Slumping

China’s trains, planes, stores and beaches were a little fuller last month than a year ago, and the pace of activity picked up at factories, particularly those making mobile phones and semiconductors.A batch of numbers released on Friday by…

The slumping Miami Marlins will get a much-needed pitching lift when Edward Cabrera comes off the injured listWill the NBA In-Season Tournament hold any value? | Agree to DisagreeBarring a late setback, Cabrera is expected to start against…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As good as All-Star pitcher Spencer Strider has been during a personal seven-game winning streak, the majors-leading Atlanta Braves have been even better as a team. “We’ve just been playing great. It…

NEW YORK (AP) — Hours after the Baltimore Orioles called up Colton Cowser, manager Brandon Hyde said he was hoping the touted prospect could give his scuffling team a spark. That’s exactly what he did. Cowser hit an RBI…

The Philadelphia Phillies have become road warriors, and right now they are winning in a place normally tough on opponentsA bold move to a different banana-colored bench than we anticipated | Keep it a Buck(et)After rallying past the Tampa…

Elena Delle Donne had 18 points and eight rebounds, Natasha Cloud added 16 points and the visiting Washington Mystics beat Chicago 80-59 on Thursday night for the Sky's fifth straight loss.Washington (8-4) beat Chicago for the second time…

Cincinnati closer Alexis Diaz, who owns the majors' longest current streak of converted saves, might not get a chance to add to that stretch when Reds play the second game of a three-game series against the host Houston Astros on…

Danny Jansen homered for the third time in two games, Kevin Gausman worked six innings to win his fourth consecutive decision and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays beat the slumping AL West-leading Texas Rangers 2-1 on Friday night.Jansen hit…

ROME: Novak Djokovic said Thursday that Carlos Alcaraz is the man to beat at the Italian Open, but reassured fans that he “feels good” after his recent elbow injury. Top seed Djokovic comes into the clay-court tournament, where he has…

The 20-year-old Spaniard, who is guaranteed to replace Novak Djokovic as world number one on 22 May, had come into the tournament in Rome on the back of wins in Barcelona and Madrid.…