By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer The club throw. The body bump. Those are the indelible images from Jordan Spieth's victory in the Traveler's Championship, where he holed a 60-foot bunker shot in a playoff to defeat Daniel Berger and capture his 10th title on the PGA Tour a month before his ...
By The Associated Press A look at what's happening all around the majors today: ___ THE BIG MAN IS BACK CC Sabathia (7-2, 3.46 ERA) comes off the disabled list for the banged-up Yankees to start against J.A. Happ (2-5, 3.71) and the Blue Jays. Sabathia has been sidelined since June 14 with ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Angel Hernandez, a big league umpire for nearly a quarter-century, sued Major League Baseball on Monday alleging race discrimination. In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati, the 55-year-old Hernandez, who was born in Cuba and lives in Florida, alleges MLB ...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Junior went to victory lane at a restrictor-plate race again. Just like last time, it was Ricky Stenhouse Jr. celebrating after the checkered flag. Stenhouse raced to his second victory of the season — second consecutive on a restrictor-plate track — Saturday ...
By Tim Reynolds AP Basketball Writer J.J. Redick is trusting the process. Gordon Hayward got his sales pitch from Miami. And David West, finally a champion, is coming back for one last season. The first day of NBA free agency Saturday saw things starting to take shape, though there’s ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Miguel Sano belted a three-run homer, Felix Jorge pitched five-plus solid innings to win his major league debut and the Minnesota Twins held off the Kansas City Royals 10-5 on Saturday night for a split of a doubleheader. Brandon Moss, Alcides Escobar and Alex Gordon, ...
By Mark Long AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s phone was “going crazy” all afternoon Saturday, with friends, family members and followers wanting to wish him well before what could be his final Cup Series start at Daytona International Speedway. “It ...
By Ronald Blum AP Baseball Writer Justin Smoak’s opposite-field drive dropped over the left-field wall in Toronto, and an eye-popping record had been set: Batters reached a home run mark for a month, shattering the syringe-fueled high of the Steroids Era. Hitters went deep 1,101 times in ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have three new defensemen, three new forwards and a new goalie, too. Forwards Landon Ferraro and Cal O’Reilly signed two-year contracts Saturday and will be paid $700,000 if they’re playing in the NHL and $375,000 if playing in the AHL. Forward ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — As pleased as Jason Pominville was upon hearing he was returning to the Buffalo Sabres, it was nothing compared to the excitement of his son, Jayden. “My little guy already has his (Sabres) jersey on right now,” Pominville said Friday, shortly after the former Sabres ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jason Vargas picked up his American League-leading 12th victory, Eric Hosmer hit a three-run homer and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 8-1 on Friday night. Vargas (12-3) tied Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers for the major league lead in wins and ...
By Jon Krawczynski AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves reached an agreement with Utah on Friday to send point guard Ricky Rubio to the Jazz to clear salary cap space for a big run in free agency, according to two people with direct knowledge of the ...
By MAURICIO SAVARESE, Associated Press IBIUNA, Brazil (AP) — A prospect with a 94 mph fastball gets a lot of attention, no matter where he is pitching — even when that prospect is a diminutive 16-year-old from a country with little baseball tradition. Eric Pardinho's blazing fastball has ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Hockey Writer ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Dmitry Orlov developed into one of the Washington Capitals' best defensemen last season, and he's being rewarded with a long-term, big-money contract. The Capitals re-signed Orlov on Friday to a $30.6 million, six-year deal that ...
By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Like a couple of old friends gathering for a reunion, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal could face each other in the Wimbledon final more than a decade after their first such meeting. The draw at the All England Club on Friday established ...
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls have waived veteran point guard Rajon Rondo. The Bulls bought out Rondo for $3 million Friday rather than exercise a $13.4 million option for next season. He signed a two-year deal to come to Chicago last summer. The 31-year-old Rondo was in and out of the ...
By JOHN PYE, AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Manny Pacquiao isn't saying it publicly, preferring not to dwell too much on landing a knockout blow. His trainer, Freddie Roach, isn't pulling any punches, though. Roach reckons the WBO welterweight world championship fight against ...
LONDON (AP) — The "Big 4" of men's tennis were given the four highest seedings for this year's tournament at Wimbledon. No. 1-ranked Andy Murray, the defending champion, is the top-seeded player, followed by Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Nadal and Djokovic are also in the ...
By The Associated Press A look at what's happening all around the majors today: ___ STOPPING BY Manager Joe Maddon and some of the Chicago Cubs will go for what the White House calls a "meet and greet" with President Donald Trump. Though it's not an official visit with the president, Maddon ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Phil Jackson and the New York Knicks are parting ways after he oversaw one of the worst eras in team history and feuded with star Carmelo Anthony. Days after Jackson reiterated his desire to trade Anthony and said he would listen to ...