NEW YORK — Anthony Volpe still wore his dirt-stained pinstripes 20 minutes after Game 4 of the World Series. He had just experienced a moment he described as the coolest of his young life, with 49,354 fans at Yankee Stadium chanting his name after his grand slam catalyzed a season-saving 11-4 victory for the New…

Kevin Durant finished with 31 points in a win Saturday over Dallas, joining the 29,000 Points Club. Afterward, he was asked about the milestone and took a moment to reflect. “It speaks to so many people that helped me out,” the Phoenix Suns forward said in the on-court interview. “So many people that got in…

The lead-up to the Nov. 5 NFL trade deadline has already featured a good deal of action, as wide receivers Davante Adams, Amari Cooper, DeAndre Hopkins and Diontae Johnson all changed addresses within the last two weeks. Monday, the Kansas City Chiefs added pass rusher Josh Uche via trade with the New England Patriots to further…

NEW YORK — Anthony Volpe’s jersey was caked in dirt as he fielded grounders at shortstop before the ninth inning of Game 4 of the World Series. The New York Yankees were on the brink of a victory that would keep their season alive. Then, the most exhilarating moment of Volpe’s life unfolded. Like many…

Daniel Shoch stepped up in the pocket and rolled out to his right. The quarterback at East Coweta (Ga.) High School — under pressure all night — saw his receiver open for a split second. But there was a problem. Travis Hunter was on the other team. “I threw it to where I thought only…

The first thing you notice is how different he seems. His hair is chestnut brown. He appears polite and reserved, nothing like the imposing, often divisive figure we see today. He is not even the biggest voice in the room. It was the rather surreal day in winter 1991 when Donald Trump — the man…

Editor’s note: This article is part of The Changemakers series, focusing on the behind-the-scenes executives and people fueling the future growth of their sports. LAKE ELMO, Minn. — When he retired from the Green Bay Packers, finally ready to leave the job that surpassed his wildest dreams, Mike Eayrs plucked folders from file cabinets and…

Turns out Jerod Mayo wasn’t completely wrong when he made his much-analyzed comment about the New England Patriots being “soft.” It’s just that he directed his Insta-slam post at the wrong people: If only he had aimed it at Patriots legends instead of Patriots players, Mayo would be getting saluted in every port of call…

Ben Casparius will start for the Dodgers in Game 4, but that’s not really the point, right? For the fourth time this postseason, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is going with a bullpen game. Twice the Dodgers have won these bullpen games — Game 4 of the NLDS against the Padres and Game 6 of the…

They told us there would be ups and downs. They told us there would be growing pains. They told us it would be worth the wait — or that they’d at least be patient enough to find out it wasn’t. But now, 18 months after drafting quarterback Anthony Richardson fourth overall, the Indianapolis Colts are…