In 2008, NASA's Phoenix spacecraft made a smooth landing on Mars, completing a nine-month, 422 million-mile journey, setting ...

Shohei Ohtani has continued to hit the ball better than everyone not named Aaron Judge, and now he is seemingly one step ...

Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs in Pittsburgh, Boston Braves still lose the game 11–7 to the Pirates. 1935 — Legendary American athlete Jesse Owens equals or breaks 4 world ...

2011 — Infielder Wilson Valdez wound up as the winning pitcher when the Philadelphia Phillies needed 19 innings to outlast the Cincinnati Reds 5-4. Valdez threw a hitless 19th inning in his first ...

On pace stats don't always offer insight. For example, four players started the 2025 season on pace to hit 324 home runs by ...

On Friday, the Yankees suffered a disappointing loss to MLB’s worst team. Less than 24 hours later, the Bombers got revenge on the Colorado Rockies by exploding for 10 runs in the fifth inning on ...

Until last night, it had been 362 days since Ronald Acuña Jr. last played in a Major League Baseball game. It had also been close to 600 days since he could last be counted among the very best players ...

How did Diana Taurasi become the WNBA's most prolific scorer? In an exclusive interview in 2023, she helped ESPN break down the shot that scored 10,000 points.

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section share their thoughts on recent roster moves by the Dodgers and Lincoln ...

The expectation since Shohei Ohtani joined the Los Angeles Dodgers is really enormous, and although the Japanese player has not disappointed anyone in the batter's box, he has fall ...

Some ballparks just get it. They know that baseball isn’t just about what happens on the field - it’s about the whole vibe. It’s the little things: the way the crowd cheers, the food that’s actually ...