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There’s no doubt what Cubs fans will be expecting when the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announces its Most Valuable Player awards Thursday. Wrigley Field chants of ‘‘MVP! MVP!’’ have made it clear fans think the National League award should go to Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant. The numbers agree with the fans. By wins above replacement at Baseball-Reference.com, Bryant was the NL leader at 7.7. Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager…

VATICAN CITY –  Pope Francis now has a blue Chicago Cubs hat to go with his traditional white skull cap. Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich presented Francis with the hat and what looks like a signed baseball at the Vatican on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after the Cubs won their first World Series since 1908. Cupich shared a photo of Francis holding the items on Twitter . He included…

After ripping off four consecutive victories, including beating the San Diego Chargers, 31-24, on Sunday, the Dolphins are now a legitimate playoff contender. Gase has done a great job turning this team around. His no-nonsense approach, which included cutting several veterans and starters when they weren’t playing well, has the Dolphins playing good football. His quarterback-whisperer ways have made Ryan Tannehill a much better player, which was especially true beating…

9:44 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Neither the New England Patriots nor Rob Gronkowski offered an update on the tight end’s status Monday, after he absorbed a crunching hit that knocked him out of Sunday night’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks for five plays. But ESPN’s Adam Schefter has been told the injury is “not overly serious” and that Gronkowski does not have a…

26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-5, LW: 28) They’re in second place and only a game-and-a-half back of first-place Atlanta. They also got Doug Martin back on Sunday, and Martin looked pretty good. Hey, I’m not saying I’m a believer, I’m just pointing out facts. 25. Cincinnati Bengals (3-5-1, LW: 18) That should about do it for the Bengals this season. The defense is too soft to turn things around. 24….

Regardless of the outcome of Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, history will be made, and it will be significant. Tony Stewart, the man who has won the USAC Triple Crown, the IndyCar title, and three NASCAR Premier Series championships, is scheduled to drive his last NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. For that matter, it’s Sprint’s last race as a title sponsor. If Carl Edwards or Joey Logano wins…

There’s no doubt what Cubs fans will be expecting when the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announces its Most Valuable Player awards Thursday. Wrigley Field chants of ‘‘MVP! MVP!’’ have made it clear fans think the National League award should go to Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant. The numbers agree with the fans. By wins above replacement at Baseball-Reference.com, Bryant was the NL leader at 7.7. Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager…

Seth Pyle | Published 8 hours ago “Air Bud” may be the best sports movie of all time Photo taken from Sports Illustrated In honor of today being the 20th anniversary of “Space Jam,” I compiled a list of the 10 best sports movies of all time.* *No list of best movies can be put together objectively, thus this list was put together in the most subjective way possible. The movies…

7:35 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Neither the New England Patriots nor Rob Gronkowski offered an update on the tight end’s status Monday, after he absorbed a crunching hit that knocked him out of Sunday night’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks for five plays. But ESPN’s Adam Schefter has been told the injury is “not overly serious” and that Gronkowski does not have a…

Amid the acres of coverage about England’s win over South Africa in the rugby autumn test last weekend, there was no mention at all of the player appearing on the international stage for the 115th time, becoming England’s most-capped player in the process. How to explain this editorial oversight, especially as the player scored the opening try in the game that made her a record-breaker? Unless of course the pronoun…

Ultra supporters and fans of the Beijing Guoan FC celebrate together after a goal against Chongcing Lifan FC during their Chinese Super League match on June 28, 2015 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer / Stringer China has already come a long way in its plan to become a world soccer superpower by 2050, according to a new report from Nielsen. Soaring interest? Check. Big investments? Check. A winning national team?…

5:55 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Historically reticent when it comes to retirement talk, Venus Williams finally opened up about when she might call it a career. Appearing on the Hallmark Channel’s “Home & Family,” Williams said she hopes to play long enough for another opportunity at gold: “I’m kind of targeting the next Olympics [Tokyo 2020], and that’s in, what, three-and-a-half years … and I’m not…

Eric Lindros carved an unprecedented path to hockey stardom, including where the incoming Hall of Famer lived when he entered the NHL. It was about a month into Lindros’ rookie season with the Philadelphia Flyers that the prodigy asked to move in with veteran teammate Kevin Dineen and his newlywed wife, Annie. “And I was like, ‘Ah, let me go home and talk to my wife about that,’” Dineen recalled…

Caption Close A local soccer coach was arrested Monday after allegedly showing nude pictures of himself to one of his female athletes during a practice in October, police said. Marcelo Gomez, 50, a freelance soccer instructor, has been charged with display of harmful material to a minor, a class A misdemeanor, according to an arrest affidavit. Gomez was coaching at least three girls at the time of the incident, including…

NHL meetings are set for this week to discuss whether the league will participate in the 2018 Olympics in South Korea. League officials will meet with the International Ice Hockey Federation in New York on Wednesday. Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said the NHL hopes to learn if any traction has been made between the IIHF and the International Olympic Committee with regard to potential sticking points, including money issues. NHL…

There’s no doubt what Cubs fans will be expecting when the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announces its Most Valuable Player awards Thursday. Wrigley Field chants of ‘‘MVP! MVP!’’ have made it clear fans think the National League award should go to Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant. The numbers agree with the fans. By wins above replacement at Baseball-Reference.com, Bryant was the NL leader at 7.7. Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager…

12:44 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Neither the New England Patriots nor Rob Gronkowski offered an update on the tight end’s status Monday, after he absorbed a crunching hit that knocked him out of Sunday night’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks for five plays. But ESPN’s Adam Schefter has been told the injury is “not overly serious” and that Gronkowski does not have a…

Alex Gallardo/AP The Cleveland Cavaliers are the new highest-paid sports team in the world, with players making an average of $8.7 million during the 2016-17 season. This is according to the annual “Global Sports Salaries Survey,” published by Sporting Intelligence. The study looks at the first-team pay for 333 teams across seven different sports in 17 different leagues around the world. Thanks to smaller rosters and television revenue that is skyrocketing,…

A NASCAR racer and several drivers’ crew members paid tribute to a North Carolina boy who died last week after battling leukemia. Jake Leatherman, 5, had always wanted a NASCAR-themed funeral, and his wish was granted on Nov. 9. NASCAR racer Joey Logano, Matt DiBenedetto, Ryan Ellis J.J. Yeley, and crew members from the teams of Kyle Busch, Aric Almirola, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. attended the boy’s funeral,…