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Judge: Leagues can sue New Jersey over sports betting
Four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA are poised to move forward with their legal battle over New Jersey's plans to allow sports gambling. Read more »
Trout, Harper voted Rookies of the Year
Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels became the youngest AL Rookie of the Year on Monday and Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals was voted the second-youngest winner of the NL honor. Read more »
Nets beat Raptors 107-100 in Brooklyn debut
The chant was 55 years in the making, delayed a couple days by disaster, and delivered by a sold-out crowd that wasn't missing this party no matter what it took to get there. Read more »
World Series: Giants sweep Tigers for second title in last three seasons
Smart pitching. Clutch hitting. Sharp fielding. Plus an MVP Panda. Read more »
MLB World Series: San Francisco Giants one win away from World Series title
Nothing is stopping them — not even the Triple Crown winner at the plate with the bases loaded. Read more »
New 'Mr. October' rips 3 HRs in Giant romp
With three mighty swings, Pablo Sandoval put the San Francisco Giants ahead in this World Series and put himself in a class with Mr. October. Read more »
Major League Baseball: Well-rested Tigers face the well-tested Giants
Verlander will start Game 1 Wednesday against Barry Zito and the San Francisco Giants, fresh off another stirring comeback and a Game 7 win Monday night over the Cardinals. Read more »
MLB playoffs: Giants complete amazing comeback, blank Cardinals to reach World Series
In a postseason full of twists and turns, the San Francisco Giants are headed back to the World Series after a remarkable comeback against the defending champs. Read more »
Major League Baseball: Giants lead Cardinals 5-1 in Game 6 of NLCS
Ryan Vogelsong tied a career high with eight strikeouts and the San Francisco Giants took a 5-1 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals through six innings in Game 6 of the NL championship series Sunday... Read more »
Error proves costly for Lynn, Cardinals
Lance Lynn fielded the easy comebacker in the fourth inning and quickly turned to try to start a double play at second base. Read more »
Tigers rout Yankees 8-1 for 4-game ALCS sweep
Phil Coke stormed into Jim Leyland's office and sprayed the veteran manager with some of Detroit's celebratory bubbly. Read more »
The NFL, NHL, PGA are all nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations
A 1966 law specifically allowed football leagues a 501(c)(6) status as tax-exempt trade organizations. Read more »
Yankees on brink of exit after 2-1 loss to Tigers
The New York Yankees avoided a dubious distinction. They didn't avoid moving within a loss of elimination. Read more »
MLB playoffs: Justin Verlander the next obstacle for slumping Yankees
There were times this year when Justin Verlander took the mound while his team was reeling a bit — and the right-hander's presence was Detroit's best shot at snapping out of a momentary funk. Read more »
MLB playoffs: Giants drub Cardinals, tie series
Marco Scutaro answered Matt Holliday's hard takeout with a big hit of his own to help the San Francisco Giants end their home slide. Read more »
Giants fall to Cardinals 6-4 in NLCS opener
The San Francisco Giants are showing how little home-field advantage matters in the baseball playoffs. Read more »
Slumping Cano, Yankees tagged by Tigers in Game 2
Hitless at the plate, Robinson Cano isn't getting a break with the umpires, either. Read more »
Randy Hollis: Major League Baseball postseason playoffs have been a drama-filled hit, so far
Major League Baseball certainly hit a game-winning grand slam with its opening-round playoff series this year. Read more »
MLB playoffs: Raul Ibanez's heroic homers lift N.Y.
Raul Ibanez lined a tying home run while pinch hitting for slumping Alex Rodriguez in the ninth inning, then hit a leadoff homer in the 12th, giving the New York Yankees a stunning 3-2 win over the... Read more »
MLB playoffs: Lincecum delivers in relief, Giants tie NLDS
Facing elimination again, the San Francisco Giants came out swinging. Got a saving relief appearance from Tim Lincecum, too. Read more »
MLB playoffs: Chris Carpenter pitches Cards to 2-1 lead
Set aside the high-pressure task of postseason pitching that Chris Carpenter routinely masters for the St. Louis Cardinals and think about this: Read more »
MLB playoffs: A's rally for 3 in 9th, force Game 5
Seth Smith, Coco Crisp and the never-say-die Oakland Athletics forced a Game 5 of their AL division series against the Detroit Tigers with their most memorable comeback yet. Read more »
Preparing to irrationally troll Bryce Harper
In a column at ESPN.com, DJ Gallo suggests that LeBron James critics need to find a new target for their ire, and that Bryce Harper — "the LeBron of baseball" — could be the perfect... Read more »
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