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Lincicome: Who are this spring’s Comeback Candidates?

With spring training waning and Opening Day looming, thoughts invariably turn to redemption, otherwise known as Comeback Player of the Year.

Illinois guard Destiny Jackson, left, and forward Naomi Benson, right, celebrate after the team's win over Colorado in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.

Illinois beats Colorado for 1st round win as youngest team in women's NCAA Tournament

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cearah Parchment scored 21 points as seventh-seeded Illinois beat No. 10 seed Colorado 66-57 on Saturday night in the first round of the women's NCAA T...

The Boston Red Sox's Roman Anthony rounds the bases after hitting a home run during a game last season in Baltimore.

Ten bold predictions for the MLB season

The Athletic’s Eno Sarris makes 10 bold predictions about the upcoming Major League Baseball season.

United States center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) celebrates after hitting a home run against Italy in the ninth inning of a World Baseball Classic game, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

After WBC, Cubs’ Crow-Armstrong looking ahead to 2028 Olympics

Still processing Team USA’s loss in the World Baseball Classic, Pete Crow-Armstrong stood in front of his locker at the Cubs’ training complex, weary and disconnected.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James smiles during last week’s game against the Miami Heat.

Is LeBron James running out of records to chase? How his list of accomplishments keeps growing

LeBron James might be running out of records to chase. He already has gotten plenty of them: most points scored, most seasons played, most minutes played, most All-NBA se...

Mikayla Blakes storms past Vanderbilt women’s single-season scoring mark in NCAA opener

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — All-American Mikayla Blakes needed only part of the first half Saturday night of the NCAA Tournament to become the best single-season scorer in Va...

Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant reacts after Saturday’s win over the Miami Heat in Houston.

Kevin Durant passes Michael Jordan for No 5 on NBA scoring list in Rockets' win

HOUSTON — On the night Kevin Durant passed Michael Jordan for fifth on the NBA’s career scoring list, the 37-year-old star was already looking ahead. “Four more to go,” h...