Dean Kremer, two-run sixth propel Orioles past Rays, 2-1, for series win over MLB's best team  —  The Tampa Bay Rays might be leaving Baltimore in the same position they arrived — as owners of the best record in the major leagues — but they took a back seat to the Orioles this week.

Jalen Brunson scores 38 points, goes the distance as Knicks top Heat to force Game 6  —  The Knicks needed a hero to keep their season alive.  Jalen Brunson strapped on the cape.  —  Backed by strong efforts from his sidekicks RJ Barrett and Julius Randle, Brunson played all 48 minutes …

Yankees Notebook: Deivi Garcia makes MLB return as a reliever  —  Deivi Garcia was a starter the last time he pitched in the majors in 2021.  His next big league outing will come as a reliever.  —  The Yankees recalled the former consensus top-100 prospect on Wednesday morning …

Ravens returning to London in 2023 season with game against Titans  —  The last time the Ravens played in London was in 2017 in what was a blowout loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium.  Afterward, coach John Harbaugh said he had no interest in going back anytime soon.

Mets' Jeff McNeil irked after fans throw baseballs his way in Cincinnati outfield  —  CINCINNATI — Jeff McNeil was heated Wednesday night after fans threw a pair of baseballs at him while he played leftfield during the Mets' 2-1 win over the Reds.  —  In the bottom of the eighth inning …

Lakers lose Game 5 to Warriors, Anthony Davis to head injury  —  The balanced Warriors maintain a double-digit lead for most of the second half and avoid elimination with a 121-106 win, and Davis heads to the locker room late after taking a hit in the head from Kevon Looney

Red Sox's Jarren Duran gets boost from Dustin Pedroia, plus Yankees' future and deGrom's value  —  The way I first heard it, Dustin Pedroia was in the batting cage with Jarren Duran during spring training, advising him to make a mechanical adjustment in a most unusual way.

A's pivot to new site for Vegas baseball stadium, lowering public funding request  —  The Oakland A's and Bally's Corp. have an agreement in place for the team to build a $1.5 billion stadium on a portion of the Tropicana Las Vegas site, a move expected to reduce the amount of public financing sought for the project to $395 million.

Cincinnati Reds top prospect Elly De La Cruz sets records in Triple-A game  —  Elly De La Cruz is still working toward his first promotion to the major leagues, but he did something at Louisville Slugger Field on Tuesday that no MLB player has accomplished in the last nine years.

Bruce Bochy says Rangers ace Jacob deGrom likely to miss two or three more weeks  —  The Rangers manager said deGrom's return from elbow inflammation is going to take a while longer.  —  Manager Bruce Bochy acknowledged on Tuesday what had become obvious - Jacob deGrom's return from elbow inflammation is going to take a while longer.