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As electric as it was in the first inning at a sold-out Yankee Stadium on Monday, the building slowly lost power over the course of the night. The highs and lows of Carlos Rodon and a wasteful offense will do that. Rodon fizzled out during a four-run fourth inning and the Yankees’ bats looked like … Read more

Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts warms up before Game 2 of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Playoff baseball is stressful enough without feeling like you’re letting your team and an entire fan base down with every empty at-bat, which is why Dodgers … Read more

Royals baserunner Yuli Gurriel (18) scores on an RBI single by Tommy Pham in the fourth inning against the Yankees during Game 2 of the AL Division Series at Yankee Stadium in New York City, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.Photo by Luke Hales /Getty Images NEW YORK — Salvador Perez homered leading off the fourth inning … Read more

Patience is going to be required. The new-look Knicks are going to need time to develop cohesion. Unlike last year at this time, when they returned their entire starting five and had only one major addition in Donte DiVincenzo, so much is new. Two new starters in Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns. 3Karl-Anthony Towns attempts … Read more

Nestor Cortes felt good enough after his first day of playing catch Sunday that he did it again Monday.  As the left-hander tries to come back from a left elbow flexor strain, Cortes is hoping to become an option for the Yankees if their playoff run extends deeper into this month.  “I know [Sunday] went … Read more

Does Troy Aikman know something we don’t know? The ex-NFL QB and “Monday Night Football” analyst lauded a second-quarter play by Chiefs star Travis Kelce against the Saints — while ESPN cameras showed girlfriend and pop megastar Taylor Swift celebrating in a suite at Arrowhead Stadium. “The Mrs. likes it,” Aikman told viewers. 3Taylor Swift … Read more

Dave Roberts looks on from the dugout during Game 2 against the Padres on Sunday, not far from where a ball thrown by San Diego third baseman was thrown and nearly hit the Dodgers manager. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) During Game 2 of the National League Division Series on Sunday night, San Diego … Read more

Dane Dobbie raises the National Lacrosse League Champions Cup after the Calgary Roughnecks defeated the Buffalo Bandits for the title on May 25, 2019.Photo by Postmedia file photo Calgary Roughnecks legend Dane Dobbie is coming back to the National Lacrosse League team. The Roughnecks announced Monday that they have signed the unrestricted free agent to … Read more

You’re a Giants fan, and you didn’t endure Monday Mourning for a change. You also know better than to feel giddy about your Road Warriors because you know how crazy this league is. Euphoria one week, disaster the next — more disaster for you lately. You can still feel good about not having that all-too-familiar … Read more

Jabrill Peppers claimed the story is different than what his alleged victim told police during his Saturday arrest.  The woman, his reported girlfriend, told police that the Patriots captain and former Giant got violent with her around 4 a.m. — putting his hands on her neck, slamming her head into the wall and then throwing … Read more