Shirtless fans the stars at MLB stadiums as 'Tarps Off' trend sweeps baseball world

Major League Baseball is experiencing an epidemic of (mostly) guys being dudes

World Cup host Boston has lobster rolls, American history and Fenway Park: Things to know

After more than 30 years, the World Cup is back in Boston

North Korean soccer team beats South Korean hosts in rare match between divided countries

Drenched in rain, hundreds of South Koreans have cheered the North Korean visitors during a rare soccer match between the divided countries as Pyongyang-based Naegohyang Women’s FC defeated host Suwon 2-1 against the backdrop of political tensions

Women's flag football on track to gain NCAA championship status before sport makes its Olympic debut

Women’s flag football is on track to gaining NCAA championship status

British PM Starmer congratulates Arsenal as title celebrations go deep into the night

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken time out from dealing with his own sticky political situation to congratulate his favorite soccer team Arsenal on winning the Premier League

Scoreboard roundup -- 5/19/26

Former Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich gets an opportunity in NFL's revamped accelerator program

Jeff Ulbrich hopes his brief tenure as interim head coach of the New York Jets doesn’t prevent him from leading his own team

The goal for road teams in the NBA playoffs is to enjoy the quiet. In some arenas, it's hard to find

San Antonio Spurs coach Mitch Johnson sounds like he's been yelling a lot

FRENCH OPEN '26: Coco Gauff has a new mindset for title defense and more confidence on her serve

Coco Gauff has a new approach for her second time around attempting to defend a Grand Slam title

Jalen Brunson leads Knicks back from 22 down in the 4th for 115-104 win over Cavs in OT in Game 1

Jalen Brunson sparked one of the NBA's greatest postseason comebacks, a rally from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, and he finished with 38 points as New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals

'We were attacking Harden': Knicks, Brunson go after Cavs veteran to key their improbable comeback

James Harden's struggles to defend Jalen Brunson down the stretch stuck out as a big factor in the Cleveland Cavaliers blowing a 22-point fourth-quarter lead and losing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals in overtime

Big Ten commish says a 24-team playoff would make regular season more meaningful, not less

Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti paints his conference’s 24-team College Football Playoff proposal as a way of making the regular season more meaningful, not less

Jason Kidd is out as coach of the Mavericks, 2 weeks after the hiring of team president Masai Ujiri

Jason Kidd is out as coach of the Dallas Mavericks after five seasons, and two weeks after the club hired former Toronto Raptors executive Masai Ujiri as team president and governor

Rousey's return draws US-record MMA viewership for Netflix

The first live MMA event broadcast on Netflix — featuring a double-comeback bout between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano — attracted the most U.S. viewers in the sport's history

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to return from elbow surgery Friday night against the Rays

Gerrit Cole is scheduled to return from Tommy John surgery Friday night and make his season debut for the New York Yankees against Tampa Bay