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Pete Alonso came to the plate to a standing ovation from much of the sold-out Citi Field crowd in the bottom of the first in what could have been his final game there as a Met. The first baseman said the reaction caught him off guard, so much so that he didn’t know what to … Read more

Carson Steele made his first NFL start on Sunday against the Falcons, but it wasn’t the only major family moment going on for the Steele clan.  While the Chiefs running back was on the field, his older sister, Kesslar, was getting married in Indiana.  In a bizarre twist of fate, Steele ended up making his … Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. — When Jasson Dominguez starred in his eight-game cameo last September, the Yankees were playing for next to nothing. This time around, the stakes are elevated, and after a quiet start, the 21-year-old outfielder may be starting to find his sea legs. Dominguez drilled a game-tying two-run home run Sunday, his second homer … Read more

The Mets have been careful with Edwin Diaz for much of the season after the closer missed all of last season following knee surgery. Those days are over now that the team needs every win it can get. And against the Phillies, the closer delivered two games in a row. 3Edwin Diaz recorded the final … Read more

ATLANTA — Patrick Mahomes threw a pair of touchdown passes and Kansas City’s defense made a couple of late stands to keep the Chiefs unbeaten with a 22-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night. The two-time reigning Super Bowl champion Chiefs have been far from perfect — Mahomes threw another interception — but … Read more

The Rams’ Kyren Williams scores a touchdown to tie the score against the 49ers in the fourth quarter. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Script, flipped. The Rams finally beat the San Francisco 49ers in a meaningful regular-season game. Kyren Williams flipped too. If you haven’t seen it, you soon will. It’s an Instagram instant … Read more

The Reds fired manager David Bell and appointed bench coach Freddie Benavides as the interim skipper for the team’s five remaining games of the season. The Red fired manager David Bell on Sunday night. Katie Stratman-Imagn Images Bell led the Reds to a 409-456 record over the course of six seasons at the helm, and … Read more

CLEVELAND — Now get off Daniel Jones’ back. Because Jones has found something. Mostly, he has found Malik Nabers. “He’s made a lot of big plays for us and I have a lot of trust in him going up and getting the ball,” Jones said after Giants 21, Browns 15. “We need to continue to … Read more

Saquon Barkley may not be a Giant anymore, but he still made time to show one of the organization’s rookies some love on social media Sunday night.  After rookie receiver Malik Nabers had an impressive day against the Browns, the Giants posted a video of him to their X page.  Malik Nabers #1 of the … Read more

The Giants were dead, and you hadn’t even cracked open your first game-day beverage yet. The bean dip was still wrapped, the Frito bag still sealed. It wasn’t even a quarter after one yet, and you might’ve thought about scouring the other games on TV, maybe checked out the Liberty-Dream playoff game, or Braves-Marlins on … Read more