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NEW YORK — Carlos Beltrán still recalls the conversations with his wife.

After signing what was then the biggest contract in Mets history — a seven-year, $119 million mega-deal that began with the 2005 season — the...Read more

Professional football games usually require a buildup of careful parsing, subtle tactical deduction and the kind of respectful coach-speak that makes an opponent sound like the eventual Super Bowl champion.

Not this game....Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Red Sox have caused the Rays some problems this season, sweeping four games in Boston in the first series after the All-Star break and then taking the opener of the current series on Friday ...Read more

NEW YORK — Yankees legend Bernie Williams is bound for Broadway.

Williams, who is also a Latin Grammy-nominated jazz guitarist, is joining the band of “Buena Vista Social Club” at Schoenfeld Theatre on Broadway for ...Read more

NEW YORK — Knicks star Jalen Brunson is joining another New York institution.

Brunson will make a guest-starring appearance during the upcoming 28th season of “Law & Order: SVU,” which is set to premiere on NBC on ...Read more

CHICAGO – Try as they might, the Detroit Tigers could not avoid their first losing season since 2023.

The Chicago White Sox, with their 3-1 win Saturday, slapped loss No. 82 on them at Rate Field.

And with the loss, ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Trey Mancini is back where it all began, just as he knew he would be.

Just over a month after he announced his plans to step away from professional baseball, Mancini returned to Camden Yards on Saturday and ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Aaron Donald will play on Monday night against the New York Giants, but Los Angeles Rams star receiver Puka Nacua did not practice and is questionable for the game at SoFi Stadium, coach Sean McVay said ...Read more

NEW YORK — In the absence of Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, the mysterious power outages of Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Cal Raleigh, and the injuries to Tarik Skubal and Garrett Crochet, baseball’s postseason awards are ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers made a point to declare his confidence in DK Metcalf earlier this week.

“I’m not worried about DK at all, man,” the Steelers quarterback said Wednesday. “I love DK. He’s one of my ...Read more

CHICAGO — Asked for his initial reaction, a front-office official for another team didn’t hesitate after watching the Chicago Bears offense in the season opener.

“That was some ‘Greatest Show on Turf’ (stuff) ...Read more

DENVER — The Broncos had spent the first half chasing the Packers around Empower Field at Mile High. Green Bay put together scoring drives of eight, 10, nine and eight plays, and Denver found itself trailing 23-14 early ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — For Timberwolves fans and perhaps even other NBA organizations, this offseason might have felt like a sudden transformation.

The Wolves dramatically remade their roster around under-26 players by trading ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — With eight games left in the regular season, the Los Angeles Dodgers have already ticked off the most important boxes on their postseason to-do list.

They clinched a playoff berth for a record-tying 14th ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Nick Pivetta paid for one mistake Friday. It was hardly enough to weigh down the surging San Diego Padres.

The 33-year-old right-hander turned in five solid innings in his third start off the injured list, ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — In the eighth inning, the Angels had a chance to make up for what they hadn’t done over the first seven innings.

They failed.

After getting only four baserunners in the first seven innings, the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The stat sheet caused a double take. Kevin O’Connell called more run plays than pass plays and won the time of possession margin in a game in which his team trailed until midway through the fourth quarter...Read more

BALTIMORE — Each time Milwaukee appeared to deliver the knockout blow, the Orioles got right back up. Until they couldn’t get up anymore.

After erasing an early three-run deficit and mounting a ninth-inning comeback ...Read more

CHICAGO — Circle this one. Regardless of what happens the rest of the way.

Ignited by a relentless band of rookies, the Tigers shook off a horrendous start, overcame deficits of 6-1 and 8-2 and, almost inconceivably, ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals were officially eliminated in a way they so rarely lost.

What seemed inevitable during this homestand became irrevocable Friday night as the Cardinals were eliminated from the postseason race ...Read more