat Naomi Osaka 7-5, 6-3 to reach the French Open quarterfinals and move one step closer to finally winning the clay-court Grand Slam after getting beaten by Coco Gauff in last year’s final.
The AL West may have missed its chance to leave the Seattle Mariners behind.
Denny Hamlin outraced Christopher Bell over the final four laps after a final restart Sunday night to win the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway.
The New York Yankees scored 13 runs in an inning for the first time in nearly 21 years as their first 12 batters in the third reached safely against an overwhelmed pitching staff for the Athletics.
Christian Pulisic ended a five-month scoring drought for club and country with his first international goal since November 2024, Folarin Balogun broke a second-half tie and the United States beat Senegal 3-2 in the Americans’ next-to-last World Cup warmup match.
The New York Knicks declined to hang a banner after beating the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Cup.
FIFA’s on-field officials for the World Cup will insist on keeping matches moving by taking rule changes designed to limit time-wasting seriously, the sport’s governing body said Sunday with the start of the 48-team tournament now less than two weeks away.
Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs had just won the Western Conference finals and earned a trip to the NBA Finals.
Argentina has arrived in Kansas City, Missouri, to prepare for its World Cup title defense.
Finland has won the ice hockey world championship for the fifth time, beating Switzerland 1-0 in overtime.
Cricket great Virat Kohli has hit the winning six as defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained its Indian Premier League title with a five-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans.
After going back-to-back in the Champions League, the next target for Paris Saint-Germain is the threepeat.
There will be a first-time women’s champion at the French Open this year, with two Ukrainian players among the top contenders.
Paris Saint-Germain fans have gathered near the Eiffel Tower to celebrate their Champions League win.
It’s no coincidence that Hugo Rosas’ jersey designs ahead of the World Cup resemble some of Mexico’s most iconic decorations.
When the season ended, and when his team’s reign as NBA champions ended along with it, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tipped his cap.
When the Western Conference finals started, Victor Wembanyama watched Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hoist a Most Valuable Player trophy that the San Antonio Spurs star desperately wanted.
Claude Lemieux's brain is being donated to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries, his family said Saturday in a statement released by daughter Claudia Lemieux Bishop.
Paris police have detained dozens people after violence disrupted celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain's second Champions League title win and a group tried to storm a police station.
Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs started the Western Conference finals with a win in Oklahoma City, then ended the series the same way.
Christian Pulisic is confident he will score at the World Cup despite a career-worst scoreless slump.
Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell will not play for the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs because of injuries that have dogged both throughout the series.
Paris Saint-Germain has won the Champions League for the second consecutive year after beating Arsenal in a penalty shootout.
Coco Gauff’s French Open title defense ended in the third round after losing to Anastasia Potapova in three sets.
Liverpool has fired manager Arne Slot at the end of his second season in charge and a year after leading the team to the Premier League title.
Paris Saint-Germain has won back-to-back Champions League titles by beating Arsenal on penalties in a dramatic final in Budapest.
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 on Friday night to clinch the Eastern Conference Final in five games and earn their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since 2006.
American soccer players learned of their World Cup selections in dramatically different settings.
Milwaukee reliever Abner Uribe has received a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his inappropriate actions towards the St. Louis dugout earlier this week.
New York Giants linebacker Abdul Carter says he felt the need to call out quarterback Jaxson Dart for introducing President Donald Trump because he felt it was his responsibility to show his teammates and others that he is against that.
UCLA's Karson Gordon has entered the NCAA transfer portal as a track and field athlete with plans to play football.
American midfielder Brenden Aaronson had a good excuse to miss the U.S. World Cup team’s training session Friday.
There will be a new men’s champion at the French Open after Novak Djokovic followed Jannik Sinner out of the door at Roland Garros in a five-set thriller.
Our Rhythm Energy Athlete of the Week is Memorial baseball’s Grant Sperandio who’s helped the mustangs to their best season in program history, playing in their first-ever state semifinal series Thursday.
Victor Wembanyama had 28 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and the San Antonio Spurs sent the Western Conference finals back to Oklahoma City for Game 7, routing the Thunder 118-91 on Thursday night.
Shrey Parikh has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating Ishaan Gupta in a lightning-round tiebreaker.
Alex Smalley was right back in a position to win at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial two weeks after the third-round leader at the PGA Championship settled for second place.
New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson has a broken right pinkie finger and there is no timetable for his return, a person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press.
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has confirmed that most of the reigning world champions, including Lionel Messi, will be part of the squad for the upcoming World Cup.
U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino says he's open to staying with the American national team after the World Cup.
The FBI is warning fans about fake FIFA websites targeting those seeking information or tickets for the 2026 World Cup, including in Houston. Cybercriminals are creating convincing copycat sites using slightly altered web addresses to steal personal and financial information. These scams, known as 'typo squatting,' involve domains with misspellings or unusual endings and are expected to increase as the tournament approaches. Officials advise visiting FIFA’s official site directly, bookmarking legitimate pages, and reporting suspected scams to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.
An architect of the Senate bill that proposes to solve problems engulfing college sports says he heard the criticism right away, along with conversations of breakaway conferences, collective bargaining and ever-spiraling spending.
The NBA has approved sweeping changes to the draft lottery that will strip the teams with the worst records from receiving the best odds of winning the No. 1 pick.
Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players’ association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond.
Jackie Lis belted a two-run home run, NiJaree Canady pitched four scoreless innings, and Texas Tech opened the Women’s College World Series with a run-rule 8-0 victory over Mississippi State.
Four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux has died after taking his own life, according to authorities.
Macklin Celebrini scored again and Jet Greaves stopped 34 shots as Canada beat the United States 4-0 to advance to the semifinals at the ice hockey world championship.
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner appears to be struggling with the heat during his second-round match at the French Open against 56th-ranked Argentine opponent Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
George Bush Intercontinental Airport has been designated as one of three U.S. entry points for travelers arriving from countries affected by an Ebola outbreak, as Houston prepares to host World Cup matches next month.
Houston is set to host FIFA World Cup matches, but some fans say they’re paying hundreds of dollars for tickets without fully understanding what they’re getting.
FIFA is under fresh scrutiny for sky-high World Cup ticket prices and sales tactics that fans say left them with worse deals than they wanted.
President Donald Trump says he plans to take in an NBA Finals game in New York when the series comes to Madison Square Garden next month.
With matches coming to NRG Stadium and a month-long FanFest planned downtown, transportation officials are already warning Houstonians to prepare for significant traffic impacts during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The only member of Haiti’s national soccer team who is based in the troubled Caribbean country is awaiting a U.S. visa to join the squad in Florida just weeks before the start of the World Cup.