Last Night in Baseball: Athletics Annihilate the Phillies

May 8, 2026

The Athletics blew out the Phillies, the Cubs had a seven-run inning, the Yankees won their sixth consecutive series, the Marlins walked it off and more from Thursday’s MLB action.

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Inside the White Sox’s ‘1% Chance’ and Hot Start for Slugger Munetaka Murakami

ANAHEIM, Calif. — When White Sox special assistant David Keller made his annual scouting trip to Japan last August, Munetaka Murakami was among a list of top targets. But the odds of the White Sox actually signing the 25-year-old Nippon Professional Baseball superstar? "I thought it was like a 1% […]

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Who’s Playing Where? A Cheat Sheet On College Sports Realignment

Realignment among the major college athletic conferences has slowed, but there has been plenty of movement elsewhere. The Power Four (Atlantic Coast, Big Ten, Big 12 and Southeastern conferences) go into the 2026-27 football season with no membership changes from a year ago. The rest of the 10 leagues in […]

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