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Analysis: Mariners' Rob Refsnyder signing makes them a better team
SEATTLE — When the Mariners announced the signing of veteran hitter Rob Refsnyder to a one-year, $6.5 million contract, ... Read More
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Paul Sullivan: Phil Jackson and Sam Smith give an NBA history lesson -- including Bulls dynasty -- in new book
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls dynasty ended 27 years ago, but like any good dynasty the stories live on for generations.
And several tales from those glory days are retold in the recent book “Masters of the Game: A ...Read more
Sam McDowell: Travis Kelce's last home game? It's a relevant question beyond its sentimentality.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Travis Kelce drove into work this week, a couple of days shy of the Chiefs’ final home game of the season, and that’s when he says the question we’ve been asking him is the question that popped ...Read more
Tom Krasovic: Newest Padre could prove beneficial for Manny Machado, continue Pacific Rim pipeline
SAN DIEGO — I like the basic thinking behind utility Sung-Mun Song, 29, joining the Padres this week.
Song’s best position is third base. He bats left-handed, a nice touch.
Out of respect for the daunting jump from ...Read more
David Murphy: Matt Strahm, Phillies seventh innings, and Dave Dombrowski's high-risk trade
PHILADELPHIA — There were some signs that the Phillies and Matt Strahm weren’t long for this world. Small ones. The kind you see in a lot of relationships between headstrong people. Certainly nothing that suggested ...Read more
Omar Kelly: Bradley Chubb has millions on the line in Dolphins' final two games
MIAMI — Bradly Chubb suggests every Miami Dolphins player struggling to find their motivation for the final two games, searching for their reason to not mail it in for the final two meaningless games of 2025 to look his ...Read more
Pistons suffer first loss on road trip, fall 131-129 against Jazz
The Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz have spent the past 17 months on opposite ends of the league spectrum, yet the two franchises have still put together a handful of competitive games. Both teams gave their respective fan ...Read more
Rams star Puka Nacua on criticizing refs: I'll 'never let it happen again'
LOS ANGELES — Rams players enjoyed the day off they got for Christmas, perhaps no one more than Puka Nacua.
The previous week, the star receiver was fined $25,000 by the NFL after he made critical comments about ...Read more
Jaylen Brown, Celtics veterans lead Boston to blowout win over Pacers
The Celtics opened their longest road trip of the season with an emphatic victory Friday night in Indianapolis.
Championship holdovers Jaylen Brown, Payton Prichard, Derrick White and Sam Hauser combined for 103 points to...Read more
Chiefs staffer goes viral for steering media away from Travis Kelce after Christmas loss
The Kansas City Chiefs raised eyebrows after their Christmas Day loss when a staffer turned cameras away from following Travis Kelce, after what may have been his last home game, in an awkward moment making the rounds on ...Read more
The Year of A'ja Wilson: Looking back at the WNBA superstar's illustrious 2025
NEW YORK — Another ring, check. Another title, check. A sold-out signature shoe, check.
Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson had a year most athletes never even come close to achieving.
She again reached individual ...Read more
Dieter Kurtenbach: The Warriors think they're back. We'll see how long that lasts.
If you squint just hard enough — past the steady stream of drama, past the gray in the beards, and past the fact that Gui Santos and Pat Spencer are X-factors — you might convince yourself that the Golden State ...Read more
With Adebayo, Herro out, Heat get relief from swoon with 126-111 win in Atlanta
ATLANTA — What do you get when a pair of teams enter at 2-8 in their previous 10? The desperation of Friday night at State Farm Arena.
Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks wasn’t about making a statement.
It was about coming...Read more
Magic lack energy, effort in loss to visiting Hornets
ORLANDO, Fla. — Before the Magic took to the Kia Center court against the Hornets on Friday night, coach Jamahl Mosley said Charlotte‘s 10-20 record wasn’t indicative of what the team was capable of accomplishing.
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Lakers guard Austin Reaves out for at least a month because of calf injury
LOS ANGELES — Lakers guard Austin Reaves will miss at least a month with a grade 2 strain in his left calf, the team announced Friday, one day after he left the game against the Houston Rockets at halftime.
Reaves, ...Read more
Lions fan pleads with DK Metcalf to set record straight: 'Just say that please'
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — The Lions' playoff hopes are over.
But a Lions fan's potential legal battle in the wake of an altercation with Pittsburgh Steelers receiver DK Metcalf last week at Ford Field might just be ...Read more
Travis Kelce ascends the all-time NFL receptions list while contemplating retirement
While the swirl of chatter around Travis Kelce on Christmas Day was on whether he plans to retire at the end of the season, the 11-time Pro Bowl tight end quietly moved up to No. 9 on the NFL all-time receiving list.
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Vahe Gregorian: How Christmas night loss to Broncos epitomizes a Chiefs team in limbo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nearing kickoff on Christmas night, thick fog hovered over and around GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. And it made for an appropriately murky backdrop for a franchise abruptly at a crossroads — and ...Read more
Adrian Kempe explains why he chose the Kings over a bigger payday in free agency
LOS ANGELES — Untold riches awaited Adrian Kempe as one of the NHL's top unrestricted free agents next summer.
Mitch Marner, among last summer's top targets, got $12 million a season from Vegas in a sign-and-trade deal ...Read more
WR Rome Odunze will miss 4th consecutive game for Bears, but Luther Burden III poised to return
CHICAGO — Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze will miss his fourth consecutive game after he was ruled out Friday afternoon ahead of Sunday night’s matchup with the San Francisco 49ers.
Odunze sat out the entire ...Read more
Nikola Jokic exorcises Timberwolves from Denver with 56-point Christmas triple-double
DENVER — Ghosts of Timberwolves games past roamed the rafters of Ball Arena. They were on the loose this Christmas, haunting the halls of the concourse, whispering in the ears of Nuggets players who’ve been around long...Read more
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