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LOS ANGELES — Carlton Fisk … Kirby Puckett … Derek Jeter … David Freese. As he smoothed the dirt in the batter’s box in the 10th inning Friday night, Freddie Freeman never could have envisioned he’d be spending the rest of his life hanging out with those October legends. But …

It’s a compelling slate of games this weekend, including five ranked matchups, four of which feature double-digit spreads. (Any chance the favorites cover — or even win — all of those?) Plus a Friday night bout that could determine the Group of 5 team in the College Football Playoff, as …

LOS ANGELES – He had felt the lonely, humbling sensation before. It happened three years ago, on a Thursday night in May before 2,135 witnesses in Rochester, N.Y.  You better believe Nestor Cortes remembered the last time he’d walked off the field after somebody beat him with a home run. …

Just over three weeks into the 2024-25 NHL season, things are looking interesting. The Edmonton Oilers — our preseason Stanley Cup favorites — are struggling to score goals. The Calgary Flames and Minnesota Wild — two teams that missed the playoffs last year — are unexpectedly off to hot starts. …

A sudden shift could take place for more than a few NFL teams in Week 8. The Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet in the second of two NFC South showdowns. The Philadelphia Eagles–Cincinnati Bengals loser might feel like any good fortune they’ve built up over the last few …

LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball and the Players Association just worked through the last remaining big-ticket item for the A’s move to Sacramento, a playing surface to combat the heat: MLB is going with grass, not turf as it originally planned. Now the two parties can go through a …

Incredible, isn’t it? Every summer, Europe’s top five leagues input their clubs’ names into a machine so mythical you’re left with the impression it’s carried around in a locked suitcase by a boffin who has been handcuffed to it. The fixture computer, in reality a dull laptop, uses an algorithm …

MEXICO CITY — With his son watching on, arms draped on the right-hand side of the podium at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Sergio Pérez soaked in the adulation of his home fans. Even though Max Verstappen had won the race for Red Bull, third-placed Pérez drew the crowd’s focus after …

LOS ANGELES — The baseball disappeared into the jet-black sky, only resurfacing as the lights of Dodger Stadium illuminated its descent. There have been days this month when Freddie Freeman looked like he could barely walk. After his final swing in a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in …

How about Jazz Chisholm Jr. scoring the go-ahead run in Game 1 of the World Series? Chisholm entered the night just 5-for-34 with 11 strikeouts in the postseason. Earlier today, Yankees manager Aaron Boone was answering questions about Chisholm’s struggles. “What gives me confidence is how good and talented he …