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It's a destination employer for so many young sports journalists. When The New York Times comes calling, you'd answer and listen as intently as possible. And if you were so lucky to be offered a job on the Manhattan-based media company's team, you'd accept without hesitation. Now that possibility doesn't exist, as The...Read more...

Sean Casey, a three-time All-Star and 12-year major league veteran, will serve as the New York Yankees' hitting coach for the rest of the 2023 season, the New York Post reported MondayRead more...

Larry Nassar got gutted like a fish.

The Minnesota Timberwolves re-signed guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker on Monday. Terms were not disclosedRead more...

The Carolina Panthers are welcoming Julius Peppers and Muhsin Muhammad to their Hall of Honor this fallRead more...

It's Norway and then everyone else. That's how Group A will shake out, even with hosts New Zealand trying to defend home territory from two European foes and a debutant from Asia. The runaway favorites to win the group are the Nordic, who will be one of the countries making the journey from the northern tip of Earth...Read more...

If you're an NBA fan, you've probably seen or heard about the official announcement of the new in-season tournament set to jump off in November. Those who follow The Association on social media, most notably Instagram, may have received a direct message from former NBA baller Richard Jefferson explaining how the...Read more...

I spent two college summers delivering Edy's Ice Cream to Jewels, Moo & Oinks, and 7 Eleven's throughout the Chicagoland area. The summer after my junior year I interned for NBA.com and thought I was hot stuff with a feature I wrote on Josh Smith's basketball camp. Nicole Markus, Alyce Brown, Cole Reynolds, and Divya...Read more...

The Philadelphia 76ers retained restricted free agent forward/center Paul Reed on Sunday night by matching a three-year, $23 million offer sheet he signed with the Utah Jazz a day earlierRead more...

Logan Webb threw the first complete-game shutout of his career, J.D. Davis provided all the needed run support with a fourth-inning home run and the San Francisco Giants outlasted the visiting Colorado Rockies 1-0 on Sunday afternoon in the final game before the All-Star break.Read more...

The Detroit Red Wings acquired forward Alex DeBrincat from the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night in exchange for forward Dominik Kubalik, defenseman Donovan Sebrango, a conditional first-round draft pick in 2024 and a fourth-round pick in 2024Read more...

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected former LSU right-hander Paul Skenes with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2023 MLB Draft on Sunday night.Read more...

Manny Machado drove in five runs with a pair of home runs off Max Scherzer and Joe Musgrove worked six scoreless innings with the help of three double plays Sunday as the San Diego Padres defeated the visiting New York Mets 6-2 in the rubber match of a three-game seriesRead more...

The New York Yankees relieved hitting coach Dillon Lawson of his duties, the team announced on SundayRead more...

Seven Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers limited the Arizona Diamondbacks to four hits and Ji Man Choi hit a two-run home run and a double in a 4-2 win Sunday in PhoenixRead more...

Logan Webb threw the first complete-game shutout of his career, J.D. Davis provided all the needed run support with a fourth-inning home run and the San Francisco Giants outlasted the visiting Colorado Rockies 1-0 on Sunday afternoon in the final game before the All-Star breakRead more...

Coming off a torn ACL last season, Denver Broncos running back Javonte Williams feels ready to be cleared for the start of training camp, he said SundayRead more...

Anthony Santander hit two of Baltimore's season-high six home runs and Kyle Gibson picked up his ninth victory of the season as the Orioles cruised to their fifth consecutive win, 15-2, over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in MinneapolisRead more...

Pinch hitter Yan Gomes hit a two-run single in the seventh inning following a fielding error by second baseman Gleyber Torres, and Seiya Suzuki lifted a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth as the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 7-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoonRead more...

Paul DeJong had two hits, including a go-ahead double in the 10th inning, and Willson Contreras smacked a two-run home run to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 win against the host Chicago White Sox on SundayRead more...

Masataka Yoshida went 2-for-4 with a go-ahead home run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Boston Red Sox rallied to sweep the visiting Oakland Athletics with a 4-3 win on Sunday afternoonRead more...

Logan Gilbert worked seven strong innings and the Seattle Mariners closed the first half with a 3-1 win over the host Houston Astros on Sunday that clinched the four-game seriesRead more...

