A criminal case in Alaska involving nearly a dozen people born in American Samoa is highlighting concerns about birthright ...

Bayern Munich has reportedly agreed a deal with Bayer Leverkusen to take Germany defender Jonathan Tah to the Club World Cup.

The annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has begun. It’s required once in a lifetime by every Muslim who can ...

Popeye Jones was an NBA rookie with the Mavericks the same season that Dallas debuted its new NHL team, and he decided to go ...

Wildfires have forced a further 1,000 people to flee their homes in the Canadian province of Manitoba, which is under a state ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays will try to keep a five-game home win streak going when they play the Miami Marlins. Tampa Bay has a 34-29 record overall and a 22-19 record in home games. The Rays ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays will try to extend a three-game win streak with a victory over the Minnesota Twins. Minnesota is 34-29 overall and 18-9 in home games. Twins pitchers have a ...

Los Angeles Dodgers (38-26, first in the NL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (35-28, second in the NL Central) St. Louis; Saturday, 2:15 p.m. EDT ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers hit the road against the Washington Nationals looking to stop a four-game road skid. Washington has a 30-33 record overall and a 15-16 record in home games. The ...

Boston Red Sox (30-35, fourth in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (39-23, first in the AL East) New York; Saturday, 7:35 p.m. EDT ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics face the Baltimore Orioles with a 1-0 series lead. The Athletics are 25-40 overall and 11-22 in home games. The Athletics have the fourth-best team batting average in MLB ...

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Clay Holmes (6-3, 3.07 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Rockies: Carson Palmquist (0-4, 8.50 ERA, 1.83 WHIP, 14 strikeouts) ...