Bryce Harper homered in his return to the lineup following the birth of his third child, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds for their second shutout win in splitting a four game series

   Charlie Woods failed to qualify for his first U.S. Open after shooting over in a local qualifying event in Florida

   José Ram rez belted his sixth career grand slam and had three hits, Will Brennan had a solo homer and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Boston Red Sox

   Live updates from the first round of the NFL draft, where the Chicago Bears are expected to take USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the first overall pick

   Reggie Bush says the return of his Heisman Trophy is the biggest step yet in his fight against the NCAA to restore his reputation and his records from his incredible career at Southern California

   The Chicago White Sox dropped to , wasting a two run lead and stretching their losing streak to a season high seven with a defeat to Minnesota on Thursday as Edouard Julien hit two of the Twins’ five solo home runs

   Gary S nchez hit a pinch hit, two run home run in the eighth inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a series split on Thursday

   Special anti terrorism measures being put in place to safeguard the unprecedented opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on the River Seine will also apply to all buildings along the route

   There’s no place Drake Maye would rather be

   Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton’s status for Game of the Eastern Conference first round playoff series with the Indiana Pacers is uncertain after he hurt his ankle in the last game and didn’t practice Thursday

   Alex Ovechkin has just one shot on goal through two games of the Washington Capitals’ first round playoff series against the New York Rangers, which they trail

   After spending years gaining fame while roaming the grass where Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle once trod, Bernie Williams was on the stage made famous by Leonard Bernstein and where guitar great Andrés Segovia once played

   The World Anti Doping Agency has been heavily criticized this week for its secretive oversight of positive tests by Chinese swimmers before the Tokyo Olympics

   Man sentenced to years in prison for killing retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash

   Rafael Nadal didn’t need much effort as he cruised to a , victory against American teenager Darwin Blanch in the first round of the Madrid open

   Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are taking Wrexham back to the United States this summer

   A Kentucky appeals court judge has denied Zedan Racing Stables’ requests for an emergency hearing and ruling that sought to allow Bob Baffert trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth to run in next week’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs

   USA Track Field unveiled a program Thursday that expands an existing maternity support system to give athletes more time to return

   Will Power says he was unaware of any manipulations to Team Penske’s push to power system until after last weekend’s IndyCar race at Long Beach and never illegally used the mechanism

   The WNBA draft is over, and superstars like Caitlin Clark are heading toward surefire pro careers

   The Seattle Kraken will move their games to an over the air broadcaster and have a streaming partnership with Amazon’s Prime Video beginning with the season

   Big Ten quarterback competitions that started in the spring will carry over to the fall

   The NFL will expand its international search for talent by opening an academy in rugby mad Australia to develop promising teenagers in the Asia Pacific region into college and pro prospects

   Organizers of the tennis French Open say the second retractable roof at Roland Garros will be inaugurated on the opening day of main draw play next month

   Several dozen kids girls and one boy, from first graders to teenagers gathered recently at a gymnasium in northern St. Petersburg for a hobby horsing competition. The event looked exactly like a proper equestrian competition, but instead of a horse they rode a stick with a horse’s head. ...