Last call: A's fans savor team's final game at Oakland Coliseum  —  OAKLAND — After 57 seasons at the Oakland Coliseum, the Athletics' final hours at their East Bay home began under an oppressive pall as baseball fans filtered through the gates on Thursday morning.

White Sox fall to Tigers for MLB-record 121st loss of season  —  DETROIT — They could only avoid it for so long.  —  After a mini winning streak staved off history for a few days, the Chicago White Sox finally succumbed to their 121st loss of the year, the most by a team in a season in modern MLB history.

In pictures: Hurricane Helene unleashes its fury  —  Helene is now a tropical storm after making landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane.  Multiple states have recorded more than a foot of rain, with multiple flash flood emergencies issued in the Southeast, including Atlanta.

MLB Gameday: Padres 2, Dodgers 7 Final Score (09/26/2024)  —  Follow MLB results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Padres vs. Dodgers at Dodger Stadium

Sources: Marlins' Skip Schumaker won't return as manager in '25  —  Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker will not return to the team in 2025, sources told ESPN, ending his tenure after two seasons and making him among the most coveted free agents this winter.

Braves win 3-0 behind Max Fried and Sean Murphy, but Royals still get to celebrate  —  Max Fried pitched three-hit ball over 8 2/3 innings to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 victory over Kansas City on Friday night, but the Royals still got a chance to pop the corks on their first postseason berth since 2015.

The St. Louis Cardinals have lost their way.  Now they must fix their failure  —  Off the bat, Jordan Walker seemed to have a read on the sinking liner hit to right field.  His first step was quick and his route was direct as he sprinted at the ball.  But as he closed in …

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Yankees wrap up AL East with 10-1 win over Orioles, with Judge hitting 58th homer  —  Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 58th home run, going deep for the fifth straight game to help the New York Yankees wrap up their second AL East title in three years with a 10-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.

Wander Franco ordered to stand trial in sexual abuse case  —  Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will stand trial on charges that he sexually abused a minor following a judge's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.  —  Judge Pascual Valenzuela determined that both the accusation …

Sky fire coach Teresa Weatherspoon after one season  —  Less than three years removed from a WNBA title the Sky are looking for their fourth coach.  —  The Sky have fired coach Teresa Weatherspoon less than a year after her hire, according to multiple league sources.

Will Arizona Diamondbacks make 2024 MLB playoffs?  What odds, schedule say about chances  —  (This story was updated after Wednesday's MLB games.)  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks made the 2023 playoffs as the final seed in the National League and went on a memorable run all the way to a World Series appearance.

Lawsuit filed over ownership of Shohei Ohtani 50/50 ball  —  A fan who says he is the rightful owner of the Shohei Ohtani 50/50 home run ball has filed a civil lawsuit seeking to stop the scheduled auction of the ball, according to court records.  —  Max Matus, 18, filed suit Thursday …