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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Trent Williams isn’t being weird about retirement, so why should you?

He knows the end is near, and, deep down, you know the end is near, too. The San Francisco 49ers certainly know it.

We’re ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — No stranger to a big moment, Freddie Freeman blasted a walk-off home run in the ninth inning of a 1-0 victory over the Angels on Friday night. Dodger Stadium shook as the fans celebrated.

Through most of ...Read more

DENVER — The June sunset at Coors Field was spectacular on Friday night. So was Colorado Rockies right-hander Ryan Feltner.

But the fireworks didn’t begin until after sundown when the Milwaukee Brewers scored four ...Read more

The Spurs knew an adjustment had to be made on Jalen Brunson, who torched San Antonio in the second half of a loss in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

And they did make that adjustment. But, they didn’t have an answer early ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Alison Lee is trying to balance a major championship and motherhood.

So far, so good.

The former UCLA standout shot a 68 at Riviera Country Club on Friday to inch to the top of the leaderboard in the ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres came home from their worst road trip in two years, out of playoff position for the first time since the season’s second week.

They had lost five games in a row and nine of their ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins had a lot of plays to celebrate during their 5-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday, but Byron Buxton’s running catch in the third inning came with a cost.

Buxton, who ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — Out to a one-run lead to start the sixth inning after Jordan Walker rocketed them to a one-run advantage with a double in the fifth, the Cardinals padded their lead with a double from the returning Lars ...Read more

All eyes were on Victor Wembanyama.

After the San Antonio Spurs’ all-world superstar disappointed in his NBA Finals debut, questions about how Wembanyama would respond dominated the discussion going into Friday night’...Read more

Karl-Anthony Towns turned the corner, drove baseline and met the longest player in basketball at the rim.

Then he went through him.

Towns dunked on Victor Wembanyama in the second quarter Friday night, screamed in his ...Read more

MIAMI — The Rays got back to playing like themselves on Friday.

They pitched very well, with a dominant start by Drew Rasmussen. They scored early and often, sparked by Richie Palacios’ two-run triple in the first. ...Read more

ATLANTA — Mitch Keller hoped to put a rocky month of May behind him.

Instead, in his first start of June against the MLB-leading Atlanta Braves on Friday night at Truist Park, his struggles only continued. Keller took ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Schwarber chugged, like a choo-choo train, up the third base line and dove headfirst across home plate, making sure to touch it with his right hand.

And then, he stayed there, prone, arms above his ...Read more

TORONTO — The Blue Jays are going to see Adley Rutschman in their nightmares pretty soon, if they aren’t already.

Rutschman entered Friday’s game with a .942 career OPS against the Orioles’ division rivals from ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Aho to Walker.

Walker to Gostisbehere.

Gostisbehere to Jarvis.

Bang.

With one mighty clapper from the top of the left circle, Seth Jarvis shed about 100 pounds from his back, silenced thousands of ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — No matter which team you’re rooting for in the Stanley Cup Final, there’s one thing fans on both sides can agree on: Just because it’s on social media doesn’t make it a fact.

That has proved ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — There is a new name in the running for the Conn Smythe Trophy in these Stanley Cup playoffs.

Brett Howden is executing that well.

Before things got out of whack Thursday night in Game 2 of the Cup Final...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — For the first 50 minutes Thursday, the game belonged to the Vegas Golden Knights.

But the last 10 minutes of regulation, then overtime?

“You can’t get much more exciting hockey than that,” ...Read more

This has been a difficult season for the Red Sox, but you might not know it if you only saw them play on the road.

Back at Yankee Stadium for the first time since last October’s American League wild-card series, the Red...Read more