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NBA Rookie Rankings: Spurs’ Stephon Castle surges toward top of class

It’s time for the three-quarter-mark edition of the NBA Rookie Rankings.The good news is that a few rookies are at least improving as...

Tiger Woods says he’s recovering after surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles

Right as his inaugural TGL season concluded and he started to ramp up for Masters prep, Tiger Woods announced he ruptured his left...

MLB breakout candidates: Brooks Lee, Ivan Herrera and others set to leap forward in 2025

As I do every year, I’ve written up a handful of big leaguers who’ve lost their rookie/prospect status and who I think are...

He’s college basketball’s ultimate insider — with catchphrases. But is Jon Rothstein in on the bit?

NEW YORK — Jon Rothstein makes an abrupt U-turn, reversing course from the restroom back toward his laptop.“We got something,” Rothstein says, eyes dancing.He’s...

Tennis court conditions: Why players and weather mean as much as speed and bounce

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — It’s an annual ritual. Players descend on the California desert and almost universally declare it an ideal location for a...

The Nikola Jokić problem: Why we will never fully explain his brilliance

Draymond Green is as certain as they come. The man is barely scraping 6 foot 6 without shoes on and has bullied his...

D’Angelo Ortiz, son of Big Papi, returns to Red Sox spring training to forge his own path

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Even by the anonymous standards of minor league baseball, No. 44 in Boston Red Sox camp is not a...

What happened to NBA flopping violations? Why calls are down and what the league wants

There’s a scene that replayed itself over and over during last spring’s thrilling Western Conference semifinal series between the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma...

Top 25 college football coach rankings for 2025: How far is Marcus Freeman rising?

The top three in my annual ranking of the best coaches in college football was easy. After that, things got more complicated.How much...

Paul Skenes is baseball’s next big thing. That’s a blessing and a burden

BRADENTON, Fla. — Before the meme, there was the announcement. Here was Paul Skenes, live on MLB Network. Cal Ripken Jr., the Hall...

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