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MINNEAPOLIS — Less than nine months after giving general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah a contract extension, the Vikings fired him on Friday, triggering another major shift in their front office four years after they ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Falvey sent a text message to Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah on Friday morning to let his longtime friend know he was leaving the Twins after nine seasons running the team.

“I got a ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Mike McCarthy has visions of the Super Bowl parade beginning at 1137 Greenfield Ave., the three-story, four-bedroom house where he grew up, right across the Monongahela River from Steelers headquarters.

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I reacted with puzzlement and amazement when the news broke that former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick will not be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot.

In the days since, I’ve done an...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Seeking to evaluate who has “won the breakup” in the professional divorce that tore asunder the basketball union of Kentucky and John Calipari leads to a surprising conclusion.

With the Wildcats set...Read more

SEATTLE — Max Browne can tell you when he knew Sam Darnold was dangerous.

It was the summer of 2015, and Browne — a former five-star recruit and Gatorade National High School Player of the Year at Skyline High School ...Read more

STORRS, Conn. — Aaliyah Edwards boarded a plane in Miami and flew right into the aftermath of a winter storm in Connecticut. “The snowstorm was not my friend,” she told the crowd at Gampel Pavilion. “Not my friend ...Read more

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The story of Darryn Peterson’s one-year Kansas Jayhawks basketball career will forever be intertwined with that of BYU star freshman AJ Dybantsa.

The two are competing with Duke’s Cameron Boozer to ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights rallied from three goals down in the third period to earn the point but lost 5-4 to the Dallas Stars at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday night.

Reilly Smith kickstarted the comeback with a...Read more

SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken have gone streaking again as the Olympic break approaches. They won their third straight game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-2.

Two of Seattle’s first-round draft picks combined for ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild finally got the job done during regular business hours.

They held off the Flames, 4-1, on Thursday, Jan. 29, at Grand Casino Arena, to clock out on time after their previous three games went ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham is leaving to become the general manager of the Atlanta Falcons, according to an ESPN report Thursday evening.

After four years with the Bears, Cunningham...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Justin Rose says he either plays great or not well at all when he comes to Torrey Pines for the Farmers Insurance Open.

Rose played great in Thursday’s opening round, shooting a 10-under 62 on the North ...Read more

PHOENIX — The Detroit Pistons had no answer for Dillon Brooks Thursday night inside Mortgage Matchup Center. He scored a career-high 40 points on 13-of-22 shooting with four 3-point field goals, which resulted in the ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Whatever nervousness Brooks Koepka had in his return to the PGA Tour was not evident Thursday morning, when Koepka appeared for the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

Koepka looked ...Read more

Michael Porter Jr. stepped back into Ball Arena Thursday and played like he’d never left. He scored a season-high 38 points, two shy of his career high, with 10 rebounds and seven 3-pointers, nearly dragging the Nets ...Read more

The San Jose Sharks blew a three-goal lead in the third period, then allowed a goal to Zach Hyman at the 1:06 mark of overtime in a stinging 4-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday at Rogers Place.

With the Sharks ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning won for the 16th time in their last 18 games Thursday night at Benchmark International Arena and dodged a potentially huge loss.

They had plenty to celebrate from their 4-1 win over the Jets,...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — He hasn’t had any conversations with the Bucs’ No. 1 receiver since the season ended. The last thing he told him was not to rush into a decision.

But quarterback Baker Mayfield said this week he ...Read more