Benches and bullpens clear after Francisco Lindor drilled by Steve Cishek fastball  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Frustrations spilled onto the field in game two of 162, with most of those emotions emanating from Buck Showalter.  —  Benches and bullpens cleared in the fifth inning of the Mets' 7-3 win …

Yankees don't agree to extension with Aaron Judge, star will play 2022 on one-year deal  —  Even before Gerrit Cole threw the first pitch Friday, the Yankees took a loss.  Less than two hours before the start of the Bombers' 2022 season, Brian Cashman announced that the team had failed …

Orioles fall to Rays, 2-1, in season-opening pitchers' duel  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 8  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Orioles' 2022 season was always going to begin difficultly.  Some players who could be fixtures of Baltimore's next good team are perhaps already in place …

Chicago White Sox blow 2 late leads — and Lucas Giolito leaves with an injury — in a 5-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers  —  DETROIT — As season openers go, the final moments for the Chicago White Sox-Detroit Tigers game Friday ranks as one of the stranger ones in recent history.

Dwayne Haskins, Steelers quarterback and former Ohio State star, fatally struck by dump truck  —  Dwayne Haskins, a quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers, was killed after being hit by a dump truck on a Florida highway on Saturday.  —  He was 24.  —  The football players was walking …

Chicago Cubs win 5-4 on opening day — and Seiya Suzuki goes 1-for-2 in his MLB debut  —  Chicago Cubs manager David Ross burst through the door into postgame news-conference room, prepared to drop a question before facing his own.  —  “Who had Nico in the first-homer pool?” a beaming Ross asked.

Luis Severino feels like he's a better pitcher than before injuries sidelined him  —  Luis Severino isn't the same person who last made a start here at Yankee Stadium.  Since September 2019, Severino has been through major surgery, a bunch of nagging injuries and a journey to become a better, more sustainable pitcher.

Indiana intrigue  —  Rick Carlisle forcefully shot down suggestions he wants to move to the front office, but there is still much to be settled with the Pacers before next season  —  Chatter about Rick Carlisle moving from the bench to the front office in Indiana has been persistent around the league for months.

Al Horford declares himself fully vaccinated and available should Celtics draw Raptors in first round  —  MEMPHIS — With just one game left in the regular season, there remains a possibility that the Celtics could face the Raptors in the opening round of the playoffs, raising questions …

Rachel Balkovec cheered in historic debut managing New York Yankees minor league team  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — Cheered by many fans who came just to see her make history, Rachel Balkovec debuted with a win Friday night as the first woman to manage the affiliate of a Major League Baseball team.

Seattle Mariners, SS J.P. Crawford reach five-year contract; sources say deal worth $51M  —  Seattle has signed shortstop J.P. Crawford to a new five-year contract, tying a vital member of the ascendant Mariners to the organization through his prime years,  —  Sources familiar with the deal told ESPN …

‘A little microcosm of what we can do’: Dodgers flex their lineup depth in Opening Day win  —  DENVER — Kyle Freeland was cruising.  Then, the Rockies' starter was not.  And 17 pitches later, his day was over.  —  That's the threat that this Dodgers lineup, so glittering on paper …