Cubs' Cody Bellinger placed on injured list with fractured ribs  —  Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger has two fractured ribs and has been placed on the 10-day injured list, manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday.  —  Bellinger, a two-time All-Star selection, crashed …

Padres' Rookie Sensation Scratched With Groin Injury  —  The San Diego Padres scratched outfielder Jackson Merrill from Thursday's lineup with right groin tightness.  The outstanding rookie missed the game against the Colorado Rockies, an eventual 10-9 loss.

White Sox drop to 3-22 as Julien hits 2 of Twins' 5 homers in 6-3 win for 4-game sweep  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The Chicago White Sox dropped to 3-22, wasting a two-run lead and stretching their losing streak to a season-high seven with a 6-3 defeat to Minnesota on Thursday as Edouard Julien hit two of the Twins' five solo home runs.

Anze Kopitar's OT goal lifts Kings past Oilers in Game 2, ties series  —  Kopitar fires a wrist shot past Stuart Skinner's glove and into the top corner just 2:07 into overtime for a 5-4 win, as the Kings bounce back from a lopsided loss.  Game 3 of the first-round playoff series is Friday night in L.A.

Why the Royals' hot start to 2024 might be sustainable  —  As the 2024 season nears its one-month mark, the Kansas City Royals — the team that matched a franchise record with 106 losses last year — are not only on the right side of .500, but feature one of the best run differentials in baseball.

Lakers fall flat against Nuggets in Game 3, on brink of being swept again  —  LOS ANGELES — For all of the talk about adjustments and what the Lakers needed to do between Monday's Game 2 loss in Denver and Thursday night's Game 3 at Crypto.com Arena to keep themselves from falling …

What MLB pitchers think of baseball's pitching injury rise  —  The rate of pitcher injuries in baseball has been a topic of conversation across the sport in recent years, but debate reached a boiling point when aces Shane Bieber and Spencer Strider and budding star Eury Perez …

Giants Place Blake Snell On Injured List Due To Adductor Strain  —  The Giants scratched Blake Snell from his scheduled start today and will place the reigning NL Cy Young winner on the 15-day injured list with a left adductor strain, retroactive to April 23, per a team announcement.

What are the Top 10 front offices in MLB?  Here's how 40 executives voted  —  In 2018, Major League Baseball unveiled its Executive of the Year Award.  The honor tends to go to the chief baseball officer of a team that exceeded expectations in a given season.

How does Zendaya tennis film ‘Challengers’ rank with other Hollywood love matches  —  To achieve greatness, the movie needs to provide genuine excitement and realistic drama on the court.  —  “Challengers,” a sexy tennis love triangle from acclaimed director Luca Guadagnino and budding superstar Zendaya …

What I'm hearing about the NFL Draft and Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye and teams moving up  —  Don't get cute.  —  If I had a dollar for every time an NFL team employee used that phrase in April over the phone or in text, I'd be buying my own NFL franchise.  (I'd put the team in Miami …