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I recently heard the great Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan say that his city’s Mount Rushmore of sports stars — one pick for each of the four major sports — is better than anyone else’s in the country.

And he ...Read more

DENVER — Zach Allen is a human Rice Krispie.

On the snap, he crackles and pops offensive linemen.

Wednesday, a single play explained his brilliance. Quarterback Bo Nix caught the ball in the shotgun and center Luke ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Hot as it was Thursday morning at the NovaCare Complex, the sight of the Eagles holding a training-camp practice at their own headquarters, with select fans and sponsors ringing the fields, with a Rita’s...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Shakira Austin didn't realize how important fashion would become when she entered the WNBA in 2022.

Her introduction to game-day tunnel fashion began at the University of Mississippi in 2020.

"My school ...Read more

MIAMI — It’s the worst insult one can say about a football player, or a football team on any level of the sport.

In a sport where the goal is to overpower another man snap-after-snap, dominate him to the point you’...Read more

SEATTLE — With this lineup, and with these stakes, it’s easy to dream on the possibilities for these new-look Seattle Mariners over the next couple months.

The T-Mobile Park crowd of 40,984 could sense some of those ...Read more

DENVER — You could almost hear the Deadheads muttering, “Man, what a long, strange trip it’s been.”

And that was only in the fifth inning when the Rockies scored four runs to cut the Pirates’ lead to 15-10.

By ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres players paid attention to varying degrees throughout Thursday as A.J. Preller went about one of his more prolific trading benders.

Group texts were filled with declarations of excitement and...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels’ 6-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Friday night provided the perfect example of why so many observers wondered why the Angels didn’t sell at the deadline.

The White Sox are hopelessly...Read more

The Yankees made noise for constructing one of the most vaunted bullpens on paper and an overall strong trade deadline after Thursday’s plethora of trades.

However, their newest additions contributed in large fashion to...Read more

BOSTON — With two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the winning run at second, Wilyer Abreu sent a liner down the right-field line off Houston Astros closer Josh Hader to an area of the park with maybe six inches of ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Before the Phillies turned out the lights on the Tigers, they turned out the actual lights.

Welcome to the Jhoan Duran Show.

This is what it looks like to have an actual closer. The ninth inning becomes ...Read more

It may take a minute to memorize the correct spelling of new Kansas City Royals outfielder Mike Yastrzemski’s last name.

However, it won’t take long to notice his impact. On Friday, Yastrzemski hit a two-run homer ...Read more

CLEVELAND — On the first day of the rest of the season, the new-look Twins had a familiar ending against the Cleveland Guardians: A walk-off loss.

Kody Funderburk, the fourth reliever out of the Twins bullpen Friday at ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — First, the meme made Freddie Freeman laugh.

Then, in a serendipitous twist, it gave him a lightning-bulb epiphany about his recently ailing swing.

At the end of a long day during last week’s homestand �...Read more

NEW YORK — It wasn’t a pretty win, but given how the last couple weeks have gone, the Giants will take wins however they come.

The Giants snapped a six-game losing streak on Friday night at Citi Field with a 4-3 ...Read more

NEW YORK — More than a week after the start of training camp, the Jets are dealing with an injury to a key player.

Defensive tackle Quinnen Williams will miss one to two weeks after suffering a calf injury.

Williams ...Read more

RENTON, Wash. — During a news conference Wednesday to talk about a new contract that keeps him in Seattle through 2031, Seahawks general manager John Schneider was asked about this being one of the more drama-free ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — There are reliable reports that a prospective new owner of the Twins is about to be revealed. It has taken some digging but I’m now willing to state the Twins are about to wind up in the hands of Matilda ...Read more