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PHILADELPHIA — Throughout his two weeks in Paris this summer, throughout an Olympic tournament in which he fashioned a few marvelous moments and derived so much glee from antagonizing France's basketball fans, Joel ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Sometimes, she puts a hand in their face. Sometimes, she rebounds. Always, she needles, cajoles, jokes.

“Sometimes,” Katie Smith said, “I think the best defense of all is to make them laugh.”

For ...Read more

NEW YORK — The New England Patriots have tormented the New York Jets for most of the last quarter century.

Finally, it appears Gang Green is ready to put all those nightmares behind them.

The Jets came into Thursday ...Read more

ATLANTA — The Hawks head into the regular season with a couple of questions they need to answer.

They’ll have to figure out the best backcourt partner for star guard Trae Young. They also have to decide who will round...Read more

MIAMI — The ads, texts and emails have become ubiquitous, how voting for a specific candidate could swing the U.S. Senate, Congress or even state houses.

At the moment, it seemingly is all about swing votes.

A case ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Walker Buehler who retired 11 of 12 batters with six strikeouts from the second through fifth innings Saturday night could play in a postseason rotation for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Buehler who ...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. – Throughout the 2024 season, teams from across Major League Baseball have paid respects to the Oakland Coliseum, the historic East Bay venue that will be left baseball-less after the A’s move to ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres moved closer to what has for a while seemed like an inevitable postseason berth.

The Chicago White Sox moved closer to what has for even longer seemed like inevitable infamy.

Two teams ...Read more

MIAMI — When the Atlanta Braves fell behind early, Jorge Soler tied the score. When the Marlins tied the score later, Matt Olson and Gio Urshela each hit a two-run homer to help the Braves take control.

And on this day,...Read more

ST. LOUIS — At the start of the eighth inning, it certainly looked like Cardinals had a comfortable lead and the closer Ryan Helsley could safely expect a night off. By the time the top half of the eighth finished, there...Read more

The Lineup isn’t quite in mid-season form, but Week 2 was certainly a step in the right direction, and much better than its predecessor.

Last week’s lineup (144.38 DraftKings points) offered up some solid blocks to ...Read more

SEATTLE — Sooner than most expected, the Storm are back in the playoffs.

Think about where they were at this time last year.

Seattle finished next to last in the WNBA at 11-29 following a forgettable season in which ...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — Deep into the left-field corner, Randy Arozarena chased down a Marcus Semien drive for an unlikely game-saving catch — nay, a season-saving catch — to strand the bases loaded in the sixth inning.

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CHICAGO — A day in the life of Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals played out the string in a lost summer …

Kyle Hendricks made what could be his penultimate start at Wrigley in a Cubs uniform ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Taj Bradley was confident, even with his pitch count getting to triple digits, that he could get the elusive final out of the fifth inning Saturday so he could quality for the win if the Tampa Bay ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Manager AJ Hinch has done his darndest to keep the playoff race narrative out of his clubhouse and away from his young players.

But, believe this: He is in full playoff managerial mode.

He played every ...Read more

NEW YORK — Brandon Nimmo dropped down to one knee to lift up the Mets.

The left fielder’s seventh-inning RBI single proved to be the game-winner in Saturday’s 6-3 victory over the first-place Phillies at Citi Field....Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Don’t look now, but are the San Francisco Giants suddenly a force to be reckoned with in the early innings?

Since hitting the road after their latest home stand, the Giants have scored first in all ...Read more

BOSTON – After playing three consecutive extra-inning games and using almost their entire bullpen in Friday night’s 12-inning victory. the Minnesota Twins will have a day off before playing at least 18 more innings on ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Week 2 loss at Houston was not what set off doomsday predictions for the Chicago Bears. Rather, it was how they lost.

The Bears couldn’t protect Caleb Williams, who also struggled at times to keep ...Read more