Yankees come roaring back, clobber Twins after Gerrit Cole chased early  —  MINNEAPOLIS — As Gerrit Cole walked off the field, shoulders and head down, the Yankees in a four-run hole, there was no panic, no worry.  They sent him off with a promise.  —  “We got you, we got you,” Joey Gallo said.

The Los Angeles Angels turned to Nickelback walk-up music to try to break their slump  —  The Angels were reeling in unfathomable fashion, having lost a franchise-record 13 consecutive games to ruin a thrilling, dominant start to this season.  Their manager was gone.  Their best player was hurt.

Yankees will have some Aaron Judge competition if they don't move fast  —  MORE FROM:  —  Aaron Judge has proven his case to be the game's highest paid position player.  And though the Yankees' seemingly reasonable offer (at the time) in spring of a $213.5 million, seven-year extension …

Lawsuit between Peter Angelos' sons lays bare secret struggle over Baltimore Orioles' future, possible sale of team  —  The sons of Orioles' owner Peter Angelos are fighting over the ailing patriarch's multimillion-dollar fortune, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court …

Gary Sánchez, Twins agree to $9M deal, at midpoint  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Catcher Gary Sánchez and the Minnesota Twins agreed Thursday to a $9 million, one-year contract, avoiding an arbitration hearing that had been scheduled for next week.  —  The agreement was at the midpoint …

Chris Bassitt's nightmarish stretch continues in Mets' blowout loss to Padres: 'I'm beyond embarrassed'  —  SAN DIEGO — The Mets will pack up their lockers and travel 90 minutes north on an unhappy bus ride to Anaheim.  —  Chris Bassitt continued his spell of hellish starts …

Grips and gripes: MLB tests new sticky stuff in minors, but some pitchers object  —  Last week, two of Minor League Baseball's three Double-A leagues entered the second phase of an experiment being conducted by the commissioner's office.  —  For all of the 2022 season …

Cubs' Clint Frazier: Hard to understand ‘where it went wrong’ with Yankees  —  Frazier said joining the Cubs and getting a fresh start has been good for him.  —  BALTIMORE — Returning to New York brings mixed emotions for Cubs outfielder Clint Frazier.  —  On one hand, he's heading …

Celtics beat Warriors 116-100 thanks to big fourth quarter, take 2-1 lead in NBA Finals  —  BOSTON — Jaylen Brown scored 27 points, Jayson Tatum added 26 and the Boston Celtics beat back another third-quarter onslaught by the Golden State Warriors in a 116-100 victory Wednesday night that gave them a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals.

‘Really good weapon’: How Clay Holmes went from no-name reliever to elite Yankees' closer  —  MINNEAPOLIS - Speaking about Clay Holmes' amazing sinker, Gerrit Cole calls is “close, if not the best” pitch right now in baseball.  —  And then Cole added something that should really scare the American League.

Umpire Angel Hernandez alleges MLB manipulated reviews to make minorities look bad  —  Angel Hernandez alleged in a legal filing with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals that Major League Baseball manipulated its internal umpiring metrics to disadvantage minorities, thereby excluding them from becoming crew chiefs.