PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Francisco Alvarez homered twice, Brett Baty also went deep and the New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Thursday night in the first major league game following the All-Star break. The start time was pushed up an hour and the teams played under a hazy ...

NEW YORK (AP) — If LeBron James knows where he will play this coming season, he's still not saying. The NBA's career scoring king and current free agent spoke publicly for the first time in weeks Thursday afternoon, indicating that a decision is close — though stopping short of revealing ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians and Pittsburgh Pirates will play a doubleheader on Saturday after the opening game of the weekend series between the teams was postponed on Friday night because of poor air quality caused by wildfires. The teams and umpire crew met at 4:30 p.m. EDT, ...

DENVER (AP) — Spencer Steer hit two home runs, including an inside-the-park homer, Brady Singer gave up four hits in seven strong innings, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Friday night. Steer and Eugenio Suárez hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning and Elly De ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Esmerlyn Valdez and Jacob Gonzalez hit two-run homers, Jared Jones struck out nine in five innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-1 on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader. Nick Gonzales added a solo shot in the sixth inning as the ...

DENVER (AP) — Spencer Steer hit two home runs, including an inside-the-park homer, Brady Singer gave up four hits in seven strong innings, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Friday night. Steer and Eugenio Suárez hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning and Elly De ...