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By ANDREW DAMPF

MERIBEL, France — Amid a whirlwind 48 hours high in the French Alps, Mikaela Shiffrin woke up to the news that LeBron James had broken the NBA scoring record and the American skier immediately drew comparisons to her own record-breaking...

By JOHN NICHOLSON

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The WM Phoenix Open has a huge new purse and star-packed field as golf’s biggest party kicks off Super Bowl week in the Valley of the Sun.“This week is a party for everyone except us,” fifth-ranked Patrick Cantlay said Wednesday, a...

By JOE REEDY

Mike Pereira knows the pressure Carl Cheffers and his officiating crew will be under during Super Bowl 57 between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.That’s because he either hired or promoted most of them.As the NFL’s vice president of...

By STEPHEN WHYNO

Getting fired by the Boston Bruins didn’t stop former coach Bruce Cassidy from picking up the phone and giving some advice when replacement Jim Montgomery called to ask.Getting fired by the Vegas Golden Knights also didn’t stop Peter DeBoer from...

By ANDREW DAMPF

MERIBEL, France — Practically the only person not asking Mikaela Shiffrin if this was the Beijing Olympics all over again was herself.That’s because the American skier learned so much from that disappointing performance a year ago when she didn’t...

By GRAHAM DUNBAR

GENEVA — The English Premier League vs. Manchester City: a legal fixture for the ages.Soccer’s richest and most watched league challenged its defending champion on Monday with more than 100 charges of alleged financial wrongdoing and failures to...

By DOUG FEINBERG

HARTFORD, Conn. — In a rematch of last season’s national championship game, South Carolina came out on top again over UConn thanks to a strong fourth quarter by Aliyah Boston.Boston scored 23 of her 26 points in the second half, including 14 in the...

By SCHUYLER DIXON

DALLAS — Kyrie Irving is getting his wish. He’s getting traded.And Luka Doncic is getting another All-Star to help him in Dallas.The Mavericks and Brooklyn Nets agreed Sunday on a blockbuster trade: Irving — the super-talented and often-enigmatic...

By STEPHEN WHYNO

SUNRISE, Fla. — Bruce Cassidy’s Vegas Golden Knights lost eight of 10 games going into the All-Star break after leading the Pacific Division at the midway point of the NHL season.They’re still safely in a playoff spot in the Western Conference, but...

By FRED GOODALL

TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady’s future figures to be busy.The seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback’s retirement announcement ended speculation about if and where Brady might want to play next season, opening the door for numerous off-the-field...

By DAVE SKRETTA

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid remembers talking to the Kansas City Chiefs at some point last year, back when veterans were getting to know rookies and the season still seemed so far off, and he brought up the San Francisco 49ers under Bill Walsh.It was...

By DAN GELSTON

PHILADELPHIA — Brandon Graham laughed as he recalled all the doubters who rushed him during the offseason and blurted out the same question — the main concern, really — about the state of the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback.“What’s Jalen going to do?”...

By STEVE MEGARGEE

The first Wednesday of February used to be the biggest day on the calendar for college football recruiting. Now it is an afterthought.The December signing period, which is now when nearly all major prospects finalize their plans, is still relatively...

By ROB MAADDI

TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady had nothing left to prove.Already considered the GOAT — greatest of all time — Brady finally walked away from the NFL on Wednesday following the most difficult, emotionally draining season in his life.“I’m retiring. For good,”...

By RALPH D. RUSSO

Blue-chip quarterback Jaden Rashada, who signed with Florida in December and then asked to be released from the commitment when a name, imagine and likeness deal fell through, says he is going to Arizona State.Rashada announced on Twitter on...

By DOUG FEINBERG

Breanna Stewart couldn’t turn down a chance to play in New York and potentially help the Liberty win their first WNBA championship.The most coveted free agent this offseason, who won the WNBA MVP award in 2018, announced on social media that she was...

By FRED GOODALL

TAMPA, Fla. — This time, Tom Brady says he’s done for good.The seven-time Super Bowl winner with New England and Tampa Bay announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday, exactly one year after first saying his playing days were over, by posting a...

By ROB MAADDI

Andy Reid was an unknown assistant in Green Bay when Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie took a chance on hiring Brett Favre’s position coach to revive a struggling franchise in Philadelphia.A newspaper headline greeted Reid’s arrival with a headline that...

By DAVE SKRETTA

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Donna Kelce is going to have to pull out that now-familiar custom jersey — the one with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s front stitched to Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce’s back — one more time this season.At least...

By DAVE SKRETTA

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes certainly deserved a game ball from Sunday night’s AFC title game, when the All-Pro quarterback dashed off on his sprained right ankle in the waning seconds to help set up the winning field goal.Travis Kelce probably...