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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ decision to hire Mike McCarthy at age 62 basically came down to the franchise bucking their own trend of hiring young 30-something assistants and following a pattern that is ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The halftime cheers that warmed Williams Arena, with Minnesota fans celebrating a six-point lead over unbeaten Nebraska, froze as if they were left outside in the subzero temperatures on Saturday.

A 21-4 ...Read more

DURHAM, N.C. — Having made their California swing — successfully and assertively — Duke’s Blue Devils were back in Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday.

Wake Forest was in the house, and the Demon Deacons got the start...Read more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — If there’s one sequence that best summed up No. 22 North Carolina’s helplessness, early on, in its 85-80 come-from-behind victory over No. 14 Virginia on Saturday, it’s this: the time UVA ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Yu Darvish does not plan to pitch again in the major leagues.

The 39-year-old right-hander, who has been one of the best starting pitchers of his era, has told the San Deigo he will retire with three years ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Miles Bridges is used to the routine by now.

Seemingly every year, as the calendar approaches February and the NBA trade deadline nears, rumors surrounding the Charlotte Hornets forward run rampant ...Read more

Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups and makes his predictions for the NFL conference championships.

All lines and over/under numbers are according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

Last week, Farmer posted...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers will hire Mike McCarthy to be their new head coach, the team announced Saturday.

McCarthy, 62, will be the Steelers' fourth head coach since 1969. He succeeds Mike Tomlin, who ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Mike McCarthy is a really good football coach, and we have established that already.

He is also a Pittsburgh guy, grew up in Greenfield and went to Bishop Boyle, coached at Pitt. We have all heard and read ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The NBA has postponed the game between the Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors on Saturday at Target Center, after federal agents shot and killed a man in south Minneapolis, the league announced.

The ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Chris Coyne had a chance to win $1 million earlier this month, but that wasn’t enough to get him out of reading his son a bedtime story.

His friends were coming over the next afternoon to watch the ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — Denver Broncos fans sweating that their starting quarterback for the AFC title game is technically their QB2 need to remember that at one time Jarrett Stidham was the highest-rated passer of his high ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Most of the focus at Steelers headquarters at the moment is on finding the franchise's next head coach. Maybe all of it.

But once that's settled and a staff is assembled, there will be a shift to roster ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The breaking point of the Chiefs’ season came a week before they were eliminated from playoff contention, and a week before quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a knee injury that will now occupy his...Read more

SEATTLE — Philipp Grubauer made 27 stops and turned away a penalty shot but the Seattle Kraken couldn’t kick their bad tendencies in a 4-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.

The Kraken’s two heathy goalies have traded ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. – If the San Jose Sharks have designs on making the playoffs for the first time since 2019, they’ll need to take care of business against the teams that have pretty much raised the white flag on their ...Read more

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche have been the best third period team in the NHL by a significant margin this season.

That was not the case Friday night.

Owen Tippett had a hat trick for the Philadelphia Flyers, who ...Read more