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CHICAGO — Hoops season is upon us!

The men’s and women’s college basketball seasons open Monday, with 14 of the 18 Big Ten men’s teams in action — including Illinois and Northwestern — and 11 of the women’s ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There’s a number linked with Chiefs rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy, and it’s a number that will be forever linked with Xavier Worthy: 4.21 seconds.

Less than a week into this season’s ...Read more

DENVER — There can be no more Hall passes. No more excuses. No more politics.

The coaches wing of the Pro Football Hall of Fame cannot be taken seriously until Mike Shanahan is in it. The former Broncos legend advanced ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The City Council reluctantly agreed Thursday to stopgap measures that will protect Tropicana Field from further water damage, even though the stadium’s ultimate fate will not be decided for at ...Read more

NEW YORK — How good was the Nets offense in the first half of Friday’s matchup against the Chicago Bulls at Barclays Center?

Look at it this way: The Bulls shot 56% from 3-point range (14 for 25) in the first half but...Read more

DEL MAR, Calif. — Bob Baffert's return to eligibility for the Kentucky Derby couldn't have started any better when he won the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile on the first day of the two-day event that is considered the...Read more

TORONTO — The people here know.

For the 75th time in his NBA career, LeBron James stepped onto a court to face the Toronto Raptors. And before Friday, James’ team had won 56 of them, including a trio of playoff series...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — In a game of excess — from players to pucks — the Wild stayed on script to outlast the Lightning.

They prevailed, 5-3, on Friday night at Xcel Energy Center to improve to 7-1-2 in their return home...Read more

CHICAGO — Across nine seasons in the NFL, Chicago Bears safety Kevin Byard has never missed a game. Regular season, playoffs, 145 straight. Byard has tasted victory 80 times during his career. But of the 65 times he has ...Read more

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Darryn Peterson, the No. 1-ranked shooting guard in the basketball recruiting class of 2025, will be a Kansas Jayhawk.

Peterson announced his commitment to Kansas on Friday night. He chose KU over ...Read more

DETROIT — A trap game, it was not.

After starting their season with four consecutive matchups against likely Eastern Conference playoff contenders, the Knicks faced a different kind of challenge Friday night in Detroit:...Read more

CLEVELAND — When it rains, it pours.

That adage became reality for the Magic on Friday night when Orlando fell to the Cavaliers, 120-109, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in front of a national TV audience on ESPN.

Less ...Read more

Grant Williams smiled as he greeted his former Boston teammates before Friday night’s game between the Celtics and Hornets.

Any postgame interactions likely weren’t as friendly.

Williams, the ex-Celtics forward, was ...Read more

RENTON, Wash. — DK Metcalf will miss his second consecutive game due to a knee sprain that will sideline the Seahawks' top wide receiver for consecutive games for the first time in his career.

Metcalf was ruled out by ...Read more

NEW YORK — Two weeks ago, following a 22-point loss to the Steelers, Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson blamed himself for the defeat.

In the third quarter of that game, a pass from Aaron Rodgers bounced off Wilson’s ...Read more

DEL MAR, Calif. — In the paddock at Del Mar racetrack Friday before the $1 million Juvenile Turf Sprint, 18-year big leaguer Rick Sutcliffe and current star Alex Bregman chatted.

Then, Sutcliffe spotted an opening.

The...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw wasn't expecting manager Dave Roberts to hand him the microphone during the Dodger Stadium portion of Friday's World Series celebration, because, as the 36-year-old left-hander said ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Fernando Valenzuela would have turned 64 on Friday.

The left-handed pitcher who sparked "Fernandomania" and helped the Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees in the 1981 World Series died Oct. 22. Eight days ...Read more