As difficult as it is to gain any real insight into a player after just 171 plate appearances, it was obvious when watching Oswaldo Cabrera last season that the kid had it. His maturity far beyond his years allowed the 23-year-old to remain mostly unfazed when he joined the Yankees during August, by far their worst and most tumultuous month of the regular season. When Cabrera debuted on Aug. ...

This was almost a year ago, a time when the transfer portal and name, image and likeness deals were just gaining traction in college athletics. "Coaches have got to stop complaining," Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey said. "This is the world we're in and, last time I checked, we make pretty good money. So everybody should shut up and adjust." I thought about Brey and his wise words Sunday ...

PHOENIX — Ndamukong Suh sings softly of the multitudes he contains. “I have a lot of different dimensions,” he said one day in the Eagles’ locker room, on a rare occasion when he was in the Eagles’ locker room at the same time that media members were. A University of Nebraska alumnus, he calls Warren Buffett a friend. A Portland native and Nike endorser, he trains daily each offseason at the ...

Want to be part of NBA history this week? It's going to cost you. LeBron James becoming the NBA's all-time leading scorer won't rival the stub-sanity of a Taylor Swift concert tour, but it's obvious courtside glitterati aren't the only ones willing to pay big to watch the Lakers star score his 38,388th career point. James is poised to break Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring mark this week ...

NEW YORK — Four years, $200 million.

Is it time to stop worrying about whether the Miami Dolphins will get Vic Fangio to sign as their defensive coordinator?

PHILADELPHIA — Brandon Graham posed at his locker with a green and white Kangol cap clashing with a Starter jacket featuring bright shades of pink and blue woven underneath a Super Bowl emblem.

The Broncos are close to finalizing a deal with the New Orleans that will put former Saints head coach Sean Payton in line to be their next head coach, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Post on Tuesday afternoon.

Longtime broadcaster Chip Caray is taking over as the television play-by-play voice of the St. Louis Cardinals, more than five decades after his grandfather and Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Caray became a baseball staple with the same club.

ATHENS, — Mike White is making an impact in his first season as Georgia’s coach.

Purdue became this season’s first unanimous No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll Monday after wins over Michigan and Michigan State last week as chaos ensued behind the Boilermakers among other ranked teams.

DALLAS — Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett, who led the Bulldogs to their second straight national championship, was arrested early Sunday after police said he was intoxicated and banging on doors.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy delivered an exhibition of short iron play to shoot 7-under 65 in his third round and build a three-stroke lead at the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic climbed into the Rod Laver Arena stands to celebrate his 10th Australian Open championship and record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title Sunday and, after jumping and pumping his fists with his team, he collapsed onto his back, crying.

ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker, coming off the team’s fifth consecutive NL East title, signed a contract extension on Friday that runs through the 2025 season.

MANHATTAN, Kan. — There are still a handful of players left at Florida who remember the exact moment, during a timeout against rival Florida State more than two years ago, that Keyontae Johnson collapsed to the floor and time seemed to stand still.

It’s reasonable to think Chet Holmgren will be an NBA All-Star one day. He was a highly recruited high school player whose one year at Gonzaga was stellar enough for Oklahoma City to make him the No. 2 pick in last year’s draft. He’s an obvious talent, an enormous talent.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed produced big first-round finishes at the Dubai Desert Classic on Friday in what could lead to an intriguing showdown as the competition heads to a Monday conclusion.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Of all of his considerable talents, Novak Djokovic’s ability to cast aside whatever appears to stand in his way might be the most valuable.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. —

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Patrick Reed fared better than Rory McIlroy after some pre-tournament friction as the Dubai Desert Classic got off to a wet start Thursday with only 11 players managing to finish their weather-affected first rounds.