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TAMPA, Fla. — Baker Mayfield said he feels “disrespected” and “undervalued” by the Bucs ownership after failing to reach a contract extension by his self-imposed deadline of the start of training camp Tuesday.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Twenty-seven years since his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, now 73 years old, George Brett had come to appreciate a perk of seniority for the marathon annual ceremony in Cooperstown...Read more

NEW YORK — You’ve probably seen it a few times by now.

Michael Porter Jr. stands outside The Twenty Two New York while security appears to search for his name. He waits above the crowd. Then Jalen Brunson arrives with...Read more

DENVER — The Denver Nuggets are betting that two Daves will be better than one, and let’s hope.

Because if this was David Adelman’s idea, the man’s got some serious crown jewels. Nikola Jokic’s coaching staff ...Read more

RENTON, Wash. — There are two worlds atop the NFC West.

One has the attention.

The other has the title.

Come September (or December), something’s got to give.

For now, though, consider the Seattle Seahawks and Los ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The checklist to launch an independent minor league baseball team is long and daunting. Can you find a place to play? How do you find enough players, and make enough money to pay them? How can you persuade ...Read more

Scoring struggles nearly cost the Boston Red Sox one of their most winnable games of the season Wednesday night in Sacramento.

The guests out-hit the hosts 12-8, but neither team could capitalize with men on base until ...Read more

ANAHEIM — On the night when interim GM John Mozeliak made his first trade toward reshaping the roster, the Angels showed there’s still plenty of work that needs to be done.

Despite an encouraging performance from ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman all but confirmed Wednesday that the team would be in contact with the Tigers to gauge their asking price for reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik ...Read more

Paul Blackburn has been a revelation for the Yankees, but the breakout reliever was off his game in Wednesday’s 6-5, 12-inning loss to the White Sox.

The right-hander, who had the second-best ERA (0.92) of any pitcher ...Read more

NEW YORK — There are few things more demoralizing for New York Mets fans than facing the Atlanta Braves when the NL East foes are sitting in first place in the division. Having to play them right before the trade ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Kansas City Royals began Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins with a pair of rare occurrences.

In the third inning, Royals speedster Tyler Tolbert belted a 404-foot home run off Twins All-...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres are getting winning done.

Somehow, some way.

Their pitching quilt is covering innings as well as could possibly be expected. Maybe better.

“Those guys did their job,” manager Craig...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays got more dominant pitching on Wednesday, and combined that with a pair of home runs to beat the American League West-leading Rangers, 3-0.

With Casey Legumina opening, Ian Seymour working...Read more

SEATTLE — Jimothy, the beloved Seattle raccoon from the Ballard neighborhood with a short spine, has quickly become a Seattle icon and will be honored with his own promotional night at the Mariners game on Aug. 5.

The ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Vita Vea showed up to training camp Wednesday. He wore his No. 50 red jersey, carried a blocking dummy and spent time talking with head coach Todd Bowles and linebackers coach Larry Foote. What he didn’t ...Read more

DETROIT — If this was it, Tarik Skubal tried to make it last.

But all good things come to an end, as the saying goes. And the way Skubal’s latest start went Wednesday afternoon — and specifically the way it went ...Read more