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Mark J. Terrill/Associated PressFeel-good stories have a shelf life. For some, the end includes triumph, an outcome befitting the against-all-odds mantra. For others, the conclusion is more of a cold truth, a free-fall back toward reality after hovering, improbably, dimensions above it.Right now, a mere one game into the 2020 NBA Finals, the Miami Heat's…

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Arizona, the afternoon before COVID-19 suspended spring training, knocked the wind out of baseball and blasted the world off its axis.It was a time when trade rumors about a young superstar with MVP and Rookie of the Year awards on his resume could be a thing."You know what?" Kris Bryant's father, Mike, said on that…

Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press LeBron James found his championship form during his wildly successful four-year stint with the Miami Heat. The same organization now stands between him and a fourth …

Marcus SemienJack Dempsey/Associated Press User Comment: "Both AL West teams get swept in the Wild Card Round, leading into a tumultuous offseason for both." (@BigJuiceDaSip) The AL West teams spli…

Gail Burton/Associated PressKansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was the NFL MVP in 2018. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson won that award in 2019. Monday night presented an opportunity for either of the two youngest MVPs in modern league history to prove to the football world that he should be viewed as the sport's most…

Matt Slocum/Associated PressFew things in the NBA are truly shocking, but the Los Angeles Clippers' decision to part ways with head coach Doc Rivers on Monday afternoon was a rare exception.Even after the Clippers blew a 3-1 lead to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Semifinals, nobody saw this coming. Most figured the coach…

Adrian Kraus/Associated Press Winner: QB Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills Through three weeks of play, Allen is an MVP candidate, and he might be leading the charge as his 3-0 Bills beat the previously un…

John Froschauer/Associated Press Not even pretending and certainly not contending but not out of it yet These are the teams that have not played well enough to be contenders but simply can't be cou…

Chris Szagola/Associated Press Not long ago, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz was considered a legitimate MVP candidate and a surefire franchise signal-caller. Wentz was remarkable in 2…