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DUNEDIN, Fla. — Just about any time the ball has touched Ben Rice’s bat this spring, it has come scorching off it. Grapefruit League stats can often be misleading, but exit velocities may be a better sign of things to come and Rice has been excelling in both. The leading candidate to get the bulk … Read more

A Chicago sports radio host “has the week off” following a social media exchange where he appeared to threaten to dox another user after getting into a disagreement with the person.  Dan Bernstein, the midday show co-host on 670 The Score, got into a social media beef with a user on X after the person … Read more

PORT ST. LUCIE — Brandon Nimmo didn’t get a chance to test his right knee, but was just glad to stand in his familiar post on Monday.  The outfielder started in left field for the first time this spring after dealing with right knee soreness that has curtailed his Grapefruit League activity. Nimmo had previously … Read more

PITTSBURGH — This was a big-time play by a big-time player in a big-time moment, what Noah Dobson did in the third period Sunday night.  The Islanders had just tied the Panthers at 2-2 when Dobson, right from the faceoff, took the puck off Sam Reinhart and skated from just below the red line all … Read more

This is the Knicks right now. This is the team. These are the players. This is reality, for now and for at least a couple of weeks as Jalen Brunson’s right ankle continues to be safeguarded in a walking boot. The Knicks are taking the long view with Brunson, as they should. He’s done some … Read more

PITTSBURGH — It all seems pretty quaint now, that big preseason conversation about reducing Ilya Sorokin’s workload.  Reality has a way of getting in the way of things, and it’s been a fair few months since you heard the phrase “back surgery,” hasn’t it?  Everyone involved would probably acknowledge that it’s less than ideal for … Read more

BRADENTON, Fla. — Down here, in this southern town that seemingly hasn’t progressed past the 1950s, stands the game’s future. Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes is a very modern pitcher, born this century and blessed with equal parts velocity and imagination. The old-time ballyard here that was forever McKechnie Field before taking some obscure, updated moniker houses … Read more

Josh Hart didn’t have to say a word. He gave the Garden plenty to scream about it. Following a brutal scoreless effort in Saturday’s loss at Golden State, featuring Hart engaging in a shouting match with coach Tom Thibodeau, the Knicks fan favorite served a lengthy string of reminders why he’s earned such status, producing … Read more

How long is too long? For those who look at the Giants’ pursuit of Aaron Rodgers and think “Are you kidding me?” — this has already gone on for an exorbitant amount of time. For those who view Rodgers as the best veteran quarterback option out there and are not scared off by his eccentricities, … Read more