Philly hoops great Joe Bryant, father of NBA legend Kobe, has died  —  Joe Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant and a basketball star in his own right at Bartram High School, at La Salle, and over eight seasons in the NBA, has died.  He was 69.Bryant recently suffered a massive stroke, La Salle head coach Fran Dunphy said Tuesday.

Padres Deploy Familiar Strategy on Day 1 of MLB Draft  —  The Padres drafted two pitchers on Day 1.  —  With their first two picks of the 2024 MLB Draft, the San Diego Padres drafted two left-handed pitchers out of high school, selecting LHP Kash Mayfield (No. 25 overall) …

Rob Manfred: MLB worried about threats to players from gambling  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred expressed concern Tuesday for player safety as it relates to gambling while expressing confidence in the league's ability to catch personnel who violate the league's gambling policies.

Draft Day 1: Pick-by-pick rundown, analysis  —  The 2024 MLB Draft is here.  Day 1 included the first 74 selections, covering Rounds 1 and 2, Competitive Balance Rounds A and B, two Prospect Promotion Incentive picks, plus two compensation picks.  The Guardians got things going with the No. 1 overall pick.

Jarren Duran named All-Star Game MVP after HR fuels AL win  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — On a night when Paul Skenes, Major League Baseball's pitching phenom, toed the rubber for a historic All-Star Game start, and Shohei Ohtani, the sport's brightest global superstar, demolished a home run for the National League …

Manfred: MLB Open To Discussing Draft Pick Trades In The Future  —  It doesn't mean pick swaps will happen any time soon, but in his yearly All-Star week Q&A with the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said there is some receptivity to allowing teams to trade draft picks.

Why Giants Logan Webb, Heliot Ramos can't wait to see Paul Skenes pitch for NL All-Stars  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Anywhere Logan Webb and Heliot Ramos of the San Francisco Giants look in the National League All-Star clubhouse, they can spot a player on a team that's still contending for a playoff spot.

Pete Alonso 2024 Home Run Derby tracker: Mets slugger eliminated in first round  —  Alonso struggled in new format and hit just 12 dingers  —  Alonso open to competing in another HRD: 'There's definitely more in there'  —  Alonso eliminated in first round of Home Run Derby

Livvy Dunne Shares Sweet Photo With Paul Skenes Before Going to All-Star Game In Style  —  Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes will be be just the fifth rookie in MLB history to start an All-Star Game in his debut season when he takes the mound Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas.

MLB draft prospects with famous bloodlines carry weight of monster expectations  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — They were on the field, and even on the stage, during World Series celebrations.  —  They were at All-Star Games and running around the field during Home Run Derbies.

2024 MLB Mock Draft Final Version: Draft Day Projections & Dart Throws  —  It's draft day!  —  Here are some last-minute tweaks after some additional reporting this afternoon.  Note the most significant change from our most recent MLB mock draft on Friday is all the way down at pick No. 39 …

Athletics slug 8 HRs vs. Phillies, most by team since 1999  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Oakland Athletics smashed eight home runs in Sunday's 18-3 rout of the first-place Philadelphia Phillies, the most homers in a game by any one MLB team in 25 years.  —  Lawrence Butler accounted for three …