Author: Steve Gardner, USA TODAY

Zack Steffen becomes the second United States men’s national soccer team member to miss time after testing positive, joining Christian Pulisic.

Mark Vital, the 6-5, 250-pound guard who won an NCAA title at Baylor, will get a look at tight end after not playing football since middle school.

Three-time All-Star Xander Bogaerts becomes the sixth Boston Red Sox player to test positive for COVID-19 in the past week.

Afghan national sports ministry confirms Zaki Anwari was one of the people who fell as a C-17 plane was taking off from Kabul.

White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn, the American League ERA leader, gets the thumb during mandatory mid-inning substance check vs. A’s after throwing belt.

Chris Sale, Byron Buxton, Mike Trout and Jacob deGrom have all spent significant time on the injured list. What kind of impact can they still make when healthy?

Both Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto hit 28 home runs in their opening-round matchup, but the Nationals OF prevailed in a never-before-used swing-off.

MLB leading home run hitter Shohei Ohtani is top seed and co-favorite among USA TODAY’s MLB writers and editors to win 2021 Home Run Derby title.