Rays Hit 4 Homers, Rout Blue Jays 13-2  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 16, 2016, 10:15 P.M. E.D.T.  —  TORONTO — Curt Casali hit a three-run homer, Tim Beckham and Steve Pearce each hit two-run blasts and the Tampa Bay Rays had four homers while beating the Toronto Blue Jays 13-2 on Monday night.

Gomes Hits 3-Run Homer, Has 4 RBIs as Indians Rally by Reds  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 16, 2016, 9:36 P.M. E.D.T.  —  CLEVELAND — Yan Gomes hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning and had four RBIs, and the Cleveland Indians rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds 15-6 on Monday night.

Tim Lincecum, Angels Nearing Major League Deal  —  3:46pm: The two sides are indeed moving closer to a deal, but they're “still working through a few issues” and the deal isn't quite finished, tweets Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times.  —  2:39pm: Right-hander Tim Lincecum is …

Joyce, Niese Lead Pirates to 8-5 Win Over Braves  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 16, 2016, 10:30 P.M. E.D.T.  —  PITTSBURGH — Matt Joyce homered among his three hits and drove in three runs, Gregory Polanco had three hits and three runs scored, and Jon Niese pitched six effective innings …

As One Freely Walks Away, Two Badly Want Back In NFL  —  Tom Coughlin wants to coach again, and Dwight Freeney wants to play.  Both make their case, while the rugger-turned-returner retires from 49ers.  Plus a commencement speech, a telling Vegas text and more  —  Peter King's Plymouth State University commencement speech

Here's what keeps Royals officials up at night  —  But unlike past years, the club doesn't have the minor-league inventory to pull off a major trade  —  A year ago, landing Ben Zobrist and Johnny Cueto near the deadline boosted the team's talent and morale  —  The losing keeps them up at night.

Patriots will host Bears for joint practices Aug. 15 and 16  —  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots will host the Chicago Bears for two days of joint practices on Monday Aug. 15 and Tuesday Aug. 16, the team announced today.  The practices are free and open to the public.

BILLS TAKE PRE-EMPTIVE MEASURE: SHAQ LAWSON TO UNDERGO SHOULDER SURGERY  —  Email @ChrisBrownBills Blog: Inside the Bills  —  The Bills have elected to take a proactive approach concerning Shaq Lawson's right shoulder.  Though he's capable of playing, the club chose to eliminate …

Bochy Challenges for Final Out, Giants Beat Dbacks for Sweep  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 15, 2016, 7:39 P.M. E.D.T.  —  PHOENIX — Manager Bruce Bochy successfully challenged to get a game-ending double play after Brandon Crawford singled in a run in the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat …