Nestor Cortes delivers again for Yankees, this time against White Sox  —  CHICAGO—Josh Donaldson felt like he had to sprint out of the dugout to third base Sunday.  The Yankees were trying to keep up with starter Nestor Cortes.  His pace and dominance over a career-high eight innings pushed …

Buck Showalter's Amazin's can weather the storm; teammates have Travis Jankowski's back; Mets supporting Rangers  —  Another injury hit.  First series loss of the season.  Five games won, and five games lost, in the past 12 days.  Depending on how one views the Mets' recent batch of games …

With his future with Red Sox uncertain, Xander Bogaerts is just trying to live in the moment  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Xander Bogaerts is on track to break the record for most starts by a Red Sox shortstop sometime in early June.  —  Everett Scott, who helped the Sox win three World Series …

Orioles get swept as offense strikes out season-high 16 times in 5-1 loss to Tigers: 'We're going to get through this'  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 7  —  DETROIT — In what might be a move most emblematic of how lackluster the Orioles offense performed against the Tigers this weekend …

The Loneliest Team in Baseball  —  With the Oakland Athletics having gutted their roster and flirted with Las Vegas, their once loyal fans appear to be in revolt.  —  OAKLAND — One quiet night earlier this month, fewer than 3,000 fans went to an Oakland Athletics game.

Albert Pujols makes first pitching appearance of his career, closes out St. Louis Cardinals' rout of San Francisco Giants  —  ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols had an absolute blast.  And not at the plate this time, either.  —  The longtime slugger made his first career pitching appearance Sunday night …

William ‘Worldwide’ Wesley tabbed to change the Knicks dreary lottery luck  —  After a career of operating in the shadows, William ‘Worldwide’ Wesley is stepping into the spotlight.  —  The Knicks executive and backroom basketball operator will represent the team at the draft lottery Tuesday in Chicago …

Drew Brees done at NBC after one season as NFL analyst  —  One and done.  —  Legendary NFL quarterback Drew Brees will not return to NBC after just one season as a studio and game analyst, according to sources.  —  The decision seemed mutual as Brees preferred doing games over the …

Mark Melancon's status as Diamondbacks' main closer being assessed  —  The Diamondbacks did not use closer Mark Melancon in a tie game Sunday, because as manager Torey Lovullo explained, he was not available having worked three of the last four games.  —  In two of those, Melancon had entered in a tie game.

Boston Red Sox Injuries  —  Wacha (intercostal irritation) will throw a simulated game Monday and is expected to return late next week, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.  —  Status Day-to-day  —  Mayer continues to deal with right wrist soreness and will miss …