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CHICAGO — Royals manager Matt Quatraro had the bullpen set up the way he wanted Tuesday night in Chicago, but sometimes things don’t go as planned in baseball.

Left-handed reliever Matt Strahm was on the mound in a ...Read more

MILWAUKEE — In what might have been Matt Waldron’s final game pitching for the San Diego Padres, he threw far fewer knuckleballs than he ever had.

As strange as that was, his outing was all too familiar.

It began ...Read more

NEW YORK — A few months ago, few could have predicted the Detroit Tigers and the Mets would both have losing records 40 games into the season. The matchup lost much of its shine with Tigers ace Tarik Skubal on the ...Read more

In the 10 playoff series of Anthony Edwards era, the Timberwolves have only twice entered Game 5 of a series tied 2-2.

They have lost all three of those games. They added the latest one to the ledger with a 126-97 loss in...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — In Bizarro Flyers World, in a parallel dimension where up is down and down is up and the team’s most promising player is a plodding defenseman named Morter Partone, Matvei Michkov hasn’t appeared in an...Read more

LOS ANGELES — On the morning after the Lakers got swept out of the playoffs and the Dodgers lost their fourth consecutive game, Magic Johnson flashed his trademark smile and stepped to the podium to talk soccer.

"The ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Another day, another Paul Skenes gem.

Less than a week after he held the Arizona Diamondbacks scoreless through eight innings, he did the same Tuesday night in a 3-1 win against the Colorado Rockies at PNC ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Orioles won Monday on an Earl Weaver special. They lost Tuesday because of his wise words.

“Momentum is the next day’s starting pitcher.”

The myth of momentum was on full display Tuesday in ...Read more

BOSTON — On the first swing of his first at-bat Tuesday night in this ancient ballpark, Kyle Schwarber tied a record for a franchise that has existed for 144 seasons.

Yet somehow he was upstaged.

Because as Schwarber ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — There was Bailey Ober running to first base, receiving a flip from first baseman Kody Clemens, and fittingly recording the final out on a gem of an outing.

Ober, who hugged Clemens, looked skyward as he ...Read more

BOSTON — The makeup of the Boston Bruins’ defense to start next season is still in question, but it appears Charlie McAvoy will not be in the opening night lineup.

McAvoy on Tuesday was tagged with a six-game ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers' roster isn't the only thing getting restructured this offseason.

In the first offseason under Mark Walter's ownership, the Lakers will undergo several changes in their front office ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — So what happens now?

The Lakers left their home court on Monday night swept out of the playoffs for the second time in four seasons, though after getting drilled in the first three games by the Oklahoma ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Daryl Morey has been fired as the Philadelphia 76ers’ president of basketball operations, a source confirmed to The Philadelphia Inquirer on Tuesday.

Morey’s dismissal comes after the Sixers pulled ...Read more

NEW YORK — Two seasons into the blockbuster deal sending Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns is beginning to look like everything the Knicks front ...Read more

NEW YORK — Promoting a 21-year-old with only 12 games of Triple-A experience under his belt might be seen by some in baseball to be a panic move. The New York Mets insist that isn’t the case with center fielder A.J. ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Thanksgiving will have a little more juice in Philly this season.

The Eagles will face the Dallas Cowboys in Week 12 as part of the NFL’s annual turkey day lineup at 4:30 p.m. ET on Nov. 26, Fox ...Read more

BOSTON — When the Red Sox placed Roman Anthony on the 10-day injured list with a sprained ligament in his right hand last week, the hope was that the outfielder could return to action after the minimum amount of time ...Read more