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CLEVELAND — For a generation, he was as much a part of October as fun-size Snickers bars and pumpkin-spice lattes. Andy Pettitte made 44 starts in baseball’s postseason, logging so many innings that nobody else comes within 50. And every time he took the mound, Pettitte knew the expectation. “I …

NEW YORK — The New York Mets aren’t dead yet. They used an early offensive explosion against Los Angeles Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty and held on late in a 12-6 victory in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series. Game 6 is Sunday night, back at Dodger Stadium. After …

By Tyler Kepner, Chris Kirschner, Brendan Kuty and Zack Meisel CLEVELAND — For the second night in a row, the New York Yankees scored two runs off Emmanuel Clase, the Cleveland Guardians’ struggling star closer. This time, though, they made the runs stand, taking a thrilling 8-6 victory that gave …

On the heels of two of the more riveting weeks of college football in recent memory comes a jam-packed Saturday that features a trio of SEC headliners, including a top-five clash between blue bloods. There’s also multiple rivalry games that feature boots (sort of), and a potential College Football Playoff …

It could have come straight from the plot of a Shakespearean tragedy. A king is challenged to a battle by a young pretender, with victory earned only by the destruction of the other. The king emerges triumphant, but there is suspicion that he has acted nefariously in the tussle for …

Stay informed on all the biggest stories in Formula One. Sign up here to receive the Prime Tire newsletter in your inbox every Monday and Friday. AUSTIN, Texas — Just outside Circuit of the Americas stands a large, multicolored billboard. On the right side, set on a black background, is the Formula One …

Lynx hold off Liberty in an intense WNBA Finals Game 4, forcing winner-take-all Game 5: Live updates and reactions MINNEAPOLIS — The first three games of the 2024 WNBA Finals threatened to turn into laughers at the start, with one team racing out to a double-digit lead. On Friday, with …

Over dinner at a Mediterranean restaurant near their Central Park hotel last month, Mauricio Pochettino explained to U.S. Soccer staffers the cultural significance of mate, the herbal tea enjoyed by South American soccer players including Lionel Messi. Among the thoughts Pochettino shared with his new colleagues that night in New …

ASHBURN, Va. — Kliff Kingsbury embraces the virtual reality simulation Jayden Daniels credits with advancing his quarterback skills, even if the technology initially sent him in the wrong direction. “The first time I put it on, I backed into the wall,” said Kingsbury, the Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator and former …

CLEVELAND — The baseball gods work in the shadows, scripting moments and matchups and sequences that we couldn’t begin to fathom. Take, for instance, the night of June 26, when Matthew Boyd just so happened to flip on a Cleveland Guardians game to gauge the pulse of the team desperate …