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PHILADELPHIA — Anfernee Simons has agreed to sign a two-year, $12.3 million contract with the 76ers, a source confirmed to The Philadelphia Inquirer Thursday afternoon.

After trading for star Jaylen Brown Wednesday ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Temperatures steadily crept over 100 degrees, and Esmerlyn Valdez’s bat stayed hot.

Valdez went 2 for 4 with three RBIs to lead the Pirates past the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1, on Thursday afternoon at ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — There’s a half-joke, half-truth adage among local sports journalists that goes something like this: there is always a Minnesota angle to a story.

Minnesota connections have a way of showing up in any ...Read more

I still remember that Los Angeles Clippers’ news conference – it was either that or a signing celebration – in late July of 2019. The site was a kids’ recreation center in South L.A., and the assemblage was a ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Just because there hasn’t been a lot of noise lately about a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium doesn’t mean things aren’t happening.

The Senate president, for instance, recently came up with a proposal that...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The tackle box and fishing rods were in the trunk. The bass they didn’t catch still swam in the remote pond. The son, Duncan Davitt, was 9 years old in the passenger seat, and the father, Mark, was ...Read more

PHOENIX — They may have needed nine tries and they may have teetered on the verge of collapse, but at long last, the Giants have beaten the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Despite nearly giving the game away in the bottom of the ...Read more

The Twins are a team with some obvious weaknesses, particularly their bullpen and infield defense, but their offense is keeping them on the fringes of the playoff race as they enter the season’s fourth month.

Josh Bell,...Read more

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — They can afford it.

The Dodgers were playing with house money after winning seven of the first eight games on this road trip — but not playing with Mookie Betts, who was scratched from the ...Read more

ATLANTA — For two teams that have lost ground in the standings because they have been unable to gain much of anything on the scoreboard, it seemed like it would not take many runs at all to win Wednesday night’s game....Read more

LOS ANGELES — Most fans of baseball, delayed gratification and compounding interest know about Bobby Bonilla Day, an annual acknowledgment of the dawn of deferred contracts.

BBD is also a cautionary reminder to major ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Junior Caminero didn’t take long Wednesday night to extend his remarkable power show and lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a season-best-matching seventh straight win, beating the Kansas City Royals 4-0.

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MIAMI — In the end, Norman Powell proved to be only a short-term rental for the Miami Heat, with the guard Wednesday reaching a free-agency agreement to move on to the Chicago Bulls.

Despite a breakout season with the ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Frederik Andersen’s time with the Carolina Hurricanes has come to an end.

The veteran goaltender, who won 13 games in the Canes’ run to the 2026 Stanley Cup, became an unrestricted free agent on ...Read more

BALTIMORE — There are some days in the sports writing profession where you pause and just remember, it’s only a game. Tuesday was one of those days.

By early morning Wednesday, it was confirmed by Atlanta Police that ...Read more

NEW YORK — Former NBA player Malik Beasley may be accused of rigging pro basketball games, but at least he picks up when his mother calls — most of the time.

The 29-year-old former guard's actor parents signed off on ...Read more

After officially becoming an unrestricted free agent Wednesday, former Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky signed a three-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The deal averages $7 million a year, according to ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Well, aren’t we all a bunch of idiots?

So much for the two timelines thing.

And for the long, arduous process of building a contender piece by piece.

So much for all of the hand-wringing about Kelly ...Read more