As the MLB manager carousel starts to spin, here are the top names to watch  —  It's firing season.  Might as well call it what it is.  When the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night sacked a championship-winning manager just a month into the schedule, it must have sent a shiver through every embattled skipper.

Five things to know about the Kansas City Royals' unlikely comeback win vs. Angels  —  The Kansas City Royals completed a dramatic comeback Sunday, beating the Los Angeles Angels 11-9 in 10 innings at Kauffman Stadium after trailing 6-0 early.  Jac Caglianone and Lane Thomas delivered clutch homers …

Dodgers' Edwin Díaz confident in return to form after surgery  —  LOS ANGELES — Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz, five days removed from surgery, called finding loose bodies in his elbow “a best-case scenario” and said he is “100%” confident he will return to his All-Star form this season.

Strider K's 7 in 2nd outing with Triple-A Gwinnett, could be activated this week  —  Atlanta — Spencer Strider would have loved to have started the season within Atlanta's starting rotation.  But the great strides he has made over the past couple of weeks create reason to wonder …

Jose Mourinho Real Madrid president Florentino Perez's favoured head coach candidate  —  Jose Mourinho is Real Madrid president Florentino Perez's favoured candidate to replace Alvaro Arbeloa as head coach.  —  Arbeloa was appointed in January to replace the sacked Xabi Alonso but is now expected …

MLB 2026 April All-Stars — and biggest early disappointments  —  We're a month into the 2026 baseball season: Has anything happened yet?  Oh, yes, my friends, a lot has happened.  —  The New York Mets lost 12 games in a row.  The Philadelphia Phillies tried to match that and lost 10 in a row.

Yankees To Place Giancarlo Stanton On Injured List  —  The Yankees are placing Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured list with a “low-grade” strain of his right calf, manager Aaron Boone told reporters (relayed by Erik Boland of Newsday).  They can backdate the placement to April 25.

Early 2027 NFL mock draft: Arch Manning, Dante Moore top potentially elite QB class  —  “Just wait until the 2027 draft class.”  —  I have heard that sentiment many times over the last few years, and with the 2026 NFL Draft in the books, we can officially start the countdown to one of the more anticipated classes in recent memory.

Which MLB teams have figured out ABS challenge strategies, and which are still searching?  —  On the 265th pitch of their April 17 game, when the Baltimore Orioles needed some late-inning fortune, Leody Taveras tapped his helmet.  —  For a few seconds, everyone at Progressive Field …

What I'm hearing about NBA draft lottery changes, coaching hot seats and more  —  The next step toward NBA Draft reform will take place on Tuesday, when league officials are hosting a general managers' meeting on Zoom that was added to the schedule as a way for all 30 front offices to continue taking part in this pivotal process.

Diamondbacks slam Padres with 11 unanswered runs in comeback shocker … MEXICO CITY — Whatever pressure there might have been in the moment, the Diamondbacks' Tim Tawa tried to redirect it.  The bases were loaded late in the game, and Tawa reminded himself of a simple truth …

Mets Sign Austin Slater, Designate Tommy Pham For Assignment  —  The Mets have agreed to sign outfielder Austin Slater, The Athletic's Will Sammon reports.  Slater's signing comes shortly after news broke that outfielder Tommy Pham was designated for assignment, as per Mike Puma of the New York Post.