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)

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 …

Giants lefty José Álvarez likely headed for Tommy John surgery  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The San Francisco Giants, who have needed a reliable left-hander in the bullpen much of the season, won't be getting a veteran lefty back down the stretch as they'd hoped.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.