LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers are favored in this World Series, and the only thing I can figure is that oddsmakers are looking at a months-old...
When the Dodgers and Yankees played in the World Series routinely, that is known as the heyday of MLB. When they are playing like clockwork every...
What is a fair and proper sample size when assessing an NFL quarterback’s performance? Where does seven games fall into that analytic formula? Through seven games...
LOS ANGELES — With apologies to the cost-efficient Guardians and that gritty, gutty, lovable team from Queens, this is the World Series we’ve all been waiting...
There are so many debates and arguments and snide remarks that can go into all this, with the state of the Giants being what it is....
LOS ANGELES — Take a bow, Mets. You’ve done us proud. On only above average overall talent but extraordinary heart and guts and a marvelous ability...
PITTSBURGH — Apparently this wasn’t Robert Saleh’s fault after all. Two weeks ago, Woody Johnson fired his head coach, believing that was going to “spark’’ his...
The ball was in the air, soaring on a beautiful parabola toward the deepest part of the ballpark. Off the bat, it seemed Juan Soto wasn’t...
CLEVELAND — It was the whole point of the trade. It was the reason the Yankees gave up what the Padres needed to make it happen....
CLEVELAND — Giancarlo Stanton has become a latter-day, hitting Orlando Hernandez. He is good in the regular season, sometimes very good, yet always leaves a sense...
The flag was staring at them. Sneering at them. The four men had arrived at the hospitality room for the 1959 World Series thirsty and hungry,...
The “Black and Blue Division’’ is back. It’s the gold standard of the NFL at the moment. The NFC North, nicknamed that in its golden-era days...