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Where will Kyle Schwarber land? Sizing up the Phillies' competition in the free-agent sweepstakes.
PHILADELPHIA — A baseball offseason often unfolds like one of those if/then “Choose Your Own Adventure” children’s... Read More
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Ed Graney: Here's an obvious take -- Raiders OC Chip Kelly's offense isn't working
LAS VEGAS — Chip Kelly needs to be much better at his job.
The offense he coordinates for the Raiders needs to produce far more than it has.
So much for obvious takes.
It hasn’t gone as planned. Far from it. This ...Read more
Ally Love helped Eagles' Jordan Davis lose weight on the Peloton. Now, she's his biggest fan.
PHILADELPHIA — In early June, Ally Love started receiving messages from Philadelphia-area Peloton riders.
“You’re a coach now,” one said.
“If the Eagles win this year, Ally gets a ring,” said another.
The ...Read more
Troy Renck: Avs' deal with Martin Necas is easy to evaluate: The payoff must come in playoffs
DENVER — Marty took the money Mikko wouldn’t. Now he must deliver what Mikko couldn’t.
Martin Necas needs to help the Avs win another Stanley Cup. Otherwise, Thursday’s decision to extend his contract will be ...Read more
With the weight of the world off his shoulders, UConn's Alex Karaban is ready to go all-in
HARTFORD, Conn. — Alex Karaban just wanted to rip the band-aid off. Whatever decision he made this summer, he was going to be all in.
There was no waiting until the last minute to pull his name out of the NBA draft; he�...Read more
Ducks spoil Gibson's return to Anaheim; defeat Red Wings, 5-2
John Gibson's return to Anaheim didn't go as well as Gibson or the Detroit Red Wings would have liked.
Traded to the Wings in June, Gibson made his first start in the city he starred in for 12 seasons, but the Ducks got ...Read more
Nuggets vs. Blazers observations: Denver can't get Nikola Jokic the ball in crunch time
Instant takeaways as the Nuggets fell to 0-1 in NBA Cup play with a 109-107 group stage loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night at Moda Center in Portland.
—End-of-game nightmares
The Denver Nuggets are a ...Read more
Luka Doncic returns and Lakers get a road win at Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Luka Doncic didn’t celebrate when he sank his first half-court heave during warmups. He didn’t gloat when coaches dutifully dropped to the court to pay the pushup price.
The Los Angeles Lakers ...Read more
Bill Plaschke: Now that's more like it! Dodgers recapture mojo, survive scary World Series Game 6.
The Dodgers, it turns out, chose the perfect costume in which to parade on this scariest of Halloween nights.
They were dressed as the Dodgers.
The Yoshinobu Yamamoto-firing Dodgers. The Mookie Betts-blasting Dodgers. ...Read more
Dodgers fight and keep their season alive with dramatic World Series Game 6 win
TORONTO — On Wednesday, the longest night of the Dodgers’ season got dragged into the early hours of the next morning.
In Game 5 of the World Series, the team had been embarrassed on its home field, getting shut down ...Read more
Celtics survive 76ers' comeback, open NBA Cup play with third win in a row
Deja vu? Not this time.
For the second time in two meetings, the Celtics squandered a double-digit second-half lead against the 76ers on Friday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena. But unlike in Philadelphia’s season-opening ...Read more
Favorite Ted Noffey rumbles to win in $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile
DEL MAR, Calif. — Sometimes the toughest part of owning a horse is deciding what to name it. If you own a bunch of horses, you run out of logical names pretty quickly. You can only do a play on the sire’s name so many ...Read more
Mirjam Swanson: NBC's Britney Eurton finds 'true joy' with horse racing
She didn’t grow up riding horses, no. It might have been the family business, but as a kid, she danced. Played some soccer. Went to USC and studied business while working toward an acting career. Did some commercials. ...Read more
Kristian Winfield: Knicks fall to Bulls, go winless on road trip
CHICAGO — On paper, the Knicks are the better team.
They have two perennial All-Stars to the Bulls’ none, a pair of three-and-D wings who’d fit on any roster, a monster defensive anchor, the league’s most ...Read more
Martin Necas, penalty kill help Avalanche prevail against Vegas
LAS VEGAS — The Colorado Avalanche decided to live dangerously in Sin City, but they lived to tell the tale.
Martin Necas had a goal and two assists, Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves, and the penalty kill had a huge day as...Read more
Paul Zeise: There is no logical reason to pick the Steelers to beat the Colts. But ...
PITTSBURGH — The Colts have been one of the hottest teams in football.
They have won four consecutive games and are 7-1 overall, and there is a very good argument to be made that they are the best team in the NFL.
...Read more
Dave Hyde: Grier is gone, but Ross hopes McDaniel can win and stay (Tua's contract is a big reason why)
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — How much has Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross learned about being a better NFL owner?
Not how much does he think he’s learned. How much has he really?
We’re about to find out. Because only the ...Read more
'Certified' Jonas Valanciunas giving Nuggets solid minutes, Nikola Jokic rest
DENVER — Four games into an 82-game season, an 8-minute, 27-second stretch means little.
Then again, what the Nuggets’ bench did in the second quarter of a 122-88 cruiser over the Pelicans on Wednesday night at Ball ...Read more
Super Corredora goes wire to wire to win Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies race
DEL MAR, Calif. — John Sadler has had his share of Breeders' Cup failures, going 0 for 41 starts before he won his first Breeders' Cup race with Accelerate in the 2018 Classic. Then things changed, especially with his ...Read more
Former NC State forward DJ Burns waived by Greensboro Swarm ahead of season opener
RALEIGH, N.C. — After expecting to play again in North Carolina, DJ Burns will not take the court for the Greensboro Swarm.
The franchise, the NBA G League affiliate of the Charlotte Hornets, announced on Friday that ...Read more
Pat Leonard: Coach's defense of Dexter Lawrence reinforces Giants are focused on wrong things
NEW YORK — Imagine giving up 276 rushing yards and gloating about having an NFL job.
That’s what Giants defensive line coach Andre Patterson did Friday. He made Carl Banks’ criticism of Dexter Lawrence about himself...Read more
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