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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Jim Harbaugh received an early Christmas present Thursday night during the Los Angeles Chargers’ 34-27 win over the Denver Broncos. Harbaugh got an opportunity to utilize what he called his favorite rule…

Over a casual dinner earlier this fall where all the topics roiling college sports were batted around, one of the game’s venerable power brokers turned the tables on the person who’s supposed to be asking…

The Houston Astros found a new first baseman in free agency, agreeing to a three-year, $60 million contract with three-time Gold Glove winner Christian Walker, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The…

The Milwaukee Bucks are on a roll and looking like a title contender, especially after their NBA Cup championship over Oklahoma City. The hottest team in the league, Milwaukee has moved up in the Eastern…

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has been cleared for contact for the first time during his rehab from a fractured left fibula, but he won’t return to game action until after the league’s Dec. 24-26 holiday break. Ovechkin,…

Netflix announced Friday it will live stream the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031 in the United States, as the streaming company continues its foray into live sports. Netflix says U.S. viewers will…

Every week for the duration of the 2024 NFL regular season, USA TODAY Sports will provide timely updates to the league’s ever-evolving playoff picture − typically starting after Sunday afternoon’s late games and then moving…

The NFL schedule is sure to get a little wacky in Week 16. To be sure, Sunday is distinctly light on marquee matchups. But much of that is a function of the league trying to…

The 20 years of estrangement between the Chicago Cubs and Sammy Sosa was wrong. It was petty, malicious and really made no sense. Under chairman Tom Ricketts, the Cubs refused to permit Sosa, the greatest…

The Los Angeles Chargers just did something that hasn’t been done in an NFL game since 1976: successfully executed a fair catch kick. But what is a fair-catch kick? According to the NFL rules, if…