The Tampa Bay Rays missed a golden opportunity Tuesday to pick up ground in the American League wild card chase. New York cut its magic number to clinch the AL East to one by beating Tampa Bay 5-0 as Ivan Nova wins his 16th game for New York. Boston fell …

Published reports Wednesday say Missouri has informally agreed to join the SEC but the SEC is denying the claim. The Birmingham News and the Kansas City Star newspapers reported that the SEC had either offered Missouri a spot in the conference or that the issue was already agreed to; however, …

The New York Giants beat the St.Louis Rams 28-16 on Monday Night Football to even their record at 1-1 while the Rams fall to 0-2. In other Monday Sports News And Notes… The Jacksonville Jaguars struggling offense may get a new starter at quarterback as coach Jack Del Rio says …

The moves, both public and behind the scenes, continue for some major schools and conferences as they gauge the landscape of change in college athletics. On Monday, Board of Regents officials at Texas and Oklahoma have given their school presidents the authority to act on a possible proposal to move …

New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera became the all time saves leader in baseball history when he picks up the save Monday in a New York 6-4 win over Minnesota. Rivera now has 602 saves, one more than former leader Trevor Hoffman. He pitched a perfect ninth inning to get …