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Jim Harbaugh didn’t know if he was coming or going.

Exhausted to the point of collapse and parked in the driveway of his Oakland Hills home, he briefly allowed himself to close his eyes — was it for a minute? An hour?...Read more

Six months ago, before Kyle Schwarber went for his first lap around the bases this season, his agents had talks with the Phillies about a contract extension.

“Obviously,” Schwarber said in July, “they didn’t ...Read more

To Andrew Friedman, something like this was a virtual impossibility.

“If you had said that we would have a six-week stretch where our offense would rank 30th in baseball, I would have said there was a zero percent ...Read more

Lindsay Whalen was sitting on a courtside chair as the Lynx players went through the informal warmup that started a couple of hours before Thursday’s tipoff against Golden State.

As always, assistant coach Whalen had ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Before first pitch Friday night, the San Francisco Giants’ in-game stadium host made a declaration.

“This,” he informed the crowd in a scoreboard address, “is the most important game at Oracle ...Read more

SEATTLE — Their run of unexpected hitting heroes and their win streak continued again Friday night.

Two nights ago it was Leo Rivas with the unlikely walkoff homer to beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the bottom of the ...Read more

MILWAUKEE — For a team that admits it must play detailed-oriented and hiccup-free baseball to have a chance to win, the Cardinals proved that point Friday night.

They did not play that precision game.

And, as a result...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Kody Clemens hit three homers and drove in five runs, almost singlehandedly carrying the Twins offense Friday, and yet he wasn’t the guy who teammates piled onto after a zany 9-8 victory over the Arizona ...Read more

TORONTO — Trevor Rogers was once again delivering an excellent start, making it through five innings without allowing an earned run Friday night against the Blue Jays.

But during that fifth frame, his velocity was ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Walker Buehler gave the Phillies exactly what they wanted Friday night, notably five solid innings and a fifth day of rest for each of their other starting pitchers.

But Bryce Harper supplied more of what...Read more

BOSTON — Aaron Judge continued his ascent in the Yankees’ record books on Friday, as he crushed the 362 nd home run of his career in the first inning of the team’s series-opener at Fenway Park.

The solo shot off Red...Read more

MIAMI — Friday’s pitching matchup between the Marlins’ Sandy Alcantara and Tigers’ Tarik Skubal promised to be something special.

After all, it marked only the second time in Marlins history that a pair of former...Read more

CHICAGO — It has been a while since Chicago Cubs fans had to figure out the magic number, a flashback to the late 2010s that disappeared around the same time Kyle Schwarber was nontendered.

But it’s time to brush up ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Mac Jones came to the 49ers to back up Brock Purdy after washing out in both New England and Jacksonville, working his hardest to be ready when called upon.

It happened sooner than anyone imagined ...Read more

Winning has been a struggle as of late for the Pirates, and Friday’s game was no different.

Entering the bottom of the seventh inning with a one-run lead, Pittsburgh’s bullpen allowed the game to get away. The ...Read more

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — A few short weeks ago, it was easy to believe that Ben Johnson's return to Ford Field would be a high-intensity slugfest between teams looking to establish dominance as the division's top dog.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The 49ers knew they would be without Brock Purdy and George Kittle.

Now the status of left tackle Trent Williams is up in the air as the 49ers depart for their Week 2 road assignment in New Orleans...Read more

Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill on Friday declined to comment on his estranged wife’s allegations of domestic abuse but said the NFL has not contacted him, as the league begins to investigate the matter.

Amid trade ...Read more

After sitting out Wednesday’s practice, Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy returned Thursday and Friday. The team officially listed Worthy as a “limited” participant in both workouts.

While Worthy continues to progress,...Read more

There is no such thing as The Team to Beat in the major league playoffs. The Phillies have seen both sides of that coin. They were that team in 2010 and 2011. They beat that team in 2023.

Come October, there are only hot ...Read more