Chicago's U.S. attorney sues Cubs, alleging disability law violations in Wrigley Field renovations  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 21  —  Windows frame the view past the outfield at the new Catalina Club in the upper deck behind home plate at Wrigley Field on April 6, 2019, in Chicago.

ASK IRA: Will Heat extension waiting game create a strain with Tyler Herro?  —  Q: Ira, why can't we sign Tyler Herro to an extension first and then worry about if we need to put him in a trade?  - Stephen.  —  A: If only it were that simple.  Because Tyler Herro would be receiving …

Mock: Is the best overall prospect a lock for No. 1 pick?  —  Welcome to our penultimate mock draft of 2022.  And yes, we look forward to this edition every year just to use the word “penultimate.”  —  Jim Callis and I will have one more projection of the first 39 picks coming to you in the hours …

Andrew Benintendi, Whit Merrifield among 10 unvaccinated Kansas City Royals players out for Toronto Blue Jays series  —  MLB, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays  —  Ten Kansas City Royals players, including four of their top hitters and their best two starting pitchers this season …

Mets knock three HRs on way to 7-3 win over Braves, clinching series  —  ATLANTA — The Mets broke out the bats and poured it on in the series finale at Truist Park.  They took advantage early and left no doubt about which divisional playoff contender would snatch the critical three-game set …

How the Orioles — yes, the Baltimore Orioles — became the hottest team in MLB  —  CHICAGO — The last time the Baltimore Orioles took the field vying for their 10th consecutive win, Cal Ripken Jr. was starting at third base and Albert Belle was manning right field.  —  It was Sept. 18, 1999.

Luis Severino leaves with shoulder tightness; Yankees rally to beat Reds 7-6 in 10  —  DJ LeMahieu scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Yankees 62 wins before the All-Star break, tying a franchise record.  Clay Holmes found the feel for his sinker again.

John Henry takes stock of the Red Sox' present and future  —  The Red Sox' present and future await definition.  —  In the present, the team is a contender but hardly a lock for the postseason.  The Sox entered Wednesday with the third-best record in the American League East (47-41) …

What you need to know about Statcast bat tracking  —  Early returns indicate Julio Rodríguez has elite swing speed  —  One hundred years ago, Babe Ruth was redefining how baseball was played, and understood.  In 1920, Prof. A.L. Hodges, “the Well-Known Physicist,” wrote Ruth had …

Agent Casey Close sues Fox Sports radio host Doug Gottlieb for libel over tweet about contract offer to Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman  —  Agent Casey Close sued Fox Sports radio host Doug Gottlieb for libel Thursday, alleging that Gottlieb “falsely and recklessly” …