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PHILADELPHIA — Late Thursday, within the hallways of One Citizens Bank Way, Phillies officials believed they were close to signing Bo Bichette.

How close?

“We were very close to having a deal done,” president of ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — I remember the final few months of the Kevin Stallings era of Pitt basketball and just how awful that was.

It was 2017-18, and in just two seasons Stallings and then-athletic director Scott Barnes managed ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — If the Pittsburgh Steelers' history of coaching searches means anything in their fourth such venture since 1969, the Rooney family has a type of coach that's made their franchise one of the most successful ...Read more

BALTIMORE — If the Baltimore Ravens made a miscalculation when they hired John Harbaugh 18 years ago, they should make the same mistake again in 2026.

All Harbaugh did was win Super Bowl XLVII, post 13 winning seasons ...Read more

So, the Miami Dolphins’ Green Bay-based general manager hired the Green-Bay-based coach. It’s as simple as that. Maybe it’s as inspired as that, too.

Maybe general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan hired Jeff Hafley as ...Read more

What the San Jose Sharks did Monday, sending two second-round picks and an AHL defenseman to Vancouver for winger Kiefer Sherwood, is not strictly advisable.

In the cold, unfeeling spreadsheet of NHL asset management, it�...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — In the past week, the Philadelphia Eagles have made it known to sources around the league that hiring former Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel as their new offensive coordinator is their No. 1 offseason ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Jimmy Butler had to be helped back to the locker room early in the third quarter of the Warriors’ 135-112 victory on Monday over the Heat at Chase Center.

He underwent an MRI the same night, and the ...Read more

DETROIT — In a matchup between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference, the Detroit Pistons showcased their superiority halfway through the 2025-26 season. The Pistons picked up a 104-103 victory over the Boston ...Read more

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Amid online rumors of an apparent health scare for Kansas basketball coach Bill Self, a KU Athletics spokesperson announced Monday night that Self was hospitalized Monday “out of an abundance of ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets didn’t have time to recover from Sunday night’s 20 3-pointers in Chicago before the same problem followed them home. One night later at Barclays Center, Brooklyn watched the Phoenix Suns ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — We've seen these movies before, or at least most of them.

With the NFL's conference championship games set — the Rams at Seattle following New England at Denver — three of the four possible Super Bowl ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights had their seven-game winning streak end with a 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at T-Mobile Arena Monday night.

The Knights went 1 for 7 on the power play and gave up the go-ahead...Read more

The injured Minnesota Wild certainly aren’t intimidated by the improbable.

They ended the Maple Leafs’ seven-game win streak at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena in a 6-3 rout Monday while still missing five regulars.

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MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins and owner Stephen Ross have once again demonstrated that prior NFL experience at being a head coach is not a job prerequisite in Miami. Or even preferred, evidently.

So welcome to town Jeff ...Read more

If the San Jose Sharks make the playoffs for the first time in seven years this season, they might look back at what happened Monday as a big reason why.

The Sharks started the day by bolstering their lineup – and ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — It’s not a matter of “who” when we talk about the Miami Dolphins new head coach, it’s a matter of “what,” and the “what” is a winning mindset, a determined mentality and an ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Sometimes, it’s a better hockey game than anyone probably expected.

It was a national holiday. It was an afternoon game. It was the middle of January.

But sometimes, those games can surprise. It can ...Read more

SEATTLE — It’s been a season full of unlikely heroes for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Monday’s road win was perhaps the greatest example yet.

Brett Kulak became the 26th different goal-scorer for Pittsburgh, the most in...Read more

DENVER — The short-handed Colorado Avalanche needed a spark. The once and maybe future MVP obliged.

Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist and provided the officials with a little salty guidance shortly after a ...Read more