WIMBLEDON, England — For the third time since her return to tennis, Serena Williams was one victory away from equaling Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles. Read More ⇒

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels have had 12 days to process the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, to hug each other and cry on each other’s shoulders, to mourn and bond together while playing six games on the road, to grieve with their own family members over the four-day All-Star break. Read More ⇒

The Oklahoma City Thunder traded guard Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for guard Chris Paul and a pair of first-round draft picks, multiple media outlets reported Thursday. Read More ⇒

NEW YORK — Ex-Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton was a 20-game winner, won two World Series games, spent 10 years in the big leagues — and made a bigger impact with a pen in his hand than a baseball. Read More ⇒

The American League held on to defeat the National League, 4-3, in the 90th All-Star Game at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Tuesday for its seventh straight win. Read More ⇒

Justin Haley, making his third career start in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, took advantage of crazy, stormy weather in central Florida on Sunday and won the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Read More ⇒

Charlie Morton struck out 10 in 5 2/3 effective innings and the Tampa Bay Rays scored twice in the first inning to salvage a four-game split against the New York Yankees with a 2-1 victory Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla. Read More ⇒

The United States returned to the World Cup final with a thrilling 2-1 victory over England on Tuesday in Lyon, France. Christen Press, a surprise starter for an apparently injured Megan Rapinoe, and Alex Morgan, on her 30th birthday, scored for the Americans. Read More ⇒

The Los Angeles Angels announced the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs on Monday. The seven-year veteran would have been 28 on July 13. Read More ⇒

The New York Rangers signed 27-year-old forward Artemi Panarin on Monday, making a splash on the first day of free agency by taking arguably the most coveted player off the market. Read More ⇒

The Houston Astros will have a major league-high six players in the upcoming All-Star game after reserves and pitchers were named to the rosters of both the American League and National League on Sunday. Read More ⇒

Nate Lashley, in just his 33rd career start on the PGA Tour, capped a wire-to-wire performance with a 2-under 70 to finish at 25-under 263 and win the inaugural Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club, his first Tour victory. Read More ⇒

NBA superstar Kevin Durant will announce his next team Sunday night — and it will be the Brooklyn Nets, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported. Read More ⇒

Gary Sanchez hit a go-ahead, two-run single as part of a nine-run seventh inning as the New York Yankees rallied past the Boston Red Sox, 12-8, on Sunday for a two-game sweep in Major League Baseball’s first trip to London. Read More ⇒

The starting lineups for this summer’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game were announced Thursday night, with several surprises getting the nod. Read More ⇒

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo became the second European player to be selected the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, winning the honor on Monday night at the league’s awards show in Santa Monica, Calif. Read More ⇒

Jack Hughes joined an exclusive group Friday night when the New Jersey Devils made him the first pick of the NHL Draft in Vancouver. Read More ⇒

RJ Barrett is officially a New York Knick. Read More ⇒

Major League Baseball has given the Tampa Bay Rays permission to explore a creative, long-range strategy in which the team would split its home games between the Tampa region and Montreal, Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday. Read More ⇒

Top-seeded Novak Djokovic became the first man to reach 10 consecutive French Open quarterfinals on Monday, posting a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win against Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff. Read More ⇒