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Many of those who played alongside Michael Jordan in the NBA have described him as someone who would test a teammate’s mental toughness to come through in key moments. Some failed to meet this high standard. But for those that earned Jordan’s trust, he had little hesitation passing them the …

Kirk Herbstreit’s golden retriever Ben, who became beloved by sports fans for his broadcast-crashing appearances at college football stadiums and NFL games in recent years, died Thursday at age 10. Ben was diagnosed with leukemia and lymphoma in March, and Herbstreit — the ESPN college football and Amazon Prime NFL analyst …

Picking Penn State to lose to Ohio State does not deserve a victory lap. Losing big games is what the Nittany Lions do. Like James Franklin, I deserved to get booed off the field last week after posting an embarrassing 4-5 record picking up straight-up winners. My 59-31 overall record …

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Saying goodbye to Paul George was one thing. The LA Clippers decided in early July to draw a hard line in negotiations with the 34-year-old, who wanted a four-year, $212 million max deal that he would get from the Philadelphia 76ers instead. The prospect of paying him …

Roki Sasaki is a stud. Probably. He first attracted stateside attention in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, when he sat 100 mph on the fastball and announced his presence with authority. But Sasaki, 23,  has been putting up some bonkers numbers in Japan, with a 2.02 career ERA, and there’s …

With the NFL trade deadline fully in our rearview, the league’s stretch run toward the playoffs can officially begin. That’s also happening in college football, as we’re inching closer to the largest playoff we’ve ever seen — a postseason that should be a huge opportunity for 2025 NFL Draft prospects …

Never has WNBA head coaching been a more tenuous job. Qualify for the playoffs? That didn’t spare the Atlanta Dream’s Tanisha Wright, the Indiana Fever’s Christie Sides or the Connecticut Sun’s Stephanie White from losing their positions. Lead a rebuilding team with budding young talent? That didn’t help Curt Miller’s …

Travis Kelce said his brother Jason Kelce was defending his family when he reacted to a heckling fan Saturday by slamming the fan’s phone onto the ground. The brothers discussed the incident, which led to a Penn State police investigation and included Jason exchanging a homophobic slur with the fan, …

BOSTON — The Golden State Warriors defended their way back into the game in Boston on Wednesday night following a shaky start. They held the Celtics scoreless for a nearly six-minute stretch. They were up 37-33 with five minutes left in a low-scoring first half, winning because of focus and …

The Dallas Stars landed in Helsinki, Finland, a few hours later than expected after a flight delay for the start of their Global Series trip last week. That meant the practice they had initially scheduled was canceled. Instead, the team went straight to enjoy one of Finland’s proudest institutions: the …