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Gary Sánchez and Gleyber Torres each homered for the third game in a row, providing a pair of two-run shots that sent the New York Yankees past the skidding Houston Astros 4-1 on Friday night for their seventh straight victory. Aaron Judge was hitless in his return to the lineup — batting leadoff — but […]

The Polish city of Krakow has been confirmed as the host of the 2023 European Games. It was the only bidder after a Russian plan to hold the games in Kazan fizzled out. It will continue the European Games’ run of being hosted in Eastern European countries after Azerbaijan held the inaugural event in 2015

Mallex Smith knows his role as Seattle’s leadoff hitter and he played it to perfection in the Mariners’ latest win. Smith reached base five times, stole two bases and scored four runs, and Kyle Seager, Dylan Moore and Mac Williamson all homered to help the Mariners take a big lead and hold on for a

Derek Dietrich turned a hitless night into a decisive contribution. Dietrich was hit by a pitch three times and walked, scoring each time, and the Reds withstood another homer from major league leader Christian Yelich, beating the Milwaukee Brewers 11-7 on Friday night and extending their winning streak to a season-high six games. “Dietrich, I

Alex Dickerson’s day started in Las Vegas with a call-up to the big leagues. It ended with a big jackpot in the desert. Dickerson had a grand slam and six RBIs in his San Francisco debut, Kevin Pillar had four RBIs and the Giants rolled over the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-5 Friday night. “I don’t know

Willy Adames homered and threw out a runner at home, and the Tampa Bay Rays snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. Adames finished with three hits. Second baseman Brandon Lowe doubled twice and made a stellar defensive play as Tampa Bay won for the first

Albert Pujols drew huge cheers in his long-awaited return to St Louis, but Marcell Ozuna spoiled the homecoming with a home run that helped the Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 on Friday night. Pujols spent the first 11 years of his All-Star career with the Cardinals, helped them win the 2011 World Series

A look at what’s happening around the majors Saturday: UP AND DOWN Gary Sánchez, Gleyber Torres and the Yankees have won seven in row with a lineup that added Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Edwin Encarnación in the last week. New York also has homered in 24 straight games, one shy of the franchise record

Sandy Alcantara pitched 7 2/3 sharp innings, Bryan Holaday hit a solo homer and the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 Friday night. The Phillies have lost five in a row. They’re 6-14 since May 29 and have lost eight games in the standings in that span after holding a 3½-game lead in the

Now on the clock: Chaos. The NBA offseason is about to kick into high gear. A draft that had good bits of intrigue — at least after New Orleans’ Zion Williamson, Memphis’ Ja Morant and New York’s R.J. Barrett were chosen first, second and third in moves that were widely expected for weeks — is