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Michael Porter Jr. has put on a pretty spectacular show this season.

Merrill Kelly, considered one of the top starting pitchers in what is a relatively weak market for them this offseason, is headed back to where he’s spent most of his major league career.

He was Old Man Rivers when he retired at 39, and now? He is 44-year-old Grandpa Phil, back in the saddle on a desperate colt for an emergency rescue playoff mission.

The duality to this Rangers team was encapsulated by Saturday’s 5-4 overtime win over the Canadiens.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jets coach Aaron Glenn opened his Friday news conference with a joke. 

LAS VEGAS — David Copperfield’s face is plastered across the street for his nightly magic shows at MGM Grand.

The Lightning will be very glad they don’t have to face Ilya Sorokin again this season. 

No singular player addition is going to make the majority of Mets fans fine with what’s happened over the past few weeks as the team bled successful, popular players. 

LAS VEGAS — Fresh off meeting with Mike Brown as part of the NBA Cup coverage, Stan Van Gundy applauded the new Knicks coach for checking his ego in the locker room and not reinventing what Tom Thibodeau set in motion. 

Victor Wembanyama is not joking when it comes to who he believes is the best player in the NBA.

A faceoff gone wrong with 0.8 seconds left could have potential major ramifications on the first promising Blackhawks season in years.

Jerry Jones doesn’t want to hear from the George Pickens critics.

Matt Rempe continues to gradually fight his way back to the Rangers’ lineup. 

Edwin Diaz explained his decision to leave the Mets for the Dodgers. The closer headed west for a three-year, $69 million contract with the two-time defending World Series Champions over the same terms and $3 million fewer with the Mets — who reportedly “had some wiggle room” on their initial offer.But it wasn’t just about the money, the 31-year-old said in his first Los Angeles press conference on Friday.

LAS VEGAS — Rivalries usually don’t form in just the regular season — heated playoff matchups are typically needed for that.

This weekend might be a trial run for Fernando Mendoza.

Chris Kreider was back on a sheet of ice in New York on Thursday morning but in no mood to reminisce.

David Stearns has made bold moves before and been willing to let go of top players.

Brady Cook will get his first career start Sunday after all.

Wednesday will go down as one of the most shocking days in the history of the University of Michigan football program.

The Jets’ quarterback situation in Thursday’s practice appeared to be exactly what it was Wednesday, which was rookie Brady Cook taking the majority of the first-team reps.

Just when it was going so well for the Islanders, they lost another key player to injury.

Pete Alonso gave Mets fans a tearjerker on Thursday.

Just as the Knicks got one key piece of their rotation back, they’ll need to operate without another for at least the immediate future.

Former University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore remained in jail on Thursday morning after his arrest hours after being dismissed as the leader of the storied program.

Joe Burrow doesn’t appear to be having very much fun right now.

CHICAGO — Less than a year after suffering a season-ending injury, Adam Edstrom has another injury just 30 games into a new campaign.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Yankees came, they saw, they left.

There are few players in the NBA that impact overall winning the way OG Anunoby does.

The Giants will have to wait for the first Jaxson Dart-Jayden Daniels matchup.

Ducks winger Frank Vatrano needed emergency medical attention Tuesday night after he was drilled near his eye by a puck.

It took Daniel Jones to suffer an Achilles injury and backup signal-caller Riley Leonard’s status to be put in question for Colts coach Shane Steichen to go into his emergency quarterback contacts.

Toronto fans might be better off not poking the bear.

A somber Travis Kelce is grappling with a “tough” Chiefs reality after falling to 6-7 on the season.

The Chicago White Sox already flashed their basketball ties with Bulls-inspired uniforms. And after winning the draft lottery, they’re alone on a breakaway and gearing up for a slam dunk. 

Winning leads to an attempt at continuity, the good feelings generating a groundswell to keep the nucleus of a successful team together.

Despite several ankle sprains that put a limit on his sophomore season, there was no concern over Noah Clowney’s development for Jordi Fernández.

This was exactly the offensive outburst the Islanders needed, at the exact time they needed it. 

ORLANDO, Fla. — This was not a megamarket day for the Mets. This was not a step toward being the East Coast Dodgers.

Brian Burns already has plenty of support for the Pro Bowl.

On Friday, the Nets will receive a tough reminder when they travel to Dallas.

Commanders tight end Zach Ertz shared a positive message after suffering a season-ending knee injury in a shutout 31-0 loss to the Vikings on Sunday.

An 11-2 record doesn’t buy what it used to in the NFL.

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic — An appeals court in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was convicted earlier this year of sexually abusing a minor and had received a two-year suspended sentence.

Jalen Hurts is moving like Eli Manning on the gridiron.

Mohamed Salah is not only in the argument of being Liverpool’s greatest player of all time, but he’s also been one of the best in the world over the last decade. So why have things turned so sour?

Ilya Sorokin was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week on Monday, and deservedly so after he had an otherworldly .960 save percentage through three wins over Tampa, Colorado and Tampa.

ORLANDO — There are still 3 ¹/₂ months before Aaron Boone has to write a left fielder on his lineup card for Opening Day against the Giants. 

The Knicks have reached this point twice previously. Each time, they lost in the quarterfinals of the opening two installments of the NBA Cup.

The Jets have another quarterback mystery this week as they prepare for their game with the Jaguars on Sunday.