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Andruw Jones not elected to Hall of Fame, needs push in final two years on ballot
ATLANTA — Andruw Jones, the iconic former Braves center fielder, was not elected to the Hall of Fame in his eighth year ... Read More
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Bryce Miller: Gary Woodland bounces back from brain surgery to make most of 'second chance' at Farmers
SAN DIEGO — On Sept. 18, 2023, surgeons cut a baseball-sized hole into the side of Gary Woodland’s head. They were trying to remove part of a lesion in his brain they believed was causing seizures.
Doctors hoped they ...Read more
Troy Renck: Avalanche can beat NHL's best. But inconsistency is hurting Colorado.
DENVER — The first sign that something wasn’t right came a few minutes after the puck dropped at 1 p.m. A special weekday matinee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day should have been a treat.
Instead, the Avalanche operated...Read more
Mike Bianchi: Getting arrested was the best thing that ever happened to Scottie Scheffler's brand
ORLANDO, Fla. — He’s the No. 1 player in the world and it’s not even close.
He’s a two-time major winner who won nine tournaments last year, including the Masters, Players Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational...Read more
Sam McDowell: Should Kareem Hunt be the Chiefs' playoff starter? Here's why it's not that simple.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The contact initially arrived about half a yard behind the line of scrimmage on a must-have-it play, and make no mistake, Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt instigated it.
He didn’t have much of a ...Read more
John Romano: Will Liam Coen bet on himself and stay or gamble on Jacksonville?
TAMPA, Fla. — It’s pretty obvious why the Jaguars are sniffing around Liam Coen.
He’s young, he’s personable and he just engineered one of the more impressive offensive turnarounds the NFL has seen in recent years...Read more
Former Phillies closer Billy Wagner elected to Hall of Fame, joining Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia
PHILADELPHIA — Once more, for baseball immortality, Billy Wagner closed it out.
Wagner, the dominant closer who played a two-season sliver of his 16-year career with the Phillies, got elected Tuesday night to the ...Read more
Ichiro Suzuki to be first Japanese player to make Hall of Fame. Shohei Ohtani on track to be second
LOS ANGELES — Ichiro Suzuki is a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
That has long been the assumption among baseball fans regarding the Japanese outfielder who played the majority of his 19-year MLB career with the Seattle ...Read more
Sources: Patriots expecting to hire Josh McDaniels as new offensive coordinator
BOSTON — The Patriots are expecting to hire Josh McDaniels as their new offensive coordinator, sources confirmed to the Boston Herald.
McDaniels should return for his third stint as offensive coordinator, having served ...Read more
CC Sabathia elected to Hall of Fame; Ichiro Suzuki, Billy Wagner also make Class of 2025
NEW YORK — CC Sabathia’s career ended abruptly.
Yes, the longtime Yankees left-hander had announced months earlier his plans to retire after the 2019 season, but his final appearance did not go as ceremoniously as ...Read more
Bill Madden: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner make up electric Hall of Fame trio
NEW YORK — In Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, the Baseball Writers Association delivered quite an eclectic trifecta to Cooperstown on Tuesday.
The first Japanese player ever elected to the Hall of Fame, a ...Read more
Pistons' Jalen Duren fulfills role as tone-setter: 'That's what we ask him to be'
HOUSTON — On Monday afternoon, the Detroit Pistons were in a hurry to leave Houston. A winter storm was just a few hours away from striking the city, and due to its unfamiliarity with snow, the wintry weather already had...Read more
Ichiro elected into Baseball Hall of Fame, 1 vote shy of unanimous selection
SEATTLE — Ichiro's iconic baseball career has formally reached its historic capstone.
The Mariners’ all-time hits leader received the expected call Tuesday afternoon officially welcoming him to the National Baseball ...Read more
Vikings, head coach Kevin O'Connell agree to multiyear contract extension
MINNEAPOLIS — The Vikings completed one major item on their offseason to-do list Tuesday, agreeing to terms on a multiyear extension with coach Kevin O’Connell.
The team announced the deal eight days after the end of ...Read more
Dieter Kurtenbach: If the Warriors prioritize their future over Steph Curry's prime, they're ignoring history
There’s an old fable about a frog in a boiling pot of water.
It suggests that if you toss a frog into already hot water, it’ll jump out immediately. But if you instead put the frog in cold water and heat it, it’ll ...Read more
Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen to join shortlist of quarterbacks to meet four times in playoffs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Is Chiefs vs. Bills the best rivalry in the NFL these days?
One could make that argument, because the AFC championship game marks the fourth time in five seasons that the Chiefs and Bills will meet in...Read more
If Chiefs beat the Bills in AFC championship game, a bettor will win $1 million
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Someone is betting big on Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. Really big.
Caesars Palace in Las Vegas said a bettor has placed a $1.3 million wager on the Chiefs beating the Buffalo Bills in Sunday’s ...Read more
Why the Sky didn't extend a qualifying offer to Chennedy Carter, their leading scorer
CHICAGO — The Chicago Sky are moving on from Chennedy Carter after electing not to extend a qualifying offer to the dynamic guard. Carter is now an unrestricted free agent and can begin negotiations with other teams.
...Read more
Patrick Mahomes dismisses talk of Chiefs getting help from refs but regrets flop attempt
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One of the hot topics on social media and the sports talk shows Tuesday was the continued chatter about the Chiefs getting special treatment from game officials.
Two roughing calls against the Houston...Read more
As Eagles prepare for Jalen Hurts to play in NFC title game, how mobile would the QB be vs. Commanders?
PHILADELPHIA — All eyes are on Jalen Hurts’ health going into the week of preparation ahead of the NFC championship game against the Washington Commanders, especially Kellen Moore’s.
The Eagles offensive coordinator...Read more
Hawks rookie Zaccharie Risacher could miss another week because of injury
ATLANTA — The Hawks said Tuesday that rookie Zaccharie Risacher will miss more time.
The team initially announced Friday that the rookie would miss two games with a left adductor strain. Now, three games later, the ...Read more
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