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Jason Mackey: Pirates can't afford to waste a minute of Paul Skenes' time in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes claimed to have a relatively quiet night ahead of him after winning the BBWAA's National League... Read More
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Mike Sielski: From Saquon Barkley to Daniel Jones, the Giants keep giving Eagles fans reasons to be thankful
PHILADELPHIA — The trouble with covering and writing about the Eagles, vis-à-vis the rest of the NFC East, is that it doesn’t take much to sound like an unabashed homer. Context is everything, and the under-the-dome ...Read more
Who will the Sky pick in the 2025 WNBA draft? 8 players to watch, including Olivia Miles, Azzi Fudd and Aneesah Morrow.
CHICAGO — After receiving the No. 3 pick in the WNBA draft lottery Sunday, the Chicago Sky are drawing a clear road map for next spring’s draft.
The Sky have two major roster needs this offseason: adding efficient ...Read more
Cubs need a superstar. Here's why it won't be free-agent slugger Juan Soto.
CHICAGO — For a franchise needing a superstar, a missing piece to help get it to the next level, this offseason presents an ideal situation for the Chicago Cubs.
The lineup is missing a dominant slugger who is a ...Read more
Dieter Kurtenbach: Want to know what's wrong with the 49ers? Check the books (and the training room).
Want to know why the San Francisco 49ers went from Super Bowl contenders to a team facing a steep, uphill climb to make the playoffs?
The answer isn’t on the All-22 tape or in Kyle Shanahan’s coaches’ meetings.
It�...Read more
Red-hot Dalton Knecht scores 37 points as Lakers win sixth in a row
LeBron James stood at midcourt early in the fourth, his hands on his hips while a faint cheer began to echo through the building.
“M-V-P. M-V-P.”
For 22 seasons, James has been on the court while those letters were ...Read more
Tom Krasovic: While Jackson Merrill loses out on ROY award, Padres denied a draft pick
SAN DIEGO — Monday’s news was a bummer for the Padres on multiple levels.
There’s just no sugarcoating that bad luck stung them when the National League’s Rookie of the Year award went to Pittsburgh Pirates ace ...Read more
Patrick Reusse: After all this time, we finally care about the Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Lakers left for Los Angeles after the 1960 season. The attempt to return pro basketball to this area failed with the fledgling American Basketball Association at Met Center, first with the ...Read more
Tristan Jarry, Penguins blow another two-goal lead in OT loss to Lightning
PITTSBURGH — Tristan Jarry was oh-so close to taking a step in the right direction Tuesday. But he was again on the losing end as the Penguins blew their latest multi-goal lead.
Jarry stopped the first 26 shots he faced...Read more
Kansas defeats UNC Wilmington, but injury to freshman Flory Bidunga looms
LAWRENCE, Kan. — For a while, the Kansas Jayhawks struggled to gain separation against UNC Wilmington.
Then, in the blink of an eye, the lead was up to 20.
KU certainly didn’t play anywhere near its “A” game, but...Read more
Geno Smith keeps showing Seahawks his best in fourth quarter: 'That's who he is'
SEATTLE — The situation seemed dire for the Seahawks a few times Sunday at Levi's Stadium.
As the Seahawks took over at their own 20, trailing the 49ers 17-13 with 2:38 and two time outs remaining, quarterback Geno ...Read more
Cam Johnson lethal early, Trendon Watford clutch late as Nets outlast Hornets, 116-115
NEW YORK — Even without Cam Thomas and the luxury of a healthy center, the Nets rallied from an early 17-point hole to beat the Charlotte Hornets, 116-115, on Tuesday at Barclays Center. A balanced scoring effort, fueled...Read more
Murray bounces back, Westbrook makes history as Nuggets win NBA Cup game vs. Grizzlies without Jokic
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Maybe the NBA Cup just means more. Or maybe the Nuggets realized they needed to approach the final game of their three-game road trip with better energy after getting crushed by the Grizzlies’ ...Read more
Wild return to the road, roll past Blues
ST. LOUIS – Back on the road, the Minnesota Wild returned to their roots.
They eked out a textbook 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night at Enterprise Center to begin a three-game trip by resetting from a ...Read more
Paul Sullivan: Bulls legend Bob Love overcame all obstacles to help make Chicago a pro basketball town
CHICAGO — It was not exactly a lovefest when Bob Love arrived in Chicago on Nov. 23, 1968.
The Milwaukee Bucks dealt Love and Bob Weiss to the Bulls before a game against the Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Stadium, and both ...Read more
Kentucky rolls past Lipscomb, 97-68, in return to Rupp Arena
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A week after a big win over Duke, the Kentucky Wildcats wasted no time in their return to Rupp Arena.
The No. 9-ranked Cats jumped out to a double-digit advantage in the opening minutes against Lipscomb...Read more
No. 2 UConn storms to 81-46 victory against East Texas A&M
STORRS, Conn. — The second-ranked UConn men’s basketball program stormed past East Texas A&M for an 81-46 win in Gampel Pavilion on Tuesday night behind a dominant defensive performance and four double-figure scorers. ...Read more
Celtics survive Cleveland comeback to take down undefeated Cavs
BOSTON — In what very well could be a preview of this season’s Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers squared off in a highly anticipated thriller Tuesday night at TD Garden.
Boston is the ...Read more
Analysis: Dodgers to meet with Juan Soto, signaling more big spending is possible
LOS ANGELES — There were two prevailing thoughts from some people around the Dodgers organization regarding Juan Soto's free agency this winter.
The team is probably unlikely to land the 26-year-old superstar, who is ...Read more
David Murphy: Joel Embiid needs to find himself, fast, if the Sixers are to turn it around
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid always says that his life is like a movie. Hopefully, we’re at the point of the film where the star athlete emerges as a new man after clearing his head on a long, thoughtful motorcycle ride ...Read more
Pat Leonard: Joe Schoen, Brian Daboll will have a hard time selling good intentions to Giants' locker room
NEW YORK — Seven games is a long time.
Seven games is a long time for Dexter Lawrence, Bobby Okereke, Darius Slayton, Brian Burns and the Giants’ players to stomach this nonsense.
Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll are ...Read more
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