Jayden Daniels handled the media with the same poise and command he displays in the pocket. More

Paul Skenes is looking every bit the ace the Pittsburgh Pirates thought they were getting when they selected the hardthrowing righthander with the first overall pick in last year's draft. More

Boston's pitching staff took another big hit Wednesday as the Red Sox placed starter Brayan Bello on the injury list with upper back tightness. More

Atalanta advanced to the Italian Cup final with a 41 win over 10man Fiorentina on Wednesday to set up a meeting with Juventus for the trophy. More

Crystal Palace made absolutely sure of Premier League safety with an impressive 20 home defeat of Newcastle United on Wednesday with both goals scored by JeanPhilippe Mateta. More

Two stoppagetime goals helped Atalanta beat tenman Fiorentina 41 in the second leg of their Coppa Italia semifinal on Wednesday to send them into the final with a 42 aggregate victory. More

The No. 1 pick in the NFL draft already has traded hands, with Carolina sending it more than a year ago to Chicago in a trade to move up to take Bryce Young first overall in 2023. More

It looks like there will be no dream send off for Jurgen Klopp after a 20 loss at Everton dealt a major blow to Liverpool's Premier League title hopes on Wednesday. More

Joel Embiid and the 76ers had just dropped two straight playoff games in New York that left them feeling like well, like their playoff series against the Knicks was far from over. More

Bournemouth snapped a threegame winless run in the Premier League with a 10 victory at former manager Gary O'Neil's Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday courtesy of a firsthalf strike from Antoine Semenyo. More

Guardians starter Gavin Williams has suffered a setback in his recovery from an elbow injury and will be shut down for at least another week. More

The Chicago Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion proposal Wednesday for an enclosed stadium next door to their current home at Soldier Field as part of a major project that would transform the city's lakefront, and they are asking for public funding to help make it happen. More

Coach Xavi Hernández will stay with Barcelona for another year after all, agreeing to finish his contract to 2025 in a reversal of his decision to quit at the end of the season, two people with knowledge of the agreement said Wednesday. More

Lars Nootbaar drove in two runs and Kyle Gibson pitched six effective innings, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 51 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of threegame series on Wednesday. More

A fired minor league umpire sued Major League Baseball on Wednesday, claiming he was sexually harassed by a female umpire and discriminated against because he is male and bisexual. More