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NEW YORK — Yes, they lost out on retaining Juan Soto, but if you were to grade the Yankees on their offseason, you would still have to give them a “B” for more than adequately addressing their primary needs — Cody ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Since the advent of the Patrick Mahomes Era, the Chiefs are 15-3 in the postseason — a diametric contrast for a franchise that had won just one of its previous 12 playoff games and tormented its fan ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Raiders are several days into their search for a coach, something we’ve often written since the NFL franchise moved to Las Vegas.

The mission for team owner Mark Davis and minority owner Tom Brady, who...Read more

CHICAGO — When the Chicago Cubs went into the offseason, they had two key areas to upgrade offensively.

They landed the superstar bat they needed when they acquired slugger Kyle Tucker from the Houston Astros on Dec. 13...Read more

PORTLAND, Ore. – Heat coach Erik Spoelstra got what he wanted, practically forecasting the evening ahead.

“We’ve faced a good amount of adversity on this road trip,” he said at the morning shootaround. “I mean ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. – How did the Minnesota Wild combat the speed, skill and spunk of the much younger San Jose Sharks?

By having their 40-year-old goalie school the kids.

In the age-old battle of youth vs. experience, ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights have dropped consecutive games for the first time in almost two months after a 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.

Captain Mark Stone scored, but the ...Read more

Kentucky’s sixth game away from Rupp Arena didn’t begin the same as the five that preceded it.

And that ended up being a very good thing for the Wildcats.

UK’s offense — led by a sharpshooting Jaxson Robinson —...Read more

ST. LOUIS — It's probably a good thing the Columbus Blue Jackets are in the Eastern Conference.

That way, the Blues can only lose to them twice a season.

The Blues lost 2-1 to Columbus on Saturday night at Enterprise ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers stuck to the script.

In front of a raucous crowd, the Flyers dominated the visiting Anaheim Ducks from the opening faceoff to the final buzzer, winning 6-0 and snapping a four-game losing ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson strode into M&T Bank Stadium clad in all black on Saturday night. It turned out to be an appropriate motif for the voodoo burial he was about to oversee.

Baltimore entered ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Make it eight years in a row the Philadelphia Steelers were unable to win a playoff game. Make it five losses in a row to end this once-promising campaign.

This time, it was their rival Baltimore Ravens, ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — It came down to the final minute, the last 41 seconds to be precise, as it so often does. They didn’t invent the ACC Network to replay the first 39 minutes of this one for posterity, but North Carolina ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs are one of the favorites to win Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Feb. 9, 2025.

And, perhaps interestingly, in a much better position than they were a year ago.

The Chiefs ...Read more

If Colorado has another trip to Winnipeg this season, it will be during the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Avalanche will have to hope it can find its mojo from the 2024 postseason.

The Avs made the second of two regular-...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was opened in 1923 with public financing. The University of Southern California campus is adjacent. It has remained the home for Trojans football for over a century.

Notre...Read more

DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons have done a solid job of filling a vacancy created by an injured player. All season long, coach J.B. Bickerstaff has preached the importance of employing a collective effort. His philosophy ...Read more

TEMPE, Ariz. — The sky was clear Saturday when the Rams went through drills in preparation for their NFC wild-card game against the Minnesota Vikings.

The conditions at the Arizona Cardinals’ training facility offered...Read more

SEATTLE — This is a column in which being wrong would be welcomed. If the Mariners are stacked when the season begins, or 20 games above .500 in August, or winning a division title in October, I will welcome the emails ...Read more