9:40 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Yankees have suspended the use of Kate Smith’s recording of “God Bless America” during the seventh-inning stretch while they investigate an allegation of racism against the late singer. The New York Daily News reported Thursday there are conflicting claims about Smith’s 1939 song “That’s Why Darkies

12:01 AM ET NEW YORK — For at least a moment, for at least one night, things seemed to be coming together for the Boston Red Sox. With postseason hero Nathan Eovaldi rolling and the offense tallying three runs in the first two innings, the Red Sox looked more like the world champions crowned just

2:17 AM ET MIAMI — So how did the Chicago Cubs right their ship with a series sweep of the Miami Marlins this week despite stars Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo going 2-for-23 over the course of three games? It starts with pitching — 22 scoreless innings to finish the series helps — but that

7:38 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price thinks Major League Baseball made a mistake by having just 10 games Monday on Jackie Robinson Day. Price tweeted about it Wednesday: Hey @mlb every year on April 15th we celebrate Jackie Robinson Day…EVERYONE plays on that day next year deal?

9:00 AM ET Panic! Doom and gloom! The sky, yeah, it’s falling. Oh wait, it’s mid-April and the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees actually aren’t that bad — so we decided to leave the worry behind for a minute and focus on what has gone right — and how high the ceiling still

1:56 AM ET ESPN News Services New York Mets announcer Ron Darling’s surgery to remove a chest mass “went well,” his SNY colleague Gary Cohen said during the Mets-Phillies broadcast on Tuesday. On Saturday, Darling, a longtime SNY analyst, said he had a “large mass in my chest” and that he hoped to return to

4:57 PM ET ESPN News Services The Tampa Bay Rays have placed ace Blake Snell on the 10-day injured list with a broken toe, the team announced Tuesday. Snell, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, suffered a fractured fourth toe on his right foot when he got out of the shower and then

8:50 AM ET Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano said he thinks that he can overcome his age, his reputation, and a long major league absence to make it back to the big leagues. ”Why not?” Zambrano said Monday from Marlins Park where the Cubs are playing this week. ”Bartolo [Colon] pitched until he was

1:57 AM ET Christian Yelich is not buying the Gateway Arch. He does, however, own the St. Louis Cardinals. The Brewers and Cardinals have played five games this season and Yelich has homered in all five games — including three in Monday’s 9-6 win, a three-run shot to cap off a six-run second inning, another

3:55 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies have placed reliever David Robertson on the 10-day injured list with soreness in his pitching elbow. Robertson, 34, has a 5.40 ERA in seven appearances this season, his first with the Phillies. The right-hander threw two scoreless innings Sunday in Philadelphia’s 14-inning victory over the Marlins. The Phillies signed