GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez was feeling much better Monday after the seven-time All-Star left a spring training game the previous day because of a sore shoulder, according to manager Stephen Vogt. "We're going to reassess him day by day. He should ...
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer West Coast college baseball aficionados are puffing out their collective chests one month into the season, and they have good cause. UCLA, Southern California and Oregon have combined to win 53 of their first 59 games. Before the sport's epicenter moved to the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas was suspended for the first 80 games of the season by Major League Baseball on Monday following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone. Rojas' suspension was announced after a grievance filed by the ...
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Nothing will convince Florida coach Todd Golden that losing in the Southeastern Conference Tournament was a positive. Not even six consecutive wins and another national title. "I get it, but I'm not with it," Golden said Monday. ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Dick Vitale previously declined a standing invitation from CBS and TNT Sports to call an NCAA Tournament game. An assist from Charles Barkley is finally making it happen this year. Vitale and Barkley will call Tuesday night's second First Four matchup in ...
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Purdue had just battled through the Big Ten Tournament, beating three straight NCAA Tournament teams – the last a No. 1 seed in Michigan – to claim a grinding championship in Chicago. "Obviously playing four games in four days is something we ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Duke is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 of the regular season. The Blue Devils received 50 first-place votes from a 57-person media panel in The Associated Press men's basketball poll released Monday, a day after they ...
By The Associated Press Darius Slay is ready to get on with the next chapter of his life. The six-time Pro Bowl cornerback who won a Super Bowl with Philadelphia announced his retirement on Monday, ending a 13-year career in which he became one of the top players at his position in the ...
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — When Philip Martelli Jr. and Jimmy Martelli told their father they wanted to go into coaching, Phil Sr. gave his blessing, albeit with one very important caveat. "I wasn't going to pick up the phone," said the elder Martelli, who won ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer MIAMI (AP) — On a night when All-Stars and future Hall of Famers thrilled fans and each other until the final out, Aaron Judge proclaimed the World Baseball Classic had grown into the sport's biggest event. "The World Series I was in, the crowd here, ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer What college sports could use is a chance to press "Ctrl-Alt-Del." A chance for a reset of sorts, maybe delivered through a thrilling, tear-stained college basketball smorgasboard that reminds us why all the boardroom deals and million-dollar paydays that ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Cruz Davis' only previous taste of March Madness came three years and two transfers ago. The Hofstra guard can't wait to get back on college basketball's biggest stage in more of a starring role. Davis leads Hofstra into the NCAA Tournament as the ...
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer UConn spent the last month of the season in contention for a No. 1 seed in March Madness while St. John's lost only once after early January. The reward for those Big East powers? Being jammed into the same East Region bracket, along with Duke as the ...
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer All five of T.J. Otzelberger's Iowa State teams have reached the NCAA Tournament and this one could be his best so far. No. 2 in the Midwest Region, the Cyclones are a top-three seed for a third straight year. After a Big 12 semifinals loss to Arizona at the ...
MIAMI (AP) — Gunnar Henderson started at third base for the United States over Alex Bregman Sunday night in the World Baseball Classic semifinals, then homered in the fourth inning against the Dominican Republic. Henderson, a star shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles, drove a 3-2 sweeper from ...
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Team USA's celebration after beating the Dominican Republic on Sunday night in the World Baseball Classic semifinals was electric and brief. NL Cy Young award winner Paul Skenes roared "Let's go!" after the final out. Closer Mason Miller ...
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 41 points and had 11 assists to help the Sacramento Kings hold off the Utah Jazz 116-111 on Sunday night. DeRozan, who passed Hall of Famer Tim Duncan last week for 18th place on the NBA's ...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had three assists, linemate Leon Draisaitl scored, but was injured soon after and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Sunday to end a two-game losing streak. Draisaitl took a hard early hit from Ozzy Wiesblatt. The Edmonton star ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer MIAMI (AP) — A work stoppage that leads to canceled games during the 2027 Major League Baseball season could disrupt plans under discussion to have big league players participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The Major League Baseball Players ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson had 30 points and nine assists, and the New York Knicks rallied from a 21-point deficit against a patchwork Golden State lineup to beat the Warriors 110-107 on Sunday night. Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points and 12 ...