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The San Francisco Giants have missed out on several marquee free agents in recent seasons, the latest apparently being Shohei Ohtani. One franchise legend, recently retired star catcher Buster Posey, says the perception of the…

Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is not a fan of where the franchise stands, and even took a jab at head coach Mike Tomlin. Roethlisberger was critical of Pittsburgh’s performance in the ‘Thursday Night…

The St. Louis Blues fired Stanley Cup-winning head coach Craig Berube just hours after Tuesday’s 6-4 loss to the Detroit Red Wings, which dropped St. Louis to 13-14-1 on the season. Drew Bannister, the head…

It didn’t take Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green very long to cross the line on the court again. Green was ejected from Tuesday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns after he struck Suns center…

They call him a “chess detective.” For more than a decade now, University at Buffalo computer science professor Kenneth Regan has been one of the world’s foremost experts in a niche subject: The detection of…

Juan Soto, the New York Yankees’ newest prized possession, didn’t mind the questions. Certainly, he welcomed everyone’s interest. He respects the curiosity. But no, he did not drop a single hint on Tuesday, share any…

Survive and advance. The late Jim Valvano popularized the phrase while speaking about the NCAA basketball tournament, but it’s just as applicable to fantasy football. You only need to beat your opponent this week. Then…

And now the manner he’ll be compensated has shattered another norm. Ohtani is deferring $680 million of his $700 million salary from the Los Angeles Dodgers, earning the relatively pauper’s sum of $2 million per…

Apply the lens of cheating to golf, and it becomes a paradoxical sport. The game roots itself in integrity and class. Yet even with a rule book more than 200 pages thick, few activities lend…

In a 2015 interview with ESPN one of the greatest athletes in the history of American sports did something that’s since been mostly forgotten, but was remarkable then and even now: He publicly admitted to…