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Matt Calkins: Could Julio Rodriguez be Mariners' next Hall of Famer?
SEATTLE — Twenty, maybe 25 years from now, do you see a player entering the Baseball Hall of Fame with a Mariners cap on... Read More
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Hawks' shooting is as cold as Atlanta temperatures in loss to Pistons
ATLANTA — Like the rest of the city of Atlanta, the frigid temperatures infiltrated State Farm Arena on Wednesday. The Hawks could not buy a bucket despite attempting 38 shots from deep and it sucked the life out of ...Read more
Avs tie game in third period but fall to first-place Jets 17 seconds into overtime
With the Western Conference’s best team in town, Wednesday presented a test for the streaky Avalanche.
Colorado flunked.
The Jets beat the Avs 3-2 in overtime at Ball Arena, using a pair of second-period goals followed...Read more
Nikola Jokic is wearing a shooting sleeve after his elbow injury. He has superstitious reasons to keep it.
DENVER — If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, Nikola Jokic believes. And in this case, it’s only sprained.
Jokic has used a shooting sleeve on his right arm three consecutive games after sustaining a mysterious elbow ...Read more
Mirjam Swanson: Shohei Ohtani's Angels' tenure a cautionary tale for Roki Sasaki
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers aren’t ruining baseball. No one is ruining baseball. But if you want to be mad at a ball club for eroding parity in the game, if you’re peeved about the super-duper team that’s not your ...Read more
Pistons down Hawks despite unorthodox travel to Atlanta
ATLANTA — Leaving Houston was an event for the Detroit Pistons. Due to an uncommon winter storm, the Pistons spent Monday night in Birmingham, Ala., before they arrived in Atlanta the following day. Before getting to ...Read more
Bruins get smoked by Devils, 5-1
The Bruins arrived in New Jersey with a four-game point streak (3-0-1), but after the Devils got through with them, that productive stretch seemed like ancient history.
Running hopelessly around in their own zone, the B�...Read more
C.J. Holmes: What else does Dariq Whitehead have to do to prove he's ready for expanded role with Nets?
NEW YORK — This season was supposed to be about player development. While Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns handed the Nets their fifth straight loss on Wednesday at Barclays Center, 108-84, fans could see flashes of the...Read more
Timberwolves turn back a final push, overcome shorthanded Mavericks
DALLAS – If there was ever a time for the Minnesota Timberwolves to face the Dallas Mavericks on the road, it was Wednesday. Luka Doncic was still out because of a calf injury he suffered when the teams last met on ...Read more
Patrick Mahomes not thinking about possibility of Travis Kelce's final game at Arrowhead
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce signed a two-year extension with the Chiefs in April, which would indicate he has no plans to retire following this season.
But Kelce is 35 years old, has helped the ...Read more
Draymond Green explains social media apology to Jordan Poole
After the Warriors beat Jordan Poole and the Wizards at Chase Center last weekend, Poole’s comments about how he loves “most of the guys over there” reverberated through Golden State’s locker room.
At least they ...Read more
Freshman Flory Bidunga shines as Kansas rallies from 14 down to defeat TCU, 74-61
FORT WORTH, Texas — So far, the loss of senior forward KJ Adams hasn’t adversely affected the Kansas basketball team where it counts the most ... the win-loss column.
Freshman Flory Bidunga — the injury replacement ...Read more
Bob Wojnowski: As coordinators depart, Lions' renowned culture under Campbell to be tested
DETROIT — For the Lions, the hangover is getting hazier. The losses — a playoff game, a coordinator, another coordinator, maybe a couple of assistants, a sense of continuity — keep piling up.
No, it’s not the end ...Read more
Sean Keeler: Who needs Joel Embiid? Not Nuggets. Nikola Jokic-Victor Wembanyama is NBA's marquee big man matchup now.
DENVER — Out of sight, out of pined. Who needs Joel Embiid? Nikola Jokic-vs.-Victor Wembanyama is the NBA’s best big man tussle now, by default. The fault, in this case, being Embiid’s bum left knee.
“I always ...Read more
Antwan Staley: Now that Aaron Glenn is the Jets' new head coach, the real work is just beginning
NEW YORK — Three months after firing Robert Saleh, the Jets finally have a new coach.
Aaron Glenn returned home to where his career began after agreeing to become the Jets' head coach on Wednesday afternoon.
Now, the ...Read more
Eagles' Jalen Hurts on track to play in the NFC title game despite knee injury: 'There won't be any excuses'
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts is committed to doing what it takes to win, even if that means he must play through injury.
It wouldn’t be the first time.
The 26-year-old Eagles quarterback confirmed Wednesday that he is ...Read more
St. Petersburg to Rays: No deadline in contract for repairing Tropicana Field
City Administrator Rob Gerdes has told the Tampa Bay Rays in a letter that St. Petersburg is under no obligation to repair Tropicana Field in time for opening day 2026, as the Rays now expect.
The back-and-forth written ...Read more
Brad Biggs: Guided by self-awareness, Ben Johnson is finally prepared for his role as head coach of the Bears
CHICAGO — Ben Johnson launched into his virtual interview with the Chicago Bears leaving no question as to his intentions.
“I want this job,” Johnson said, Chairman George McCaskey recalled.
The feeling was mutual ...Read more
How will new Bears coach Ben Johnson elevate Caleb Williams? 'This offense will be calibrated with him in mind.'
CHICAGO — Quarterback Caleb Williams was driving on the highway when he received the call from Chicago Bears leaders with the news Monday. Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was set to become his new head ...Read more
Another Heat suspension for Jimmy Butler after missing flight, out next two games
MILWAUKEE — After missing Wednesday’s team flight for the Miami Heat’s two-game trip to Milwaukee and Brooklyn, forward Jimmy Butler has been suspended again by the team, for those two games, an NBA source familiar ...Read more
La Velle E. Neal III: From first to worst, NFC North disappoints in postseason
MINNEAPOLIS — This initially was meant to be a eulogy for the NFC North, the most underachieving division in football. The past few days have changed that. The division might be the best soap opera in the National ...Read more
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