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Imagine if your dentist paused late in your next appointment and said: “I know you’re brushing your teeth twice a day and flossing every night. I understand that, but I value a cavity-free visit.”

Would you be ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Memo to Mark Walter:

Check your swing.

Now that you're the majority owner of the Lakers, everyone is expecting you to whack their two most prominent leaders in hopes of transforming the basketball team ...Read more

MIAMI — Whether it’s a luxury item on sale at a high-end store, a Publix BOGO (buy one, get one free) sale, or a young player locked up for a cheap salary the next couple of seasons, a good deal is a good deal.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Since Kevin Durant won’t be sitting in the locker next to Anthony Edwards next season, he should find someone new to emulate.

I have just the role model for him: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Sunday night, ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — One of the first things Jim Nill did in his tenure as the general manager of the Dallas Stars was to fire head coach Glen Gulutzan.

That was in May of 2013, when Nill was two weeks into the job. On ...Read more

DETROIT — Say what you will about this city — and people have said plenty over the years — but we keep showing up.

That alone should be reason enough for the PGA Tour to keep doing the same.

But it’ll take more ...Read more

CLEVELAND — Looking back at the complete game shutout twirled by Sonny Gray on Friday to open a three-game series in Cleveland, St. Louis Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore described the impact of the right-hander’s ...Read more

HOUSTON — The Chicago Cubs’ hold on first place in the division is becoming tenuous.

They dropped their series against the Houston Astros with a 2-0 loss Sunday at Daikin Park and have lost four of their last 10 games...Read more

LOS ANGELES — When Candace Parker was on the court, the Sparks were dominant. On the afternoon her jersey was retired, they had a chance to channel that energy — but the Sparks were anything but overpowering.

In a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It took Julio César Chávez Jr. three rounds to throw an accurate punch, three more to show he was awake and three more to remember he could fight. The Mexican boxer's effort was not enough and he lost by ...Read more

DETROIT — Tarik Skubal proved it once again.

He’s built for prime time. The bigger the stage, the brighter the lights, the louder the crowd, the higher the stakes, the more dominant he becomes.

The Detroit Tigers ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Clippers executives were serious when they said they had not soured on James Harden’s future with the franchise after an underwhelming postseason performance.

Harden declined his player option for $36 ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels can’t get over the hump.

Despite having one-run leads in the seventh and ninth innings, the Angels lost, 7-4, to the Washington Nationals in 11 innings on Sunday.

The Angels (41-42) have ...Read more

NEW YORK — As Jazz Chisholm Jr. entered his postgame scrum following a win over the Baltimore Orioles on June 22, he rapped along to the music playing inside the Yankees’ clubhouse.

The name of the song? “Ballin.”...Read more

This one went to 11, but that was quite all right with the Colorado Rockies, who notched perhaps their most satisfying — and unlikely — win of the season on Sunday afternoon.

Utility outfielder Kyle Farmer ripped a ...Read more

DETROIT — The kid's all right, that's for sure.

Aldrich Potgieter, all of 20 years old, made a putt of more than 17 feet for birdie on the fifth sudden-death playoff hole to win the Rocket Classic on another wild and ...Read more

CINCINNATI — The Midwestern summer got the best of Xander Bogaerts.

A ball spun off the end of a bat and then off Tyler Wade’s glove.

Too many pitches from Robert Suarez sailed toward the heart of the strike zone, ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — On Saturday, after being battered by the Pirates in consecutive games at PNC Park, the New York Mets held a closed-doors team meeting. “We’ll see if it works or not,” left fielder Brandon Nimmo told ...Read more

ATLANTA — Ranger Suárez signed with the Phillies when he was 16 years old. And if these are, in fact, his last months with the team, he still has a few things left to accomplish.

Check back in October for a status ...Read more