Rays allowed to explore plan to split season between St. Pete, Montreal

Major League Baseball has given the Tampa Bay Rays permission to explore splitting their seasons between the Tampa Bay area and Montreal, but St. Petersburg's mayor wasted no time shooting down the "silly" idea.

Orlando City Captain Nani named to 2019 MLS All-Star Fan XI

Orlando City SC announced today that midfielder Nani has been selected to the Fan XI for the 2019 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target. The 2019 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target will take place at Exploria Stadium, the home of Orlando City SC, on July 31.

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson talks about soccer star girlfriend

As Team USA is off to a great start at the Women's World Cup, one member of the Atlanta Braves is paying extra-close attention to the matches.

Morton expected to start for the Rays against Athletics

The Tampa Bay Rays will face off against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, California on Thursday at 10 p.m. EDT.

Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov wins Hart Trophy

Nikita Kucherov and Andrei Vasilevskiy, both of the Tampa Bay Lightning, have won top honors at the NHL Awards show in Las Vegas.

Orlando City 2, New England Revolution 1

Goals five minutes apart in the first overtime gave Orlando City a 2-1 win over the New England Revolution Wednesday at Exploria Stadium, sending the Lions to their fourth Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals appearance in seven years, their third in five years as an MLS club.

Dominican AG: Ortiz shooting result of mistaken identity

Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was shot in the back by a gunman who mistook him for the real target, another man who was seated at the same table at an outdoor cafe, Dominican officials said Wednesday.

Snell chased in 1st, Sabathia wins 250th, Yankees sweep Rays

Gary Sanchez hit a three-run homer to help chase Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell in the first inning, CC Sabathia got his 250th career win and the New York Yankees thumped the Tampa Bay Rays 12-1 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.

Orlando Magic release 2019 preseason schedule

The Orlando Magic will open the 2019 preseason at San Antonio on Saturday, October 5.  Orlando then hosts its first preseason game at Amway Center on Friday, October 11 vs. Boston.  Tip-off is 7 p.m. 

Rays' Cy Young winner Snell chased by Yankees after 1 out

Rays left-hander Blake Snell was pulled Wednesday after one out against the New York Yankees in one of the worst outings ever by a Cy Young Award winner.

NASCAR denies Chastain appeal of disqualification at Iowa

NASCAR denied Ross Chastain's appeal Wednesday after his race-winning truck was disqualified following a postrace inspection at Iowa Speedway over the weekend.

Morton, Rays to take on Duffy, Royals on Thursday

The Tampa Bay Rays face off against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Kansas on Thursday at 2:15 p.m. EDT.

Royals rout Rays 8-2 to complete doubleheader sweep

Glenn Sparkman and Kelvin Gutierrez were hanging out at Triple-A Omaha last weekend, the career reliever and young third baseman eagerly awaiting a call from the Kansas City Royals.

NFL teams up with NCAA for next round of safety improvements

The NFL's top medical experts are asking college football physicians and trainers to help make the game safer.

Yankees beat Rays 3-0, Encarnación hitless in New York debut

Masahiro Tanaka pitched a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts for his fourth major league shutout, and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 on Monday night to increase their slim lead in the AL East.

MLB: Umpire union tweet about Machado was 'inappropriate'

Major League Baseball said it was inappropriate for the umpire's union to comment on the one-game suspension levied against San Diego Padres star Manny Machado for his conduct following his ejection for arguing a called third strike Saturday at Colorado.

NASCAR suspends Sauter for 1 race for hitting Hill

NASCAR suspended Johnny Sauter for one race for intentionally ramming into Austin Hill during the Truck Series race in Iowa.

Tanaka Ks 10 in 2-hitter, Yankees blank Rays 3-0 to up lead

Masahiro Tanaka pitched a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts for his fourth major league shutout, and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 on Monday night to increase their slim lead in the AL East.

Michigan rides Henry's 3-hitter to 2-0 win over FSU at CWS

Tommy Henry limited Florida State to three hits, and Jesse Franklin's first-inning home run stood up in Michigan's 2-0 win at the College World Series on Monday night.

Sunday's US win most-watched Women's World Cup group match

The Americans' 3-0 win over Chile set a record for the most-watched group-stage Women's World Cup match on U.S. English-language television.