BOSTON — The smallest player on the Boston Celtics’ roster has gotten a little lost in Tacko-mania and the suddenly fierce competition for the Boston Celtics’ final roster spot, which isn’t en… Read more
NEW YORK — The series is even, its next momentum swing imminent. The Yankees punched first, the Astros hit back. Read more
In the NFL, playoff teams turn over every season. In fact, since the league went to a 12-team postseason format in 1990, at least four teams have replaced playoff teams from the previous seaso… Read more
BOSTON — Sometimes it seems a little unfair. Read more
WASHINGTON — It was Natasha Cloud who first got to hug Elena Delle Donne, the guard enveloped by the usually stoic, 6-foot-5 forward while teammate Ariel Atkins sank to one corner of the court… Read more
LOS ANGELES — It was a fastball that ran right into his bat, the kind of pitch you dream about in the backyard growing up, with the bases juiced and everything riding on whatever happens next.… Read more
ATLANTA — By the time the St. Louis Cardinals took the field for the bottom of the first inning Wednesday, the only drama remaining in the decisive Game 5 of the National League Division Serie… Read more
STUTTGART, Germany — From the moment they arrived in Stuttgart, the U.S. women’s gymnasts, led by the incomparable Simone Biles, made clear they’re not letting anything stand in their way of history. Read more
Washington Redskins Coach Jay Gruden has been fired, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Read more
FOXBORO, Mass. — The Patriots left Buffalo fans in an uproar Sunday night. Read more
Finally, eight months after the tragedy and trauma, Jacob Mitich had cobbled together something close to a normal college life. Then he felt a sharp pain. Read more
Even with its thing for anniversaries, college football reached one this past winter that went uncelebrated even if people all over the country might have raised a glass of schadenfreude. It m… Read more
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has officially been ruled out for the team’s game this weekend against Arizona, coach Ron Rivera said Friday. Read more
BOSTON — Suddenly, the Boston Bruins find themselves in nearly the same situation as a year ago at this time — which ultimately proved to be a good situation. Read more
The woman accusing Antonio Brown of rape and sexual assault is scheduled to meet today with NFL representatives, according to a person close to the situation. Read more
NEW YORK — The starting quarterback has mononucleosis and the star running back is having an MRI exam on his shoulder. Welcome to the world of New York Jets coach Adam Gase, who had to step up… Read more
A former college classmate accused New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown of rape and sexual assault in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday. Read more
The dawn of the football season in Ohio, where football matters, has reinforced the unpredictability of the coaching business given its strange links to New Hampshire, where football matters b… Read more
NEW YORK — While deciphering the usual graffiti of tennis-match statistics in search of the most telltale from Serena Williams’ win Thursday night in Arthur Ashe Stadium, fix the eye upon that… Read more
DALLAS — Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys blinked, awarding disgruntled running back Ezekiel Elliott a six-year, $90 million extension on Wednesday, bringing his total contract value to $103… Read more
NEW YORK — Roger Federer will not win a 21st Grand Slam event singles title this year. Read more
NEW YORK — Serena Williams’s career has proved so long and storied that on the occasion of her 100th singles win at the U.S. Open, which whooshed by in a 6-1, 6-0 blast Tuesday night, she coul… Read more
Are Clemson and Alabama playoff locks again? Read more
High school sports received a double dose of bad news on Monday when the annual participation survey by the National Federation of State High School Associations showed a decline in sports par… Read more
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The Little League World Series is much better in person, ESPN play-by-play commentator Karl Ravech insists, but his broadcasts are pretty great, too. Read more
Patrick Chung, a key component of the New England Patriots’ defense for nearly each of the past 10 seasons, was indicted by a New Hampshire grand jury on a felony cocaine-possession charge on … Read more
Two American athletes who recently staged protests on the medal stand at the Pan American Games were given 12 months of probation, with the head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee wa… Read more
Summer vacation ended abruptly Monday for high school athletes, coaches and athletic administrators around the stateof Maine, but most of the participants wouldn’t have it any other way. Read more
FOXBORO, Mass. — In the wake of the Achilles injury that ended his rookie season before it began, Isaiah Wynn would have had every reason to be depressed. The rookie offensive lineman, a first… Read more
BURLINGTON, Mass. — It’s taken two years, but Gordon Hayward is finally able to prepare for an NBA season like he wants. Read more
FOXBORO, Mass. — For a moment, Josh Gordon darted through the Patriots locker room on Monday. Wearing shorts and a gray Patriots sweatshirt, the wide receiver made his way through the local me… Read more
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Justin Lee is turning into a known quantity for baseball fans of all ages. Read more
It was a title bout of champions that ended in redemption for Stipe Miocic. Read more
At the three youth football camps Michael Vick has attended this year, he’s seen hundreds of kids. Of all the young quarterbacks he’s come across, maybe three were left-handed. Read more
The NFL needs to cut down the number of preseason games. If you’re looking for a reason as to why, check out the participation of the first full week of exhibition matchups. Nineteen starting … Read more
Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown lost his grievance against the NFL, a person familiar with the case said. Brown had asked to be allowed to wear a helmet not approved by the league. Read more
LAS VEGAS — Let's cut to the chase and call them the United Spurs of America. Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It was Simone Biles they came to see. If there were any doubt, the answer was in the decibels of the squeals and shrieks that shot through the rafters of Sprint Center each … Read more
WALDORF, Md. — Of all the potentially awkward moments I’ve had on a baseball field, perhaps none were as discomforting as those I spent last weekend waiting for a robot to speak to me. Read more
It’s almost to the point now where we’d almost feel sorry for one of the nation’s most tone-deaf institutions, aka the NCAA. Well, we would feel that way except for the fact that, well, it’s t… Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Four-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles apologized for the tears that filled her eyes Wednesday. Read more
BALTIMORE — There are relief pitchers who haven’t seen a batter’s box in years walking around the New York Yankees clubhouse these days wearing T-shirts with a four-word, all-caps phrase super… Read more
At this point it’s fair to say that Tom Brady’s personal science project is going well. He just celebrated his 42nd birthday with a new two-year contract extension, and he apparently runs fast… Read more
NEW YORK — Playoffs? Read more
As Tom Brady prepares to play the upcoming season for the New England Patriots at age 42, the six-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback already is readying for the possibility — or perhaps the i… Read more
Nathan Patterson went to a Colorado Rockies game on July 15 and tossed a few four-seamers at the Coors Field radar booth. Now he’s a prospect in the Oakland Athletics’ farm system. Read more
Saying she wants "kids to be able to stay kids" in figure skating, Olympian Ashley Wagner became the latest female athlete to talk about having been sexually assaulted, alleging that John Coug… Read more
An exciting 2019 rookie class has taken the field in their first NFL training camps, and with the first preseason games kicking off over the course of the next week, we decided to take a look … Read more
Nick Buoniconti, the Hall of Fame linebacker from the Miami Dolphins undefeated championship team who spoke of his decline from dementia in recent years, died Tuesday night at the age of 78, t… Read more
Jill Ellis, who this month steered the U.S. women’s national soccer team to a second consecutive World Cup championship, will step down as head coach after a five-game victory tour. Read more
Nearly 40 golfers missed their Women’s British Open practice rounds Monday, all because Lexi Thompson’s misplaced passport bizarrely delayed the arrival of their clubs. Read more
Never tear down a Major League Baseball team and try to rebuild it from rubble. Not if you have any sane alternative. Especially not now. Read more
While the standings typically divide Major League Baseball into buyers and sellers at the July 31 trade deadline with a high degree of logic and reason, there is sometimes no accounting for wh… Read more
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