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PHILADELPHIA — Luis Arraez is neither an outfielder nor a right-handed hitter.

But he’s the Phillies’ solution to help the offense.

The Phillies beat the trade deadline Monday by acquiring Arraez and reliever Caleb...Read more

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots wide receiver A.J. Brown dislocated his left thumb early in Monday’s training camp practice.

Brown hurt the thumb during a 1-on-1 drill, where he worked against star cornerback...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers added catching depth on Monday with a familiar name.

They acquired journeyman backstop Ben Rortvedt from the New York Mets for right-hander Chayce McDermott, the team announced ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Let’s begin with this premise:

The Tampa Bay Rays could have gotten Tarik Skubal.

We don’t know that for certain, but it seems like a reasonable assumption. The Los Angeles Dodgers gave up the No. 55 ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — This is it. This is how it’s supposed to be. How it should be.

Fernando Mendoza is chasing.

Chasing improvement. Chasing knowledge of a playbook. Chasing development.

Chasing a starting job.

When the ...Read more

MIAMI — It was just one of a hundred plays without pads during the first week of Miami Dolphins training, but something that was so eye-opening, so surprising it dropped jaws.

The Dolphins were running the ball ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — There’s a piano in every studio, a room full of guitars and a mixing console shipped from Los Angeles that was used to record some of hip-hop’s iconic albums. Everything an artist needs, Will Yip said,...Read more

DENVER — The Denver Broncos’ new headquarters are so palatial, employees receive points when they exit the building.

J.K. Dobbins has promised to be healthy, and if not, there is an MRI machine on sight. Evan Engram�...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Let the selling commence.

The San Francisco Giants have made their first move ahead of Monday’s 6 p.m. ET trade deadline, sending right-hander Tyler Mahle in exchange for right-hander Anthony Molina, the ...Read more

CHICAGO — One of the biggest changes in my four decades of covering Major League Baseball has been the way the trade deadline is reported.

What once was a few weeks of rumors from beat writers about what might happen, ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs’ search for a starting pitcher has landed them a veteran with postseason experience.

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman is heading to the Cubs, a source confirmed to the Chicago ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The manager of the team that most needed Tarik Skubal sat in his office Sunday at Angel Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers, the team that opened play Sunday with the best record in the major leagues, did not ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman felt good enough about his trade discussions with the Detroit Tigers for two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal that he gave manager Dave ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers supposedly can’t be beat. The two-time defending World Series champions boast arguably the most talented roster ever assembled and further established their position as ...Read more

DETROIT — It's a first for the last.

Michael Thorbjornsen won his first tournament on the PGA Tour when he stormed the back nine to claim the title at the last Rocket Classic on what turned out to be a sunny Sunday, ...Read more

DETROIT — The Rocket Classic wrapped up its eighth and final playing at Detroit Golf Club this week, marking the end of the first and only annual PGA Tour stop played within Detroit's city limits.

Fans who turned out ...Read more

DETROIT — Hope is a strategy, it turns out.

But only because baseball requires it these days. Insists on it, really.

Saturday night’s surreal scene in Sacramento, Calif., only reinforced that notion, as a major-...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Nobody wants to admit it, but the Los Angeles Dodgers deserve Tarik Skubal. They landed him the old fashioned way. They drafted, developed, traded and signed their way to a circumstance where they could ...Read more