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LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani was about halfway through his home-run trot when Taro Abe stood up from his second-row seat in the Vin Scully Press Box and tucked his green scorebook under his right arm.

"Let's go," Abe ...Read more

DENVER — All we are saying? Give pieces to Vance.

“We’re a team that wants to just fly downhill,” new Broncos safety Talanoa Hufanga, a heat-seeking free agent from the San Francisco 49ers, told me after practice ...Read more

MIAMI — There was a moment during Tuesday’s practice where Jaylen Waddle was seen streaking down the left hashmark of the football field with no defender within 15 yards of the receiver.

At that exact moment I asked ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — My wife’s a hoophead, so we watch a lot of basketball in my house: college men and women, WNBA, NBA. Caitlin Clark, Kim Mulkey, Charles Barkley, and Shaq spend more time in my living room than I do. I ...Read more

CHICAGO — The shadow that follows second-generation athletes can be imposing.

Phoenix Gill might not receive the same level of publicity as Bronny James, but as the son of a University of Illinois Hall of Famer and ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In a region where baseball is king, the long-awaited rematch of last year’s World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees unfolded. Ohtani. Judge. Two of the game’s best, faced off once more.

But just ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — What can we say? It’s baseball.

One evening, the Dodgers run it up against the Yankees, 18-2, and look like World Series champions. The next night, with their ace on the mound and with a series sweep ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The wait is over. Jac Caglianone is headed to Kauffman Stadium.

On Sunday, the Kansas City Royals promoted Caglianone from Triple-A Omaha after a torrid start in the minor leagues. ESPN insider Jeff ...Read more

LOS ANGELES – As the New York Yankees prepared for Friday’s series-opener at Dodger Stadium, Ryan Yarbrough walked off the field carrying a glossy blue box.

Inside sat a 2024 World Series ring, loaded with diamonds ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — When the Sparks faced the Phoenix Mercury last month, the game ended with a failed Sparks comeback.

There was another comeback Sunday — and it belonged to Phoenix.

Unable to stay ahead after building an...Read more

The Lynx tipped off their game with the expansion Golden State Valkyries in San Francisco on Sunday at about 5:30 p.m. Pacific time.

The Minnesota defense got to the game about an hour late.

But it was enough.

Down a ...Read more

SEATTLE — After falling behind by 17 points early in the fourth quarter, the Storm trailed by three with 13.3 seconds left when coach Noelle Quinn called timeout to draw up an offensive play.

In previous years, Quinn ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Rob Thomson will spend the Phillies’ day off at home — as in, his actual house.

Thomson resides in Ontario, driving distance from Toronto, where the Phillies will play this week. He has a favorite ...Read more

Tyrese Haliburton didn’t skip another chance to troll Knicks fans.

After his Indiana Pacers eliminated the Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals, Haliburton took aim at actor and Knicks superfan Ben Stiller.

Stiller ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Dave Roberts downplayed the easy narrative on Sunday afternoon.

“No,” he said when asked if his Dodgers had the New York Yankees’ proverbial number, having followed up their defeat of the Bronx ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — On his way to the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, Justin Thomas stopped at Oakmont Country Club to get in a practice round for the 125th U.S. Open that was still two weeks away.

Thomas, the fifth-...Read more

MIAMI — Sam Bennett came to the Florida Panthers a little over four years ago in need of a change of scenery and a fresh chance. He wasn’t living up to the expectations of a top-five pick through his first five-plus ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Following a familiar path to what seemed a practically inevitable loss, the Padres’ dormant offense woke up on Sunday.

Suddenly, it all looked familiar in a different way.

Just as they had done so often ...Read more

MIAMI — Sergei Bobrovsky knows what’s ahead of him and the Florida Panthers. They’re about to play in their third consecutive Stanley Cup Final with a chance to repeat as champions after winning it all for the first ...Read more