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PITTSBURGH — Let’s start here: I’m very much a fan of international travel. While I personally haven't logged many trips outside these United States, I’m all for embracing the exploration of new places and cultures...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The good people of New York like to consider themselves tough. If you can make it there, as Frank Sinatra crooned, you'll make it anywhere.

Do not confuse hot takes with sounding tough. Two New York sports...Read more

MIAMI — In case you thought this whole ”rebuilding” thing was part of a bad dream or perhaps a concoction of the negative media, the Miami Dolphins apparently will go 1-16 this coming season, the worst record in the ...Read more

ANAHEIM — Three weeks ago, before the story of the Angels’ struggles was their anemic offense, the main problem was their bullpen.

On Wednesday night, they combined the two in a gut-wrenching, 6-5, 10-inning loss to ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The crack of the bat reverberated throughout Petco Park. The crowd let out a collective, “Oh.” And Shohei Ohtani started his trot around the bases.

San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill made a...Read more

ST. LOUIS — It’s been a tough few days in a rough few weeks for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wednesday was a night where things went right.

The Pirates snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-0 win against the St. Louis...Read more

CHICAGO — With days left until a deadline to pass legislation this spring, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker acknowledged he had recently spoken with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and maintained that the Chicago Bears and NFL ...Read more

Fifty games into the season, coming off another losing road trip (capped by a sweep at the hands of the Diamondbacks), boasting the worst offense in baseball, and 10 games under .500, the San Francisco Giants might be ...Read more

Too often this season the Boston Red Sox have struggled to battle back late, and lost winnable games; they entered Wednesday night’s series finale in Kansas City 2-23 when trailing after the sixth inning.

But in the top...Read more

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche led from the front all season in the NHL. Now the Avs need to come back to reach the Stanley Cup Final.

The Vegas Golden Knights got goals from a journeyman defenseman and the top two ...Read more

DENVER — Amid the gloom of mounting losses, the Colorado Rockies keep searching for silver linings.

The latest exhibit was outfielder Jake McCarthy’s performance from the leadoff spot in the Rockies’ final-inning, 5...Read more

DETROIT — You can’t start a winning streak until you win one.

The Detroit Tigers are still searching for the one.

The Cleveland Guardians, who tied the game in the top of the ninth, scored three more runs in the top ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The New York Mets‘ group of rookies has done well enough to impact games and even help the big league squad win a few of them this season, but there was little offensive impact to be found from veterans ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kon Knueppel added another piece of NBA hardware to his growing collection.

The Charlotte Hornets’ rising star was named first-team all-rookie Wednesday night, putting the bow on his initial season ...Read more

SEATTLE — A homestand that started off with the bad kind of sweep ended with a series win.

The Seattle Mariners, a team with glaring weaknesses and inconsistent performances, assuaged the growing discontent among the ...Read more

PHOENIX — For the first time since Buster Posey’s playing days, the San Francisco Giants have fallen 10 games below .500.

The Giants unceremoniously concluded their three-city trip by being swept by the Arizona ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jason Kidd tried every verbal trick to minimize and distance his role in the worst trade in NBA history, but no amount of soap, or gasoline, could completely wash his guilt.

Not Nico Harrison-level ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — It looked like a happy homecoming game for Pete Alonso and Shane Baz on Wednesday afternoon.

Alonso, the former Plant High School star, drove in two runs with a single and homer. Baz, the former Tampa Bay ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — There have been a lot of changes to the Minnesota Twins roster this week, ones that could carry massive ramifications for how the season looks in a couple of months.

But the team still has Joe Ryan as the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Right away, José Alvarado knew it was gone.

The Phillies reliever let out a shout of frustration on the mound as soon as the ball left Sal Stewart’s bat. Alvarado had brought Stewart to an 0-2 count, ...Read more