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PHILADELPHIA — As the smoke from a barrage of fireworks and a steady stream of confetti descended upon Lincoln Financial Field, Nolan Smith’s mother pointed her phone toward the sky.

The deafening drone of the Eagles ...Read more

IRVINE, Calif. — Baseball comes back to life every year on the back fields, during those peaceful mornings between the time pitchers and catchers report and the time exhibition games begin.

The rhythms of these practice...Read more

SEATTLE — The San Jose Sharks allowed four goals in less than eight minutes to start the second period in what became a 6-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Thursday at Climate Pledge Arena.

With the game tied 1-1 after ...Read more

EDMONTON, Alberta— If the Detroit Red Wings are going to make the playoffs this season, they'll have to become a winning road team the rest of this season.

They started off in good fashion Thursday with a 3-2 shootout ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Cole Sillinger scored 52 seconds into overtime to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 2-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday night.

The goal came just after Ilya Samsonov ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — They’re back to full strength. They’re getting excellent guard play. They’re optimizing lineups that now include a certain Spanish 7-footer.

On the night that Tyler Bilodeau returned from an ankle ...Read more

SALT LAKE CITY — All week Timberwolves coach Chris Finch has put his team on alert that its “mess around period” of the season is over. It’s why Finch was so hot after a win over Atlanta on Monday that didn’t ...Read more

MONTREAL — Marc-Andre Fleury kept preparing for a puck, raising his glove and lifting his stick, but it was all in vain.

The Wild were blocking shots left and right, sweeping pressure away before it reached their crease...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes went to Long Island a week ago with Martin Necas and Jack Drury on the charter flight.

They returned to Raleigh with Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall.

Things can change that ...Read more

BOSTON — Just when it looked like the Bruins’ TD Garden mojo was going to work its magic again, the malaise that’s haunted them on the road made a guest appearance on Causeway Street on Thursday.

The B’s erased a ...Read more

CLEVELAND — Hawks guard Trae Young will not be going to San Francisco.

The NBA revealed the reserves for next month’s All-Star Weekend on Thursday night, and Young was not among those named.

Young has led the league ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers won’t have an NBA All-Star for the first time in eight seasons.

Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey were not among the players named as Eastern Conference All-Star reserves Thursday on ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Coach John Tortorella said recently that Ivan Fedotov’s goalie style is weird.

But that wasn’t the only weird occurrence inside the Wells Fargo Center Thursday night.

The Flyers’ continuing ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Justin Tucker rarely sees the field compared with his Ravens teammates, trotting onto the turf at M&T Bank Stadium only a few times per game. Still, he’s one of Baltimore’s most recognizable athletes.

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TORONTO — Nikola Vučević knows the signs of when a team and a player are headed in opposite directions.

It’s happening in Chicago. The Bulls are building toward the long-term future, eyeing draft picks and shopping ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Nick Sirianni and Jalen Hurts have gone 50-20 together since 2021, including playoffs. They’re heading to their second Super Bowl in three seasons. So why is there a shadow lingering over their ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A Lakers player walked through the hallway outside the team locker room Thursday night and wondered how he was going to be able to mentally engage in the 48 minutes ahead of him.

He and the team were tired,...Read more

BALTIMORE — Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has denied allegations of sexual impropriety at several spas in the Baltimore region between 2012 and 2016.

In a story published Thursday by The Baltimore Banner, six massage ...Read more

NEW YORK — MMA star Bryce Mitchell praised Adolf Hitler as a “good guy” and denied the Holocaust happened in a rant on his new podcast, “ArkanSanity.”

“I honestly think Hitler was a good guy, based upon my own...Read more

NEW YORK — Mad Max is giving it another go.

Max Scherzer has agreed to a one-year, $15.5 million deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, according to multiple reports. The three-time Cy Young Award winner spent last season ...Read more