After losing four-straight games, the Houston Astros finally got back into the win column Saturday night, taking down the Texas Rangers in a 5-4 victory.

Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes will start his second consecutive All-Star Game for the National League on Tuesday night.

White Sox great Paul Konerko got a present from one No. 14 to another in honor of the 20th anniversary of the 2005 World Series championship run — a jersey signed by noted Chicago fan Pope Leo XIV.

Shohei Ohtani pitched three scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants as the Dodgers star continues to work his way back from elbow surgery.

Minnesota Twins All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton hit for the cycle Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Rory McIlroy is starting to look like the same player who won the Masters in April for the career Grand Slam.

Aaron Judge didn’t just become the fastest player to hit 350 home runs, he did it in 192 fewer games than Mark McGwire.

Yankees All-Star left-hander Max Fried left a start against the Chicago Cubs after a season-low three innings because of a a blister on his left index finger.

Cincinnati Reds right fielder Jake Fraley has been activated from the 10-day injured list.

Call this episode of Iga Swiatek’s marvelous tennis career “The One Where Iga Swiatek Got A Hug from Courteney Cox After Winning Wimbledon.”.

Amanda Anisimova thanked her mother for flying to London to watch her play in the Wimbledon final and for all of her help through the years.

Red Sox right-hander Hunter Dobbins has announced his season is over after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández heads into Sunday’s Club World Cup final wary of the weather, along with Paris Saint-Germain.

Kate, the Princess of Wales, handed out the trophy to Iga Swiatek after the women’s Wimbledon final, after not attending last year’s match while she was recovering from cancer.

All seven trophy-winning teams at the Women's European Championship since 1997 were led to glory by a female coach.

Katie Taylor beat Amanda Serrano for the third time, winning a majority decision to remain the undisputed 140-pound champion.

Cody Bellinger hit three two-run homers, leading the New York Yankees to an 11-0 win over the Chicago Cubs.

Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani splashed his 32nd home run of the season into San Francisco’s McCovey Cove beyond the right-field wall.

Cal Raleigh hit his 37th and 38th home runs in Seattle’s 12-3 victory over Detroit on Friday night to move within one of Barry Bonds’ 2001 major league record for homers before the All-Star break.

Cal Raleigh hit his 37th and 38th home runs to move within one of Barry Bonds’ 2001 record for homers before the All-Star break, and the Seattle Mariners beat Detroit 12-3 on Friday night to end Tarik Skubal’s three-month unbeaten streak.

Cody Bellinger hit three two-run homers against his former team and was robbed of a fourth, Aaron Judge made a trio of outstanding catches and the New York Yankees routed the Chicago Cubs 11-0 for their fifth straight win following a a six-game losing streak.

Ronald Acuña Jr. won’t participate in the Home Run Derby, replaced by Atlanta teammate and fellow All-Star Matt Olson.

Aaron Judge made three outstanding catches in right field, robbing Pete Crow-Armstrong of a home run, Dansby Swanson of a single and Kyle Tucker of a two-run hit in the New York Yankees’ 11-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Myles Turner wants to keep contending for NBA titles.

Alex Rodriguez remembers a very specific lesson that longtime New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner taught him over the years.

Iga Swiatek has won her first Wimbledon championship with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Amanda Anisimova in the final.

It sure seems fitting that the Wimbledon final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner on Sunday represents the first time the same two men meet for that title right after playing for the French Open trophy since a couple of guys named Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal did so every year from 2006-2008.

BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff is transferring after a tumultuous few months that included being named in a civil sexual assault suit that was later dismissed.

The Washington Nationals hold the No. 1 pick in Sunday’s MLB amateur draft, a key moment in their rebuilding efforts.

Chris Gotterup has tied the course record at The Renaissance Club with a 61.

Professional boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis has been arrested in South Florida on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge.

Novak Djokovic has made it clear that he is not saying goodbye to Wimbledon with a loss to Jannik Sinner in the semifinals.

Hard-throwing rookie Jacob Misiorowski is a National League All-Star replacement.

