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These are the kinds of matchups that expose a team’s flaws. Because the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder have every intention of repeating as NBA Finals winners the second time around.

And there’s a decent ...Read more

In this modern era of baseball where Major League teams and major college baseball programs have “pitching labs” featuring an array of coaches and analysts and state of the art of facilities to hone pitching success.

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Five takeaways from the Heat’s embarrassing 135-118 loss at Indiana on Sunday evening:

▪ The Heat suffered the indignity of losing to the league’s worst team for the second time in 2 ½ months. What’s more, Miami ...Read more

It was the kind of ending that was exciting, shocking, coming so suddenly.

Duke had the ball and the lead over Connecticut with time running out Sunday in the NCAA East Region final at Capital One Arena. They were ever-so...Read more

The Bruins have their signature comeback victory of this entertaining 2025-26 season.

After a terrible, somnambulant first period, the B’s pride kicked in and they were the better team for the final 45 minutes and beat ...Read more

Chicago — When the Wolverines last played at the United Center two weeks ago, it ended in frustration, a missed opportunity to cut down the nets and left a bad taste in their mouths.

They made sure the same thing didn�...Read more

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell and his staff felt Shota Imanaga’s preparation in Arizona provided the perfect platform to bounce back from a rocky ending to 2025.

“I thought it happened exactly how you’d want a...Read more

South Carolina and TCU’s Elite Eight matchup on Monday will be highlighted by two of the best point guards in women’s basketball: Raven Johnson and Olivia Miles.

Johnson and Miles have proven to be the cream of the ...Read more

A new way for MLB managers be ejected was just unlocked.

Minnesota Twins skipper Derek Shelton was tossed from Sunday’s game against the Orioles in the ninth inning after arguing that Baltimore closer Ryan Helsley didn�...Read more

The Vegas Golden Knights fired coach Bruce Cassidy on Sunday with eight games remaining in the regular season.

Longtime coach John Tortorella has been named the team’s fourth coach in its history.

“We thank Bruce ...Read more

The UNLV men’s basketball team could lose top scorer Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, as he plans to enter the transfer portal, according to his agency’s social media accounts Sunday.

Gibbs-Lawhorn, a junior guard, led the Rebels ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Pirates earned their first win of the season on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, but they needed some free baseball to do it.

The Pirates beat the New York Mets, 4-3, avoiding a sweep on 10th-inning RBI ...Read more

HOUSTON — Now that we are in the era of the automated ball-strike system, the focus of questionable calls late in games will go from the umpires to players.

Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe found himself in just such a ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The 2011 team has a special place in Rays history, most notably for the dramatic Game 162 ended by Evan Longoria’s 12th-inning walkoff homer that sent them into the playoffs.

That 2011 squad stood out for ...Read more

The Miami Marlins get the series sweep.

The Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Sunday at loanDepot park on an Owen Caissie walk-off, two-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning to cap Miami’s first series ...Read more

This offseason, Kansas City Royals starter Seth Lugo focused on improving his fastball.

The goal was to command it early in counts and challenge hitters. If successful, Lugo felt it would keep teams from sitting on his ...Read more

The Florida Panthers held out hope they would get captain Aleksander Barkov back on the ice this season after a training camp injury forced him to get surgery on the ACL and MCL in his right knee.

That hope, primarily, ...Read more