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PHILADELPHIA — Fire Topper, break up the team, and do it before it’s too late for this $250 million payroll to win a World Series.

Right? Wrong.

Losing to the Mets in the NLDS last week might sting today, but ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Admittedly, I am living in my fears when I say Justin Fields should start Sunday. It's all based on his running ability.

I'd go with the quarterback who possibly has less of a chance of getting maimed and ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ten minutes after baseball’s most unlikely playoff team vanished from the postseason, its manager, Matt Quatraro, didn’t have much interest in recognizing or appreciating the surprise of it.

The ...Read more

Many of Jonathan Kuminga’s days this summer started with a 4:20 a.m. wake-up for a 90-minute on-court training session. After that, as the sun rose, he’d get a one-hour lift in. He’d head home for a nap and lunch ...Read more

The fourth line has been a Godsend for the Bruins this year. And in a promising development, that hard-working unit started to get some help from the big guns in their the 5-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The death toll over a serious equine virus at Los Alamitos grew to 12, with five more horses euthanized after an outbreak of equine infectious anemia (EIA) in the barn of quarter horse hall of fame trainer ...Read more

MIAMI — Jimmy Butler came to play.

In the preseason, no less.

Few signs could be more encouraging for the Miami Heat at this time of year.

In 20:55, on a night he was pulled for good early in the third period, Butler ...Read more

CHICAGO – One reason the Minnesota Timberwolves made the trade to send Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks was to make them deeper with the addition of Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo.

That move had ripple effects up ...Read more

NEW YORK — When the NLCS began, the Mets had an obvious edge over the Los Angeles Dodgers when it came to starting pitching. The Dodgers have 10 pitchers on the injured list, including three starting pitchers, while the ...Read more

NEW YORK — A bad night for the Mets became much, much worse as Shohei Ohtani sent a ball into orbit.

The superstar slugger punctuated the Dodgers’ 8-0 win in NLCS Game 3 with an exclamation point on Wednesday when he ...Read more

NEW YORK — This was the script the Dodgers were envisioning.

An early lead from the lineup. A solid, albeit short, outing from their starter. And then a parade of scoreless innings from the bullpen.

It might not be an...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin scored his 500th career goal Wednesday night at PPG Paints Arena as the Penguins defeated the Buffalo Sabres, 6-5, in a wild game in Pittsburgh.

Malkin got his milestone goal with 16:34 ...Read more

NEW ORLEANS — It is approaching happy hour, which is any waking hour on Bourbon Street, the jazz bellowing from street musicians as tourists sip daiquiris from plastic contraptions.

Even on a windy midweek afternoon, ...Read more

DENVER — More than an hour after the final buzzer, Zeke Nnaji still had Kool & The Gang queued up. When he’s in charge of the workout playlist, buckle up. A skilled pianist and high school marching band alum, he’ll ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — For two days, the Minnesota Lynx talked about starting fast. Living life trailing big early in games wasn’t the way to go.

And then, to start Game 3 of the WNBA Finals, in a packed Target Center filled ...Read more

Everyone in the building knew who was going to get the ball.

Or at least they thought they knew.

After the Minnesota Lynx built a 15-point first-half lead in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday, and after the Liberty ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox fans who chanted “Sell the team” at Guaranteed Rate Field this summer might get their wish after all.

According to a report Wednesday in The Athletic, Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Coach Kyle Shanahan conceded Wednesday there’s a certain amount of post traumatic stress that comes with reviewing the game film of last Feb. 11 in Las Vegas, but it was a necessary step for the ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Ryan McCollum breathlessly answered some questions, then threw on his “Girl Dad” hat and hustled to his next meeting.

As much as he has vowed to stay ready throughout his NFL career, the Steelers’ new...Read more