Professional Sports

MLS will play a 2027 ‘sprint season’ before resetting its calendar

Major League Soccer will play a shortened 14-game regular season in early 2027 before the league switches to a schedule that better aligns with those of its international counterparts. The league said Thursday that the so-called "sprint season" will run from February to May 2027, with each of ...

AL Central Preview: Tigers open as favorites; White Sox try to climb out of the basement

The Detroit Tigers and two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal have their sights set on winning the AL Central for the first time since 2014. The Chicago White Sox would love to simply get out of the division's basement. As for the AL Central's other three teams — the Kansas City ...

MLB commissioner says World Baseball Classic could move to midseason

MIAMI — Having set attendance and broadcast viewer records, the World Baseball Classic will return in 2029 or 2030 and at some future point could be moved to midseason, when clubs would be less likely to restrict players. Since the WBC's inception in 2006, it has been played during spring ...