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(Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Brandon Vázquez scored off a deflection in the 81st minute and Brad Stuver finished off his league-high fifth clean sheet as Austin FC blanked Los Angeles 1-0 on Saturday, keeping the defending champions winless through the season’s first nine weeks. Vázquez scored for the first time in his first season … Read more

A fresh crop of rookies arrives every season, promising to reshape fantasy baseball rosters with their tantalizing potential. Though veterans anchor lineups, it’s the newcomers who often deliver league-altering upside. Some, like Dylan Crews and Matt Shaw, face early growing pains, but others, like Caleb Durbin, Luke Keaschall and the electrifying Nick Kurtz, are knocking … Read more

Former All-American running back Eric Penick has died, Notre Dame announced Saturday. He was 71 years old. His cause of death is unknown. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Eric Penick,” the Notre Dame Football X account posted on Saturday. “We send our condolences to his family and friends.” Notre Dame Eric Penick … Read more

Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. TAMPA — Jazz Chisholm Jr. insists he does not ultimately care whether he wins the appeal of his one-game suspension. But the Yankees’ second baseman believes there is … Read more

Missouri State University football’s Todric McGee died early on Saturday morning at just 21. The university announced that the safety died in the hospital from injuries suffered at his local residence. 4Missouri State University mourns the death of football star Todric McGee. Missouri State University Police told The Springfield News-Leader that, in response to a wellness … Read more

Karl-Anthony Towns reacts after hitting a shot during the Knicks’ game against the Pistons in January. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Another postseason for the Knicks has begun. They’ll face the Pistons in Game 1 of their first-round NBA playoffs’ series at the Garden and look to start the series with a bang. The … Read more

A baby Ohtani has arrived. Shohei Ohtani announced on Instagram that his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, gave birth to their first child, a girl, on Saturday afternoon. “Welcome to the Ohtani Family!” the three-time MVP wrote. “I am so grateful to my loving wife who gave birth to our healthy beautiful daughter. To my daughter, thank … Read more

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, attend a Lakers game at Crypto.com Arena on Dec. 8. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Shohei Ohtani announced the birth of his first child on Saturday, posting on Instagram that he and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, welcomed a baby girl. Ohtani has been on the … Read more

Access the Rangers beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting member-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers. There was no reason to delay, no reason to have a Gerard Gallant 2.0-type situation. There was no doubt Peter Laviolette had to be relieved of his Rangers head-coaching duties, after the … Read more

Steve Kerr’s Harvard support didn’t sit well with a former colleague. On Tuesday night, Kerr supported the Ivy League university that is currently a target of President Donald Trump, among other universities, for several reasons, including its process for enrolling international students, anti-semitism on campus and its tax-exempt status, by wearing a Harvard basketball shirt … Read more