MLB Playoffs 2019
Astros retract statement saying Sports Illustrated 'fabricated' story
Slowly, still not with the deftest touch, the Astros are cleaning up the mess they made of themselves and the World Series. Sports Illustrated reporter Stephanie Apstein divulged Sunday on...
Ex-Yankees coach's managerial prospects rising
WASHINGTON — Joe Espada made the finals twice this month. If all goes as the Astros’ bench coach hopes, soon he’ll be aspiring to reach just one final round per...
Coming up just short wasn't enough to ease Yankees' sting
Aaron Boone smiled as he confessed that he had yet to watch a replay of Jose Altuve’s home run that clinched the American League Championship Series for the Astros on...
Justin Verlander's fielding debacle includes Yu Darvish's revenge tweet
Revenge is a dish best served on Twitter these days. Yu Darvish appeared to be waiting for the perfect moment to hit back at Justin Verlander, and that moment arrived...
Simone Biles' jaw-dropping World Series first pitch
Fellow celebrities, take note. Before throwing out the first pitch at Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night, Olympic gymnast Simone Biles performed an epic twist on the...
Nationals dominate to take World Series stranglehold
HOUSTON — The opening game wasn’t perfect, but it was competitive, which is all you want from every nine innings of a World Series lid lifter. And after each team...
The Astros are really screwing this up
HOUSTON — You couldn’t help but be touched by what you saw. There stood Lance McLean, a high school football player turned cancer patient, sharing the story of his battle...
Van Wagenen must check if pal A.J. Hinch is fed up with Astros
HOUSTON -- Here is an important question for the Mets -- do they know they could be the Nationals right now? Their strength, the rotation, is Washington’s strength. Their weakness,...
J.J. Watt's fiancée Kealia Ohai can't keep eyes off of his phone
J.J. Watt and fiancée Kealia Ohai made an appearance at Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night, but the couple appeared to be more interested in the defensive...
The legend of Juan Soto reaches whole new level
HOUSTON — He preens, he prances, he dances, he dekes. An at-bat by Juan Soto mixes performance art and the art of hitting. His confidence is only surmounted by his...
Super-agent behind Gerrit Cole is ready to rule the offseason
HOUSTON — To the question who will win the World Series the Astros or the Nationals, the Nationals or the Astros, the answer is clear — Scott Boras. Boras represents...
Adam Ottavino isn't sugarcoating his sad Yankees reality
In each of the past two seasons, Adam Ottavino has been one of the best relievers in baseball — then flopped in the playoffs. It happened in Colorado a year...
Astros mess: Behind executive's ugly reporter outburst
HOUSTON — Astros assistant general manager Brandon Taubman faces the likelihood of a significant suspension, at least, following an ugly incident in the team’s clubhouse shortly after Jose Altuve’s walk-off...
World Series pick: Why Astros will prevail over Nationals
“I just think that when you’re misinformed or you’re not educated about something ... you never know the ramifications that can happen.” OK, Hong Kong LeBron, we get it. Our...
MLB investigating exec as Astros scramble to adjust stance
Major League Baseball announced that it will investigate an ugly incident involving Astros assistant general manager Brandon Taubman as the franchise scrambles to adjust its PR stance. On Monday night,...
World Series 2019 Live Stream: How To Watch The Astros Vs. Nationals Online
The Houston Astros battle the Washington Nationals in the Fall Classic!
Astros vs. Nationals: How four aces play into World Series gambling
Frontline pitching always has been important in the baseball playoffs. Both 2019 World Series combatants are great examples of why that’s true. Handicappers and bettors will be dealing with Cy...
This World Series is a haunting list of Yankees what-ifs
HOUSTON -- For New Yorkers, this one stings. The Astros and Nationals are here at the World Series thanks significantly to starting pitchers who were linked to the Yankees by...
Nationals-Astros is the throwback World Series
HOUSTON — Koufax-Ford in ’63. Gibson-McLain in ’68. Glavine-Morris in ’91. Schilling-Mussina in ’01. Scherzer-Cole in ‘19. Welcome to the Throwback World Series, a Fall Classic pitting a pair of...
SI's controversial Astros report sparks uproar ahead of World Series
The Houston Astros blasted a Sports Illustrated report that scorched assistant general manager Brandon Taubman for alleged comments he made after his club won the American League Championship Series this...