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RALEIGH, N.C. — In the second game of a back-to-back in the NHL, it’s often more about the grit and grind than anything fun or flashy.

So it was Friday as the Carolina Hurricanes battled the Vancouver Canucks at the ...Read more

The short-handed Nets hit the road and played three strong quarters of basketball in Denver on Friday, but Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets unleashed an offensive avalanche in the third quarter that ultimately led to a 124-...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — After the Magic fell to the Timberwolves by 15 points on Thursday night, Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley said his team “didn’t have the energy needed” to win against Minnesota.

There might not have ...Read more

BOSTON — A competitive game Friday night turned ugly late for the Celtics, who were run off their home floor by the short-handed Sacramento Kings.

The Kings, who were playing without injured leading scorer De’Aaron ...Read more

NEW YORK — The minutes police cannot save these Knicks. Neither can a more favorable whistle for Karl-Anthony Towns nor plugging in end-of-rotation players for 10-15 minutes a night.

It’s too late in the season to ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Think back to the 76ers’ contest against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.

The product inside the Wells Fargo Center was below the NBA standard as several key players were sidelined with ...Read more

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland men’s basketball secured the signature win it has been searching for.

For the first time in four attempts this season, the Terps knocked off a ranked opponent by taking down No. 22 UCLA, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The NFL, in a rare display of humility, isn’t calling this “Super Wild Card Weekend” anymore. So, welcome to plain-old wild-card weekend, where 12 teams with a combined 137 wins — an opening-round ...Read more

BALTIMORE — A smile stretched across Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s face as running back Derrick Henry extended a congratulatory hand, while sporting a freshly unpacked AFC North champions T-shirt and hat. The two ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A wildfire that erupted during practice Thursday forced the evacuation of many Rams players, coaches and staff.

Their NFC wild-card game was moved from SoFi Stadium to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz....Read more

INDIANAPOLIS — Mike Dunleavy and the Warriors built enough depth in the offseason to withstand injuries, at least on paper. But if you showed anyone in Golden State’s front office their active roster on Friday night, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson and long snapper Andrew DePaola earned first-team All-Pro honors for the second time in three seasons with Jefferson joining former LSU teammate and Bengals receiver Ja’...Read more

DETROIT — The Red Wings continue to win games and are doing it in increasingly impressive fashion.

They stretched their win streak to six games Friday, defeating Chicago, 5-3.

Alex DeBrincat, Lucas Raymond (power play)...Read more

NEW YORK — Karl-Anthony Towns drives to the rim, gets hit across the arm, over the head, or in the back.

His teammates and coaches brace for the whistle — after all, by the letter of the NBA rulebook, these are fouls....Read more

NEW YORK — Mookie Betts made the catch in Game 4 of the World Series last October. And this week, Major League Baseball ruled the New York Yankees' fans who tried interfering with him out, for good.

Three months after ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The night Paolo Banchero suffered a torn right abdominal muscle, the Magic were fourth in the East.

It was still early in the season and Jamahl Mosley‘s squad had played just five games.

But 72 days ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It was gone, Lakers coach JJ Redick already knew, but he needed to see it.

The morning after his team flew into Los Angeles with the city sky lit by the raging wildfires that would destroy his family's ...Read more

NEW YORK — Remember when Brian Cashman said, “I think we’re pretty f------ good” at the 2023 GM meetings?

Yankees fans who saw that quote out of context may have fumed at the general manager after the pinstripers ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins again are signaling they want to play at Target Field until at least 2059, if they have an ongoing source of taxpayer funding to help keep the ballpark in top shape.

The Minnesota Ballpark ...Read more

PORTLAND, Ore. — It is a week Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez had circled since the NBA schedule came out in August, consecutive games against the Los Angeles teams and the opportunity to reconnect with so many elements ...Read more