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NFL best bets: Pro bettors, handicappers try to extend 15-2-1 ATS run
LAS VEGAS — The Broncos are one of the NFL’s biggest surprises this season.Denver (3-2, 4-1 ATS) is already halfway ... Read More
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'Opportunity to be great': Confident Tigers embrace win-or-go-home challenge in Game 5
CLEVELAND — It feels like the Tigers have been here before, but they haven’t.
Yes, their backs were to the wall for the last two months of the season, as they went on a no-margin-for-error, 31-13 rampage to get into ...Read more
Bulls announce 'Derrick Rose Night' in January -- but there's no jersey retirement plans yet
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls will host a halftime celebration to honor the career of Derrick Rose in January.
The team announced Friday that “Derrick Rose Night” will be held during the Jan. 4 game against the New ...Read more
Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase isn't likely to show Tigers many more sliders
Stephen Vogt wasn't deterred.
Three days after the Cleveland Guardians manager took some heat for trying to get four outs from closer Emmanuel Clase, only to watch him cough up the winning, three-run homer to Kerry ...Read more
Huge shots by the Lynx were memorable, but they won Game 1 of the WNBA Finals with defense
NEW YORK — What many will remember most about the Lynx’s victory Thursday in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals will be the big shots.
Courtney Williams getting an and-1 on a second-chance 3-pointer late in regulation, a ...Read more
Mets players comment on potential Subway World Series
NEW YORK — With the Mets and Yankees both moving on to their respective League Championship Series, it’s tempting not to think about the next round.
New York City hasn’t seen a Subway World Series in 24 years. New ...Read more
Tom Kim aims for 3-peat as Shriners Children's Open field set
LAS VEGAS — When the 2024 PGA Tour regular season ended in August, Tom Kim said he wouldn’t play in any fall events to recover from the season’s long grind.
He’s making an exception.
Kim is the headliner for next...Read more
Mike Vorel: Why Seahawks haven't survived their sloppiness during three-game skid
SEATTLE — The Seahawks are not talented enough to win this way.
Which doesn't mean Mike Macdonald's team isn't talented enough to win. But if three losses in 11 days offer any take-aways, it's that a roster lacking ...Read more
Steelers set to have Russell Wilson, Jaylen Warren against Raiders after productive practice weeks
PITTSBURGH — Russell Wilson is slated to be a backup Sunday in Las Vegas, and it'll be unfamiliar territory for him. Jaylen Warren is likely to be a backup, too, but that's a step in the right direction for him.
Wilson ...Read more
John Niyo: Tigers manager A.J. Hinch knows it's time to clinch, not clench
DETROIT — They’ll worry about tomorrow when it comes.
Today, though, the Tigers will be content to live in the moment, mostly because they know that’s what got them to this moment in the first place.
A winner-take-...Read more
49ers update: It's wait-and-see on Jordan Mason, Ricky Pearsall to practice, and they may need another new kicker
The NFL’s leading rusher in 2023 remains out indefinitely, with Christian McCaffery nursing Achilles tendinitis in both legs.
As for the NFL’s leading rusher in 2024, Jordan Mason has a sprained AC joint in his left ...Read more
Jets' new play-caller Todd Downing praises Nathaniel Hackett for his support
NEW YORK — It’s very rare for a coach who was demoted to stay on the same staff.
But that is the case for Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. On Wednesday, interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich stripped him of ...Read more
Sam McDowell: Why Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. made himself watch Yankees' ALDS celebration
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The most stunning season in franchise history ended at 9:44 p.m. Thursday, its demise slow and painful.
The Royals scored in just three of the final 30 innings of the American League Division Series, ...Read more
Giants' Malik Nabers out second straight game with concussion, Brian Daboll won't comment on receiver attending Travis Scott concert
NEW YORK — Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers will miss a second straight game with a concussion.
Nabers, 21, did not practice for a second straight week and remains out for Sunday night’s game between the Giants (2-3)...Read more
Highly touted Boozer twins make college basketball recruiting choices for Duke
DURHAM, N.C. — Long Duke basketball’s top targets in the 2025 recruiting class, legacy twins Cameron and Cayden Boozer announced Friday morning they’ll play college basketball for the Blue Devils next season.
Sons ...Read more
ALCS-bound Yankees have to hope Aaron Judge's Game 4 is a sign of things to come
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As reporters entered the visiting clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday night, a loud chant echoed throughout the dark room.
With champagne spraying and music blasting, the Yankees thunderously ...Read more
NBA institutes new proximate contact rule for challenging out-of-bounds calls
NEW YORK — With just 47 seconds left in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the 2024 Western Conference finals, the Dallas Mavericks trailed the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-106 and Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels saved a ball ...Read more
Joe Starkey: Call me crazy, but George Pickens doesn't seem like a great candidate for a big contract
PITTSBURGH — Man, if George Pickens blocked for his teammates the way Mike Tomlin has blocked for Pickens this week, we'd be calling him Hines Ward Jr.
He'd be busting people's jaws.
But before I forget, kudos to ...Read more
Mike Preston: The Black quarterback is here to stay
BALTIMORE — After Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson fumbled the snap in the fourth quarter Sunday against the Bengals, he stiff-armed defensive end Sam Hubbard while rolling to his right and at the same time directed ...Read more
Marcus Hayes: Phillies have a $300 million Trea Turner problem. The only solution is ... hope?
PHILADELPHIA — Trea Turner had better leave Philly this weekend. He’d better turn off his social media, and ignore all things Phillies-related until the full team reports to spring training in Clearwater, Fla., in late...Read more
Phil Thompson: It's a Mammoth decision. Let's settle this 'Utah Hockey Club' nickname once and for all.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Hockey Club’s inaugural game is in the books — a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks — but there’s one issue remaining.
Will the brain trust behind the UHC pick a new name, like the ...Read more
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