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PITTSBURGH — Some of you might be burning over comments Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred made Tuesday.

Speaking in Phoenix, Manfred addressed the grotesque financial inequities in his sport — namely, the...Read more

PHOENIX — The last time Major League Baseball and the players association negotiated a collective bargaining agreement, the owners locked out the players before the 2022 season, a work stoppage that nearly resulted in ...Read more

PEORIA, Ariz. — The last six weeks of success and solid baseball couldn't save the Mariners from watching the MLB playoffs for a second straight season. The last six weeks of strong at-bats where he smashed baseballs ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — Liam McNeeley had promised there would be a different result when the UConn men played Villanova. He called for his team to “play angry,” play “desperate.”

It’s a big check for a freshman to...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nine days after the shock of Super Bowl LIX, before its remnants in Kansas City have even subsided, the proverbial there’s-always-next-year arrived.

Or at least its most pressing decision has ...Read more

JJ Redick, renewed by the All-Star break, bounded through the halls of the Lakers’ arena like a rested golden retriever. His team had a week off and a clean injury report, a 30-game sprint to the finish with a chance to ...Read more

NORTH PORT, Fla. — Marcell Ozuna finished last season with 39 home runs and 104 RBIs over the regular season. For the first time in his career, he played all 162 games.

Behind the numbers was an exhausted Big Bear.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two days after the Chiefs’ dream of becoming the first three-peat Super Bowl champion were smashed by the Eagles, tight end Travis Kelce talked about his future plans on his New Heights podcast.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — The tag team of Mark Mitchell and Caleb Grill powered a triple-digit offensive showing as No. 15 Missouri toppled No. 4 Alabama in a shootout.

The Tigers (20-6, 9-4 Southeastern Conference) beat the ...Read more

CHICAGO — In a letter to season ticket holders Wednesday, Chicago Bears President/CEO Kevin Warren announced increases in ticket prices for 2025 with an average hike of 10%.

The announcement comes a little more than a ...Read more

PEORIA, Ariz. — The Padres had a real leadoff batter in 2024 for the first time in nearly two decades.

This year, maybe they will have the real Luis Arraez.

Arraez won his third consecutive batting title last season, ...Read more

DENVER — Will the Colorado Avalanche stop chewing their nails and twiddling their thumbs? Gabe Landeskog last suited up for Colorado 970 days ago as of Wednesday — or about 300 days longer than Jerry Lee Lewis’ first...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Wildcats got back in the win column Wednesday night.

UK ran away from Vanderbilt in the second half to claim an 82-61 victory over the Commodores, who defeated the Cats earlier this season ...Read more

NEW YORK — So much for fully healthy.

Just hours after completing practice in Tarrytown, the Knicks ruled out starting forward Josh Hart for Thursday’s matchup against the Chicago Bulls, citing patellofemoral syndrome...Read more

DETROIT — The Red Wings have 27 games left this season and those 27 taken as a whole aren't easy.

In fact, the Wings own the toughest remaining schedule in the NHL, with opponents holding a .587 win percentage.

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — They opened the doors Wednesday to the Smith Center and let everyone in to see North Carolina play a little basketball with N.C. State.

On a snowy night in the Triangle, the decision was made by UNC ...Read more

NEW YORK — LaVar Ball, well-known father of NBA players Lonzo and LaMelo Ball, had his right foot amputated, according to reports published Wednesday.

Ball, 57, suffered a “serious medical issue” that required the ...Read more

DENVER — Back from a beach vacation and spared the indignity of having to coach the NBA All-Star Game, Michael Malone has another tricky decision at the top of his to-do list this week.

Who’s in the starting lineup?

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PHILADELPHIA — “See this guy?” Nick Sirianni asked me as he exited the coaches’ offices after a big Eagles win this season. Sirianni had a lean, swarthy fellow in a hug that was more like a headlock. Both were ...Read more

PHOENIX — Everywhere Roki Sasaki looked Wednesday afternoon, curious eyes stared back at him.

Facing hitters for the first time in Dodgers camp this spring, and still just barely a month removed from his blockbuster ...Read more