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LOS ANGELES — Drake Maye was almost the NFL's MVP last year.

The New England Patriots quarterback finished second in the Associated Press poll of national media members, with 23 first-place votes and 361 total points. ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It seems like a simple equation: $338 million produces 100.

That's the Los Angeles Dodgers season-ending payroll and victory total. But to assume a franchise can merely buy a playoff berth is a stretch.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minnesota Twins owner Jim Pohlad once witnessed his team’s futility to start a season and gave a sobering assessment. He called it a “total system failure.”

Sorry, Jim. I’m going to borrow ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Two years after he became the highest-drafted quarterback in franchise history, J.J. McCarthy no longer plays for the Minnesota Vikings.

The team traded McCarthy, the No. 10 overall pick in the 2024 draft,...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings got “good news” on star wide receiver Justin Jefferson’s ankle injury, coach Kevin O’Connell said Monday.

Jefferson, who suffered an ankle sprain in Sunday’s win over the ...Read more

MIAMI — Miami Dolphins star running back De’Von Achane suffered a torn ACL on Sunday vs. the Kansas City Chiefs.

Achane will be out for the season, a source confirmed to the Miami Herald.

“My heart breaks for the ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got the best possible news Monday about Baker Mayfield’s right thumb injury, but the quarterback still will miss a minimum of three weeks.

There was no fracture and no tendon or ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The Chicago Cubs begin their playoff journey Tuesday against the same wild-card foe as last year, hoping for the same outcome.

Many of the same core players are back on both the Cubs and San Diego Padres, ...Read more

DENVER — Basketball season finally, unofficially tipped off Monday when the Denver Nuggets reported to Ball Arena ahead of training camp. After they began the week with media day, they headed to Boulder, Colo., for a few...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It never stops.

Football is a game with a 100% injury rate, a true contest of attrition.

But no one does attrition quite like the San Francisco 49ers. The injuries continue to pile up — in all ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — They haven’t avoided disaster yet. For now, all they have done is postpone it.

That’s a good thing, of course. Much better than the alternative. The Phillies arrived at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday ...Read more

DENVER — Mile sigh.

The Rams came here aiming to put together a second consecutive impressive prime-time performance.

And for the first half against the Denver Broncos on Sunday night, it looked like the Rams would do...Read more

Even an inch can provide high drama.

Bo Nix reached high over the top of a scrum on third-and-goal from well inside the 1-yard line and the Denver defense survived a final push by Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Until a drive late in the fourth quarter, the Minnesota Vikings had more punts than first downs Sunday afternoon. They committed nine penalties for 95 yards, and for the second time this year, they ended a ...Read more

SEATTLE — The sunshine made Sunday afternoon seem like summer for another day with the forlorn hopes that it and the baseball season wouldn’t end.

The cold wind swirling through T-Mobile Park was a bitter reminder ...Read more

DETROIT — For the first time since 2018, the Pittsburgh Pirates have finished with a winning record.

The Pirates earned their 82nd win on Sunday afternoon, beating the Detroit Tigers 4-2 at Comerica Park. They’ll ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The Los Angeles Dodgers closed the 2026 regular season with a 5-1 win against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday, bringing their record to 100-62.

"There's a lot of things that we had to go through this ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A long, strange 2026 Boston Red Sox regular season came to a fittingly unusual end Sunday afternoon, with a 6-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs.

At Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.

The ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins, reduced to playing spoiler for the final weeks of the regular season, carried out their last goal of the 2026 season with a 6-4 victory that eliminated the Texas Rangers from their own ...Read more