Oneil Cruz crushes hardest-hit ball possibly ever  —  PITTSBURGH — Oneil Cruz was born to break Statcast.  —  The Pirates' 6-foot-7 shortstop has already set marks with his crazy strong arm, but in Wednesday's 14-2 loss to the Braves, he recorded the hardest-hit ball in Statcast history …

Dolphins camp: Tua hits Tyreek deep at joint practice with Eagles; plus stock up, stock down  —  Sun Sentinel reporters Chris Perkins and David Furones discuss QB Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins' joint practice with Eagles ahead of their preseason game. (, /South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Judge 48th HR, Yanks beat Mets 4-2 to sweep Subway Series  —  NEW YORK — If this is what the regular season Subway Series was like, imagine the Yankees and Mets meeting in October for baseball's biggest prize.  —  “You'd like to think ahead a little bit, because of the pace they're …

A key injury.  A defensive Tony La Russa.  Another frustrating Chicago White Sox loss follows the same ridiculous script.  —  You've seen it before and likely will see it again.  —  If the Chicago White Sox have proved one thing in 2022, it's that they are consistent.

MLB announces 2023 regular season schedule  —  2023 Campaign to Feature New Balanced Schedule as All 30 Clubs Play Each Other; 93rd All-Star Game Presented by Mastercard at T-Mobile Park to be Played on July 11th  —  Major League Baseball today announced its master 2023 regular season schedule …

Justin Fields and most of the Chicago Bears starters will play the 1st half of the preseason finale vs. the Cleveland Browns  —  Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus will buck the tradition of a meaningless final preseason game and instead will play most of his starters Saturday against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium.

Is Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner's slide the prettiest play in baseball?  —  THE MOST BEAUTIFUL play in Major League Baseball exists because its practitioner embraced a long-held axiom: Form follows function.  Once upon a time, Trea Turner was a habitual head-first slider …

Former UCF star Shaquem Griffin announces retirement from pro football  —  Former UCF star linebacker Shaquem Griffin is retiring from professional football, he announced Wednesday in a first-person article published in The Players' Tribune.  —  Griffin was selected in the fifth round …

Rich Hill contemplating unique approach to 2023 season  —  JOHN GIBBONS DETAILS HIS INTERVIEW WITH THE RED SOX  —  Baseball Isn't Boring: A very honest John Gibbons  —  Rich Hill is going to be turning 43 years old in the heart of next year's spring training.  This we know.

Five things we learned from Ravens 2022 training camp  —  The Ravens will begin a new phase of preparations for the season when they return to practice Tuesday with no fans in attendance and the final reduction to a 53-man roster looming next week.  After three weeks of training camp and two preseason games …

Fernando Tatis Jr. Apologizes for PED Use, Will Have Shoulder Surgery  —  San Diego Padres' star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. addressed the media Tuesday afternoon, following his failed drug test that earned him an 80-game suspension.  Tatis apologized for his actions and announced that he will be having shoulder surgery.

Udonis Haslem return effectively puts no-vacancy sign out for Heat  —  For the Miami Heat only two roster options remain in the wake of Udonis Haslem returning for a 20th season:  — What you currently see is what you will be getting for the majority of 2022-23.