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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With a chance to advance, the Yankees never had a doubt in their No. 1 starter.

The Royals roughed Gerrit Cole up in Game 1 of the ALDS, as the reigning Cy Young winner allowed four runs (3 earned), ...Read more

DETROIT — Mike Sullivan had a simple message for Joel Blomqvist on Thursday.

The Penguins were coming off an ugly loss to the New York Rangers in their season opener and had to rely on their rookie goalie in the second ...Read more

SEATTLE — After already blowing 10-point, fourth-quarter leads in embarrassing losses to the Los Angeles Rams and the Arizona Cardinals, the 49ers found themselves Thursday night with a luxurious, 20-point cushion ...Read more

DETROIT — The magical mystery tour took a slight detour Thursday for Detroit Tigers fans.

The team’s 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Guardians sent their series back to Ohio for a fifth and deciding game Saturday.

Patti ...Read more

BOSTON — Now that was better.

The Montreal Canadiens may have represented a sizable drop-down in quality of opponent for the Bruins at TD Garden on Thursday, but the B’s game looked a lot more like the brass ...Read more

Florida Panthers captain and top-line center Aleksander Barkov sustained a lower-body injury late in their 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday at Canadian Tire Centre to start a four-game road trip.

Panthers coach...Read more

NEW YORK — The Lynx spent the the first quarter and a half of Thursday’s game at Barclays Center digging, digging, digging.

An 18-point deficit at one point, 17 midway through the second. They were down 11 to the New ...Read more

DETROIT — They were nine outs away from another celebration Thursday night and another record crowd at Comerica Park (44,923) was ready to party.

The only problem: The American League Central Division champions weren’...Read more

NEW YORK — The 2024 WNBA Finals will go down in history.

Not because the series features the league’s two top teams in the Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx, but because it will be the last Finals played in a best-of-...Read more

NEW YORK — Another layer in the Haason Reddick holdout found its way into the news on Thursday night.

Reddick’s agent at Creative Artists Agency have parted ways with the edge rusher amid a contract holdout from the ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The opening statement came two batters into the game, Mookie Betts hitting a ball to Chula Vista, the stunned stadium enveloping him in the sweetest of silence.

The follow-up statement came soon thereafter, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Pohlad rejected the notion last February that his family might consider selling the Twins, saying “it’s not something that interests us.”

It is now.

Pohlad, grandson of the family patriarch who ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — LeBron James wasn't on the court for one of the most significant games for him last season.

It wasn't a Lakers game or even an NBA game.

It was the Dec. 10 matchup between USC and Long Beach State, during...Read more

Here’s a look back at Week 5’s action and fantasy advice for the week ahead:

WEEK 5 RECAP

Falcons 36, Buccaneers 30 (OT): Kirk Cousins won’t throw for 500 yards and four touchdowns every week, but he’s a proven ...Read more

DES MOINES, Iowa — Paul George is set to make his 76ers debut against the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday night at Wells Fargo Arena. Meanwhile, the team is without Joel Embiid as they prepare to play in the home arena of ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson has dressed for 190 NFL games and has started 188 of them.

On Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas, Wilson could be dressing for just the third time in his career as a backup.

...Read more

The Lightning, who open their season on the road at Carolina on Friday night, will wait a little longer to play at Amalie Arena.

The team announced that Saturday’s home game against the Hurricanes is being postponed ...Read more