World Dec 05 A supersized World Cup field begins taking shape at Friday’s draw The world’s top 11-ranked teams have all qualified, with No. 12 Italy among 22 nations competing in playoffs for the final six berths to be decided March 31.
Nation Nov 11 MLB, sports betting operators cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch-rigging scandal MLB said in a statement that pitch-level bets on outcomes of pitch velocity and of balls and strikes "present heightened integrity risks because they focus on one-off events that can be determined by a single player and can be inconsequential…
World Nov 02 11th-inning homer lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays to become first repeat World Series champion in 25 years In a World Series for the ages that went back and forth again and again, Will Smith delivered the biggest swing of all for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Nation Oct 30 Yesavage sets rookie strikeout record, leading Blue Jays past Dodgers for 3-2 lead in World Series Trey Yesavage set a World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts, and the Toronto Blue Jays opened Game 5 with back-to-back homers in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Nation Sep 24 5 things to know about robot umpires coming to MLB Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System.
Nation Aug 06 MLB calls up its first female umpire, promoting Jen Pawol for Marlins-Braves game Pawol, a 48-year-old from New Jersey, worked spring training games in 2024 and this year. She will become the fifth umpire to debut this year.
Nation May 13 Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, baseball stars once tarnished by scandals, will now be eligible for Hall of Fame Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that he was changing the MLB's policy on permanent ineligibility, saying bans would expire at death. …
Nation Jan 22 Ichiro Suzuki elected to Baseball Hall of Fame with more than 99 percent of the vote Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for the Hall, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.
Nation Oct 31 Dodgers win World Series in Game 5, overcome 5-run deficit after series of Yankee errors Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning, Alex Verdugo's RBI single chased Jack Flaherty in the second and Giancarlo Stanton's third-inning homer against Ryan Brasier built a 5-0 lead for New York.
Nation Jul 11 Berhalter fired as U.S. men’s soccer coach after ‘disappointing’ Copa America first-round exit Berhalter's second term as coach was cut short 10 months after he returned to the bench with high hopes and proclaimed the team's goal was "to change soccer in America forever."…