SAN DIEGO — With one hand on his putter, Rory McIlroy tapped in for bogey seconds after an errant putt on his second hole. Two holes later, the 30-year-old from Northern Ireland slammed his dr… Read more

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Reigning NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Busch made his debut at IMSA and the Rolex 24 at Daytona this weekend, where he notched 4½ strong hours driving the No. 14 GTD entry for… Read more

The Red Sox are "strongly considering” trading Mookie Betts “based on their recent talks with the Padres, Dodgers and other teams,” The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported Sunday. Read more

MIAMI — It’s been more than three weeks since the Patriots saw their season come to a close in a Wild Card playoff defeat to Tennessee. Read more

NEW ORLEANS — They paid respect with the 24-second shot clock, something Kobe Bryant never had much use for. Read more

LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant is gone. Read more

The Tennessee Titans knocked off the AFC’s top-seeded Baltimore Ravens last Saturday, becoming the first No. 6 seed to reach an NFL conference title game since the New York Jets in 2011. And w… Read more

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Paul Menhart will be telling the story for the rest of his life, the story that begins on the first of May, with a walk down the block with Gracie, his 8-year-old Australia… Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A.J. Francis has always been a character. Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — One of the first things Nick Bosa noticed about his new team was it probably shouldn’t have been picking second overall in the NFL draft. The team, on paper, was better t… Read more

They are 26-11 — easily ensconced in the very upper region on their side of the NBA map, but handily behind and no real threat to Milwaukee or the Lakers above. Read more

DURHAM — Sophomore defenseman Will MacKinnon scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the University of New Hampshire men’s hockey team defeated No. 11 Northeastern, 5-4, Saturday night bef… Read more

Another coach from Bill Belichick’s “tree” was made a head coach when the N.Y. Giants hired wide receivers/special teams coach Joe Judge to be their newest head coach. Read more

The New England Patriots have been knocked out of the NFL playoffs in the first round, and many are rushing to call their upset loss the end of one of the most amazing dynasties in sports. Read more

The first round of the NFL playoffs featured four excellent games. All four were decided by one possession. Two went to overtime. Three road teams, including both No. 6 seeds, came away with v… Read more

With tensions rising in the Middle East following the killing of a prominent Iranian military figure, the U.S. Soccer Federation called off a men’s national team training camp scheduled to ope… Read more

David Stern died Wednesday at the age of 77, and the tributes will pour in for days, weeks, months and years. They will all be deserved. They will focus — correctly — on how he turned the NBA … Read more

Richard Seymour is one step closer to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Read more

FOXBORO, Mass. — Julian Edelman used to have a hard enough time trying to break free from Logan Ryan during Patriots practice. Their battles were legendary. Read more

David Stern, who served as commissioner of the National Basketball Association for three decades, transforming a struggling league plagued with image problems into a billion-dollar business wh… Read more

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The final image of the 2019 Ohio State football season was a devastated Chris Olave on one knee in the end zone at State Farm Stadium. Moments earlier, a miscommunication and… Read more

CLEVELAND — If this, the Year of Lamar Jackson, indeed ended Sunday for Lamar Jackson, with a 31-15 win over the Cleveland Browns clinching home-field advantage for the first time in franchise… Read more

For the past 15 months, life has been hectic for the celebrity sports couple Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe. In September 2018, Bird won her third WNBA title with the Seattle Storm to add to a rés… Read more

BUFFALO — So the Bruins exorcised a few demons in their last game before the Christmas break, some long-standing and others short-term. Read more

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel clarified Wednesday that her investigation into Michigan State University’s handling of complaints against serial molester Larry Nassar i… Read more

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith brought a visitor to meet university president Michael Drake in the summer of 2018. Read more

TOKYO — Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Games are hoping to entertain visitors from the ground, air and sea before and during next year’s sports extravaganza. Read more

When Tre Williams made his official visit to Clemson University last winter, the football program checked every box for him. The blue-chip defensive tackle, from St. John's College High School… Read more

The big sports news is that 2020, which is just around the corner, is an Olympic year. The Summer Games will take place in Tokyo from July 24 to Aug. 9. Read more

FOXBORO, Mass. — If my hunches were infallible, I would be filing this column from my yacht in the Greek Isles. Read more

BOSTON — The Celtics and Enes Kanter are facing a travel for next week’s Toronto trip that has become even more acute in light of injuries to the club’s centers. Read more

CHICAGO — UConn’s 84-74 win over DePaul Monday night was, for the Huskies’ second straight game, a tale of two halves. Read more

If you’re wondering why Kentucky’s next game will be played Wednesday night/Thursday morning, Utah Coach Larry Krystkowiak had a plausible answer. Read more

It happens every game, but chances are you don’t notice it. Read more

The Texas Rangers have signed ex-Red Sox catcher Blake Swihart to a minor-league deal, the team announced Monday. Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs made a move to add to their defense Monday. Read more

FOXBORO, Mass. — Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels said this week he would find ways to get N’Keal Harry the ball more in open space to better utilize his talent. Read more

STORRS, Conn. — If you thought the pressure on UConn 2020 signee Paige Bueckers was already high, Geno Auriemma upped it a notch when discussing his incoming point guard after Sunday’s win ove… Read more

The United States is in trouble at the Presidents Cup, falling behind 9-5 after Saturday morning’s session of four ball at Royal Melbourne. The International team took 2½ out of 4 points to wi… Read more

In every way but one, this military patch looks like all the others that have been affixed throughout the years onto flight suits of those in the Naval Aviation Schools Command. On a backgroun… Read more

Former NBA commissioner David Stern underwent emergency surgery Thursday for what the league described as “a sudden brain hemorrhage.” Read more

The Justice Department charged 10 former NFL players with defrauding a health care program for retired players of nearly $4 million, according to court documents. Read more

SAN DIEGO — The Washington Nationals, weeks removed from winning their first World Series title, arrived at baseball’s winter meetings Sunday facing crucial decisions. Stephen Strasburg and An… Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Before every Kentucky home game this season, a short film titled “All Roads” and narrated by Tom Hammond plays on Rupp Arena’s video screens. “All roads lead to Lexington …,” … Read more

FOXBORO, Mass. — Hallmarks of past Patriot defeats were speckled all over Sunday’s game against the Chiefs. Read more