Major League Baseball passes significant rules changes including pitch clock, banning defensive shifts  —  Major League Baseball passed a sweeping set of rules changes it hopes will fundamentally overhaul the game, voting Friday to implement a pitch clock and ban defensive shifts in 2023 to hasten the game's pace and increase action.

Dolphins' Mike McDaniel has tough coaching matchup vs. Patriots, but his team is favored to win Sunday's opener  —  Sun Sentinel columnist Chris Perkins and reporter David Furones preview the Miami Dolphins' Week 1 matchup against Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. (, /South Florida Sun Sentinel)

L.A. Times Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong Mulling Bid for the Angels  —  The billionaire businessman and Los Angeles Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong is exploring a bid for the Los Angeles Angels, according to two people familiar with the matter.  He has been a minority owner …

Pat Hughes on his bond with Chicago Cubs fans, being a voice for generations and how much longer he wants to call games  —  When Pat Hughes joined the Chicago Cubs radio broadcast team before the 1996 season, he already had visions of how his time as the play-by-play announcer would transpire.

Aaron Judge chases The Babe with some of Mickey Mantle's star power  —  Here is the best thing about what Aaron Judge is doing with all these home runs he's hitting, 61 years after Roger Maris hit 61 in '61: Judge is towering over baseball the way Babe Ruth once did, and not just because of how big he is.

Have Heat made a comparative case for winning from within?  —  Just over two weeks from the start of training camp, the reality is that there likely will be nothing shiny and new for the Miami Heat.  Instead, 13 players return from the roster that closed within one game of the NBA Finals.

Taking a look at the races for baseball's major awards as the regular season winds down  —  There is enough time between now and Oct. 5, the last day of Major League Baseball's regular season, that voting for the major awards could be swayed.  —  Most of the attention will be on the American League …

New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo to resume baseball activities Sunday  —  NEW YORK — New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo is scheduled to start baseball activities on Sunday after getting a blood patch to aid in his recovery from an epidural injection to treat his ailing lower back.

Yoán Moncada hits 2 of the Chicago White Sox's 5 home runs in a 14-2 rout: 'He's been aggressive, he's swinging it'  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Elvis Andrus hit the second pitch of Thursday's game against the Oakland Athletics over the left-field wall for a leadoff homer.