Venus Williams has accepted a wild-card invitation to play singles at this month’s DC Open.

Megan Grant, a two-time All-American softball star at UCLA, is joining the Bruins’ women’s basketball team this season.

The British Open returns to Royal Portrush and it should be quite the homecoming for Rory McIlroy.

Just as Wimbledon is winding down, action at the home of the U.S. Open will heat up.

LIV Golf is trying again to get world ranking points.

Play was stopped twice during the Wimbledon semifinal match between Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz because two fans felt unwell in the heat.

Morgan Riddle’s effect on Wimbledon semifinalist Taylor Fritz’s rise in the rankings has been significant.

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees moved into second in jersey sales behind Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh thinks All-Star closer Andrés Muñoz was tipping pitches when he squandered a two-run lead in the ninth inning against the New York Yankees.

Anthony Volpe scored the winning run with an acrobatic slide on Aaron Judge’s shallow sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the New York Yankees rallied past Seattle 6-5 after Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo took a no-hitter into the eighth.

Seattle Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo has lost his no-hit bid against the New York Yankees when Jazz Chisholm Jr. singled to right field leading off the eighth inning.

Cooper Flagg made his professional debut Thursday night in the NBA Summer League and celebrated an 87-85 win over Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Either Amanda Anisimova or Iga Swiatek will leave the All England Club’s grass courts as Wimbledon’s eighth consecutive first-time women’s champion.

Jannik Sinner has overwhelmed a not-fully-fit Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the Wimbledon semifinals to set up a showdown for the championship against Carlos Alcaraz.

A new college sports agency has rejected certain NIL deals involving donor-backed collectives.

The sex eligibility case of champion runner Caster Semenya has been one of the most contentious and most complex that sports has seen.

Jake Knapp is loving his taste of links golf.

Jacob deGrom is an All-Star ace again after several injury-filled seasons.

Brent Rooker and Jazz Chisholm Jr. have joined the lineup for Monday night's All-Star Home Run Derby in Atlanta.

The Baltimore Orioles have traded right-handed reliever Bryan Baker to AL East rival Tampa Bay in exchange for the 37th overall pick in the 2025 MLB amateur draft, a sign that one of baseball’s most disappointing clubs could be sellers at the upcoming trade deadline.

The Minnesota Twins have kept All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton out of Thursday's starting lineup due to a bruised left hand.

English golfer Charley Hull withdrew from the first round of the Evian Championship on Thursday after collapsing to the ground twice because of a virus.

Amanda Anisimova has upset No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 at Wimbledon and will face Iga Swiatek in the final.

Red Bull has pledged not give up on the Formula 1 title fight until it’s mathematically impossible for Max Verstappen to win, even after Christian Horner was fired as team principal.

Players and fans felt the impact of high temperatures at Wimbledon when Thursday’s semifinal match between top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova was delayed twice in the first set because of spectators feeling unwell.

Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya has won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights in her seven-year legal fight against track and field’s sex eligibility rules.

One game into his major league career, Cam Schlittler is the hardest-throwing member of the New York Yankees’ rotation.

Olympic wrestler and former UFC fighter Ben Askren has undergone a double lung transplant after battling severe pneumonia.

Tampa Bay Rays slugger Junior Caminero announced he will compete in the Home Run Derby on Monday in Atlanta.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice and drove in four runs, and Cam Schlittler won his impressive major league debut as the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 9-6.

Lionel Messi became the first player in Major League Soccer history with four consecutive multi-goal games, scoring twice to lead Inter Miami past the New England Revolution 2-1.

Two people with knowledge of the contract say the Phoenix Suns have signed star guard Devin Booker to a two-year, $145 max contract extension.

Frank Layden, the sharp-witted former coach who led the Utah Jazz to the playoffs for the first time, has died.

Paris Saint-Germain routed Real Madrid 4-0 in a Club World Cup semifinal, moving closer to a historic quadruple.

Bryce Harper broke out of a slump with a career-best four extra-base hits — and then issued a reminder about his place in the game.

