Mid-to-late-September is the time of year when MLB fans hope to see their team punch its ticket to the postseason. Doing so is easier said than done, but that's always the dream scenario. The easiest ...

The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians are fighting desperately for the American League Central division title. What was once a 14-game edge for the Tigers – and a 15½-game deficit for the ...

As MLB playoff races begin to heat up, magic numbers come into play. / Allan Henry-Imagn Images MLB's playoff races are heating up as the regular season nears its final week. Every game matters and, ...

The Mets haven’t collapsed like this since their historic choke job in 2007 when they missed the playoffs after holding a seven-game NL East lead over the Phillies with 17 to play. Eighteen years ...

In dramatic fashion, the Mariners have a share of first place in the AL West for the first time since Aug. 12. The Mariners tied the Astros for the top spot with a 7-6, 12-inning win over the Angels ...

Mirror magic: The "cores" of the exotic nuclei oxygen-22 and silicon-22 both resemble that of oxygen-16, with eight protons and eight neutrons. The neutron-rich oxygen isotope contains an additional ...

Why do some elements decay in minutes, while others last billions of years? Certain "magic numbers" of nuclear particles may make all the difference. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...