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 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 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 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 ...
MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Stowers hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning and the Miami Marlins spoiled the first opening day start for Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes with a 5-4 victory over the Pirates on Thursday. Nick Fortes tripled to lead off the inning against reliever David Bednar (0-1) and ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Terry Francona's first opening day as manager of the Cincinnati Reds started in a dentist's chair. About 12 hours later, Francona was experiencing baseball's equivalent of a root canal. The Reds were one out away from a successful debut ...
KENT, Ohio (AP) — Kent State has placed head coach Kenni Burns on administrative leave. The university said in a statement Thursday that Burns was put on leave with pay and that Greg Glaus, executive deputy athletics director, would oversee the administrative responsibilities of the program. ...
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Tyler O'Neill hit a three-run home run, extending his major league record by homering for a sixth straight opening day, and the Baltimore Orioles hit a franchise record six opening day home runs to rout the Blue Jays 12-2 on ...
By PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Beard has shifted his culinary focus from salads to hot dogs. The Mississippi coach had recently commented on the abundance and quality of the food served during the NCAA Tournament, saying it reminded him of the salad bars at ...
By PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — For Tom Izzo, the blueprint for a career like few others was established in his very first year as a head coach. His memory is a bit fuzzy — Izzo remembers his 1995 Michigan State team grabbing 26 offensive rebounds in a victory over a ...
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin started the World Cup slalom season with a win. She closed it out the exact same way. In between, a serious crash in the giant slalom, a difficult recovery, struggles with confidence, battles with post-traumatic ...
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nearly every year there's at least one lovable underdog that rises from obscurity in the NCAA Tournament to capture the hearts of basketball fans and bust their brackets. Not this year. All 16 regional semifinalists are from power ...