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NEWARK, N.J. — The Penguins were projected to be one of the worst teams in the league this season. They missed the memo.

Pittsburgh clinched its first postseason berth since 2022 with a 5-2 win over the New Jersey ...Read more

TORONTO — The math keeps growing more complex for the Miami Heat.

Tuesday night’s loss to the Toronto Raptors at the start of this two-game set at Scotiabank Arena locked Erik Spoelstra’s team into a fourth ...Read more

NEW YORK — If the injury report didn’t say it, the first half did.

The Nets closed their 2025-26 home schedule Thursday night at Barclays Center with a 123-94 loss to the Indiana Pacers, a game that looked and felt ...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Mason Howell hit the first shot of his Masters career from the No. 1 tee box at Augusta National. He whacked his second shot from the ninth fairway. Yeah, it wasn’t pretty.

“I was on the first tee and...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Aces are finalizing an agreement to re-sign guard Jackie Young, ESPN reported Thursday.

Young, a four-time All-Star and the WNBA’s Most Improved Player in 2022, will reportedly return on a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles officials are expressing growing fears that taxpayers and the city treasury could be hit with a round of crippling costs to support the 2028 Olympic Games if the city doesn’t ink a rigorous ...Read more

Jack Nicklaus had a warning for all the fans who lined the fairway to watch his ceremonial tee shot Thursday at the Masters.

"Oh, boy, watch out," the 86-year-old golf legend said. "And I don't mean that facetiously."

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The last time neither Tiger Woods nor Phil Mickelson participated in a Masters, the Soviet Union still existed, Rodney King had just become big news, and Monica Lewinsky wouldn’t meet Bill Clinton for four more years. ...Read more

TORONTO — Freddie Freeman ignored the first call from the unknown number.

Then four text messages in a row came from someone claiming to be Ryan Reynolds, the Canadian-American actor.

“I don’t know if I believe ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Barely a week ago, a charmed Lakers season screamed three words.

Deep playoff run.

Today, a jinxed Lakers season soberly whispers three very different words.

Shut it down.

With less than a month of ...Read more

It didn’t take long for Michigan basketball to make its first addition out of the transfer portal.

Tennessee transfer J.P. Estrella shared news of his commitment to the Wolverines on his Instagram account Thursday, ...Read more

HOUSTON — Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with appendicitis and will undergo surgery on Thursday in Houston, per the 76ers.

This is another ill-timed health issue for Embiid, and for the Sixers’ postseason outlook. It ...Read more

NEW YORK — With southpaw Jeffrey Springs starting for the Athletics on Thursday afternoon, Yankees manager Aaron Boone deployed a righty-loaded lineup in hopes of securing a rubber-match win in the Bronx.

Instead, the ...Read more

MIAMI — Nobody wants to change their swing.

Baseball players, at the end of the day, are extremely superstitious. They often take the same number of practice swings. They might have a specific plate ritual. They even ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson attended the first day of voluntary organized team activities on Monday and has been in the building this week.

That’s all you need to know.

Of course, the ...Read more

SEATTLE — Five years ago, Jarred Kelenic was a consensus top-10 prospect in Major League Baseball. He was 21 years old, the former No. 6 overall pick in the 2018 draft, and the key return in a trade that sent All-Stars ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Whether it’s conventional wisdom or wishful thinking, the prevailing narrative at the opening of the college basketball transfer portal Tuesday morning was a simple one: Mark Pope will need to land ...Read more

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — On Tuesday morning, a night’s sleep after watching college basketball’s national championship game, the University of Miami professor had students set their watches to 10:15 a.m., as he does ...Read more