The Lead: Starting Five

Plus: Buffalo ties down a key piece of Josh Allen’s offense before a matchup with the defending champs. And A’Ja Wilson joins an elite club in WNBA history. 

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Plus: The bad boy of tennis has a meltdown in New York. And PAC-12’s pain is the SEC’s gain in the latest college football rankings.

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Plus: The AL MVP frontrunner continues to put the whole entire team on his back. And there’s some serious playoff basketball on the agenda Tuesday night. 

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Plus: Denver locks down its franchise quarterback for the long haul. And a key arm returns for the Dodgers — and not a minute too soon.

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Plus: Manchester City have their newest cheat code as they hunt another Premier League title. And Davidson celebrates one very special alum.

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Plus: The AL Cy Young front runner joins his NL counterpart on the injured list. And LeBron shares his plans to turn professional basketball into a family business. 

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Plus: The quarterback everyone expected to be traded looks like he’s staying put. And one the NL’s top arms heads to the shelf as his team chases history. 

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Plus: A matchup of championship contenders in the WNBA playoffs. And a young slugger ties down his future for a long, LONG time.

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Plus: The Cowboys hopes for repeating as NFC East champs take a big hit. And two sworn enemies will now share an NBA locker room — what could go wrong?

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Plus: Some seriously worrying injury news for an NBA unicorn. And one team unleashes a tidal wave of homers in Williamsport. 

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