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The stakes suddenly are high for both managers and squads this weekend.

Long Island's newest soccer team, the Fighting Tomcats, is knocking on the door of a National Premier Soccer League playoff birth in its inaugural season.

Lucas Giolito will help lead the visiting Red Sox past the Nationals on Friday, Stitches predicts.

What a difference less than two months can make.

Jeff McNeil's versatility has allowed the Mets to utilize him in center field while providing opportunities for younger players at second base.

Last name, Bladder. First name, Greatest.

In the Yankees' ideal world, you could walk into their clubhouse on any given day and not know whether they are flying high or in a brutal slump.

Diogo Jota and his brother died after their Lamborghini veered off a road in Spain.

After both made cameos off the bench Wednesday night, Trent Grisham and Austin Wells returned to the Yankees lineup Thursday.

Veteran righty reliever Zach Pop, who had been designated for assignment by the Mariners, agreed to a major league pact with the Mets on Thursday.