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MINNEAPOLIS — It’s hard to tell which recovery is more impressive: Joe Ryan’s or the Twins’. Either way, Ryan provided ample evidence Saturday that both are healthy again.

Ryan, floored by an “intense” bout of...Read more

Two solo home runs from Aaron Judge and a go-ahead homer from Oswald Peraza weren’t enough for the Yankees to pull off a comeback win on Saturday, as they fell to the Athletics, 11-7.

The Yankees put themselves up 6-4 ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The novelty angle to Saturday’s game was the weather delays — one that pushed back the start and another during the fifth inning — that were billed as the first for home games in franchise history.

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PHILADELPHIA — Winning a golf tournament is stressful, and so Sepp Straka’s Sunday will come with pressure and queasiness. The Austrian built like a linebacker is tied for the lead with Shane Lowry at the Truist ...Read more

DENVER — That smile. That darned smile.

Every possible pearly white, from a star who traditionally lets his game do the talking, glinted from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s mouth as he strolled off the floor at Ball Arena ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Before the Chargers put diamonds in any Super Bowl rings, Jim Harbaugh is looking for diamonds on the practice field.

"Rare gems, they don't just hop out of the ground and into your pocket," the Chargers ...Read more

NEW YORK — After opening the Eastern Conference semifinals with a pair of embarrassing home losses, the Celtics returned to form Saturday at Madison Square Garden.

The defending NBA champions regained both their ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Less than 24 hours after benefiting from some manager Don Kelly magic, the Pirates returned to their losing ways Saturday afternoon at PNC Park, falling to the Atlanta Braves by a final score of 3-2 in 11 ...Read more

WASHINGTON — An opportunistic offense that conjured four runs in the second inning followed by another starter’s wizardry proved plenty for the Cardinals to continue their hex on the Washington Nationals on Harry ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Derek Carr, who rewrote the Raiders’ record book during his nine seasons with the club, is retiring from football after suffering a serious shoulder injury last season with the Saints.

Carr, 34, spent the ...Read more

DETROIT — Casey Mize, off to the best start of his career, will have to hit pause.

Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch announced before the game Saturday that Mize was placed on the 15-day injured list dating to Friday with...Read more

CHICAGO — The NBA draft combine takes place Sunday through May 18 at Wintrust Arena. The combine is vital for aspiring players to show their skills to scouts before the NBA draft on June 25-26.

The NBA draft lottery ...Read more

The Florida Panthers were facing more than sudden-death overtime Friday night. They were facing their season all but suddenly dying.

The overtime ended with the horn blasting happily, with rats on the ice, and with ...Read more

BOSTON — It seemed as though everyone had moved on.

Rafael Devers moving from third base to designated hitter was the story of spring training. The slugger made no attempt to hide his unhappiness and at one point even ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — They don’t make short par-3s like they used to. In fact, they pretty much don’t make them at all anymore, at least on the courses designed for current professional golfers.

But that doesn’t mean the...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — Amari Cooper’s unwillingness to take a shot, Michael Gallup’s ACL, and the “presence” of Ryan Flournoy, Jalen Brooks and Jalen Tolbert forced the Cowboys to bring in a person who could ...Read more

MIAMI — Zeek Biggers’ calves are the size of tree trunks, and they’re needed to hold up his 6-foot-6, 320-pound frame, which based on my Lasik-assisted eyes might be a conservative weight listing.

Probably a weight ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The business of sports often is cloaked in secrecy. You can find out the salary of your favorite player, but how much money his team makes and how much money he makes off the field are the stuff of ...Read more

MIAMI — Pat Riley entered the room Friday afternoon in a blue sports jacket, salmon shirt and silver-fox hair that, as usual, provided stylish cover for the street fighter underneath.

“How many of you were born after...Read more