Sports News

1:18 PM on Thursday, July 16

The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired one-time top prospect Robert Hassell III from the Washington Nationals for cash or a player to be named later

12:32 PM on Thursday, July 16

Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell has embraced her role as a steadying influence this season and the team has benefited

12:00 PM on Thursday, July 16

Major League Baseball is set to have its earliest opening day next year on March 24 except for international games — if there is an opening day

11:26 AM on Thursday, July 16

Two people familiar with the deal told the Associated Press that pitcher Chase Burns has agreed to a $105 million, seven-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds that covers 2027-33

10:32 AM on Thursday, July 16

Penei Sewell has long been known as perhaps the top run-blocking tackle in the NFL

10:24 AM on Thursday, July 16

Jordan Walker hopes his star-making turn at the Home Run Derby will inspire more young Black athletes to follow in his footsteps and choose baseball

10:17 AM on Thursday, July 16

Myles Garrett has been the NFL’s dominant defensive player for years, leading to his record-setting campaign with 23 sacks last season before being traded from Cleveland to the Los Angeles Rams

10:09 AM on Thursday, July 16

The most expansive season in NHL history gets underway Sept. 29 and runs through April 10 before the playoffs begin a couple of days later

9:43 AM on Thursday, July 16

The only Argentine golfer in the British Open field was playfully jeered by some spectators on the first tee the morning after his national soccer team’s epic comeback win over England at the World Cup

9:40 AM on Thursday, July 16

Cheryl Reeve has seen a lot of improvements in officiating this season and it’s helped the WNBA have record offensive numbers so far through the first half of the season

9:24 AM on Thursday, July 16

Belgian rider Tim Merlier maintained his strong form with a victory on the 12th stage of the Tour de France while several riders fell as they sprinted to the line

8:50 AM on Thursday, July 16

New York’s game against the Dallas Wings was postponed on Thursday after the Liberty had travel delays caused by mechanical issues on their charter flight

7:45 AM on Thursday, July 16

Dan Brown is lighting it up again at the British Open

6:56 AM on Thursday, July 16

Max Verstappen has left his future in Formula 1 open again ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix and praised his “really good” relationship with Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies

6:29 AM on Thursday, July 16

Longtime NBA assistant Igor Kokoskov has joined the startup men’s and women’s basketball league Project B as its head of player development, the organization announced Thursday

5:53 AM on Thursday, July 16

Matthew Baldwin has had the honor of hitting the opening tee shot of the British Open at a Royal Birkdale course where the locally born Englishman has been a member for 23 years