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Greg Cote: NCAA reaches crescendo with exciting Final Fours -- but college basketball is broken. Let's fix it.
MIAMI — College basketball stinks.
I hate what it has become — and not by sinister attack from the outside, but by its own hand. We are watching a sport cannibalize itself with the institutionalized chaos and greed of...Read more
'You want your chance to win one.' New Dodgers feel World Series hunger during celebrations.
LOS ANGELES — As Evan Phillips stood in front of his locker before the Dodgers' home opener Thursday, answering questions about the team's upcoming World Series celebration that night and the gold jersey they would wear ...Read more
NFL mock draft 2.0: Need for QBs will create some surprises
LOS ANGELES — Will NFL teams pass on the passers?
In five of the last seven drafts, clubs have selected at least three quarterbacks in the top 10. This year the class isn't as deep at the position, and other needs could...Read more
Lakers hold off Rockets to score important home win amid playoff seeding race
The Lakers have “recognized the magnitude” of every game they have to play as the season winds down, their coach JJ Redick saying they have to play each of them with an urgency to determine their own playoff seeding ...Read more
Padres beat Guardians to start a season 5-0 for first time in franchise history
Kyle Hart returned to the major leagues on a misty evening at Petco Park and helped the Padres to a bit of history.
Five games into the season, the Padres have not lost.
Monday’s 7-2 victory over the Guardians made ...Read more
Tigers score six times in first inning for first win in Seattle
Consider the seal broken.
The Tigers made Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki throw 41 pitches in the first inning Saturday but let him off the hook after just two runs. Seattle’s Emerson Hancock wasn’t nearly as fortunate.
The ...Read more
Tyler Glasnow delivers five strong innings as Dodgers beat Braves to go to 6-0
On Thursday and Friday night at Dodger Stadium, a common refrain echoed from the home plate escalators as the crowd was filing out.
“One-hundred-sixty-two and 0!” one fan shouted Thursday, while administering two-...Read more
Giants' Hicks dominates Astros in first hometown start
HOUSTON — Jordan Hicks sat isolated in the third-base dugout hours prior to first pitch, taking a brief beat to bask in the moment. He’s known Houston for nearly three decades; it still had that same fragrance.
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Nets outlast Mavericks 113-109 to earn 25th win of season
The Brooklyn Nets were blown out 120-101 when they faced the Dallas Mavericks last week at Barclays Center.
Two nights removed from snapping a six-game losing streak against the Washington Wizards, Brooklyn showcased ...Read more
Another blown lead costs Avalanche a point in shootout loss to Flames
DENVER — For the third time in 16 days, the Colorado Avalanche squandered a multi-goal lead in the third period.
The first two still ended with two points. This one did not.
The Calgary Flames scored twice midway ...Read more
Magic fall short to visiting Clippers
ORLANDO, Fla. — In a meeting between two of the top three defenses in the NBA, a lack of offense was on full display during a low-scoring affair between the Magic and the Clippers at Kia Center on Monday night.
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Pete Alonso crushes grand slam as Mets smash their way to series-opening win over Marlins
MIAMI — Maybe the New York Mets don’t need torpedo bats after all.
After an offensive-starved weekend in Houston, the Mets’ bats came alive in Miami on Monday night in a 10-4 win over the Marlins. With the LoanDepot...Read more
Celtics cap longest perfect road trip in franchise history with win over Grizzlies
Before the Boston Celtics departed for their longest road trip of the season, Kristaps Porzingis set what seemed like a lofty goal.
Asked what would make Boston’s six-game road trip a success, the big man replied: “...Read more
Wild salvage a point but fall to Devils in shootout
NEWARK, N.J. – A better start wasn’t the fix.
Neither was a change in venue.
For the second consecutive game, the New Jersey Devils had the Minnesota Wild’s number, prevailing 3-2 in a shootout Monday at Prudential...Read more
Flyers hold off the Predators, 2-1, for third straight victory
PHILADELPHIA — There’s a saying, “It’s a good life if you don’t weaken,” and right now, the Flyers are living it up with their strong play.
Three games into the Brad Shaw era, the Orange and Black are ...Read more
Sparse crowd sees Cardinals misplace lead in 7th, tumble in 10th for first loss, to Angels
ST. LOUIS — After spending all weekend unveiling and improving upon their recipe to win games, the Cardinals had to show Monday they could improvise one, too.
A lead misplaced in the seventh inning became a game that ...Read more
Shohei Ohtani 50-50 card sells for $1.07 million. It includes piece of pants Dodger wore reaching milestone.
LOS ANGELES — A baseball card autographed by Shohei Ohtani and featuring a piece of the pants the Dodgers' superstar wore while becoming the first MLB player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season has sold ...Read more
John Romano: 4 days into the season, the young guys are getting it done for Rays
TAMPA, Fla. — When the Rays tell you they plan on getting the most out of every spot on the 40-man roster, you might want to believe them.
A little more than a week ago, Jake Mangum, Kameron Misner and Hunter Bigge were...Read more
St. John's adding transfer Bryce Hopkins from Providence in major coup for Rick Pitino
NEW YORK — One of the top players in the NCAA transfer portal is headed to St. John’s.
The Red Storm are adding Providence forward Bryce Hopkins, head coach Rick Pitino announced Monday, in a major coup for the ...Read more
Braves' Jurickson Profar suspended 80 games after testing positive for performance-enhancing substance
LOS ANGELES — Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar, the team’s biggest offseason signing, tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG), which is a substance in violation of MLB’s ...Read more
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