Shorthanded Heat come up short in 112-108 loss to Nuggets, as home streak ends  —  MIAMI — The eight-game home winning streak the Miami Heat carried into the night lately had been built against lower-tier competition.  —  That certainly was not the case Monday night at Miami-Dade Arena …

MLB plans to emphasize enforcement of balks as changes kick in  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Major League Baseball plans to emphasize enforcement of the balk rule in 2023 as it implements sweeping rules changes, including a pitch clock that will place more focus on the arcane rule, league officials said Tuesday.

Recapping the Chicago Bulls: Another bleak 3-point shooting night vs. the Orlando Magic results in a 4th straight loss  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 24  —  Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan (11) reacts after guard Ayo Dosunmu (12) was called for a foul during the fourth quarter on Feb. 13, 2023, at the United Center.

Source: Extra-inning, extra-runner rule to remain  —  Major League Baseball is making it permanent: In all regular-season extra-inning games, a runner will be placed on second base to begin the 10th inning, and in every subsequent extra inning after that, until a winner is determined, according to a source familiar with the situation.

Cardinals' front office roles will expand, evolve during John Mozeliak's contract extension  —  St. Louis Cardinals players participated in batting practice during the second day of spring training on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak spoke …

Nets' lack of offense proves costly in first loss to Knicks since 2020  —  Where is the offense going to come from?  —  It's the biggest question facing the new-look Nets as they attempt to salvage a season derailed by back-to-back trade requests from the city's previous two biggest basketball stars.

Ravens hire Georgia's Todd Monken as next offensive coordinator  —  The Georgia Bulldogs won two consecutive national championships with a 5-foot-11 former walk-on at quarterback.  The offensive mind guiding Stetson Bennett through that double gauntlet belonged to a well-traveled coach named Todd Monken.

Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl for the 2nd time in 4 years, beating the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 on a FG with 8 seconds left  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Patrick Mahomes shook off an ankle injury, turned back into a magician and pulled out another comeback on the biggest stage to help …

Padres notes: Drew Pomeranz update; club looking for starters, talking with Manny Machado ‘all the time’  —  Several pitchers in camp can earn chance to start for Padres in 2023, but team also keeping eye on outside options  —  Drew Pomeranz has been among the best relievers in the major leagues when he is healthy.