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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Here’s the question of the day: Will this incredibly tough SEC men’s basketball schedule pay dividends when it comes time for what really matters?

After all, this week without a midweek conference ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — ESPN's Adam Schefter has reported that the Chicago Bears were among the teams who recently called the Steelers about trading for Mike Tomlin. Schefter also reported that Tomlin has a no-trade clause and that...Read more

CHICAGO — When the Chicago Cubs handed Craig Counsell a five-year, $40 million contract to become the highest-paid manager in baseball, they didn’t do it for his sparkling personality or quotability.

Simply put, ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — They paid attention to the Bucs offense, which averaged nearly 30 points per game this season. They were impressed by the 40-plus touchdown passes and how a former No. 1 pick at quarterback led his team to ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs fans got their wish.

The Buffalo Bills defeated the Baltimore Ravens 27-25 Sunday in an entertaining playoff game in Orchard Park, N.Y., and advanced to face the Chiefs in the AFC Championship ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The instrumental track behind one of Los Angeles’ biggest songs played over the Intuit Dome’s best-that-money-can-buy sound system late in the opening half — the perfect tune for what had been ...Read more

MILWAUKEE — Damian Lillard let a 3-pointer fly early in the fourth quarter, before Brook Lopez fired two deep shots of his own. Then, Lillard launched another from the left corner.

Splash, splash, splash, and splash.

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — It was dubbed the latest Game of the Century.

The Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson vs. the Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen.

And on a cold, snowy night at Highmark Stadium and with a trip to the AFC ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Jared Verse was the talk of the town before Sunday’s NFC divisional-round game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles.

After the Rams rookie edge rusher told The Los Angeles Times ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — When Saquon Barkley saw what will likely become the lasting image of the Eagles’ snowy playoff win, his first instinct was to see if he could get it taken down.

Try as he might, the photos of Barkley ...Read more

DALLAS — You hear about the new-coach "bump" and how a team gets hot after a mid-season coaching change. That happened to the Detroit Red Wings when coach Todd McLellan came aboard on Dec. 26 with a 7-1-0 start.

But the...Read more

The Denver Nuggets avoided the Rocky Mountain cold this weekend by escaping to Florida, and they picked up two wins while they were away.

They’ll return to Denver to host the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday after a 113-...Read more

DETROIT — The chants were derisive this time.

From the corner of one end zone inside Ford Field on Saturday night, a throng of visiting fans in burgundy and gold hijacked the Lions’ rallying cry, turning “Jar-ed ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley’s final play Sunday was, appropriately, a handoff.

The Eagles running back left the Siberian swirl happening on the field and ran up the locker room tunnel, a cluster of handlers and TV ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Cooper Kupp walked to the middle of an empty Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday morning.

He looked around, as if he was taking in the scene.

Hours later, Kupp trudged through the snow-covered field with ...Read more

A challenging six-game West Coast swing for the Brooklyn Nets culminated with a matchup against the Western Conference’s undisputed No. 1 seed at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.

It went how you’d expect.

Brooklyn, to...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons’ search to replace one-year defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake started immediately after he was terminated.

From the outset, all NFL fingers were pointing to Jets interim coach ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The snow never bothered Saquon Barkley anyway.

Barkley, the 2024 rushing title holder, plowed through a snow-covered Lincoln Financial Field, cruising for 205 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries in the...Read more

MIAMI — A sense of a drama has been in the air for weeks with the Miami Heat, and drama was exactly what was delivered Sunday at Kaseya Center.

Even more dramatic was the drama did not involve Jimmy Butler.

Instead, ...Read more