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New York Jets assistant Greg Knapp, a well-traveled NFL coach who worked with Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young and soon-to-be-inducted Peyton Manning over his 25-year career, died Thursday at 58.

One day after announcing he was stepping away from baseball, Yermín Mercedes was back with the Chicago White Sox’s Triple-A affiliate Thursday.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was steadfast that Kenley Jansen will remain his closer, after Jansen blew his third consecutive save Thursday night.

Questioning whether the Olympics should be held is warranted. And yet, it is also OK to feel excited.

South Korean golfer Jeongeun Lee6 tied the men’s and women’s major record for the lowest round when she carded a 10-under-par 61 at the Evian Championship on Friday.

The Miami Dolphins are signing former Seattle Seahawks linebacker Shaquem Griffin to a one-year deal after a successful team visit, sources told ESPN.

The New York Mets are finalizing a deal to acquire left-handed starting pitcher Rich Hill from the Tampa Bay Rays, sources told ESPN.

Being chosen as an Olympic flag-bearer is an enormous honor — yet athletes routinely turn it down. We talked to Michael Phelps’ coach — and former flag bearers such as Dawn Staley and Erin Hamlin — to find out exactly how grueling it can be.

Tennis star Naomi Osaka has lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games, ending the flame’s long journey from Greece to these delayed Olympics.

The NFL informed teams that they face possible forfeits of games — and the loss of game checks for players — if a COVID-19 outbreak among unvaccinated players causes an unresolvable disruption in the regular-season schedule.