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Bill Madden: Pete Rose and the Hall of Fame … the writers deserve to have the final say
Pete Rose died last Monday at age 83 and so ended one of the great American tragedies.Throughout his entire playing ... Read More
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Bucs feel the need for speed on defense following loss to Falcons
TAMPA BAY, Fla. — K.J. Britt is a platoon player, a job-sharer at inside linebacker with the strength to stop the run but not the speed to avoid being beaten in pass coverage.
But due to a shoulder injury that landed ...Read more
Chiefs are 4-0, but what's up with their defensive lapses on opening drives?
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For a 4-0 team, the Chiefs haven’t made a very good first impression on defense.
Opponents have scored on the opening possession of every game this season. Three touchdowns and a field goal have put...Read more
Ken Sugiura: On a masterful night, Kirk Cousins and the Falcons look like the real deal
ATLANTA — Ever the dad, Kirk Cousins made sure to give his caveats. The Falcons can’t get complacent after their wild 36-30 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Thursday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
It was ...Read more
Heat's Bam Adebayo looking forward to bigger possibilities: 'It would take a lot more off my plate'
MIAMI — The buzz for the Miami Heat to play Bam Adebayo alongside another center has grown louder in recent years.
At the start of this past offseason, Heat vice president of basketball development and longtime team ...Read more
Bike rides, banana bread and being 'a bullet': How Sidney Crosby leads Penguins into a new era
PITTSBURGH — One Thursday this summer, Tristan Broz was near the end of another day of hard work at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex when he suddenly got star-struck.
The 21-year-old has known Penguins captain Sidney Crosby ...Read more
Bill Plaschke: Take that! Vengeful Dodgers roar in postseason opening win over reeling Padres
LOS ANGELES — For a first act, it was deafening madness.
For a first step, it was a dizzying leap.
For a Game 1, it was a Game 7, nine innings fought and cheered and inhaled by more than 53,000 bouncing fans as if it ...Read more
Shohei Ohtani's three-run home run helps rally Dodgers past Padres in NLDS Game 1
LOS ANGELES — The redemption tour began just as the Los Angeles Dodgers imagined it, back when they signed Shohei Ohtani to his $700 million contract in the offseason.
With one of the superstar’s thunderous, no-doubt,...Read more
49ers vs. Cardinals: 5 keys to downing Arizona amid very hot day
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Cheers and euphoria filled the air inside the San Francisco 49ers’ cramped locker room inside FedEx Field on New Year’s Eve.
The Niners had just clinched the NFC playoffs’ No. 1 seed, at ...Read more
Mike Vorel: Why Seahawks should feed running back (and wrestler) Kenneth Walker III
SEATTLE — The Seahawks have a wrestler at running back.
That became clear Monday, when Kenneth Walker III caught a pass in the flat and was lassoed by the Lions' Alex Anzalone. Walker landed on the legs of Detroit's 6-...Read more
Alex Verdugo delivers as Yankees welcome postseason baseball back to Bronx with win over Royals
NEW YORK — After waiting 713 days for playoff baseball to return to the Bronx, a restless crowd filled the seats inside Yankee Stadium on Saturday night.
Long before Gerrit Cole threw the first pitch of the ALDS, ...Read more
Lakers stars LeBron James, Anthony Davis set to make preseason debut
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James and Anthony Davis will make their preseason debut Sunday against the Phoenix Suns at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, Calif., the two Lakers stars ready to join their team after resting Friday ...Read more
David Murphy: The Phillies just lost a near-must-win Game 1. The bats better arrive fast in Game 2.
PHILADELPHIA — They couldn’t lose this one. Not with Zack Wheeler on the mound. Not with the opposition running on empty. Not with a home crowd that was ready to combust.
The Phillies squandered all of these ...Read more
Omar Kelly: A once-faded star should be given opportunity to shine bright against Patriots
MIAMI — Odell Beckham Jr. has participated in all of two team practices since signing with the Miami Dolphins in the first week of May.
He has probably watched a handful more since joining the team.
Still, the Dolphins...Read more
Chip Scoggins: Aaron Rodgers and Harrison Smith's cat-and-mouse game continues Sunday in London
LONDON – Harrison Smith was playing his first game in Lambeau Field, and his 12th game as an NFL rookie, in 2012 when he saw Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers toss the ball to Randall Cobb.
Smith diagnosed the play ...Read more
NFL DFS Week 5 Optimal Lineup
You can’t say I didn’t warn you.
It wasn’t pretty early on against Indianapolis, and Pittsburgh ended up losing its first game of the season, but Justin Fields did finish as the top quarterback in fantasy last week....Read more
Brad Biggs: How an offseason dedicated to reworking his body turned Gervon Dexter into a force for the Bears defense
CHICAGO — Travis Smith was sitting at his desk on the day the Chicago Bears opened the voluntary offseason program when Gervon Dexter Sr. filled the doorway to his office.
At 6-foot-6 and with a reworked physique, ...Read more
Mets roar back with five-run 8th inning to take Game 1 of NLDS in win over Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Two Philadelphia Phillies fans walked around the Citizens Bank Park concourse on Saturday afternoon asking fans decked in red and powder blue, if they were ready to “smash the pumpkin.” Clearly, the �...Read more
Guardians' first-inning flurry helps bury Tigers, 7-0, in ALDS Game 1
CLEVELAND – From the very first time the Detroit Tigers deployed an opener ahead of a bulk-innings reliever, manager AJ Hinch warned, it’s not always going to be perfect.
It picked a bad time to be critically ...Read more
Sam McDowell: Why Patrick Mahomes is enacting a '(bleep) it' mentality to lead Chiefs' offense
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw a football 62.2 yards in the air, something told him it was a bad idea. Actually, a lot of things told him it was a bad idea.
The coverage, for starters...Read more
Analysis: Let's face it: Timberwolves need to keep Anthony Edwards happy, but it's complicated
MINNEAPOLIS — In discussing how newly-acquired Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo were going to fit on this season’s roster, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch also dropped in an interesting comment. He wanted to make ...Read more
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- Bill Madden: Pete Rose and the Hall of Fame … the writers deserve to have the final say
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- Heat's Bam Adebayo looking forward to bigger possibilities: 'It would take a lot more off my plate'
- Ken Sugiura: On a masterful night, Kirk Cousins and the Falcons look like the real deal
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