Yankees' bats underwhelm in four-hit shutout loss to Jays  —  The boos started early Monday.  They were for George Springer, the target of Yankee fans' vitriol for his part in the 2017 Astros cheating scandal.  The Blue Jays' center fielder, however, quieted the taunts with a home run and RBI double.

Luis Robert homers and scores twice as the Chicago White Sox win their home opener 3-2 against the Seattle Mariners  —  Luis Robert did it all in Tuesday's home opener for the Chicago White Sox.  —  He made a splendid leaping catch to save a run in the third inning against the Seattle Mariners.

Franchise tag not ideal for Dolphins' Mike Gesicki, but he is motivated to prove himself in new offense  —  MIAMI GARDENS — Mike Gesicki has had an eventful offseason between the Miami Dolphins placing the franchise tag on him and his now-wife, Halle, making him her franchise player.

Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant power Nets past Cavs in play-in game to secure 7th seed and date with Celtics  —  For two-and-a-half quarters of Tuesday's 115-108 play-in victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Nets gave the fans what they wanted: utter and uncontested command of the game.

LeBron James wants to win more championships.  Could that lead him to turn down a Lakers extension?  —  This is starting to feel like a marriage of convenience.  —  LeBron James knows there's only one place where he can get paid max money to play alongside Anthony Davis while maybe …

Cedric Mullins' big hit enough to back Bruce Zimmermann as Orioles shut out Brewers, 2-0, in home opener  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 55  —  Orioles outfielders, from left, Austin Hays, Cedric Mullins and Ryan McKenna celebrate victory over the Brewers.  The Orioles defeated the Brewers …

For Heat and Victor Oladipo, it's complicated  —  MIAMI — This was after a Sunday night loss in Orlando that in at least one way felt like a victory.  —  Victor Oladipo had just scored 40 points, the most by a Miami Heat player this season, and coach Erik Spoelstra was reflecting …

Cuban officials blast plan by players who left for majors to field their own team in World Baseball Classic  —  HAVANA — Cuban state sports officials on Tuesday denounced a plan by baseball players who left the island to play in the major leagues to field their own team in the next World Baseball Classic.

Mets bullpen melts down against Phillies after Taijuan Walker, Trevor May leave with injuries  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Mets were without their starting pitcher after just two innings against the Phillies, spelling disaster for the bullpen to cover the remaining seven frames.

Giants' Antoan Richardson: Padres' coach's words had ‘undertones of racism’  —  Giants first base coach Antoan Richardson was ejected by crew chief Greg Gibson for a reason he explained long after Tuesday night's 13-2 win over the Padres.  —  Richardson said Padres third-base coach Mike Shildt used words …

The Lerner family will explore selling the Washington Nationals  —  The family of real estate magnate Ted Lerner, which 16 years ago purchased the Washington Nationals from Major League Baseball and oversaw a rebuilding process that eventually resulted in a World Series championship …