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INDIANAPOLIS — Tyler Kolek sent another message that he’s deserving of a real chance at more minutes and the backup point guard spot.

Gabe Perreault is making his call-up to the Rangers count.

Clay Holmes is trusting that Mets officials have a grand plan this offseason that will explain the roster’s makeover.

Danny Wolf is as honored with his Jewish Joker nickname — a nod to Nikola Jokic — as he is amused by Draymond Green’s profane reaction to it.

The Jets are taking a chance on another quarterback, signing former college star Hendon Hooker to the practice squad Thursday.

Chris Harris is grateful for his promotion from defensive backs coach to interim defensive coordinator for the Jets for the final three games of the season, following the firing earlier this week of veteran coach Steve Wilks.

The Chiefs have an optimistic outlook on Patrick Mahomes’ 2026 prospects.

It wasn’t a losing fight for the Yankees. Rather, it wasn’t a fight at all.

Jake Paul facing Anthony Joshua in a professional boxing match is a scenario that no one could have ever seen coming even five years ago.

This was the finest hour of Mike Brown’s young Knicks tenure. 

Wealthy amateurs are spending big money to compete in endurance events around the world.

Ben Sauls, come on down!

Could Michael Porter Jr. go from salary dump to All-Star?

So, the most recent team to beat the Giants pointed out vulnerabilities in Jaxson Dart in the days leading up to the game?

The Kids are coming to St. Louis.

Two members of the Mets starting rotation are set to represent the USA in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

The Knicks won’t be raising a banner to the rafters at Madison Square Garden to commemorate their victory in the 2025 NBA Cup, and you can count your humble narrator among the faction that wishes they’d chosen differently. I’m not quite sure when it became mandatory to rinse as much fun out of sports as possible, but we’re sure trying.

Another disastrous start from Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Monday night seemingly opened up a lane for Miami backup Zach Wilson to earn another chance under center. 

Christmas came a few days early for the Lakers, thanks to Luka Doncic.

Brian Baldinger is rolling the tapes and taking names.

Josh Hart forgot there are cameras everywhere.

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane was notoriously fearless and intimidating. During his 12 years at Old Trafford, the Irish midfielder got his hands on 17 trophies and left his mark on many an opposing player.

LAS VEGAS — It’s smart for a coach to stump for his players. They probably appreciate it because, as we can all attest, a plea for recognition is delivered better when it comes from somebody else.

For the New York Giants (among others), identifying the right head coach has become an unsolvable Rubik’s Cube. 

Home-ice advantage has not existed at Madison Square Garden this season. 

If Aaron Judge hit from the other side of the plate, perhaps he would be the one untouchable lefty bat as the Yankees try to become more balanced in their lineup.

The tense divorce between the Clippers and veteran point guard Chris Paul was weeks in the making before the 12-time All-star ultimately was sent home by the team earlier this month.

The number of people who have asked me what the “J.T. Miller Experience” has been like since the Rangers brought the impassioned forward back to New York is comical.

Rockets coach Ime Udoka blasted off on the referees following Monday’s overtime loss to the Nuggets, calling it “just in general, the most poorly officiated game I’ve seen in a long time.”

The Yankees never seemed to be real players for Ketel Marte, but any small potential of acquiring him has another hurdle.

The Pittsburgh Steelers eased past the Miami Dolphins 28-15 to extend their Monday Night Football home win streak to 23 and remain top of the AFC North with just three games remaining in the NFL regular season.

With every loss by the Giants, interim head coach Mike Kafka is moving further away from sharing company with the likes of Jason Garrett and Doug Marrone.

On Tuesday night in Las Vegas, the Knicks will play for their first trophy of the century. Soon, an orange-and-blue banner could be raised at Madison Square Garden for just the second time since 1999.

Aaron Glenn was proactive.

Matt Rempe confirmed he broke his left thumb in “many places” during his early season fight with the Sharks’ Ryan Reaves and had to undergo surgery to repair it.

The Mets added a veteran defensive presence to their roster depth Monday.

LAS VEGAS — After seeing Leon Rose negotiate mega contracts for all his friends, Dwyane Wade is not surprised that the former agent is succeeding as Knicks president.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler may have achieved a lot in his golf career already, but the American just keeps picking up more titles and awards.

Brandon Aiyuk and the 49ers have kept their relationship long-distance as a divorce inevitably looms.

The theme of the 2025 NFL regular season has been one of extreme unpredictability: Super Bowl favorites performing below usual standards, unexpected comebacks and breakout teams taking the league by storm.

Things are looking about as dysfunctional as ever in Cleveland.

Philip Rivers fought back tears as he considered what message it would send to his sons, or the young men he has coached, that he nearly led the Indianapolis Colts to victory at age 44.

A tanking Brooklyn team turned in a perfect performance.

He had one last throw left in that 44-year-old wing of his. For most of the afternoon, he’d been able to fool Father Time and frighten 68,771 Seattle Seahawks fans inside Lumen Field who’d come to bury Philip Rivers and, instead, watched him push their football team to the very brink of an impossible upset.

As longtime franchise staple Chris Kreider and former captain Jacob Trouba prepare to make their returns to the Garden on Monday night, one of the players brought in with the salary cap savings generated by their trades has established himself on the Rangers first defensive pairing.

The New England Patriots held a moment of silence before kickoff in their game against the Bills at Gillette Stadium on Sunday after the deadly shooting at Brown University on Saturday in nearby Providence, Rhode Island. 

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.