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With lockout looming, World Series could be last games for a while

MILWAUKEE — On the eve of the World Series, there is a realization these may be Major League Baseball's last games for a while. Owners are pushing for a salary cap, and that could prompt a lockout starting Dec. 2 and result in canceled games in 2027. "It would be a real bummer to lose a ...

Penguins’ Kindel back in Pittsburgh after collapsing on team flight

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel is back in Pittsburgh and recovering after collapsing on the team's flight back from Utah earlier this week. Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas said Thursday the 19-year-old Kindel fell ill about 10 minutes after the club left Salt Lake City on Tuesday at the end of a four-game road trip. Team medical personnel attended to Kindel immediately and he quickly regained consciousness. The plane turned back to the airport for an emergency landing, and Kindel was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital for ...

Unclear how March Madness expansion will impact bids

Virginia's Kymora Johnson remembers anxiously sitting through the unveiling of last season's NCAA women's tournament, unsure whether her Cavaliers would make the March Madness cut. Their name didn't pop up until the last slot, triggering a "we're going to show you" motivation that ultimately turned a 10th-seeded First Four team into a Sweet 16 party crasher. "We were very, very blessed with that opportunity last year," the all-Atlantic Coast Conference guard said. Stories like those have long been woven into the fabric of March Madness. Only now, the madness has grown with both the ...

Eagles seek path to playoffs without Hurts

PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts has been around the Eagles' facility and could still be a resource for new No. 1 quarterback Tanner McKee or any other teammate who wants to talk to him. He's just not likely taking any more snaps this season — and the Eagles face a tough road to the playoffs without him. Philadelphia can at least move on to Monday night's game against Dallas without Hurts' playing status serving as a lingering question mark. Hurts is on injured reserve and expected to miss the rest of the season after a blood clot in his left calf traveled to his lungs. The Eagles ...

All of Trump’s men: don’t blame them

WASHINGTON -- Once upon a time, a theory made waves in political science courses that it didn't matter who the president was because the U.S. government was so mighty that it would run itself without any one person in charge. That's ridiculous. I hope that professor lived to see what hell ...