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PHILADELPHIA — A.J. Preller grew up in New York — Long Island, to be specific — in the ’80s.

Guess which baseball player was his favorite.

“Don Mattingly,” the San Diego Padres president of baseball ...Read more

STORRS, Conn. — It doesn’t happen much in college basketball today. It doesn’t happen enough, actually. The days of Fab Fives, Core Fours moving together, sharing experiences in the same program have been lost in ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — It’s a good thing that Macklin Celebrini is a spectacular, precocious, game-changing, franchise-changing, league-changing hockey player.

Because, boy, the kid is a boring quote.

Ask him about his ...Read more

MIAMI — Steve Ross usually has a cheesy grin on his face.

It’s the kind of smile most of us would have adorned on our mug if Forbes estimated our net worth to be $17 billion.

Problem is, money can’t buy happiness (...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — On Jan. 2, 2005, Randy Moss left the sideline with two seconds remaining in a three-point loss at Washington, a loss that appeared destined to knock the Vikings out of playoff contention.

Vikings coach ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Reilly Smith scored twice as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena.

It was the second consecutive game in which the Knights (19...Read more

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche ambushed the Ottawa Senators’ goaltenders so badly Thursday night the visitors signed a new one in the middle of the game.

The timing was most likely a coincidence, but it was also that...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour seemed in a somewhat somber mood a few hours before the game.

No, he said, injured defenseman Jaccob Slavin was not yet ready to rejoin the lineup and would ...Read more

CHICAGO — Thursday night’s game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls was postponed nearly two hours after the scheduled tipoff, after an extended delay due to 50-degree temperatures, heavy rain and the ice below ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Some games have a sound, and the Penguins’ win against the Devils on Thursday was one of those games.

It sounded like boos were raining down at PPG Paints Arena for most of the night. But Penguins fans ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — It was another sellout at Xfinity Mobile Arena, the building’s third in a row, and the Flyers welcomed back another former member of the organization in Scott Laughton.

But the emotions and vibes weren�...Read more

DETROIT — The Tigers reached contract settlements on Thursday with seven of the eight remaining arbitration-eligible players.

They did not, however, reach an agreement with two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal.

That ...Read more

FOXBORO, Mass. — Somewhere near the top of the list of reasons Mike Vrabel chose Robert Spillane to be the heart of his defense is trust.

Vrabel can trust his inside linebacker and captain to relay the right play-calls ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Just over eight minutes were remaining on the clock when the buzz kicked up inside Spectrum Center again, all because the main usual attraction was sauntering to the scorer’s table.

The patrons were ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The game got a little tighter than the Timberwolves wanted, but they still came away with a quality victory over an Eastern Conference opponent, 131-122 over the Cavaliers, on Thursday, Jan. 8, at Target ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls-Miami Heat game Thursday night is under an indefinite delay because of an unsafe playing surface at the United Center.

Condensation on the court — caused by a combination of warm, rainy ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The 49ers’ plan at wide receiver this season was draped in maroon and gold.

The Niners were supposed to ride into this postseason on the backs of two Arizona State products, a Tempe two-step atop...Read more

BOSTON — The last time the Bruins were seen on Causeway Street, they were heading into the Christmas humbled after getting walloped in back-to-back games by Ottawa and Montreal. Those two losses were part of a ...Read more

DETROIT — Patrick Kane reached a milestone Thursday and the Red Wings won another hockey game.

So it was a fun night all the way around for fans at Little Caesars Arena.

Kane triggered the Red Wings' 5-1 victory ...Read more