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John Romano: Time is running out for the Buccaneers defense to show up, make a stand
TAMPA, Fla. — This is bigger than stopping the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night.
It’s more important than stopping Kirk Cousins or Bijan Robinson or Drake London.
For the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense, the real ...Read more
Dieter Kurtenbach: Buster Posey promised change. Giants fans deserve signings, not speculation.
There is perhaps no baseball visual more awkward, yet still universally accepted, than the one you see in teams’ introductory press conferences.
You know the one. A grown man, usually nine figures richer, stands at a ...Read more
Gerry Dulac: Believe it or not, there are reasons for optimism within the Steelers' reeling defense
PITTSBURGH — It may not appear as such after the Pittsburgh Steelers allowed the Baltimore Ravens to rush for over 200 yards for the third consecutive meeting.
Or when, beginning with the 10-play drive that produced a ...Read more
Cale Makar's late power-play goal salvages point for Avalanche in shootout loss
NASHVILLE — The power play helped the Colorado Avalanche salvage a point and turned a regulation loss into a coin toss.
For the fourth time in as many tries this season, the shootout did not flip the Avs’ way. This ...Read more
UConn men's basketball holds on to beat Florida in Jimmy V Classic, 77-73
NEW YORK — The No. 5 UConn men’s basketball team held on to beat No. 18 Florida, 77-73, in a matchup of the last two national champions in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night.
Another ranked ...Read more
Take a swing? Two Buss brothers consider investing in baseball's Athletics.
LOS ANGELES — Could two members of the Buss family add some green and gold to their purple and gold?
Joey and Jesse Buss, fired last month as Lakers executives, have explored pursuing an ownership stake in baseball's ...Read more
Kristian Winfield: Knicks book trip to Las Vegas with NBA Cup quarterfinal win vs. Raptors
This game isn’t fun anymore. The Knicks sapped the life from the Scotiabank Arena.
The Toronto Raptors’ home crowd was alive and well for the NBA Cup quarterfinal matchup against the Knicks on Tuesday, and after an ...Read more
Penguins surrender goal in final second of regulation, lose shootout vs. Ducks
PITTSBURGH — The Penguins were one-tenth of a second from their 15th win of the season. Then one of the strangest plays of the hockey season sent them to overtime with the Ducks instead.
Erik Karlsson dove to keep a ...Read more
With their lucky charm, Rays move up via lottery to No. 2 pick in draft
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays’ first experience in MLB’s draft lottery didn’t go well last year.
With senior adviser Jon Daniels as their representative, they had the 10th-best chance to earn the top pick, ...Read more
Golden Knights' 4-game winning streak ends in shootout loss to Islanders
The Golden Knights rallied to earn a point, but they had their four-game winning streak end in a 5-4 shootout loss to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y., on Tuesday.
Islanders left wing Emil Heineman ...Read more
Lightning make scoring look easy, get back on track vs. Canadiens
Arriving at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night having lost four straight games, the Lightning hadn’t scored a goal since Thursday. But they didn’t waste any time against the Montreal Canadiens, taking a three-goal lead ...Read more
Mark Pope shuffles the lineup as Kentucky blows out another major underdog
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky stuck to the script in Rupp Arena on Tuesday night.
The UK men’s basketball team played its sixth game of the season against an overmatched, mid-major opponent. And the Wildcats secured their...Read more
Bruins down Blues in St. Louis, 5-2
The Boston Bruins got one of their stars back Tuesday, but it was a couple of the team’s grinders who delivered them their third straight victory.
After shaking off a messy first period, Mark Kastelic and Fraser Minten ...Read more
Michigan keeps rolling, turns Villanova into latest blowout victim
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — For Michigan basketball, the beatings and blowouts go on.
The second-ranked Wolverines added to their path of destruction and continued their absurd tear by destroying Villanova, 89-61, Tuesday in ...Read more
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy says he doesn't really want Raiders coach Pete Carroll murdered
LAS VEGAS — The Raiders dealt Broncos bettors one of the worst beats imaginable Sunday when Daniel Carlson kicked a 46-yard field goal with no time remaining to cover the spread as 8-point underdogs in a 24-17 loss at ...Read more
Heat go bust in NBA Cup: No trip to Vegas after 117-108 loss to Magic extends skid to 4
ORLANDO, Fla. — At the outset Tuesday night, it was as if the Miami Heat already had passage booked to Las Vegas for the final two rounds of the NBA Cup.
A 15-0 lead can do that.
Not so fast ... as Vegas baby turned ...Read more
Aces star A'ja Wilson named Time's athlete of the year
LAS VEGAS — The accolades keep coming for A’ja Wilson.
The Aces center capped off a historic 2025 by being named Time magazine’s athlete of the year, the publication announced Tuesday.
Wilson was unavailable for ...Read more
Sharks follow familar pattern in 4-1 loss to Flyers
The San Jose Sharks allowed two goals in the second period, including a backbreaker with just 12 seconds left before intermission, in a sluggish 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
The ...Read more
Falcons-Buccaneers on Thursday night: A battle of two slumping teams
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — When the schedule was released, the Week 14 game between the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers figured to be a battle for the NFC South title.
The Bucs (7-6) have held up their end of the ...Read more
Bill Shaikin: Dodgers signing of Edwin Díaz shows they aren't going to worry about a potential salary cap
LOS ANGELES — What kind of team would commit $141 million to two closers?
The one that won last year. The one that won this year. The one that plans to win again next year.
"All I have to say to you," Dodgers owner ...Read more
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