Ceremonial keg-tapping signals the start of Oktoberfest, opening the world’s largest folk festival for the 189th time.

Israel has claimed the death of a senior Hezbollah military official after a rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed at least ...

The Philadelphia Phillies play the New York Mets after Alec Bohm had four hits on Friday in a 12-2 win over the Mets.

The Tampa Bay Rays host the Toronto Blue Jays, leading the series 1-0.

Minnesota Twins (81-73, third in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (76-78, third in the AL East) ...

Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with a .319 batting average, and has 35 doubles, a triple, 53 home runs, 126 walks and 136 RBI. Gleyber Torres is 11-for-44 with two home runs and four RBI over the past ...

Los Angeles Angels (62-92, fifth in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (84-70, first in the AL West) ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers face the Colorado Rockies, leading the series 1-0.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (9-12, 4.17 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 163 strikeouts); Cubs: Kyle Hendricks (4-11, 6.25 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 83 strikeouts) ...

There are two Big 12 Conference openers this weekend matching 3-0 teams. League newcomer No. 12 Utah plays Saturday at No. 14 Oklahoma State, and No. 13 ...

Luke Altmyer threw for four touchdowns, including a short toss to Pat Bryant in overtime, to give No. 24 Illinois a 31-24 win over No. 22 ...

Emmet Kenney hit a 39-yard field goal as time expired to lift Stanford over Syracuse 26-24, giving the Cardinal their first Atlantic Coast Conference victory. A ...