Author: Steve Gardner, USA TODAY

Rob Manfred says MLB’s testing protocols are working despite the Miami Marlins’ COVID-19 outbreak: “We think we can keep people safe and continue to play.”

Justin Verlander, the 2019 AL Cy Young winner, started Houston’s opening game on Friday against the Mariners.

Toledo Rockets coach Jason Candle, 40, will be self-isolating for next 10 days after being exposed to someone who tested positive.

Christian Yelich, Gerrit Cole and Max Scherzer move up in the fantasy baseball rankings while Mike Trout and Freddie Freeman go down.

Collector pays $1.845 million for LeBron James rookie card, the highest ever for a basketball card and a record for modern-day cards.

Plans for the Jan. 1, 2021 College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl are proceeding on schedule, whether at reduced capacity or without fans

If Tommy Tuberville wins Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat in November he’ll join a list of former sports figures to make a successful jump to politics.

Yasiel Puig, the last big-name unsigned free agent available, has agreed to a one-year deal with the defending NL East champion Atlanta Braves.

Ed Orgeron, coach of the defending champion LSU Tigers, tells VP Mike Pence at an education roundtable college football can return safely this fall.