MLB tests robot umpires in 2025 All-Star Game with challenge system

MLB is using its automated strike zone system in the All-Star Game for the first time, giving teams limited challenges amid ongoing debate over robot umpires.

Sixers Paul George undergoes off-season knee surgery

76ers Forward Paul George was injured during an off-season workout and has undergone successful arthroscopic knee surgery.

Should the Phillies call up top draft pick Gage Wood?
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The Phillies selected Arkansas right-hander Gage Wood with their first pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. Should they immediately bring him up to the majors?

NJ native Amanda Anisimova upsets No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka at Wimbledon

Amanda Anisimova has upset No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 at Wimbledon to reach the first Grand Slam final of her career a little more than a year after taking a break from tennis because of burnout.

No Phillies named National League starters in 2025 MLB All Star Game

The first-place Philadelphia Phillies will not be represented on the National League's starting roster in the 2025 MLB All-Star game, but there's still a chance some players will earn a trip to Atlanta.

Batter up! Women's Professional Baseball League announces tryout dates, location

The Women’s Professional Baseball League will hold tryouts Aug. 22–25 in Washington, D.C., with 150 players advancing to its October draft ahead of a planned 2026 launch.

Deal finalized to allow NHL players to participate in the Olympics

Officials from the NHL, NHL Players' Association, and the International Ice Hockey Federation officially signed a deal on July 2, allowing NHL players to compete in the Winter Olympics.

UPenn to update swimming records set by Lia Thomas, settling with feds on transgender athletes case

The University of Pennsylvania says it will update records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas. The college says it also will apologize to female athletes it says were “disadvantaged" by Thomas' participation on the women's swimming team.

D. Wayne Lukas, Triple Crown racehorse trainer, dies at 89

D. Wayne Lukas won 15 Triple Crown races, including six in a row and 20 Breeders' Cup world championships during his accomplished career.