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Bears could be among NFL’s most improved

Spring is the time of optimism in the NFL with most teams hopeful that the moves made this offseason will lead to success in the fall. Since the start of the league year in March, teams have doled out billions of dollars in free agent contracts, drafted 257 players and made scores of ...

Kelly tasked with leading Pirates out of the wilderness

PITTSBURGH (AP) — There is an optimism to Don Kelly. A buoyancy. A lightness. How could there not be? The Pittsburgh native has spent the last two-plus decades authoring an unlikely success story that has carried him from a downtown liberal arts college to nearly a decade in the big ...

Bears sign Loveland to rookie contract

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears signed first-round draft pick Colston Loveland to his rookie contract on Thursday. The Bears wasted little time locking in the tight end from Michigan after taking him with the No. 10 overall pick two weeks ago. He gets a four-year deal with a team ...

Celtics’ Holiday wins NBA’s social justice award

Jrue Holiday's commitment to off-court work continues to be noticed and appreciated within the NBA. Holiday, the Boston Celtics' guard, was revealed Wednesday as the recipient of the league's Social Justice Champion award for this season. The announcement came less than a week after Holiday ...

Close games become the norm in NBA playoffs

Aaron Gordon went to the postgame interview room after his latest heroic moment for the Denver Nuggets, took a seat with his two nephews on his lap and waited for somebody to say something. He finally broke the silence. “Any questions?” he asked. Seems about right that he would ask ...