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By HILLEL ITALIE

NEW YORK — Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and had a long run as the one of the country’s most recognized, incisive and talkative...

By ANDREW DAMPF and ERIC WILLEMSEN

MERIBEL, France — Mikaela Shiffrin covered her mouth with her fluorescent orange mittens and then collapsed to the snow, still breathing heavily as her entire body pulsated from the exertion of her gold medal-winning run.What a relief after a hectic...

By MARGARET STAFFORD

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fans lined up Wednesday to get a prime spot in downtown Kansas City as the city celebrates the Kansas City Chiefs’ second Super Bowl championship in four NFL seasons. Chiefs coach Andy Reid and Super Bowl MVP quarterback Patrick...

By MARK DIDTLER

TAMPA, Fla, — Frankie Montas needs shoulder surgery and will miss most or all of the New York Yankees’ season.As pitchers and catchers reported to spring training on Wednesday, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the 29-year-old right-hander will have...

By EDDIE PELLS

New Mexico State’s chancellor expressed his confidence in athletic director Mario Moccia on Wednesday, less than a week after the school’s most high-profile sports program — the men’s basketball team — was shut down for what the chancellor said was a...

By JIMMY GOLEN

BOSTON — The hockey rink has been removed. The goalposts are gone. The obstacle course and driving range tees also were taken away to get Fenway Park ready for baseball again.Even without Red Sox playoffs, the major league’s oldest ballpark is coming...

By DAVE SKRETTA

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid isn’t done yet. Patrick Mahomes isn’t going anywhere, either.Chad Henne is heading off in retirement but otherwise the Kansas City Chiefs have very few holes to address heading into the offseason, which is why they already...

By ANDREW DAMPF

MERIBEL, France — Broken bones. Surgeries. Rehab. Stinging losses.American resilience and a never-give-up attitude following a series of physical and mental challenges paid off for Nina O’Brien, Tommy Ford, Charlemont’s Paula Moltzan and River Radamus...

By DAVID BRANDT

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in a memorable Super Bowl that included plenty of big plays on and off the field. Here’s a look at some top moments from Sunday night’s game:Chiefs winHarrison Butker kicked a...

By DAVE SKRETTA

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Kansas City Chiefs awoke Monday still reveling in the glow of their second Super Bowl title in a four-year span, while the Philadelphia Eagles were left to lament how close they came to winning another Lombardi Trophy of their...

By STEPHEN WHYNO

Linus Ullmark moved to the Boston area in the summer of 2021 with his wife, their two young children and their dogs after signing with the Bruins. Settling in with his new team didn’t happen right away.Fresh off signing a $20 million, four-year...

By JENNA FRYER

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kevin Harvick is looking for the exit ramp as he enters his final season as a NASCAR driver while seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson is sliding back into stock cars.Harvick’s farewell tour will come nine years after his only Cup...

By ROB MAADDI

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Patrick Mahomes shook off an ankle injury, turned back into a magician and pulled out another comeback on the biggest stage to help the Kansas City Chiefs win their second Super Bowl in four years.Mahomes threw two touchdown passes...

By ROB MAADDI

PHOENIX — Andy Reid already proved he can win the big game in Kansas City after coming up short several times throughout his 14 seasons in Philadelphia.Leading the Chiefs to a victory over the Eagles in the Super Bowl on Sunday would further cement...

By BRIAN MAHONEY

First it was Kyrie Irving to Dallas. Then came Kevin Durant to Phoenix.The breakup in Brooklyn is rebuilding some contenders in the West.Trade deadline day in the NBA arrived Thursday with news of a blockbuster. The Nets had agreed overnight to deal...

By KYLE HIGHTOWER

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade forward Justin Jackson and a pair of future second-round draft picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder for big man Mike Muscala, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The...

By ROB MAADDI

PHOENIX — When medical personnel rushed onto the field to save Damar Hamlin’s life after the Buffalo Bills’ defensive back collapsed during a game last month in Cincinnati, many people witnessing the horrifying scene did the only thing they could to...

By TIM REYNOLDS

LeBron James is 38 years old. He is in Season 20 of his NBA career. He is, by conventional basketball-playing standards, ancient.History says his decline should have started already.Except it hasn’t. Not even close. And count that as just another...

By DAVID BRANDT

PHOENIX — If all goes according to plan Sunday, the only time football fans will see Kansas City’s Chad Henne or Philadelphia’s Gardner Minshew during the Super Bowl will be on the sideline, holding a clipboard, talking on a headset or offering...

By JOSH DUBOW

This year’s Super Bowl features a rare matchup of the NFL’s top two teams from the regular season.The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs were the league’s only 14-game winners, marking just the sixth time since the 1970 merger that the squads...