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DENVER — Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper was placed on the commissioner’s exempt list Sunday by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

The placement means Cooper will continue to be paid for the time being, but he...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Jalon Daniels not only won the job as the Buccaneers’ No. 2 quarterback, he’s the only player backing up Baker Mayfield.

The undrafted rookie from Kansas, despite a poor performance in Friday’s ...Read more

DENVER — If Evan Engram is the answer, Broncos Country does not want to know the question.

Team Retention is bent on becoming Team Redemption. But one blemish on the Broncos’ roster remains.

The tight end position is...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — When the deciding vote to build a Rays stadium was cast — at 12:45 p.m., by the Hillsborough County Commission on Friday — angels did not weep.

Clouds did not part, and thunder did not shake the ...Read more

MIAMI — On a night where every Miami Dolphins player of significance that wasn’t a rookie sat, Tyrel Dodson and Willie Gay Jr. clocked in for work.

Dodson and Gay Jr., who have 100 NFL starts between them, played the ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — In 1979, Iowa coach Hayden Fry called Chuck Noll and asked if he could copy the Steelers’ uniforms.

Fry took over a Hawkeyes program that hadn’t had a winning season since 1961 and he said he wanted his...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The family section in the lower bowl of Oracle Park has been plenty rowdy over the last 24 hours.

On Friday, it was Braxton Roxby throwing a perfect 1-2-3 inning in his major-league debut. On Saturday ...Read more

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Only one player on the Baltimore Orioles’ roster has more RBIs than Leody Taveras this season, and he’s signed to a $155 million deal.

Taveras, under contract for $153 million less than ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels are becoming adept at the Almost Win.

They hung with the Philadelphia Phillies and ace Cristopher Sánchez on Saturday, pushing the game to extra innings on Zach Neto’s game-tying homer in...Read more

What a strange season Brayan Bello is having.

On one hand, the fifth-year big league veteran has had a miserable season as a starter, posting a 10.35 ERA in eight starts and earning himself a month-long demotion to Triple...Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rookie wide receiver Zavion Thomas caught a 97-yard touchdown pass from Tyson Bagent on his first NFL play Saturday during the Chicago Bears’ 24-15 win against the Tennessee Titans in the preseason ...Read more

MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins have traded away quarterback Quinn Ewers to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

First reported by NFL insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garofolo, the Jaguars sent a 2028 sixth-round pick to the Dolphins in...Read more

Baseball is becoming a matchup-based game. And most teams try to align their lineup to take advantage of key situations.

Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro pushed the correct buttons in Saturday’s 8-3 victory over...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — If there was any doubt about whether there’d be any hard feelings from last night, that question was answered before the first pitch of Saturday’s doubleheader.

Ron Wotus, the long-time coach and ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The San Diego Padres tried their best to beat the Tampa Bay Rays at their own small-ball game Saturday, taking a three-run seventh-inning lead with a rally that included a bunt single with two on and a ...Read more

TORONTO — The stunned confusion displayed by Eduard Bazardo as Brett Bateman slid into home just behind him in the fifth inning is basically how fans have felt watching the Seattle Mariners continue to find new ways to ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Chicago White Sox had three hits Saturday — all by Andrew Benintendi.

That turned out to be just enough to defeat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 in front of 28,310 at Target Field.

Benintendi went 3 for 4,...Read more

CHICAGO — The first Chicago Cubs-Cincinnati Reds game in the National League was the start of a long and crazy rivalry.

The Cubs, then nicknamed the White Stockings, scored seven runs in the top of the ninth inning of ...Read more