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NEW YORK — Twenty years ago, parts of the NBA went out of its way to disparage KeyArena. The previous owner of the SuperSonics didn’t like it because of the lease. The new owners of the team didn’t like it because it...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Landon Dickerson stepped into a South Philadelphia sports bar Monday night and started answering questions, and anyone there who cared to understand the reality of professional football should have stopped...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — If a random baseball fan happened upon Angel Stadium on Wednesday night, looking to watch a Major League Baseball game, the Mariners and Angels would have offered a pretty solid encapsulation of how and...Read more

The limp to October goes on for the Boston Red Sox, who blew an early 2-0 lead over the Rangers and dropped their series in Texas with a 7-3 loss Wednesday night.

Boston batters managed just three hits in the contest, ...Read more

HOUSTON — Kansas City Royals starter Daniel Lynch IV felt like he was getting close. In his last seven starts, he had made progress after returning to the starting rotation.

Yet, he still hadn’t put together a ...Read more

DENVER — The San Diego Padres called up Ethan Salas earlier this month and dropped him into a postseason race.

The 20-year-old catcher is in the major leagues for the experience. And the Padres’ catcher of the future ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates broke their franchise record for homers in a season on Wednesday night, but fell another game further from a winning year.

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pirates, 5-4, at PNC Park, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Most of the Phillies were already gone from the clubhouse to catch the team bus. But just in case of any stragglers, Kyle Schwarber’s voice rose by an octave.

“It’s going to be a grind,” he said ...Read more

CINCINNATI — Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell left his start against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday after one inning, with what the team identified as left groin tightness.

Snell gave up one hit, a single to Sal ...Read more

NEW YORK — Not dead yet.

The playoff odds matter little to the Orioles now. With a week and a half left to play in the regular season and ground to make up in the wild-card race, they need wins any way they can get them...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Former San Jose Sharks forward Ryan Reaves, one of the NHL’s most feared enforcers during an unlikely and memorable 16-year career, announced his retirement on Wednesday with training camps across ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — On Wednesday, former Eagles center Jason Kelce said “You never want to overreact to Week 1.”

Still, Jason’s warning about reading too much into things too soon didn’t stop him and his brother, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Don't be distracted.

In the aftermath of the Rams' humiliating season-opening defeat in Australia, the team's defense is dominating the news cycle: edge rusher Myles Garrett's knee surgery, lineman Aaron ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There was nothing flashy about the Rays’ win over the A’s Wednesday night, nothing overly exciting or dramatic like, you know, a walk-off home run by Junior Caminero or something.

But ...Read more

GREG COTE’S NFL WEEK 2 THURSDAY PICK

LIONS (1-0) at BILLS (1-0)

Line: BUF by 4 1/2.

Cote’s pick: BUF, 34-30.

TV: 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Prime Video.

Punters, take the night off. Scoreboard operator, don’t blink. ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Giants are taking more time to adjust to the three-hour West Coast time change than the Los Angeles Rams did to make the 11-hour switch for their season opener in Australia.

John Harbaugh is flying the ...Read more

CLEVELAND — Chicago White Sox relievers lost their command in the sixth inning Wednesday against the Cleveland Guardians.

And the Sox lost their grip on the American League Central.

The Sox fell to second place in the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Carlos Correa is out. Max Fried is back. Shohei Ohtani is somewhere in between. And questions linger over the postseason availability of several other MLB difference-makers as October approaches.

Here is a...Read more

CINCINNATI — Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell left his start against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday after one inning, with what the team identified as left groin tightness.

Snell gave up one hit, a single to Sal ...Read more