Fried allows one hit in return from IL, Yankees split doubleheader with Pirates

Pavel Bucha scores two goals, Cincinnati beats Whitecaps

CINCINNATI — Pavel Bucha scored two goals Wednesday night to help FC Cincinnati beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 4-3.  Evander Da Silva Ferreira — known simply as “Evander” — added a…

Orioles end Red Sox’s win streak one game short of breaking franchise record

The Boston Red Sox tied an 80-year-old record with their win in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, setting the stage for Game 2. But…

Blue Jays’ nosedive continues with loss to Rays as trade deadline looms

TORONTO — This stretch ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadline is going to be hard in multiple ways for the Toronto Blue Jays. Off the field, the front office…

Gavran earns second straight clean sheet in TFC’s scoreless draw with Revolution

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Luka Gavran made four saves to help Toronto FC play Matt Turner and the New England Revolution to a scoreless draw on Wednesday night. Gavran had three…

Canada’s Tyler O’Neill exits vs. Red Sox with apparent injury

The Burnaby, B.C., native appeared to run around the bases gingerly in the top half of the fourth inning before being removed from the game in the bottom half. Dylan…

Dodgers’ Ohtani throws bullpen session before Wednesday’s game at Phillies

Ohtani had been scheduled to start against the Phillies in the finale of the three-game series. But left knee irritation that kept him out of last week’s All-Star Game scrapped those…

MLB cracks down on Yankees’ Caballero for waiting to engage pitcher

Weary of Caballero’s routine of waiting to acknowledge the pitcher just before the pitch clock reaches eight seconds, MLB told umpires Wednesday his regimen amounted to deception. Plate umpire Quinn…

WNBA commissioner and union discuss protecting players from online harassment

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert discussed what more can be done to protect players from online harassment during a virtual meeting with the players’ union executive committee and the union’s Justice,…

Stewart’s 3-run homer powers Reds to victory over Mariners

The Mariners (51-52) slid a game behind Texas (51-50) in the AL West with their second straight loss after winning the series opener against the Reds. Stewart hit his team-leading 21st…

Report: Wings’ Paige Bueckers available vs. Fire

The Dallas Wings could get a huge boost in their final game ahead of the WNBA all-star break. Paige Bueckers will be available to play Wednesday against the Chicago Fire,…

Former WNBA stars Jackson, Delle Donne to compete in all-star shooting competition

The WNBA is going with a shooting stars competition instead of its skills challenge, pairing one former great with a current player in the league on Friday night as part…