First-time All-Star Junior Caminero homered and scored twice and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Detroit 7-3 on Wednesday to end the major league-leading Tigers’ winning streak at five games.

The Houston Hammers, the city’s only professional pickleball team for players 50 and older, is proving that it’s never too late to level up your game - or make a difference while you’re at it.

A former member of the Houston Rockets has been handed a multi-year prison sentence after being found guilty of rape.

Novak Djokovic is more than a decade older than any other man in the Wimbledon semifinals.

The Detroit Tigers now have five All-Stars, tying them with the Dodgers for the most in the majors.

DJ LeMahieu has been cut by the New York Yankees with almost $22 million remaining on his contract, one day after the two-time batting champion got demoted to the bench.

Fabián Ruiz scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain built a three-goal lead in the first 24 minutes and routed Real Madrid 4-0, advancing to the Club World Cup final against Chelsea.

Major League Baseball plans to use its robot umpire technology for ball-strike challenges in Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Atlanta, another step toward possible regular-season use next season.

In the aftermath of the devastating Hill Country Floods, professional sports teams from the Houston area have stepped up to provide charitable contributions to the rescue and recovery efforts.

Veronica Burton had 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists, Kayla Thornton added 18 points and eight boards, and the Golden State Valkyries beat the Indiana Fever 80-61 to spoil Caitlin Clark’s return.

The two major soccer clubs in the Houston area have announced contributions to provide support to those impacted by the Hill Country floods.

The Kansas City Royals have signed former Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel to a minor league deal.

England has got the defense of its Women’s European Championship title firmly back on track with a 4-0 win over the Netherlands, thanks to a Lauren James double.

Greg LeMond, who is one of the most decorated cyclists in American history as a three-time Tour de France winner, has been honored with the Congressional Gold Medal.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs had surgery on his right knee on Tuesday and is expected to start the season on the sideline, a person with knowledge of his injury told The Associated Press.

A Spanish court has sentenced Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti to a one-year prison term for tax fraud when he was Real Madrid manager in 2014.

Novak Djokovic has reached the Wimbledon semifinals for a men’s-record 14th time as he pursues his unprecedented 25th title from all Grand Slam tournaments.

Chet Holmgren has agreed on a five-year contract extension worth nearly $240 million to remain with the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.

President Donald Trump's administration has sued the California Department of Education for allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams.

Iga Swiatek has reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over 19th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova that went from a stroll to a bit of a struggle in the late stages.

Nelly Korda says she "feels like a grandma” as she heads into this week’s Evian Championship, the fourth major of the year.

2K Games has announced that NBA 2K26 will be released on Sept. 5 and Angel Reese and Carmelo Anthony will be featured on special edition covers.

Opening night at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas has turned into an annual spectacle.

Longtime Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has been fired after a 20-year stint that included eight Formula 1 drivers’ titles.

Patrick Bailey’s entrance into the Major League Baseball record books began with a tight swing that sent a fastball from Phillies reliever Jordan Romano into Triples Alley.

A ruling expected this week by the highest chamber of the European Court of Human Rights could reignite champion runner Caster Semenya’s yearslong legal battle against sports authorities over sex eligibility rules.

Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic has decided to delay a contract extension with the Denver Nuggets this summer.

The New York Mets consider Juan Soto to be a bona fide All-Star, regardless of the snub he received from those who selected the NL squad for the Midsummer Classic on July 15.

João Pedro scored twice in Chelsea's 2-0 win over Fluminense, securing a spot in the Club World Cup final.

Players walking to play at Wimbledon’s second-biggest stadium, known as No. 1 Court, are passing through a hallway renovated this year to display memorabilia and photos from the arena’s history.

Las Vegas star A’ja Wilson injured her right wrist on a drive to the basket against the New York Liberty and left the game midway through the second quarter.

Shohei Ohtani greeted Jacob Misiorowski with a leadoff homer, but the Milwaukee Brewers’ rookie phenom got the last word.