The Thursday night contest between the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars is lining up to be a hairy affair.Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick went to bat for his bushy beard on Tuesday whi
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Rejuvenated Celtics look to pull even with Heat
Rejuvenated by a lengthy layoff following their Game 3 victory, the Boston Celtics look to even their Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night near Orlando.The Celtics dr
Angels SS Simmons opts out of final week
Los Angeles Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons opted out of the final week of the season, the team announced Tuesday.”Earlier today, Andrelton Simmons informed the Club that he has chosen to opt ou
Nuggets hold off Lakers, halve West finals deficit
The Denver Nuggets played their way back into the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night, riding 28 points from Jamal Murray, a postseason career-high 26 from Jerami Grant and a key late defensive
Nats cap DH sweep of Phils with walk-off homer
Yadiel Hernandez’s first career homer was a two-run walk-off shot in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday, lifting the host Washington Nationals past the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 in the second gam
Brewers come from behind, edge Reds
Eric Sogard delivered a tiebreaking RBI double during a two-run seventh inning and Brett Anderson threw six strong innings for the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, who evened their three-game set against t
Cole, Hicks help Yankees get one back from Blue Jays
Aaron Hicks had three RBIs with a triple and a single, right-hander Gerrit Cole struck out seven in seven innings, and the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 12-1 on Tuesday nigh
Indians clinch playoff berth with walk-off win over White Sox
Jose Ramirez belted a three-run homer in the 10th inning as the host Cleveland Indians clinched a postseason berth in dramatic fashion with a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.Chica
Braves blow out Marlins, clinch NL East
Marcell Ozuna hit two home runs and drove in five as the Atlanta Braves won the National League East for the third straight season with an 11-1 win over the visiting Miami Marlins.It is the 20th di
Pirates earn walk-off win after Cubs clinch playoff bid
Jacob Stallings’ home run in the ninth inning Tuesday gave Pittsburgh a 3-2 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs, ending the Pirates’ five-game losing streak.While the game was in the eighth inning,