Danny Jansen hit a game-tying, two-run home run in the ninth, Nathan Lukes doubled home the go-ahead run in the 10th and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays edged the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Sunday afternoonRead more...

The Tampa Bay Rays snapped their longest losing streak of the season on Sunday with an impressive 10-4 win over the Atlanta Braves in St. Petersburg, FlaRead more...

If a young, talented, and boisterous Black woman bothers you, then divert your eyes from track and field - also, you're probably racist. Sha'Carri Richardson's feet torched the track at the 2021 Olympic Trials. Unfortunately for her, much of her career following her dynamic performance was littered with setbacks. On...Read more...

The Seattle Kraken avoided arbitration and agreed to terms with defenseman Cale Fleury on a two-year contractRead more...

Joey Meneses, Stone Garrett and Dominic Smith each homered and Patrick Corbin pitched seven solid innings as the Washington Nationals cruised to a 7-2 win over the visiting Texas Rangers to take the three-game series on SundayRead more...

Former Kentucky forward Chris Livingston, the final pick of last month's NBA draft, is signing a record deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, The Athletic reportedRead more...

The Arizona Diamondbacks placed left-hander Tyler Gilbert on the paternity list Sunday and recalled right-hander Carlos Vargas from Triple-A RenoRead more...

The Philadelphia Flyers signed goaltender Alexei Kolosov to a three-year, entry-level contractRead more...

The Vancouver Canucks agreed to a two-year deal with forward Nils Hoglander on SundayRead more...

Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano is heading to his second straight All-Star GameRead more...

The Minnesota Timberwolves signed forward Troy Brown Jr. on Sunday to add depth to the frontcourtRead more...

After a short stint in Los Angeles with the Clippers last season, John Wall was traded to his former team, the Houston Rockets, then released a few days later. Now Wall is a free agent and holding a private workout for teams in Las Vegas Sunday in hopes of sparking interest and signing with someone for the 2023-24...Read more...

The Baltimore Orioles reinstated first baseman Ryan Mountcastle from the 10-day injured list SundayRead more...

The Royals reinstated left-hander Ryan Yarbrough from the 60-day injured list, and he'll be on the mound Sunday when Kansas City plays the Guardians in ClevelandRead more...

The Philadelphia Phillies placed reliever Jose Alvarado on the 15-day injured list Sunday with left elbow inflammationRead more...

The Cleveland Guardians' season-long search for more offensive production at the catcher position has brought them to rookie Bo NaylorRead more...

To say that New York Mets right-hander Max Scherzer has dominated the San Diego Padres throughout his 16 seasons in the majors would be an understatementRead more...

The host Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds will play a key National League Central rubber match on Sunday as both teams try to establish some momentum heading into the All-Star breakRead more...

Corbin Carroll has one more game before he'll let it soak in that he's an All-Star in his first full season.Read more...

Right-hander Logan Webb hopes to finish off the first half of the season differently than he started it when the San Francisco Giants hand him the ball for the finale of a three-game series against the visiting Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoonRead more...

The Boston Red Sox have clicked on all cylinders over their first two games against the Oakland Athletics this weekendRead more...

Left-hander Blake Snell struck out 11 across six shutout innings as the host San Diego Padres recorded a 3-1 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday nightRead more...

The surging Baltimore Orioles will aim to take a five-game winning streak into the All-Star break when they attempt to complete a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins on Sunday in MinneapolisRead more...

The late-inning heroics provided by the battery of Hector Neris and Martin Maldonado proved welcome for the Houston Astros, who squeezed out a 3-2 home victory Saturday over the Seattle Mariners, setting the table for the Astros to earn a split of the four-game series on SundayRead more...

Could Sunday's first-half finale double as Lucas Giolito's last home start as a member of the Chicago White SoxRead more...

Mookie Betts made his final in-game preparations for the Home Run Derby, hitting a leadoff blast Saturday to start the Los Angeles Dodgers toward a 10-5 victory over the visiting Los Angeles AngelsRead more...

The Phillies' 13-game road win streak -- which matched a franchise record set in 1976 -- is overRead more...

The All-Star break could hardly come at a better time for the Texas RangersRead more...