Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton has started running outside after imaging on his right calf left the team feeling optimistic about his recovery.

Baseball players seek expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights.

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.

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.

Triple Espresso is back.

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was released from a Wisconsin jail while authorities further investigate allegations of domestic abuse.

A federal judge in Brooklyn has agreed to dismiss charges against a convicted former Fox executive and South American sports media company in a corruption case related to TV rights for international soccer tournaments.

Travis Kelce is a three-time Super Bowl champion, four-time All-Pro and fiance of music superstar Taylor Swift.

The senators trying to fix college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one “free” transfer over their careers and create a “Lane Kiffin Rule” to restrict coach movement during the season.

Novak Djokovic was pushed by 74th-ranked Valentin Royer for more than 3½ hours before he reached the third round of the French Open with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (7), 6-3 victory.

Climbers and officials have met in Kathmandu to discuss the risks of scaling Mount Everest.

Denmark and Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, who was part of the Premier League-winning team with Leicester in 2016 in one of soccer’s biggest shocks, has announced his retirement from soccer because of a serious shoulder injury.

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program will have a path to return at future Summer Games.

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal as Crystal Palace won its first-ever European trophy by beating Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in the final of the Conference League on Wednesday to give outgoing coach Oliver Glasner the perfect send-off.

The Vegas Golden Knights have made it to the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in nine seasons, solidifying their status as a top expansion franchise in North American sports.

Argentine police have arrested two Chilean citizens suspected of being part of a transnational crime gang that targeted the homes of NFL and NBA stars and other elite athletes.

Shohei Ohtani was hit on the right hand by a pitch during the Los Angeles Dodgers' game against the Colorado Rockies.

The Yankees achieved a first in franchise history on Tuesday night, getting at least two hits from every starter in the lineup.

It’s been a very simple formula for the San Antonio Spurs in these Western Conference finals.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points, Alex Caruso led another strong bench effort with 22 and the Oklahoma City Thunder moved one win away from a return trip to the NBA Finals by beating the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 on Tuesday night.

Jalen Williams was out.

Joe Mazzulla of the Boston Celtics was asked a couple months ago about the possibility of winning the Coach of the Year award this season, and his answer was succinct.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has participated in the first voluntary workout of the offseason program.

Even before the New York Knicks won the Eastern Conference title, some of their fans took to the streets of Manhattan with a message.

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs is facing five criminal charges, including strangulation and suffocation, after police responded to a disturbance complaint involving him over the weekend.

Mark Stone and Cole Smith scored for Vegas and the Golden Knights suffocated Colorado’s high-powered offense to beat the Avalanche 2-1 on Tuesday night and for an unthinkable sweep to make their third Stanley Cup Final in nine seasons.

Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon didn’t completely back down from her assertion a small player can’t lead his team to the NBA championship now that Jalen Brunson has taken the New York Knicks to the NBA Finals.

Texas Tech announced the NCAA has denied the school’s petition to have Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s eligibility reinstated after he acknowledged wagering on sports, including on his own team when he was a freshman.

Crews are busy building a temporary octagon-shaped cage on the White House South Lawn for a UFC bout.

Coco Gauff was involved in a car accident on the way to Roland Garros for the first match of her French Open title defense.

Curaçao has already crafted a story like none other in World Cup history.

Craig Kimbrel pitched a scoreless inning in his debut for the Tampa Bay Rays a few hours after the right-handed reliever was signed to a major league contract.

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino has announced his 26-man World Cup roster.

Speculation swirls around the next move of Alexia Putellas after she captained Barcelona to the Women’s Champions League title in Oslo.

Hockey Canada has announced that general manager Gina Kingsbury will not return after eight years with the national women’s team.

Graham Platner began Memorial Day weekend by releasing an ad on the cable station that airs Boston Red Sox games accusing team owners of ruining the storied franchise.

Manny Fernandez, a two-time Super Bowl-winning defensive lineman with the Miami Dolphins who was an anchor during the team’s undefeated season in 1972, has died, the team announced Tuesday.

The Supreme Court has refused to intervene in a discrimination lawsuit led by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores against the NFL, allowing the case to proceed toward trial.

Naomi Osaka’s taste for fashion is in the spotlight again at the French Open.

Aryna Sabalenka’s diamonds sparkled in the sunshine when she won her first-round match at the heat-soaked French Open.

The song selection at the New York Knicks’ watch party couldn’t have been more obvious.

The New York Knicks made a commitment to Jalen Brunson four years ago, signing him as a free agent and building their team around him.

Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers finally got past the second round and face-planted in the Eastern Conference finals.

Karl Anthony-Towns had 19 points and 14 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 17 and the New York Knicks routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 Monday night to complete a four-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999.

Houston Astros right-hander Tatsuya Imai and relievers Steven Okert and Alimber Santa have combined to throw a no-hitter in a 9-0 win over the Texas Rangers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have Kiké Hernández back in action.

The Knicks and their fans threatened to turn Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals into a Garden party.

Colton Cowser hit a walk-off home run for the second consecutive day to complete the Baltimore Orioles’ 9-7, 13-inning victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, one he said was one of his “favorite complete team wins.”.

Inter Miami confirmed Monday that Lionel Messi has a left hamstring issue, though did not say when the problem is expected to be cleared up.

Colton Cowser hit a two-run game-winning homer in the 13th inning — his second walk-off shot in as many days — to give the Baltimore Orioles a 9-7 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Colorado Avalanche face a tough challenge in the Western Conference Final.

Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski threw 57 pitches of at least 100 mph — the most in a single game since pitch tracking began in 2008 — while getting 12 strikeouts to match his career high Monday against the St. Louis Cardinals.

A Dominican judge has ruled that Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor but will not serve a sentence.

Felix Rosenqvist's Indianapolis 500 victory lap started sinking in quickly.

Daniel Suarez's surprising win at the Coca-Cola 600 gave Spire Motorsports its second victory of the season, matching racing giant Hendrick Motorsports.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she has “no issue” with her country hosting Iran’s World Cup team after its training base was moved from the United States to Mexico for the summer soccer competition.

The Atlanta Dream have shown resilience by rallying from 15-point deficits twice this season, including Sunday's win over Phoenix.

UCLA is the No. 1 national seed for the NCAA baseball tournament.

Europe is baking under unseasonal heat that is shattering temperature records and prompting government warnings after deaths were reported at amateur sports events in France.

Tennis players at the French Open say they haven’t experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Stan Wawrinka and Gaël Monfils have waved goodbye to the French Open after both lost in the first round.

Rafael Jodar has made a dominant debut at the French Open and dropped just five games.

One byproduct of the automatic runner on second base is that extra innings are one of the few times managers can still stomach ordering up an intentional walk.

Fred Kerley ran 100 meters in a pedestrian 9.97 seconds to win the Enhanced Games in a race where the sprinters were placed in the starting blocks four times because of false starts and untied shoes.

Daniel Suarez benefited from a crucial pit call, then caught a break from Mother Nature to win the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night, capping an emotional day in which the auto racing world honored the memory of the late Kyle Busch.

San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama wanted the ball for the final couple seconds of the first half.

Tomas Hertl weaved his way toward the slot and broke a tie at 8:21 of the third period as the Golden Knights overcame a three-goal deficit Sunday night to beat Colorado 5-3 and move within a victory of their third Stanley Cup Final appearance in nine years.

Victor Wembanyama had 33 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three blocks and the San Antonio Spurs held Oklahoma City to its second-lowest postseason total, beating the Thunder 103-82 in Game 4 to even the Western Conference finals.

Lionel Messi headed into the World Cup break a bit earlier than planned, and now it’ll be Argentina waiting to see if there’s an injury to worry about.

A two-goal swing over a disputed no-goal call in the first period that resulted in a three-goal deficit could have doomed Vegas on Sunday.

Wyndham Clark shot 11-under 60 to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday, overtaking Si Woo Kim by three strokes and pulling away from defending champion Scottie Scheffler after starting the day tied with the top-ranked hometown favorite.

Jalen Brunson isn’t looking in the rearview mirror at the New York Knicks’ 10-game winning streak while the possibility of reaching the NBA Finals is still in the horizon, even though it is one win away.

Novak Djokovic comes back from a set down for a 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 victory over home player Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the French Open in his record 82nd Grand Slam appearance.

Pep Guardiola fights back tears on the sideline as he brings 10 years at Manchester City to an end.

Billionaire Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke watched on as the team's players finally got their hands on the Premier League trophy.

NASCAR has honored the late Kyle Busch at the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Katherine Legge's attempt to become the first woman to complete "The Double" ended in disappointment.

Felix Rosenqvist swung to the outside of David Malukas, then found a way past the Team Penske driver to win the closest Indianapolis 500 in history by a margin of 0.0233 seconds.

West Ham has been relegated and Tottenham has survived on an emotional final day of the Premier League season when Pep Guardiola and Mohamed Salah made tearful exits after record-breaking spells in English soccer.

Home player Arthur Gea ran off the court for an emergency bathroom break early in the first set of his French Open debut.

Marta Kostyuk’s first-round win at the French Open becomes one of her toughest matches after she finds out beforehand that a missile almost hit her parents’ home in Ukraine.

Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Mikal Bridges added 22 and the New York Knicks moved within one game of their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 with a 121-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Nikolaj Ehlers got loose up the center of the ice and popped the puck past Jakub Dobes at 3:29 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes past the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night to level the Eastern Conference Final at one game apiece.

Turns out, Taylor Swift likes basketball, too.

Si Woo Kim lost all of the five-shot lead he built a day earlier while flirting with sub-60 history at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

Sabrina Ionescu is ready to make her season debut for New York after suffering a foot injury in the preseason.

The president of the governing body of Iranian soccer says the nation’s World Cup training base has been moved to Mexico from the United States after getting approval from FIFA.

Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming complications, according to a statement released by his family.

Sprinter Fred Kerley says he isn't taking performance enhancers as he embarks on the next phase of a career that officially kicks off Sunday at the Enhanced Games, where drugs are allowed.

Scott McLaughlin has waited 12 months to erase the worst memory of his life.

Scott Remer is the country's only full-time, professional coach for kids competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points and 12 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder climbed out of a 15-point hole minutes into the game to beat the San Antonio Spurs 123-108 on Friday night and take a 2-1 lead in their series.

Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev scored in a 2:07 span in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights stunned the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Final.

Nocatee resident Susan Paxson is anything but ordinary. The 73-year-old grandmother is a world champion powerlifter.

Roger Clemens let loose a fastball from the mound again at Fenway Park.

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole pitched six shutout innings in his return from elbow ligament reconstruction that caused a 569-day absence.

Si Woo Kim just missed out on a 59 at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, bogeying the final hole when a par would have given him the 16th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history.

Richard Childress Racing is temporarily retiring Kyle Busch’s No. 8 Cup Series car — at least until the late driver's 11-year-old son Brexton is ready to take over behind the wheel.

The event that tackles the age-old question, “What would happen if we just let all the athletes take drugs?”.