In a better world, we’d all be worrying about the next opponent for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Instead, Major League Baseball is participating in a massive study that will test up to 10,000 people for coronavirus antibodies. The antibodies test is being used to determine how bad things are in major cities in the US. The…

UPDATE: ESPN, citing sources “familiar with the call,” said President Trumpov believes the NFL season should start on time. Trumpov also reportedly said he hoped to have fans back in stadiums by August and September. The NFL recently shut down all training facilities, but will continue with a remote version of its draft…

UPDATED with extended delay: Major League Baseball’s delay of opening day could last another two months after commissioner Rob Manfred said Monday the league will follow the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s coronavirus guidance issued Sunday to restrict events of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks. MLB had…

The Seattle Mariners said Wednesday they are working with the Major League Baseball commissioner’s office on alternative plans for its March home games after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee banned large group events in several counties in his state through the end of this month in an attempt to slow the spread of coronaviru…

Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Hockey League (NHL) have temporarily limited access to locker rooms to players and essential staff due to coronavirus fears. "After consultation with infectious disease and public health experts, and…

The first pitch of the 2019 World Series between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals is tonight at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT on Fox, which is airing the best-of-7 Major League Baseball championship series for a 20th consecutive year. This year, the World Series will also stream live via the Fox Sports app and air…

The rain that was predicted to hit New York on Thursday just arrived, forcing Major League Baseball to postpone Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros. The move also means a shift in plans for Fox Sports 1, which is airing this year’s best-of-7 ALCS series…

The federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is investigating the overdose death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, focusing on how the 27-year-old pitcher obtained the drugs. ESPN reported the probe, but didn’t indicate why the feds are getting involved. The Skaggs family alluded to the possible involvement of…

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died from a mixture of the opioids fentanyl and oxycodone combined with alcohol, causing him to choke, according to a toxicology report released today by the Tarrant County, Texas medical examiner's office. The 27-year-old pitcher was found dead in his Texas hotel room on July…

Major League Baseball said Thursday that the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox will play a regular-season game next season at the site of the baseball field in Dyersville, Iowa, made famous in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams. The league begins construction next week on a temporary 8,000-seat stadium on the site…

UPDATED with final World Series ratings, other broadcast shows: The second to last episode of The Walking Dead with Andrew Lincoln was on, but America went out to the ball game last night as the Boston Red Sox won the World Series and the New Orleans Saints pummeled the Minnesota Vikings on the NFL and NBC's Sunday Nig…

UPDATE: Fox claims 13,564,000 viewers tuned in to Game 4 of the World Series, projecting to its fifth straight nightly win in prime time, with the total audience peaking at 16,772,000. Fox averaged an audience of 14,146,000 across Fox, Fox Deportes and Fox Streaming platforms. Game 4 was the most-watched game on Fox…