Sue Bird: Caitlin Clark can be a WNBA All-Star as a rookie, would encourage Iowa star to go pro

Caitlin Clark’s transcendent play, from her logo 3-point shooting to her unique skills as a “get…

How can the NBA fix the All-Star Game? Our writers share their ideas

Another NBA All-Star Game has come and gone, and it was once again an uninspiring Sunday…

Marvin Gaye’s iconic NBA All-Star Game national anthem: ‘He turned that thing into his own’

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Bold predictions for the NBA season, including Wembanyama the All-Star and a Celtics title

What time is it? That’s right …  it’s time to make some outlandish statements that people…

Elias Diaz Is the Hero as NL Ends All-Star Game Losing Streak

If he could have scaled Mount Rainier to spread the message from on high, Rob Manfred…

MLB All-Star Game: Stars Trade Tips Ahead of Game

The All-Star Game is baseball’s ultimate learning lab: the best of the best, teammates for a…

Glow of Baseball’s All-Star Game Can’t Obscure Athletics’ Departure

Major League Baseball wants you to believe in its fairy tale. It wants you to see…

Mets and Yankees Get Only Three All-Star Selections

The Mets and the Yankees have the two largest payrolls in Major League Baseball, with more…

Could the Yankees Have No Players Appear in the All-Star Game?

Despite a rough stretch in which some fans have questioned the team’s relative lack of transactions…

Former Mets All-Star Daniel Murphy Joins Long Island Ducks

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Daniel Murphy looked out over the grass at Fairfield Properties Ballpark, where…