BALTIMORE — The San Francisco 49ers proved Sunday they can hang with an elite team on the road. Next step? Showing they can beat the NFL’s best away from home. “We had every chance to win that game,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said after absorbing a 20-17 loss to the...
MLB Finishes With 6,776 Homers, 11% Above Previous Record
NEW YORK — Major league batters finished with 6,776 home runs, shattering the previous record of 6,105 set two years ago. Dominic Smith hit the final long ball of the season, a three-run drive in the 11th inning Sunday off Atlanta's Grant Dayton that lifted the New York Mets over...
Busy Night of Trades Early in NBA Draft
NEW YORK — It was a dizzying night of trades at the NBA draft. Lottery picks De'Andre Hunter, Jarrett Culver and Jaxson Hayes didn't last long with the teams that picked them Thursday night. Hunter was taken fourth by the Los Angeles Lakers in a pick they had already agreed...
4 Years of CFP Rankings Show Importance of Good Start
If form holds, two of the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff ranking of the season will go on to play in the national semifinals. After meeting for a day and a half at a hotel outside Dallas, the CFP selection committee will unveil its initial top...