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NEW YORK — When the Red Sox acquired Curtis Mead a week prior to the trade deadline in exchange for Connelly Early, they envisioned the 25-year-old fortifying the club’s lineup ahead of what the team hoped would be a ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Six days ago, Kevin Gausman faced uncertainty surrounding whether he would be available to pitch for the Chicago Cubs in the National League wild-card series.

The left shoulder injury Gausman sustained ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The unraveling happened so jarringly it was as if the Minnesota Lynx vanished beneath a trap door. Their collapse, strangely, was simultaneously sudden and creeping. From magic to misery before anyone could...Read more

Golfer Phil Mickelson checked himself into a facility earlier this year "seeking treatment for family trauma and addiction," a representative for the six-time major championship winner said in a statement to news outlets ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua, who was sidelined the last two games because of a hip injury, is expected to play on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, coach Sean McVay said Wednesday.

Nacua ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Miguel Rojas has remained composed at the field. But away from it, on the precipice of what could be his last postseason run as a player, he hasn't been able to hold back the tears.

"It's been hard," Rojas...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Dodgers right fielder Kyle Tucker has never shied away from just how bad his performance at the plate was for much of his first season in Los Angeles.

For the first five months of the season, when he'd ...Read more

ATLANTA — Staring down the potential end of his Phillies tenure, Alec Bohm set up against Didier Fuentes in the 10th inning.

With the Phillies facing elimination from their wild-card series in Game 2, and Bohm nearing ...Read more

Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson said she apologized to her teammates for getting a technical foul late in a 98-89 playoff loss to the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.

But the four-time league MVP is not ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — There was another twist in the Joey Porter Jr. contract saga Wednesday when the Pittsburgh Steelers ruled out their star cornerback for Thursday night’s game against the Cleveland Browns — once again ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Before Derrick Henry signed with the Baltimore Ravens as a free agent in 2024, his former team, the Tennessee Titans, never offered to keep him.

Henry said Wednesday that he already knew the relationship was...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Not every quarterback is a Hall of Famer.

Not every coordinator is a genius, not every receiver is a beast, not every line is impenetrable.

You’ve seen enough football to know that precious few offenses...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The three words that have long defined Tyrese Maxey were also the ones that landed LeBron James with the 76ers. They were spoken a little more than six years ago by Rajon Rondo, the longtime NBA point ...Read more

DENVER — The hamstrings get the last word. Always. Aaron Gordon turned 31 on Sept. 16. Like most of the rest of us over 35, his body doesn’t recover the way it did when he was 23 or 24, kissing the sky with graceful ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — When Dodgers rookie Josue De Paula debuted a little over two weeks ago, he was the youngest player in the lineup by four years. And when veteran infielder Miguel Rojas pinch-hit for Alex Freeland in the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — On the court, Austin Reaves really doesn't have much left to prove. Well, except whether he can stay on the court.

The Lakers' star guard is tough, he's talented, he has the temperament and competitive ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — She became an Olympic champion in Seoul. Janet Evans then won her fourth gold medal in Barcelona. But the star swimmer's greatest Olympic moment came outside of a pool in Atlanta.

LA28 announced Tuesday it...Read more

Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado showed up, and Michael King could pitch more than one inning.

On their own, those factors had the Padres in an entirely different space than they were a year ago.

In the end, too, Joe...Read more

It might be a new year. It might be the 10th season. Much is the same with the Vegas Golden Knights. They know how to win season openers, and win coaching debuts.

Coach Ryan Craig’s debut as Knights coach couldn’t ...Read more

ATLANTA — As Don Mattingly settled into his seat on the golf cart to return to his clubhouse after he’d mismanaged his flawed roster into an eighth-inning collapse, Braves ace Chris Sale strode toward the interview ...Read more