Fernando Tatis Jr. activated, goes 0-4 in Padres' 3-0 win  —  SAN DIEGO — Star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was activated from the 60-day injured list Monday by the San Diego Padres after being sidelined for more than two months with a stress reaction in his right thighbone.

Cubs lefty Justin Steele misses start with elbow soreness  —  CHICAGO — Cubs lefty Justin Steele was scratched from his scheduled start on Tuesday with elbow soreness, manager Craig Counsell announced after the team's 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.

The 2024 Chicago White Sox — while not as beloved as the 1962 New York Mets — have had as many ridiculous moments  —  “Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?” was the name of Jimmy Breslin's book on the 1962 New York Mets, a team that has been the embodiment of a losing sports franchise for more than six decades.

MLB power rankings: Red-hot Chicago Cubs power into September, NL wild-card race  —  As September dawns, a surprise guest has imposed on the National League playoff race.  —  And the Chicago Cubs are proving that, with the exception of their crosstown rivals, it's never too late to make a meaningful run.

James Darren, ‘Gidget’ Surfer and Cop on ‘T.J. Hooker,’ Dies at 88  —  The ‘Time Tunnel’ star also was a pop singer and a crooning hologram on ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.’ … He was 88.  —  Darren died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his son Jim Moret, a correspondent for Inside Edition, told The Hollywood Reporter.

49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall shot in San Francisco  —  Ricky Pearsall, the 49ers' first-round draft pick, was shot Saturday afternoon near San Francisco's Union Square  —  Wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, the 49ers' first-round draft pick this past spring, is in serious but stable condition …

DBacks destroy Dodgers behind 8-run second, look to salvage split  —  Shohei Ohtani barely flinched at the fastball, then immediately turned and headed back to the Los Angeles Dodgers dugout.  He did not need to hear the call to know the pitch was a strike.

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Harper ‘grinding through’ elbow/wrist irritation, hopeful for Oct.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper said repeatedly Friday that he will not make excuses.  —  But he is banged up.  He reluctantly acknowledged that much before Friday night's 7-2 loss to Atlanta at Citizens Bank Park …