Baseball
Kirilloff rallies Twins to 5-4 win over A's for a series sweep
Alex Kirilloff homered in the fifth inning and hit a three-run double in the seventh, rallying the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics and a series sweep Sunday.
Witt homers, triples and has 3 RBIs as Royals beat Rays 8-4 in 1 hour, 54 minutes
Bobby Witt Jr. homered and tripled with three RBIs, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-4 on Sunday for their second win in 10 games.
Danny Jansen hits 3-run double as Blue Jays complete sweep, beat Diamondbacks 7-5
Danny Jansen hit a three-run double in the eighth inning to give Toronto what turned out to be an important cushion, and the Blue Jays beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
A year later, the Nationals still need to be patient with players acquired in Soto trade
Almost a year after trading Juan Soto, the Washington Nationals are struggling as expected -- and it will still be a while before that deal can be fully evaluated.
Astros go deep 5 time to rally for 9-8 win over Angels despite Ohtani's MLB-best 34th homer
Houston outfielder Kyle Tucker ended up having the final word in what was a wild weekend series between the Astros and Los Angeles Angels.
Curry closes with eagle, wins American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament
Stephen Curry made an 18-foot putt for eagle on the final hole to win the American Century Championship on Sunday, his first title in the celebrity tournament.
Flaherty wins fourth straight start, Cardinals beat Nationals
Jack Flaherty won a fourth straight start for the first time in two years, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Washington 8-4 on Sunday to open the second half by taking two of three from the Nationals.
Danny Coulombe retires Luis Arraez for final out as Orioles top Marlins 5-4 for 8th straight win
Kyle Bradish took a shutout into the eighth inning and Danny Coulombe retired Luis Arraez on a game-ending lineout with a runner on second as the Baltimore Orioles held off Miami's late rally in a 5-4 victory over the Marlins on Sunday.
Knizner activated from injured list by Cardinals, who option Baker to Memphis
Catcher Andrew Knizner was activated from the 10-day injured list on Sunday by the St. Louis Cardinals, who optioned first baseman Luken Baker to Memphis and returned right-hander James Naile to the Triple-A farm team.
Brewers' Rowdy Tellez has surgery after hurting finger in accident, out 4 more weeks
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rowdy Tellez had surgery on his left ring finger after injuring himself during pregame warmups and will miss an additional four weeks.
Real Salt Lake ups unbeaten run with 3-1 win over Red Bulls
Diego Luna scored in each half, Jefferson Savarino added a goal and an assist and Real Salt Lake cruised to a 3-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night, upping its unbeaten streak to nine.
Shohei Ohtani homers in 9th inning, Angels win 13-12 in 10th on Astros error
The Los Angeles Angels rallied from a six-run deficit in the seventh inning and a three-run deficit in the ninth before they walked off in the 10th on an unlikely Astros error.
Yankees' Josh Donaldson hurts calf and could be headed back to injured list
Josh Donaldson could be heading back to the New York Yankees' injured list after injuring his right calf while running out a ground ball in the seventh inning of a 6-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.
LOVERRO: Nationals have talent in pipeline. Now they need an owner willing to spend
The Nationals didn't get this year's version of Stephen Strasburg, as LSU pitching star Paul Skenes went No. 1 to the Pittsburgh Pirates. But they did get this generation's version of Bryce Harper by selecting his teammate in stud center fielder Dylan Crews with the second pick.
LOVERRO: Adding Cruz at third put the '83 Orioles on track for a title
Friday would have been a good day to have a celebration of a key moment in the Orioles' last World Series season. It was on June 30, 1983, that the Orioles purchased the contract of troubled infielder Todd Cruz from the Seattle Mariners.
LOVERRO: MASN deal puts focus back on Leonsis' play for the Nationals
Transparent Ted Leonisis may be one step closer to being the Washington Nationals owner. Hey, is this thing on? Hello? Hello? Testing?
LOVERRO: Lightning strikes twice against Martinez, Nationals
These razor-thin losses take a lot out of a team that, quite honestly, needs every win within its grasp as it fights to keep from falling into the abyss.
LOVERRO: Ted Williams, the Senators and a father-son summer to remember
Spencer Hoopes spent the summer of 1969 watching Ted Williams and the Senators and helping his father, veteran Washington journalist Roy Hoopes, write "What a Baseball Manager Does."
Young Orioles growing up as rebuild turns a new corner
After years of rebuilding, the Orioles appear ready to finally turn a corner and have embraced the next stage of the process -- and the expectations that come with it. The Orioles' core of catcher Adley Rutschman, shortstop Gunnar Henderson and pitcher Grayson Rodriguez are now all in the majors.
LOVERRO: Lerner's Nationals legacy is a dollop of misery with a dash of World Series glory
Lerner, a native Washingtonian who should have known better, never seemed to either care or understand they needed to aggressively market a sports team in a city where the football team was at the time still a huge, dominant local presence.
