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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — How do you improve on the perfect ending?

Clayton Kershaw stood in the desert heat Monday, wearing a far darker shade of blue than the Dodgers do. He does not need a medal, or a chance to fail. His ...Read more

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Team USA manager Mark DeRosa told reporters on Monday afternoon that two-time All-Star Logan Webb will start the United States’ first game of pool play against Team Brazil on Friday.

Following Webb, ...Read more

TORONTO — It can be a good life if you don’t weaken, and right now the Philadelphia Flyers are staying strong.

Facing a Toronto Maple Leafs in a tailspin, the Flyers bent but did not break and skated away with a 3-2 ...Read more

At least one NBA player objects to the Atlanta Hawks paying tribute to the famous Magic City adult entertainment club during their game Monday against the Orlando Magic.

San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet posted a ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — N.C. State talked a lot during the offseason about a “Red Reckoning,” and how the Wolfpack would be a threat in college basketball.

While the Pack is largely improved from a year ago, a full-on ...Read more

The Boston Celtics’ fourth-stringer-turned-standout center delivered the best game of his NBA career on Sunday night.

Twenty-four hours later, their youngest player did the same.

Rookie Hugo Gonzalez put on a terrific ...Read more

If you are a Los Angeles Angels fan, you have my sympathy.

It has been no secret what fans of that team think of its owner. I’ve received plenty of email complaints about Arte Moreno in recent years, and I’m sure I ...Read more

Few players had more to gain at the NFL Scouting Combine than Ty Simpson.

The polarizing Alabama quarterback entered the so-called “Underwear Olympics” in Indianapolis as the No. 2 quarterback on most analysts’ ...Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — There was no mincing of words after Saturday's loss in Carolina by coach Todd McLellan.

The Detroit Red Wings largely weren't that great, and McLellan talked about some of the "empty jerseys" that ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — USC's decision to dismiss top scorer and 3-point shooter Chad Baker-Mazara on the doorstep of the postseason left many wondering Sunday why coach Eric Musselman would seemingly sabotage his team's already-...Read more

Floyd Mayweather Jr. climbed out from under an enormous pile of his nicknamesake — "Money" — a week ago to announce his return to the boxing ring for a rematch with Manny Pacquiao in September.

Followers of the sweet ...Read more

DETROIT — The David Montgomery saga has finally come to an end.

After a few days of public back-and-forth, the Detroit Lions are sending Montgomery to the Houston Texans, according to multiple reports. NFL Network and ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — The UConn men’s basketball team enters the final week of the regular season at No. 4 in the AP Top 25 poll after a 2-0 week that included its eighth Quad 1 victory in 10 opportunities this season.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have informed right tackle Jawaan Taylor that he will be released before the start of the new league year on March 11, according to multiple reports.

The expected roster move ...Read more

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Luis Arraez took to life in Padres Land right away.

He became fast friends with Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado during his two seasons in San Diego. He lockered near the two Padres stars he’d ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Pohlads would be justified in moving the Minnesota Twins.

At least a few hundred feet.

At least far enough so Target Field no longer stands on an ancient burial ground from which emanates every manner...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have played mostly great baseball in Los Angeles for 68 years. How many position players wear the iconic L.A. cap on a Hall of Fame plaque?

Go on, take a guess.

Freddie Freeman, the Dodgers' ...Read more

INDIANAPOLIS — Time to acknowledge the role the man in the shadows played in returning the Denver Broncos to the spotlight.

They won 15 games. They reached the AFC Championship in their second-straight playoff ...Read more

MIAMI — The shelves are bare, and the pennies are being pinched.

The Miami Dolphins have spent the majority of Steve Ross’ tenure as the franchise’s owner as one of the NFL’s biggest spenders, but South Florida’...Read more

The search for sustained consistency remained a focus for the Lakers on Sunday against a Sacramento Kings team with the NBA’s worst record.

And it helped that the Lakers were completely healthy against the Kings, ...Read more