Iran doubles down on closing the Strait of Hormuz as the ceasefire inches toward expiration

Iran doubled down on its pledge to restrict ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz as long as the U.S. blockade of ...

North Korea launches multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward sea

North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, days after the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog warned that North Korea ...

A humanoid robot sprints to victory in Beijing, beating the human half-marathon world record

A humanoid robot that won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing on Sunday ran faster than the human world record in a ...

Phillies bring home losing streak into matchup against the Braves

Atlanta Braves (14-7, first in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (8-12, fourth in the NL East) Philadelphia; Sunday, 7:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Grant Holmes (1-1, 3.32 ERA, 1.

Mets take road losing streak into matchup against the Cubs

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Tobias Myers (0-1, 3.46 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Cubs: Javier Assad (1-1, 8.10 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, six strikeouts) ...

The Latest: Standoff escalates after Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade

Iran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and warned that it would continue to block transit through the ...

Brewers take 4-game win streak into matchup with the Marlins

Milwaukee Brewers (12-8, second in the NL Central) vs. Miami Marlins (9-12, second in the NL East) Miami; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski (1-1, 3.32 ERA, 1.01 ...

The US backs a South Africa project to extract rare earths despite a diplomatic clash

Two enormous sandlike dunes at an old chemical processing plant in South Africa are at the center of an exploratory U.S.-backed project to extract highly ...

Minnesota brings 1-0 series lead into game 2 against Dallas

Minnesota Wild (46-24-12, in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (50-20-12, in the Central Division) Dallas; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Stars -135, Wild +113; over/under is 6 NHL PLAYOFFS ...

Flyers bring 1-0 series lead into game 2 against the Penguins

Philadelphia Flyers (43-27-12, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (41-25-16, in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT LINE: Penguins -152, Flyers +127; over/ ...

Colorado Rockies host the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday

Los Angeles Dodgers (15-5, first in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (8-13, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Sunday, 3:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Roki Sasaki (0-2, 6.23 ERA, 1.85 ...

Oilers host the Ducks to begin the NHL Playoffs

Anaheim Ducks (43-33-6, in the Pacific Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (41-30-11, in the Pacific Division) Edmonton, Alberta; Monday, 10 p.m. EDT LINE: Oilers -178, Ducks +148; over/under is 6.