It’s been said — often by me — that every city is at its best on marathon day. The bigger the city, the better the day, as hundreds of thousands of citizens line the courses for hours to cheer on tens of thousands of runners, most of whom they don’t know. Now factor in the…

CLEVELAND — Blow it up. Blow it all up. Set fire to the wreckage, tip it into Lake Erie and let it float to Pelee Island or Buffalo or any point in between. The NFL’s most expensive roster belongs next to the other famous shipwrecks at the bottom, only accessible with flippers and oxygen tanks. Trade…

With the Kansas City Chiefs playing Monday night, it was a chance for the rest of the AFC’s best to show off on Sunday. The Ravens, Bengals and Chargers all put together blowout wins, while the Bills overcame some red-zone follies against Miami thanks to Tyler Bass’ right leg. TYLER BASS!!!!!!!!!!!! 📺: @paramountplus pic.twitter.com/0YUMp5a5qI —…

Saquon Barkley on Sunday added another standout play to the highlight reel of his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles. The seven-year veteran running back turned what could’ve been a mundane 14-yard reception into a sequence to remember in the second quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Barkley corralled the pass and unleashed a nasty spin…

Esteban Ocon sat at the front of the pack Sunday, waiting for the right moment to floor it in his Alpine. Carlos Sainz had just crashed into the barriers at the Interlagos circuit, triggering a safety car period that lasted a few laps just over halfway through the stop-and-go São Paulo Grand Prix. But as…

An investigation by Major League Baseball found that a prominent teenage prospect in the Dominican Republic falsified documents and is five years older than previously believed, resulting in the withdrawal of a verbal agreement with the San Diego Padres, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. The prospect, who went by the name Cesar Altagracia…

PHOENIX — Mike Budenholzer was recently asked about Kevin Durant’s leadership over the past month. The first-year Phoenix Suns coach didn’t hold back. He said Durant has been “off the charts.” He praised Durant’s actions. He praised his voice. And he said the veteran forward has set the tone for the Phoenix organization. After Saturday…

What happens when you pair the best player on the WTA Tour with one of its most decorated coaches? That was the question in October, when then world No. 1 Iga Swiatek brought on Wim Fissette as her head coach. Fissette, a cerebral 44-year-old from Belgium, is widely considered one of the top coaches on…

In the last AP Top 25 before the College Football Playoff selection committee weighs in, Oregon became the first team to be a unanimous No. 1 during the past three regular seasons and No. 8 Indiana and No. 13 SMU both surged up the rankings Sunday. The Ducks received 62 first-place votes, winning over the…

And now, 20 Final Thoughts from Week 10, when eight ranked teams had the week off. They got to sit at home and watch nearly half of the other ranked teams go down. 1. Amid a season of unprecedented change in college football, one tradition remains alive and well: Penn State losing to Ohio State.…