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NEW YORK — Tyrese Haliburton. Jayson Tatum. Damian Lillard.

Injuries to three Eastern Conference cornerstones — each sidelined by the harshest of setbacks: a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered in the playoffs — have ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Raiders center Jackson Powers-Johnson took a break from the sun and fun of a Hawaiian vacation this week to step into a role with which he is growing increasingly comfortable.

The second-year pro filled in ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Ben Howland planned it like this. Of course he did.

This was a coach so engrossed in details that he would grumble about the room temperature at news conferences and call a timeout when his team was in the...Read more

CHICAGO — Closure is something we all crave, whether it’s the perfect ending to a favorite TV series or a resolution of a real-life relationship.

The closure of the long-running Sammy Sosa saga felt like a little of ...Read more

WAILUKU, Hawaii — The Los Angeles Rams returned to Southern California nearly a decade ago intent on capturing the heart of NFL fans in Los Angeles.

Now, with two Super Bowl appearances, one championship and a still ...Read more

LOVELAND, Colo. — Angry? Silly Bills. You didn’t make Marvin Mims Jr. angry.

You made him hungry.

“We go to Buffalo. We go up 7-0, we’re feeling good. And then at the end of the game, we get our butts whooped and...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Imagine this scenario: It’s the middle innings of a playoff game, and Juan Soto steps to the plate for the New York Mets. It’s probably a close game. Maybe there are runners on base.

Which Phillies ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Upstaging Shohei Ohtani, especially on a day he pitches, is no easy feat.

But at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon, teammate Max Muncy did it twice — hitting two home runs and matching a career high ...Read more

CHICAGO — In the “what else is new?” category, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hit another home run Sunday, his major league-leading 31 st of the season in just Seattle’s 76th game of the season.

In what did ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. – Tommy Fleetwood left the door open for just too long in the final round at the Travelers Championship on Sunday.

Walking down the 18th fairway, staring into tens of thousands of spectators who lined ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. — Sooner or later, the sun begins to set, the crowd gathers, but falls silent and the storylines fade to irrelevance. And then all that remains are those few precious feet and inches of real estate ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. – There were some thoughts, in the back of some minds, that Scottie Scheffler just might be able to pull off a miraculous comeback as the world No. 1 and reigning Travelers champion fought to make up for ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — It will go down as one of the odder offensive outbursts of the season.

The Giants scored nine runs in their 9-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park to secure a series win, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins compiled 18 hits Sunday, matching their highest total in a game this year. Byron Buxton hit two more home runs. Carlos Correa and Brooks Lee both had four-hit games.

All it turned into was ...Read more

DENVER — Mickey Moniak has been reborn in the summer of his 27th year.

The outfielder, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2016 draft, proved that again Sunday afternoon at Coors Field, lofting a three-run homer to right ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — Whatever spillover momentum or percolating offense the Cardinals had coming out of their rousing walk-off win Saturday went ice cold Sunday.

Before the game, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol was asked about ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — In a season where not much has gone right offensively for the Pirates, Sunday was a nice respite.

The Pirates scored five runs in the fifth inning alone, breaking open what was a tied ballgame. Three ...Read more

NEW YORK — Kevin Durant is headed to Houston.

In a blockbuster NBA shakeup, the Houston Rockets are acquiring the 15-time All-Star forward from the Phoenix Suns for a package that includes Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and...Read more