Author: Steve Gardner, USA TODAY

The Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes leads the way in 2021 with an average salary of $45 million. However, the Cowboys’ Dak Prescott comes out on top in total income.

Expect an offensive shootout when the Ravens host the Chiefs on Sunday, with two of the top three quarterbacks in our Week 2 rankings taking the field.

Byington takes over for Jim Paschke on Bally Sports Wisconsin, making her the first woman play-by-play announcer for a major men’s pro sports team.

Rookie running back Elijah Mitchell takes over as San Francisco’s starter with Raheem Mostert out for the season; other pickups include Mark Ingram, Tim Patrick.

The Falcons and Eagles made major offensive additions with their first-round draft picks this offseason in TE Kyle Pitts and WR DeVonta Smith.

Hunter Renfroe hit a mammoth home run out of Fenway Park to give Boston the lead, then sealed the game with a brilliant throw to get the final out.

A new documentary, premiering on MLB Network on Thursday, tells the story of baseball’s return to New York City.

Zack Steffen becomes the second United States men’s national soccer team member to miss time after testing positive, joining Christian Pulisic.

Mark Vital, the 6-5, 250-pound guard who won an NCAA title at Baylor, will get a look at tight end after not playing football since middle school.

Three-time All-Star Xander Bogaerts becomes the sixth Boston Red Sox player to test positive for COVID-19 in the past week.