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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers don’t do middle ground.

No, under Kyle Shanahan, they either find a way to the top of the NFC or collapse like a lawn chair in a hurricane.

That’s because more often ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — No, Wolves fans. You have not fallen through the time vortex and landed back in 2021.

But, yes, this is about Ben Simmons coming to Minnesota.

A report on Monday has Simmons, healthy and seeking NBA re-...Read more

The Rays completed an undefeated nine-game country-crossing road trip on Wednesday afternoon by beating the A’s, 8-4.

Trade deadline acquisition Liam Hicks led another team effort with a three-run homer as part of a ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants have already lost their starting third baseman and promising young catcher for the rest of the season. Now, the team is looking at the possibility of its starting shortstop missing time.

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LOS ANGELES — Bob Iger's purchase of the Lakers isn't the former Disney boss's first foray into ownership of a professional sports franchise in Southern California: Twenty-five months ago Iger and his wife Willow Bay, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers are being sold … again?

The Lakers are being sold … by the Dodgers owner who was supposed to save them?

The Lakers are being sold … to one guy who owns an underachieving women’s ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Mickey Harrington played with major leaguers, played against major leaguers, played for major leaguers and even roomed with major leaguers. But him? Harrington was stuck in the minor leagues in 1963 after ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — With the score tied 1-1 entering the fifth inning and the Cardinals looking to string together at-bats against Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler, it was a leadoff single from a hitter who has scuffled that ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Less than a year after Dodgers owner Mark Walter bought the Lakers for a record-breaking sum, L.A.’s iconic NBA franchise is now being sold to Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger for $12.5 billion, sources ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If Mark Walter is selling one of the crown jewels of Los Angeles sports, is he about to sell the other?

No, according to people familiar with the matter not authorized to discuss it publicly. Walter ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Russell Westbrook was an NBA enigma, right up to the very end.

The 37-year-old point guard posted a video to social media Wednesday announcing his retirement. The imagery was striking. The messaging...Read more

SEATTLE — Around these parts, numbers that include a 12 have a way of catching your eye or attention. Perhaps it’s just the predominance of seeing them everywhere, especially as fall draws closer.

But the number that ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Throughout his storied career as a media executive, Bob Iger has made repeated attempts to own a major sports franchise. On Wednesday, he succeeded with a splash, joining Joshua Kushner to purchase the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Twins manager Derek Shelton managed Josh Bell for one season in Pittsburgh, plus four months into this season, and the longtime hitting coach still isn’t exactly sure how Bell has so much success.

“I ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Eli Heidenreich grew up a Pittsburgh Steelers fan and has watched many games from the seats inside Acrisure Stadium.

As a matter of fact, he was one of the 65,400 fans in attendance on Jan. 4, when the ...Read more

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — As he stressed out waiting to get selected in the 2024 NFL draft, BYU’s Kingsley Suamataia had something of a premonition and suddenly felt like he “could start breathing again.”

“I told my mom...Read more

DENVER — We now know the cause of the Broncos’ comical run of preseason soft-tissue injuries: Theater seating.

True story: Sunshine Sean Payton sanctioned an actual team movie night during the dog days of training ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — We have approximately two months remaining of terrifying headlines, such as “Transgenders Taking Over Sorority RushTok?” and “The Next Regular Season WNBA MVP Will Be a Man.”

Few words ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former UNC and NBA star Antawn Jamison isn’t playing basketball anymore, but he’s still had a newsy 2026.

Jamison was deeply involved in the hiring of new UNC men’s basketball coach Michael ...Read more

The sports calendar has its own collection of unofficial holidays.

Opening Day in baseball. The first Sunday of the NFL season.

That glorious first Thursday of March Madness tipping off while half the country is ...Read more