Author: Tom Schad, USA TODAY

Benches emptied in the game between the Reds and Cubs after Cincinnati’s Yasiel Puig was hit by a pitch. There were more strong words postgame.

Benches emptied in the game between the Reds and Cubs after Cincinnati’s Yasiel Puig was hit by a pitch. There were more strong words postgame.

Bob Ley, who spent nearly 40 years at ESPN and most recently served as the host of “Outside the Lines,” says he is retiring next week.

Hall of Fame horse trainer Jerry Hollendorfer was banned from Santa Anita racetrack after the death of another horse under his care.

The Yankees and Flyers cast aside Kate Smith’s rendition of “God Bless America” after learning of racist songs she sang in the early 1930s.

American middle-distance runner Gabriele Grunewald, an Olympic hopeful who publicly chronicled her fight with cancer on social media, died at age 32.

David Ortizunderwent a second surgery after being transported to a Boston hospital on Monday night from the Dominican Republic.

Pedro Martinez broke down in tears Monday night while talking about the shooting of his friend and former Boston Red Sox teammate, David Ortiz.