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The NFL preseason officially begins Thursday night with the Pro Football Hall of Fame game featuring the Los Angeles Chargers and Detroit Lions. The game airs on WRAL.

In exchange for Cortes, the Padres sent speedy reserve outfielder Brandon Lockridge to Milwaukee, a former Yankees farmhand. On the season, the 28-year-old is slashing .216/.258/.261 with no home runs ...

Miller becomes Preller’s latest star acquisition, joining the likes of Juan Soto, Josh Hader and Tanner Scott in recent years. This is a guy who leads all of baseball with an average fastball velocity ...

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio likely will head to the injured list after hurting his hamstring this week.

Football is back with the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. The Detroit Lions likely wish they could hit the restart button against the Los Angeles Chargers after an incredibly sloppy first half ...

There's a decent chance some Major League Baseball team will make a transaction July 31 that alters the trajectory of the ...

Padres make trade with Brewers for left-handed pitcher Nestor Cortes, who has been out with flexor injury for all but two games ...

The Milwaukee Brewers made a pair of late moves as the trade deadline closed, acquiring outfielder Brandon Lockridge in a ...

The Kansas City Royals continued to tweak their roster in the final hours before the MLB trade deadline Thursday.

The Padres, who were one of the busiest teams at the deadline, trading for Mason Miller, J.P. Sears, Ryan O’Hearn and Ramon ...

It was a wild trade deadline day across Major League Baseball. Here are the 10 biggest winners and losers on MLB's deadline day.