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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brandon Aiyuk’s sketchy status hovered like a dark cloud over this past 49ers’ season, and that won’t be the case next season.

“It’s safe to say he’s played his last snap with the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Yeah, Coach would have approved. I think.

Still, on the night when the two teams with which John Wooden was most closely associated played each other – an occasion that UCLA made a tribute game, and that...Read more

There was a distinct, almost electric dissonance humming through the Chase Center on Tuesday night. If you looked at the box score in a vacuum—stripped of time, score and reality — you saw a revelation. Jonathan ...Read more

When Kirsty Coventry was elected as the International Olympic Committee’s first woman president last March the former Olympic swimming champion admitted the IOC faced “a number of difficult challenges” and ...Read more

CHICAGO — Who is to blame for the overtime interception?

With the Chicago Bears driving into Los Angeles Rams territory in sudden death Sunday, the Bears needed only a field goal to win the game. On second-and-8 from ...Read more

CHICAGO — Luis Robert Jr. was the last man standing on the Chicago White Sox from the Blackout Game in the 2021 playoffs.

He batted behind Tim Anderson in a solid lineup that also included José Abreu, Yasmani Grandal, ...Read more

NEW YORK — After much delay, Cody Bellinger has decided that he’s coming back to the Bronx.

The outfielder and the Yankees have brought an end to Bellinger’s prolonged free agency, agreeing to a five-year, $162.5 ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The reason for league-wide interest in assistants from the Los Angeles Rams is fairly evident.

Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor, Minnesota coach Kevin O'Connell and Jacksonville coach Liam Coen all either jumped...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Fran Dunphy sat at a long table inside La Salle University’s athletic center early Monday afternoon, his body turned toward a wide window on the other end of a conference room, as if the difficult ...Read more

The Los Angeles Rams are not a perfect football team. They haven’t been consistent. They have strengths – and weaknesses. They’ve let games get away and they’ve just gotten by.

Absolutely, they can win the Super ...Read more

CHICAGO — Long, blank stares across players’ faces Sunday night in the Chicago Bears locker room at Soldier Field reflected the abrupt ending of the season.

Harrison Mevis’ 42-yard field goal in overtime propelled ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — De’Anthony Melton heaved the ball over Moses Moody’s head and out of bounds, Brandin Podziemski had his pocket picked by Gradey Dick and the Warriors watched as a desperation attempt missed the rim as...Read more

CHICAGO — For a half-second, Coby White thought about pushing his luck.

It was deep in the fourth quarter of a 138-110 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Chicago Bulls held an unshakeable 31-point lead. White had ...Read more

The Minnesota Timberwolves likely thought they had an easy win at the end of this four-game road swing.

Fans know that’s sometimes the most dangerous thing for them to think, and the Wolves let go of a game they could ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — It is possible that, in one instant, the greatest era of Golden State Warriors basketball collapsed, right along with Jimmy Butler’s right knee.

Scans confirmed the worst on Tuesday, what was evident ...Read more