Jon Berti had three hits, including a two-run double, Pablo López allowed only two hits in five scoreless innings, and the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Thursday night to boost their playoff hopes
More than a month after she was shot in the feet after a party in the Hollywood Hills, hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion is saying for the first time that fellow rapper Tory Lanez was the person who pulled the trigger
A cloud of uncertainty that has hung over Rio de Janeiro throughout the coronavirus pandemic has been lifted, but gloom remains — the annual Carnival parade of flamboyant samba schools won’t be held in February
Anthony Davis scored 34 points, LeBron James had 26 and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 114-108 in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals
Salvador Perez hit a three-run home run, Maikel Franco hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 8-7
Not since the days of Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas, Jim Kelly and Marv Levy has there been this much optimism about football in Western New York
Different team, familiar result for Ryan Fitzpatrick against the Jacksonville Jaguars
The Astros are on the verge of clinching the American League's last playoff spot
José Iglesias, Pat Valaika and Austin Hays homered, and Alex Cobb pitched seven effective innings to lead the Baltimore Orioles past the Boston Red Sox 13-1 in a struggle for last place in the AL East
Eight teams in the National League are vying for four available postseason spots heading into the regular season’s final weekend, and Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty can get St. Louis a crucial win in the opener of a doubleheader against Milwaukee
Hyun Jin Ryu pitched seven shutout innings and the Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first postseason spot since 2016, beating the Yankees 4-1 and further damaging New York’s chances of hosting a first-round playoff series
Jewell Loyd scored 20 points and the Seattle Storm beat the Minnesota Lynx 89-79 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-5 WNBA semifinal series
Robinson Chirinos homered and drove in three runs, and the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Thursday night to keep their flickering postseason hopes alive
Major League Baseball is moving its amateur draft to the All-Star break beginning next season
<p>President has said he ‘may or may not’ approve FDA guidelines for vaccine development to rush production</p>
José Ramírez delivered a go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh inning and the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 for a four-game sweep in a matchup of playoff-bound teams
<p>‘Of the nine ballots that were discarded and then recovered, seven were cast for presidential candidate Donald Trump’</p>
<p>Abortion providers say those in need of contraception have been ‘disgracefully neglected’ during pandemic, writes Maya Oppenheim</p>
<p>The latest study into loneliness during the pandemic finds the condition associated with an increased mortality risk , writes Daisy Lester </p>
Rio de Janeiro has delayed its annual Carnival parade, saying the global spectacle cannot go ahead in February because of Brazil’s continued vulnerability to the pandemic
<p>The new covid-tracking launch could be more of a hindrance to the economy than a help if the rest of the system isn’t working, writes Chris Stevenson</p>
<p>‘We’re not winning Florida,' president vows on day Joe Biden was again at home. ‘You can just feel it.’</p>
<p>Gas leak from fireplace blamed for massive blast in Oklahoma City</p>
<p>The man allegedly fled amid state and federal charges</p>
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