Adams has career-high 4 hits, Nationals beat Tigers 6-4

Riley Adams had a career-high four hits and finished a triple short of the cycle as the Washington Nationals tied their season high with 18 hits in a 6-4 win over the Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Sunday.

El Salvador stampede: 12 dead after soccer stadium crush

Twelve people died Saturday and dozens more were injured when fans pushed through one of the entrance gates at Monumental stadium.

Bob Baffert’s National Treasure wins Preakness, hours after another of his horses was euthanized

Bob Baffert choked back tears and his voice cracked while trying to juggle the feelings of one of his horses winning the Preakness Stakes and another being euthanized on the same track.

Corbin wins consecutive starts, Nationals beat Tigers 5-2, stop 4-game skid

Patrick Corbin won consecutive starts for the first time since last summer and Lane Thomas had a go-ahead, two-run single in the fifth inning that led the Washington Nationals over the Detroit Tigers 5-2 Saturday and stopped a four-game losing streak.

Baddoo homers, drives in 4, Tigers outlast Nationals 8-6

Akil Baddoo hit one of Detroit's four homers and drove in four runs, Matthew Boyd pitched effectively into the sixth inning, and the Tigers held on to beat the Washington Nationals 8-6 on Friday night.

Jim Brown, all-time NFL great and social activist, dead at 87

CLEVELAND (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, an unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87.

Hill baffles Tigers for six innings as Pirates collect 8-0 victory

Rich Hill gave up one hit in six innings, Austin Hedges drove in three runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to an 8-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.

Michael Lorenzen has season-high 7 strikeouts, Tigers beat Pirates 4-0

Michael Lorenzen had a season-high seven strikeouts in six innings, Spencer Torkelson doubled twice and the Detroit Tigers beat the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Tuesday night.

Doyle Brunson, 'Godfather of Poker' and 2x world champion, dies at 89

Doyle Brunson was one of the most influential poker players of all time, winning 10 World Series of Poker tournaments and world championships in 1976 and 1977.

Another horse dies at Churchill Downs, home of Kentucky Derby

A horse died Sunday after a race at Churchill Downs, making it the eighth fatality in recent weeks at the home of the Kentucky Derby.

Greene, Báez, Baddoo lead Tigers past Mariners 5-3 to avoid sweep

Riley Greene had three hits, Javier Báez drove in two runs and the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Sunday to prevent a three-game sweep.

Rookie Miller brilliant through 7, Mariners beat Tigers 5-0

Seattle rookie right-hander Bryce Miller shut down the Detroit Tigers for seven innings in a 5-0 victory Saturday that pushed the Mariners above .500 for the first time since they won on opening day.