By ANTHONY SANFILIPPO Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Spencer Turnbull carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, Alec Bohm hit a pair of three-run homers and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago White Sox 7-0 on Friday night to extend their winning streak to four.
Chicago ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins eventually became the team Kyle Dubas envisioned in his first season as the club's general manager/director of hockey operations.
That evolution, however, came a touch too late for Sidney Crosby and company to make the playoffs. Pittsburgh's spirited ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brayan Bello allowed one hit in six innings, Rob Refsnyder hit his first home run of the season and the Boston Red Sox breezed past the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1 on Friday night.
Bello (3-1) struck out seven and walked two. The ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen doesn't regret the harsh, eye-popping review he gave of his postseason performance a year ago.
Looking back, he told the truth about himself — and the Cavs.
In the aftermath of Cleveland being pummeled ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run homer, Nick Lodolo pitched 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball for his second quality start since coming off the injured list and the Cincinnati Reds snapped a three-game skid with a 7-1 win over the Los Angeles ...
By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — Tyler Freeman hit a two-run homer and Steven Kwan and Andrés Giménez each drove in a pair, sending the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
The Guardians and rookie manager Stephen Vogt are ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer
The Boston Celtics had almost no trouble at all with the 14 teams that didn't make the playoffs this season, going 35-4 against those squads.
Against the teams that actually made the postseason, the Celtics were really good as well.
Taking into ...
By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto hit a three-run homer halfway up the right field second deck to cap a five-run seventh inning and the New York Yankees rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Friday night.
Soto stood at home plate and admired his 409-foot ...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Utah and Florida clinched the remaining two spots at the NCAA women's gymnastics championship on Thursday night, denying No. 1 overall seed Oklahoma a chance at a three-peat.
Utah took the lead on the first rotation after posting a season-high 49.6375 on the beam — ...
By The Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — Leody Taveras scored the winning run on a fielder's choice in the eighth inning and added an RBI single in the ninth to lead the Texas Rangers to a 9-7 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
Taveras doubled with one out advanced to third on ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Schools facing NCAA infractions cases could ensure they avoid postseason bans if they show "exemplary cooperation" with investigators under a proposal before the NCAA Division I Council.
The NCAA announced Thursday the proposal would define "exemplary cooperation" more ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — There used to be a time — say the vast majority of the franchise's first 92 seasons — when the Pittsburgh Steelers would rely almost exclusively on the NFL draft to address whatever holes they might have on the roster.
Those days ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals went into free agency with explosive plays in mind — producing more of them on offense and allowing fewer on defense.
That overarching theme is expected to carry over to the draft in which the Bengals have the 18th ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — In Jim Harbaugh's estimation, no one has it better than the Los Angeles Chargers going into the NFL draft.
The Chargers have the fifth overall pick on April 25. With an expected run on quarterbacks at the top of the draft, the Bolts ...
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Carlos Carrasco picked up his first win with Cleveland since 2020 and Andrés Giménez had two RBIs to lead the Guardians to a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.
Ramón Laureano, Josh Naylor and José Ramírez also drove in ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Aroldis Chapman was suspended two games and fined an undisclosed amount Thursday for his "inappropriate actions" against the New York Mets three days earlier.
Michael Hill, Major League Baseball's senior vice president for on-field operations, ...
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is running on fumes after an exhausting Masters victory just four days ago. He hit a shank from a bunker. He nearly lost his mind from mud on his golf ball. And he still managed a 2-under 69 at the RBC ...
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Kenny Payne was hired Thursday as associate head coach at Arkansas under John Calipari.
Payne was fired last month after going 12-52 in two seasons as the head coach at Louisville, his alma mater.
Before that, he spent 10 years as an assistant at Kentucky under ...
By JOHN COON Associated Press
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Kevin Young wants to turn BYU into a breeding ground for NBA talent. Young, who was introduced as the Cougars' new head basketball coach on Wednesday night, said he plans to use his NBA experience and player development skills to turn Provo ...
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) — Aaron Judge broke a 4-all tie with a two-run single in the ninth inning, Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton hit solo home runs and the New York Yankees rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Wednesday, avoiding their first sweep of the ...