Lakers fire coach Darvin Ham after 2 seasons, early playoff exit  —  The Los Angeles Lakers fired coach Darvin Ham after his second season with the team, which ended Monday in a first-round playoff exit with a loss to the Denver Nuggets, the organization announced Friday.

Clippers' season ends with Game 6 loss to Mavericks  —  DALLAS — On a night when the Clippers were again playing without one of their stars, they needed more from the healthy ones in order to extend their season.  —  As it turned out, they didn't get enough from either one.

DeLuca has 3 RBIs in season debut after being out with broken hand and Rays beat Mets 10-8  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Johnny DeLuca had three RBI in his season debut after being sidelined by a broken right hand, Amed Rosario had three hits and two RBI, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Mets 10-8 on Friday night.

Padres to Acquire Luis Arráez in Trade With Marlins, per Report  —  The two-time batting champion is on the move again. … Luis Arráez is on the move again.  —  ESPN's Jeff Passan reported Friday that the Miami Marlins are expected to trade Arráez to the San Diego Padres …

Dodgers' Big-Ticket Imports Find Groove in LA's Winning Culture  —  PHOENIX — The integration of Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto into the fabric of the Los Angeles Dodgers has been anything but smooth. … But as the season began, Ohtani was rocked by gambling allegations involving …

MLB, Nike announce uniform adjustments  —  Changes for the 2025 Season Include Enlarged Lettering Size and Full Pant Customization  —  Major League Baseball and NIKE, Inc., the Official Uniform Supplier of MLB, announced today that adjustments will be made to all Club uniforms following conversations …

Here are MLB's 8 top performers from March/April  —  One down, five (and change) to go.  With April comfortably in the rearview mirror, it's time to hand out the first round of monthly awards for the 2024 Major League Baseball season.  —  Here are the eight stars — household names and new phenoms alike …

Mock draft: College prospects stack up Top 10  —  You know it's really Draft season when the first mock draft is out.  —  Between now and July 14, when the 2024 Draft begins, Jim Callis and I will be providing prognostications of the first round on a fairly regular basis with the hope …

Padres Fans Are Filling Petco Park to Capacity; Padres Aren't Returning the Love  —  Home-field advantage has turned into home-field disadvantage for the San Diego Padres this season.  —  Padres fans have shown up for their team this season.  Through Wednesday, Petco Park averaged 40,024 fans per game …

How will Texas Rangers handle Nathan Eovaldi's groin injury?  Expect caution  —  ARLINGTON — Big news: The Rangers' starting rotation may have finally found their identity on this homestand.Now on to the potentially bigger news: Did they lose their top starter in the process?

Early MLB takeaways: Best and worst teams, umpires, trends  —  This time last year, the pitch clock had fundamentally changed baseball, and its effects were wide-ranging.  This year, the game has fallen into relatively familiar patterns.  The teams that were supposed to be better than everyone …

Ex-Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías pleads no contest to domestic battery charge  —  LOS ANGELES — Former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías pleaded no contest Wednesday to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge stemming from his arrest last September outside BMO Stadium in Exposition Park.

Four suspended for roles in Brewers-Rays brawl  —  Three Milwaukee Brewers, including manager Pat Murphy, and Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Jose Siri received suspensions for their roles that led to a bench-clearing incident between the two teams in the eighth inning of their game Tuesday night.