Mets beat Cardinals to win sixth straight series to begin the season for first time in franchise history  —  ST. LOUIS - Six straight series victories to start the year?  That'll play.  —  Backed by Chris Bassitt's six shutout innings on Tuesday, the Mets beat the Cardinals for a second straight night …

Zach LaVine could miss Game 5 after the Chicago Bulls star enters health and safety protocols for 3rd time in the last year  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 133  —  Bulls guard Zach LaVine and forward DeMar DeRozan head to their locker room after playing the Bucks at the United Center on April 24, 2022.

What did New York Yankees do — and does it matter?  What you need to know about sign-stealing letter  —  On Tuesday, a 2017 letter that details an investigation into an alleged sign-stealing effort by the New York Yankees was revealed for the first time.  While its contents are not nearly …

Chicago White Sox drop their 7th straight, falling 6-4 to the Minnesota Twins on Byron Buxton's walk-off HR  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Lucas Giolito returned to the mound but the Chicago White Sox couldn't return to the win column.  —  The Sox let two late leads slip away and completed a dismal trip …

Anthony Rizzo hits three homers, Aaron Judge goes deep on his birthday, as Yankees explode in win over Orioles  —  Anthony Rizzo wasn't the biggest name among the first baseman the Yankees could have signed this offseason.  At 32, with declining power numbers over the past two seasons …

Max Scherzer blanks Cards for seven, then Mets finish job with wild ninth-inning comeback  —  ST. LOUIS — Though each of Max Scherzer's last two outings were brilliant, his next start was even better.  But baseball games cannot be won by one star pitcher alone.

Heat push through Butler, Lowry absences and past Hawks 97-94 to win series 4-1  —  MIAMI — Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry were missing.  But the Miami Heat's defense still was there, as was the strength in numbers.  —  Ultimately, that was all that was needed Tuesday night at FTX Arena to close out Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks.

Is the Chicago Cubs offense for real? 5 numbers highlighting the good — and bad — so far this season.  —  The Chicago Cubs don't boast the same star power as they did a year ago.  Yet despite subtracting three star hitters last July, the Cubs offense has become more functional and successful.

MASN will return to in-person broadcasts on road, beginning with Orioles' series against the Yankees  —  Television broadcasters from the Orioles-owned Mid-Atlantic Sports Network will travel to regular-season road games this week for the first time since 2019, MASN spokesperson Todd Webster confirmed …

Celtics end Nets season from hell with clean sweep  —  This couldn't have been the clean sweep the Nets had imagined.  —  Three summers ago, the Nets secured the two superstars (and their plus-one) Knicks fans thought they'd have themselves.  They quickly coined it “The Clean Sweep,” …

Yankees Fans Throw Water Bottles, Beer Cans At Guardians Players After Walkoff Win  —  Watch what happened and what the postgame reaction is like from Terry Francona.  —  Cleveland had a 4-3 lead entering the ninth inning and appeared to be on the precipice of its first comeback win of the year.

Walker Buehler throws MLB's first complete game, shutout of 2022: 'I'm not coming out of this game!'  —  PHOENIX — Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler walked off the field after eight innings Monday night, and as he passed manager Dave Roberts in the dugout, blurted out: “I'm not coming out of this game!”

Braves' Eddie Rosario to have laser eye procedure, may miss 8-12 weeks  —  The Braves might now have an explanation for outfielder Eddie Rosario's struggles at the plate and in the field to begin this season.  —  Rosario will undergo a laser procedure in the coming days to correct blurred vision …

Data, Statcast show how brutal umpire Ángel Hernández was for Phillies vs. Brewers  —  Ángel Hernández's strike zone belongs on a Little League field.  —  Anything close, and it's a strike.  —  Hernández, long a thorn in the side of MLB players …