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- Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras offered an emotional apology for his involvement in a pair of bench-clearing incidents against the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals this past week.

Yordan Alvarez added to his AL home run lead with a walk-off against the Rays on Saturday night, his second homer of the night.

Many of baseball's biggest names are headed to Philly, but some deserving stars will be watching from home.

Cameron Boozer and Darryn Peterson had strong Summer League debuts, scoring 15 and 28 points, respectively.

France star Kylian Mbappé laughed and smiled -- and scored, of course -- when Paraguay tried to bait him and his teammates into fouls and provoke fights, as hot heads became a recurring theme during one of the steamiest World Cup games on record.

Georgetown and New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing has agreed to become an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards and head coach Brian Keefe, sources told ESPN Saturday.

Shohei Ohtani will be joined by four Los Angeles teammates in the NL's starting lineup, while the Dodgers, Braves and Phillies will each send five players to the July 14 All-Star Game.

France haven't really been challenged yet at this World Cup in the way Paraguay tested them on Sunday, but Mbappe & Co. were able to stay cool in the sweltering heat and advance to the quarterfinals.

The Nashville Predators signed center Mavrik Bourque, 24, to a six-year, $33 million contract Saturday, three days after acquiring the restricted free agent from the Dallas Stars following a season in which he posted 20 goals and 21 assists in 82 ...

As we enter Wimbledon Week 2, a record number of American women remain in the draw, including Pegula, Gauff and Keys. And one man: Fritz.