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Philadelphia Phillies hire Don Mattingly as their bench coach

PHILADELPHIA — Don Mattingly made up his mind that 2025 would be his last season in baseball. The 1985 AL MVP and former manager would retire after one final season as a bench coach in Toronto, without or without the World Series ring he’s fruitlessly chased since his rookie season with ...

Blown FG leads to North title as Steelers edge rival Ravens

PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Calvin Austin III with 55 seconds left, and the Steelers beat the Ravens 26-24 on Sunday night when Baltimore’s Tyler Loop missed a 44-yard field goal as time expired, giving Pittsburgh the AFC North title. Pittsburgh (10-7) ...

Under .500 Panthers will host NFL postseason game

SATURDAY LA Rams at Carolina, 4:30 p.m. (FOX) Green Bay at Chicago, 8 p.m. (AMAZON PRIME) SUNDAY Buffalo at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS) San Francisco at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. (FOX) LA Chargers at New England, 8 p.m. (NBC) MONDAY Houston at Pittsburgh, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN-ABC) The ...

Weekend a success for Penguins

On the ice Tonight: Idle Next up: New Jersey at Pittsburgh, Thursday, 7 p.m. TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh Radio: HANK-FM 96.1 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sidney Crosby set up Ricard Rakell’s tying goal with 13.7 seconds left in regulation, then scored at 2:22 of overtime to give the Pittsburgh ...

Falcons clean house after ‘W’

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons fired coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot. The team announced the moves hours after completing its its second straight 8-9 finish under Morris and eighth consecutive losing season. Morris said after Sunday’s win over the New Orleans Saints that he expected to return for a third season. Instead, his 16-18 record was not enough for him to keep his job after the year began with optimism that the Falcons would reach the playoffs for the first time since 2017. Owner Arthur Blank said in a statement that he has “great personal ...

Backup plan fails in defeat for Eagles

PHILADELPHIA — Nick Sirianni understood the risks associated with his decision to rest Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and most of the Eagles’ key starters with the No. 2 seed in the NFC at stake. His backup plan backfired in the moment, and the Super Bowl champions will start their ...