By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Jase Richardson's hot shooting helped Michigan State overcome a poor start and move into another Elite Eight, though the Spartans need at least one more win for a real celebration. "We don't put up any banners for Elite Eights," coach Tom ...
MIAMI (AP) — Oneil Cruz hit a two-run home run, Andrew McCutchen added an RBI double and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Friday night. Cruz walked to lead off the fourth inning, stole second base and advanced to third on an error. Joey Bart walked before Andrew ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 32 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 133-122 on Friday night to guarantee their first winning season since 2016. Detroit withstood a 38-point ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Kameron Misner led off the ninth inning with his first major league home run, giving Tampa Bay a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday as the Rays began their season of home games at Steinbrenner Field. Misner, a 27-year-old rookie who debuted in August, ...
MIAMI (AP) — The Pirates placed second baseman Nick Gonzales on the 10-day injured list with a "non-displaced fracture of the left ankle," Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton said Friday. Gonzales was originally injured in spring training when he fouled a ball off his ankle. He hit a two-run ...
OWING MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens extended coach John Harbaugh's contract by three years, taking him through the 2028 season. The 62-year-old Harbaugh is the Ravens' all-time winningest coach with a 172-104 record over 17 seasons, not including going 13-11 in the playoffs. He is ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Eric Henderson, who led South Dakota State to two NCAA Tournament appearances in six seasons, has been hired as Drake's head coach, the school announced Friday. The 46-year-old Henderson replaces Ben McCollum, who left for Iowa on Monday after leading the Bulldogs to ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Imagine taking Alabama fans — whose first words in the crib were naturally "Roll Tide!" — from, let's say 1973, and stick them inside a sports time machine where they got dropped off in February 2025 in Tuscaloosa. Not just at any ...
MIAMI (AP) — Hyped as the most appealing starting pitchers' matchup of opening day, Paul Skenes outlasted Sandy Alcántara but neither was involved in the decision of the Miami Marlins' 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Pittsburgh's Skenes is the reigning NL Rookie of the ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The coach with the best winning percentage in college basketball history won't be anywhere near San Antonio when the Final Four rolls around next week. By then, Jim Crutchfield might be on a pickleball court. Or maybe playing tennis, the sport that ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Duke stud Cooper Flagg's highlight reel included a 3-pointer from just in front of the logo at the halftime buzzer, one no-look pass for an alley-oop and another for a 3, and a huge blocked shot into a row of Arizona cheerleaders. He ...
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Austin Wells became the first catcher to hit a leadoff homer on opening day, Anthony Volpe also went deep and the New York Yankees began their AL pennant defense by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Thursday. Carlos Rodón (1-0), starting because ...
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Florida's three standout seniors and its deep bench kept bringing energy until it became too tough for Maryland's "Crab Five" to keep up. Coach Todd Golden could see his Gators wearing the Terrapins down. Will Richard scored 15 ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Alabama broke the 35-year-old March Madness record for 3-pointers with 25 and Mark Sears scored 30 of his 34 points on 3s, a relentless long-range spree that ushered the second-seeded Crimson Tide past BYU 113-88 on Thursday night in an ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The accomplishment was special. The result disappointing. Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby sat slumped at his locker stall Thursday night focused more on his team's latest lopsided loss than the personal milestone of breaking ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alperen Sengun had 33 points and 10 rebounds, Amen Thompson finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and the Houston Rockets beat the Utah Jazz 121-110 on Thursday night. The Rockets have a two-game lead over the third-place Denver Nuggets in the Western ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer John Tortorella popped off after another Philadelphia loss — the sixth straight on his watch — and declared he was not interested in learning how to coach a losing team in another empty season. It's not his worry anymore. The Flyers fired the notoriously ...
By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kyle Manzardo had a two-run double in the 10th inning to tie the club record for most RBIs on opening day and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-4 on Thursday. Manzardo joined Tris Speaker (1925) and Leon ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Snell won his Dodgers debut, Teoscar Hernández hit a three-run homer and Los Angeles defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-4 in its home opener Thursday. Shohei Ohtani launched his second home run of the season and scored twice for the Dodgers. Tommy Edman also went ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Austin Wells drove Freddy Peralta's fastball into the first row of Yankee Stadium's right-field short porch and landed in the history books: the first catcher in a century and a half of Major League Baseball to hit a leadoff home run on ...