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SEATTLE — It’s one thing to dub your defense “The Dark Side,” an inspired nickname for a mob of maulers. To wear T-shirts with self-appointed slogans — “M.O.B.,” “12 as One,” “Death Zone,” “Chasing ...Read more

CHICAGO — It was just like old times again for the 2016 Chicago Cubs when the gang returned Thursday for a 10-year reunion bash at Wrigley Field.

“It honestly was like riding a bike with everyone,” Anthony RIzzo ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards is in his sixth NBA season, but he is still only 24 years old. These two numbers can lead to some conflicting viewpoints among fans. In six seasons, it’s easy to say Edwards should have ...Read more

SEATTLE — If your favorite football team just got vaporized 41-6 by their most hated rivals in a playoff game that looked less like a sporting event and more like a National Geographic documentary on apex predators ...Read more

DENVER — The Denver Nuggets’ short-handed winning streak is over, but the sting was dull.

Down by 18 in the first quarter and 30 by the end of the third, Denver threw in the towel by keeping everyone’s minutes to a ...Read more

The chase will be delayed again.

In their fifth attempt to win a third straight game, the St. Louis Blues once again failed during a 5-0 loss to the Oilers on Sunday night in Edmonton. It was the first time since opening ...Read more

DENVER — Sunday is not a game. It is a meme.

The Denver Broncos are done. Sean Payton went to Jarrett. And now everyone is returning the cubic zirconia ring to the store and demanding a refund.

The painful truth was ...Read more

CHICAGO — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay let his beard grow beyond his typical five-o’clock shadow, ostensibly to keep his face warm.

Quarterback Matthew Stafford donned his neoprene undergarment. Some Rams ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears had the football just past midfield in overtime. It was sudden death, season on the line, next score wins.

The Bears were painfully close to field-goal range, painfully close to their first ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls needed to blow off some steam.

That was clear within minutes of Sunday’s 124-102 win over the Brooklyn Nets. The Bulls haven’t won big often this season — before this weekend, they ...Read more

Two nights after the Brooklyn Nets stole one from Chicago at Barclays Center, the Bulls returned the favor at United Center and then some, turning Sunday’s rematch into a 3-point avalanche the Nets never survived.

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DETROIT — That didn't take long.

The Detroit Red Wings were forced to go into overtime Sunday but it only took 36 seconds for Alex DeBrincat to score his 26th goal, giving the Wings a 4-3 overtime victory over the ...Read more

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Snow falling, the crowd belting out songs from the 1980s, the New England Patriots advancing to the AFC Championship Game.

The glory days are back in Foxborough.

Everything that was said all week ...Read more

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It took three quarters, but a MVP candidate who led the New England Patriots back to the playoffs arrived in time Sunday to send them to the AFC Championship Game.

Quarterback Drake Maye hit a 32-...Read more

When the Orlando Magic captured a seven-point victory against the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday in Berlin, Jamahl Mosley‘s squad had to overcome a 20-point first-half deficit to take down Memphis.

Orlando, however, was ...Read more

SEATTLE — If not for the sold-out stadium and national broadcast, you would have thought that was a scout-team offense lining up against the starters.

If not for their results being logged for the whole world to see, ...Read more

NEW YORK — There are a lot of takeaways from the Dodgers’ latest act of free-agent gluttony — turning Kyle Tucker, a very good but hardly great support player into a most unlikely record-breaking $60 million per year...Read more