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PHILADELPHIA — You kept waiting for something to change. Nothing ever did. The best team on the basketball court at Xfinity Mobile Arena was the team that was blown out the last time it played there, the team that has ...Read more

ATLANTA — The Knicks knew the Atlanta Hawks were fighting for their playoff lives.

They didn’t let Atlanta even come up for air.

In a historic display of domination, the Knicks punched first and just kept pounding in...Read more

ATLANTA — Maybe the Hawks booked their flights to Cancun a day in advance.

Maybe they drank their own Kool-Aid and thought home-court advantage alone would be enough to force a sudden-death Game 7 at Madison Square ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Days ago, the Celtics looked poised to coast into the Eastern Conference semifinals after bludgeoning the 76ers in Game 4 of their first-round series.

Now, coach Joe Mazzulla’s bunch finds itself one ...Read more

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye backed his head coach, Mike Vrabel, on Thursday.

Maye, speaking at a Best Buddies event, was asked about Vrabel amid the head coach’s off-field controversy.

“We’re here for coach, we...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Stars are going back to Dallas … but the Wild aren’t.

They eliminated the Stars with a 5-2 victory in Game 6 tonight at Grand Casino Arena to clinch their first playoff series in 11 years.

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins played some of their best baseball against the Toronto Blue Jays in April, and maybe it’s bringing out the worst in the Blue Jays.

Ryan Jeffers and Byron Buxton both homered, and Bailey Ober ...Read more

NEW YORK — Only 71 players filed as early-entry candidates for the 2026 NBA draft. According to the NBA, that’s down from 106 in 2025, 283 in 2022 and 353 in 2021. ESPN noted that this year’s number is the smallest ...Read more

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Kansas City Royals were done in by another big inning against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park.

A day after starting pitcher Michael Wacha allowed three runs in a single inning, a ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The argument for the existence of momentum in baseball took a hit on Thursday when the Orioles, fresh off thumping the Astros, 10-3, in the first leg of their doubleheader, received a beating of their own as ...Read more

Among the roster of jockeys expected to ride in the 2026 Kentucky Derby are five previous winners and seven first-time riders.

Yet the most motivated competitor riding in the 152nd Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs ...Read more

SEATTLE — Jessica Campbell will look beyond the Kraken bench after two seasons in Seattle.

The trailblazing assistant coach has opted to explore new opportunities, according to the team. It was a mutual decision, and ...Read more

DETROIT — Although the Magic would have rather closed out their best-of-seven first-round playoff series against the Pistons on Wednesday night at Little Caesars Arena, Orlando now has an opportunity to accomplish a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — So that Game 3 overtime win Friday in Houston was fun, huh?

The Lakers needed it, of course. The Lakers wanted it.

The Lakers are paying for it.

Because LeBron James hasn't looked superhuman since ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Adley Rutschman and Jeremiah Jackson accomplished something the Orioles hadn’t in over a decade. In doing so, they forced Jim Palmer to attempt a first.

Palmer, who went viral last April by admitting that ...Read more

Each year in the lead-up to the Kentucky Derby, chatter that fills the early-morning air on the backside at Churchill Downs.

There’s scuttlebutt on everything from a how a horse appears while feeding and resting in the ...Read more

The Rockies whiffed on their chance to turn a good road trip into a great road trip.

They lost, 6-4, to the Reds on Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park, failing to cash in on potential payoff innings. Plus, the...Read more

It was a mixed bag of news for gray horse enthusiasts in the days leading up to the 2026 Kentucky Derby.

On Wednesday, Great White was added to the field from the also-eligible list after the scratch of Silent Tactic, ...Read more