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EAST LANSING, Mich. — If Michigan State started off 2026 with a damper of a loss at Nebraska on Friday, then a return to Breslin Center in front of an Izzone reunion crowd gave the Spartans a big lift to enter a three-...Read more

This wasn't the prettiest victory of the Detroit Red Wings' season, but it was an important one.

And largely, thank goaltender John Gibson for Monday's 5-3 victory in Ottawa, Canada.

The Wings didn't completely out-play ...Read more

SEATTLE — Upon going 0-3 with the Indianapolis Colts after returning to the NFL at age 44, quarterback Philip Rivers said he had no regrets and would do it all over again. You could tell he meant it. The man savored ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The upcoming Super Bowl is officially out of reach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

That’s the bad news.

And if you are inclined to look into the distance, the next Super Bowl is already fading from view. ...Read more

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics continued their climb up the Eastern Conference standings Monday night, routing the Chicago Bulls to claim sole possession of second place.

The 115-101 win at TD Garden pushed Boston ahead of...Read more

DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons welcomed the New York Knicks to Little Caesars Arena for the first time since their six-game playoff series eight months ago.

The Pistons knew that Monday’s game wouldn’t change the ...Read more

CHICAGO — Ben Johnson’s greatest frustration Sunday night stemmed from another uneven and at times wobbly offensive effort that forced the Chicago Bears to play catch-up most of the game.

The 19-16 loss to the Detroit...Read more

SAN DIEGO — As the AFC’s seventh and last seed, Jim Harbaugh’s LosAngeles Chargers actually caught two breaks going into the Super Bowl tournament that will begin this weekend.

The Chargers (11-6) will face the ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Another end to a Las Vegas Raiders season, another head coaching search.

Another reset is upon us.

Man, this stuff is getting old.

It was the correct call to move on from Pete Carroll Monday. The Raiders ...Read more

Those who snub Father Time like to say that 50 is the new 30. A different Father — Benedictine priest Maximilian Maxwell— sprinkled holy water in the end zone before his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers took on the ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The lights were on, the stage was set, and a prime-time audience got to see exactly what everyone comes to see in these types of moments:

The stars shining brightest.

And that's what the Pittsburgh ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys played a season where their starting quarterback not only started all 17 games but enjoyed one of the best statistical years of his career, and it finished with a losing record with...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Wanna bet? If the wager involved Shohei Ohtani, the answer from gamblers was yes more often than it was for any other player in any sport last year, according to data from BetMGM.

When betting on game ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — What had essentially been known for weeks came to fruition Monday. After one year on the job, Pete Carroll is out as the Las Vegas Raiders coach.

The Raiders made the firing official Monday morning after ...Read more

MIAMI — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa made clear Monday that he would welcome a fresh start with another team but did not go as far as to say that he would request a trade.

Tagovailoa, who was benched for ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — The top five went unchanged in the AP Top 25 poll with the UConn men’s basketball team holding serve at No. 4 after winning its 10th consecutive game on Sunday.

The Huskies, 14-1 and 4-0 in Big East ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — As expected as it might've been given the challenge of signing Japanese players, especially ones of his caliber, the Pittsburgh Pirates failing to land Kazuma Okamoto was a tough pill to swallow.

But it won...Read more

DENVER — Noah Fenske had his luggage with him Saturday. It wasn’t Louis.

“Just Under Armour,” the former CU Buffs offensive lineman texted me from his vacation in Nashville, Tenn.

While on the road with his ...Read more

SEATTLE — With 4:12 left in the fourth quarter Saturday, cameras cut to a fan holding a sign over the railing at Levi’s Stadium. While the Seattle Seahawks unfurled a 16-play, 94-yard, eight-minute march to ...Read more

They met two days prior to Sunday night’s encounter at Crypto.com Arena, a two-game set between the Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies reminiscent of a playoff series.

The Lakers won the first game Friday night and knew the ...Read more