2026 MLB Odds: Are Yankees Best Bet To Win AL East?

Yankees have been roller-coastering all season — scorching 7-1 start, big slumps, then dramatic recent finishes (including an Aaron Judge walk-off and a ninth-inning comeback).
Pitching help is arriving: Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón have returned to the rotation and Max Fried is expected back later, which could stabilize the staff.
Yankees are -140 to win the AL East; critics note the Rays have won a lot of one‑run games and have a weaker run differential, so the Yankees might be due to overtake them.

Sports

May 26, 2026 at 3:58 PM

Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski toyed with the Cardinals — 12 K, first to 100 Ks this season, and an absurd 57 pitches at or above 100 mph (including a 103.4-mph strikeout).
Astros threw a combined no-hitter vs. the Rangers: Tatsuya Imai went six, and reliever Alimber Santa finished it in his MLB debut — a feat not seen since 1892 — while Christian Walker hit a three-run homer.
Orioles’ Colton Cowser delivered back-to-back pinch-hit walk-off homers (Sunday and Monday), including a key run earlier in extra innings to keep the game alive.

Sports

May 26, 2026 at 3:50 PM

The Astros threw a combined no-hitter, beating the Rangers 9-0 in Arlington (Tatsuya Imai 6 IP, Steven Okert 1, Alimber Santa 2).
Alimber Santa made his MLB debut in that game and became just the second player ever to pitch in a no-hitter during his first big-league appearance (the other was Bumpus Jones, 1892).
Odd stat: Houston recorded only four strikeouts and issued five walks in the game, yet still completed the no-hitter; Yordan Álvarez and Christian Walker hit homers and the Astros have won four straight.

Sports

May 26, 2026 at 2:53 PM

Gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi killed at least 82 and injured over 120 — the deadliest Chinese mining accident since 2009.
Investigators found concealed tunnels, fake doors and missing gas monitors that hampered rescue efforts.
The mine kept "yin-yang" twin sets of plans and used unregistered subcontracted workers without trackers to hide production and evade inspections.

Disasters Crime

May 26, 2026 at 2:45 PM

Trial of ex-FBI director James Comey over a social‑media post was pushed back to Oct. 21 (it had been set for July).
Prosecutors allege a May 2025 photo of seashells arranged as "86 47"—read as "get rid of" plus Trump's number—was a threat to President Trump.
Comey's lawyers plan multiple constitutional (free‑speech) motions before trial, with filings due in July.

Law Politics

May 26, 2026 at 2:42 PM