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INDIANAPOLIS — The door was open for rookie quarterback Luke Altmyer to prove his value in the Detroit Lions' preseason finale against the Indianapolis Colts.

But it was instead veteran Josh Dobbs who made an emphatic ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The Pittsburgh Pirates won on Saturday, beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2, at Busch Stadium.

They got the big hit they’d been searching for all trip, a two-out, two-strike, three-run homer from Rafael ...Read more

Where would the Boston Red Sox be without Jake Bennett?

Coming into the season somewhere around ninth or 10th on the Red Sox’s starting pitching depth chart, it wouldn’t have surprised anyone if the recently acquired ...Read more

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — For the great ones, there is that place when a corner is turned, leaving behind the road that leads to something less and heading toward greatness. The great coaches point it out, the great athletes ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Timberwolves’ plan at power forward from the very beginning of this offseason up until just a couple days ago, when they agreed to a contract with Jonathan Kuminga, was equal parts hilarious, ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Justlikethat, Patrick Mahomes is the fourth-longest tenured Chief, the seventh-oldest on the roster and a father of three just weeks from turning 31.

Most likely but not certainly with him in the ...Read more

Imagine Warren Buffett participating in your fantasy draft.

I doubt he’d ever scream an expletive because someone took his sleeper right before him.

I can’t imagine him ever staring mournfully at a crossed-out name ...Read more

NFL training camps are supposed to provide clarity.

For five weeks in the sweltering Santa Clara heat, with three little Thursday-night jaunts in NFL stadiums, coaches evaluate, players compete, and, in theory, the best ...Read more

SEATTLE — He's a big fan of … who?

Vinod Khosla, who is all but confirmed as the new owner of the Seattle Seahawks after the NFL unanimously approved his purchase of the team Wednesday afternoon, told The Seattle ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels had amassed all the good fortune they could muster Friday only to melt down yet again.

Edmundo Sosa hit a go-ahead, pinch-hit grand slam in the ninth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On a night when runs were at a premium, and their bullpen opened the door for an Athletics comeback, the Baltimore Orioles needed a rally.

Coby Mayo and Christian Encarnacion-Strand delivered. The ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — When the San Francisco Giants made the unprecedented hiring of Tony Vitello, much was made of the fire, the passion, the intensity he brought to the table at the University of Tennessee. Save for some ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — In his first start at Busch Stadium, rookie Quinn Mathews set a cool, crisp and methodically ruthless pace that the Cardinals matched for a clinical dissection of an opponent that appeared to be none of those...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Beginning a series with the first-place Chicago White Sox at Target Field, with top prospect Walker Jenkins making his major league debut Friday, the Twins desperately needed a spark coming off a terrible ...Read more

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Odell Beckham Jr. wore sparkling red cleats Friday night seemingly designed to look like Dorothy’s ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz.

The message was clear: There’s no place like home.

And...Read more

TORONTO — For a brief period of time on Friday night, roughly 20 minutes, victory didn’t seem like an impossibility for the Seattle Mariners.

Of course, that fleeting moment came in the top of the first inning when ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays entered their three-game home interleague series with the Padres tied with San Diego — and Boston — for the major league’s best record since July 20.

At Tropicana Field on Friday ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Ken Hagan laid back in his office chair Friday — alone, emotional, his blue Tampa Bay Rays polo visible below his blazer — and attempted to absorb it all. He was celebrating, but cautiously. Pumped, yet...Read more

NEW YORK — The Mets remain hopeful that Juan Soto and Devin Williams will return over the next month, but it’s looking like Soto is much closer to playing again than Williams.

The star slugger has been able to ...Read more