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It took exactly three pitches for Jacob Misiorowski to bend the night around his right arm. Facing Pete Crow Armstrong in the first inning at American Family Field, the Milwaukee Brewers starter opened with 103 mph, followed with 104 mph, and then touched 105.5 mph. The pitch was fouled away, but the number did not fade into the box score. It instantly placed Misiorowski in rare company and gave a rivalry game against the Chicago Cubs a jolt before either lineup had settled in. But one explosive fastball does not win a ballgame. Misiorowski still had to handle traffic, survive…

Reynaldo López had not started since April. Hurston Waldrep barely had time to process his sudden trip to San Francisco. The Atlanta Braves needed both of them anyway. Friday night at Oracle Park became a test of survival for a club trying to steady itself before the trade deadline. The Braves did not win with power. They did not turn the game into a comfortable offensive night. They won 3 to 1 because López limited early damage, Dylan Dodd bought a quiet inning, Waldrep survived traffic, and the back of the bullpen refused to blink. Ozzie Albies drove in 2…

Payton Tolle woke up Friday with body aches, a fever, and almost no rhythm in his day. By night, he had the Yankees searching for answers at Fenway Park. The 23-year-old rookie retired the first 16 New York hitters, took a perfect game into the sixth inning, and carried Boston to a 6 to 1 win that secured at least a split of the 4-game rivalry series. Spencer Jones ended the perfect bid with a 1-out single in the sixth, but that was New York’s only hit against Tolle. He finished 7 scoreless innings with 7 strikeouts, 2 walks, and…

When NFL commissioner Roger Goodell walks to the podium in April 2027, the U.S. Capitol will be part of the frame. The league is bringing the 2027 NFL Draft to Washington, D.C., from Thursday, April 29, through Saturday, May 1. The main theater will sit on the National Mall in front of the Capitol. The fan festival will stretch along Pennsylvania Avenue NW from 3rd Street to 7th Street. This is not a routine host city announcement. The draft has grown from a closed football meeting into one of the NFL’s loudest offseason events. Scouting boards now share space with…

The NCAA stripped Brendan Sorsby of his eligibility. The NFL declined to open a 2026 supplemental draft path. Now, the CFL has shut down the most realistic route left for him to play professional football this season. Sorsby, 22, will not be allowed to sign with any Canadian Football League team. The league also barred its 9 clubs from adding him to a negotiation list, removing the mechanism teams use to reserve exclusive rights to unsigned players. The decision stems from a gambling case that has followed Sorsby from college football into the professional ranks. Court records showed he placed…

At Larne Leisure Centre, young members of Larne Swimming Club got an early look at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games medals as the Medal Tour arrived in Northern Ireland. Hill, a development-squad coach at the club and one of Team NI’s most experienced swimmers, stood at the center of a scene that carried more weight than a standard games promotion. The medals were the draw. Hill was the reason the moment landed. She first competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 as a 14-year-old. Now she is heading back to the same city for her 4th Games, this…

When Canada’s track and field team reaches Scotstoun Stadium next summer, it will not be traveling light. Andre De Grasse and Camryn Rogers headline a 51-athlete roster built with medals in mind, not just participation. The official team release lists 25 Olympians and 21 Olympic medals across the group, a number that immediately raises the stakes around Glasgow 2026. Rogers arrives as the Olympic, world, and Commonwealth hammer throw champion. De Grasse brings 7 Olympic medals and the relay authority of a sprinter who has carried Canada through the exchange zone on the biggest stages. Around them sit Ethan Katzberg,…

For eight innings Thursday night, the noise around Bryce Harper at Nationals Park kept building. In the ninth, he gave the crowd something louder. The Philadelphia Phillies were down 5-0 after five innings, stuck in another ugly road game against Washington before their lineup stirred late. Brandon Marsh started the comeback with a two-run homer in the sixth. The Phillies tied it in the seventh, helped by four walks from Nationals relievers Mitchell Parker and Clayton Beeter. By the time Harper came up against Gus Varland in the ninth, the game had already tilted from routine Washington control into familiar…

Kyle Schwarber did not just beat up the Mets on Saturday night. He turned Citizens Bank Park into his own batting cage and dragged the Phillies into another piece of baseball history. In a 15-3 win over New York, Schwarber hit three home runs, including two in the same inning, as Philadelphia stacked one loud swing on top of another. That would have been enough for most weeks. It was not enough for this one. Jac Caglianone returned to Tropicana Field and punished the Rays in front of family and old memories. Dansby Swanson drove in runs at a pace…

The ground rolled beneath Estadio Universitario in the middle of an at-bat on Wednesday night. Marineros de Carabobo and Senadores de Caracas were in the top of the first inning when Williams Cacique stepped out with the count at one and two. The plate umpire and catcher removed their masks. Seconds later, the ballpark shook hard enough for light posts, speakers, and nearby structures to sway. Players and coaches left the dugouts. Fans moved from the stands toward the field, turning the diamond into an open safety zone. The quake was part of a double blow. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake…