Jalen Brunson scores 38 points to help Knicks win, force Game 6 vs. Heat  —  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 and scored 38 points in Wednesday's 112-103 Game 5 victory.

Grayson Rodriguez, Adley Rutschman bounce back in Orioles' 4-2 win over MLB-best Rays  —  Orioles general manager Mike Elias talks about how the team is playing so far this season.  (Baltimore Sun Handout)  —  Grayson Rodriguez learned a valuable lesson after his start last week.

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 …

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.

Willson Contreras embraces villain role on the other side of the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry: 'When you get booed, you're doing something right'  —  Willson Contreras, decked out in St. Louis Cardinals red, admitted to experiencing nerves Monday in the visitors dugout at Wrigley Field.

Buck Showalter ejected, Mets' late rally comes up short in loss to Reds  —  CINCINNATI — Buck Showalter didn't blame the umpires for the Mets' 7-6 loss to the Reds on Tuesday night.  —  But he did blame them for blowing a key call that enabled a rally that wound up being the difference in the game.

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.

Diamondbacks rookie Brandon Pfaadt roughed up in 2nd career start by Marlins, Jorge Soler  —  Nick Piecoro Michelle GardnerArizona Republic  —  Brandon Pfaadt turns in another clunker in 2nd career start  —  Diamondbacks right-hander Brandon Pfaadt did not bother to turn his head and follow the flight of the ball.

Yankees activate Aaron Judge after 10-game IL stint  —  NEW YORK — Aaron Judge was reinstated from the injured list by the New York Yankees and the record-setting slugger was back in right field batting second Tuesday night against the Oakland Athletics.  —  The reigning AL MVP …

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.

Max Scherzer scratched from Tuesday's start against Reds due to neck spasms  —  When it rains, it pours.  —  Max Scherzer has been scratched from Tuesday's start against the Cincinnati Reds due to neck spasms, the Mets announced.  David Peterson has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse …

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.