Chicago Cubs top the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 in the Field of Dreams game on a picturesque night in Iowa  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 34  —  Cubs and Reds players walk onto the field before the Field of Dreams game on Thursday in Dyersville, Iowa.  (Charlie Neibergall/AP)

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa may sit out preseason opener at Bucs while Tom Brady is away from team  —  TAMPA — Both starting quarterbacks in the Miami Dolphins' preseason opener at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could be kept off the field.  —  Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel is leaning toward …

Oakland Athletics Injuries  —  Cusick (oblique) began a rehab assignment with the Athletics' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate Tuesday, covering two innings and striking out three while allowing two earned runs on three hits and zero walks.

Ravens extend preseason winning streak to 21 with 23-10 win over Titans.  Here's who stood out — and who didn't.  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 44  —  Baltimore Ravens sideline cheer on safety Geno Stone (26) who runs past them after intercepting a Tennessee Titans pass during the fourth quarter …

New York state of mind: Francisco Lindor, the $341 million shortstop, a big reason behind the Mets' success  —  NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor, the Mets' $341 million man, is thriving in Year 2 of his 10-year deal and is proving why he was worth the investment.

John Angelos: My brother has gone ‘nuclear’ with his lawsuit over control of Orioles and other assets of our father  —  John P. Angelos, the chairman and CEO of the Orioles, is decrying that his brother took what he calls “the nuclear option” of filing suit over a dispute in how to handle their father's assets.

The Padres Got a Sword.  But Can They Slay the ‘Dragon’?  —  Juan Soto headlined San Diego's audacious haul at the trading deadline.  Keeping up with the Los Angeles Dodgers, in spending and on the field, won't be easy.  —  SAN DIEGO — Juan Soto had barely landed, Josh Bell had just sat …

How Mets' 2023 payroll could skyrocket to $345 million  —  Keeping the band together could catapult the Mets' payroll into a whole new stratosphere.  —  Team owner Steve Cohen has kept expenditures this season under the third luxury-tax threshold of $300 million.

‘I felt our progress certainly stalled’: Tigers owner Ilitch fires GM Avila  —  Detroit — For the most part, Christopher Ilitch delivered the news like you would expect from the CEO.  Directly.  Unemotional.  —  “I'm looking for us to make progress each and every year and if we do that …

Diamondbacks explode for 7 runs in 7th inning for comeback win over Pirates  —  Emmanuel Rivera cost the Diamondbacks a chance to tie or maybe even win Wednesday night's game with a mental lapse on the basepaths late in the game.  Thursday, he atoned for that by delivering the day's clutch hit …

Ever heard of the ‘home run cycle’?  This Minor Leaguer pulled it off!  —  On an 88-degree night in Amarillo, Texas, in front of 5,134 at HODGETOWN Stadium, Chandler Redmond mashed his way into baseball lore.  —  The Cardinals infield prospect barreled up a solo, two-run …