By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Lindsey Vonn tries to take her comeback step-by-step even if there's plenty of reason — and temptation — to look down the road. On Wednesday, the 40-year-old American ski racer was concentrating solely on testing out the Birds ...
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Pitchers again dominated the big league phase of the Rule 5 draft at the winter meetings, comprising 11 of the 15 unprotected players who were picked Wednesday. The 121-loss Chicago White Sox had the first pick and selected 24-year-old ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber's comeback with Cleveland has double meaning. And deeper meaning. The former Cy Young winner re-signed with the Guardians on Wednesday, a reunion that seemed unlikely when he became a free agent following last season. ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Lake Placid would play host to bobsled, luge and skeleton events for the 2026 Olympics if a track currently being rebuilt in Italy isn't finished in time for the Milan-Cortina Games, officials said Wednesday. There has been no indication from Italian ...
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets might be dealing with an opponent even tougher to overcome than their poor play, missed opportunities and ill-timed mistakes. Wide receiver Garrett Wilson suggested last Sunday a losing "gene" might be ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) — The NFL will consider expanding replay assist to include facemask penalties and other plays. Officials have missed several obvious facemask penalties this season, including two in a three-week span during Thursday night ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan cornerback Will Johnson has joined defensive tackle Mason Graham in the NFL draft. Johnson declared for the draft on Wednesday, one day after Graham decided he would also skip his senior season with the Wolverines. Both preseason All-America players are ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Travis Konecny scored twice in the second period and the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a three-game slide with their first victory in December, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 Tuesday night. Noah Cates, Owen Tippett and Morgan Frost also scored for Philadelphia. ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians broke up their infield and plugged a hole in their rotation. The AL Central champions pulled off two significant trades at the winter meetings in Dallas on Tuesday night, first sending three-time Gold Glove second baseman Andrés Giménez to the ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Rocky Colavito, a wildly popular outfielder who was involved in one of the most debated trades in Cleveland sports history, has died. He was 91. A nine-time All-Star, Colavito died at his home Tuesday in Bernville, Pennsylvania. Team spokesman Bob DiBiasio said he was ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Matt Boldy was the only scorer in the shootout and lifted the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night. Minnesota's Marco Rossi scored with 43.2 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Kirill Kaprizov added his 18th goal of the ...
By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Boogie Fland scored 20 points as Arkansas stormed back from a 15-point deficit, withstood a late comeback attempt and hung on for an 89-87 victory over No. 14 Michigan on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians broke up their infield and plugged a hole in their rotation. The AL Central champions pulled off two significant trades at the winter meetings in Dallas on Tuesday night, first sending three-time Gold Glove second ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Freshman Jonathan Powell scored a season-high 17 points, Joseph Yesufu added 14 points and short-handed West Virginia beat North Carolina Central 79-45 on Tuesday night. Before the game, West Virginia announced Tucker DeVries would be sidelined indefinitely with an ...
By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 22 points, and No. 1 Tennessee beat struggling Miami 75-62 on Tuesday night at the Jimmy V Classic in Madison Square Garden. Igor Milicic Jr. added 16 and nine rebounds for the Volunteers, who took the top spot in the ...
By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Travis Konecny scored twice in the second period and the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a three-game slide with their first victory in December, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 Tuesday night. Noah Cates, Owen Tippett and Morgan ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mikko Rantanen collected his 10th career hat trick and added two assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 on Tuesday night. Rantanen, playing in his 600th game, flipped in a puck over Tristan Jarry late in the first period, beat Jarry from in close ...
DALLAS (AP) — Willy Adames and San Francisco finalized a $182 million, seven-year contract on Tuesday, providing the Giants with a power-hitting shortstop in the prime of his career. It's a big splash by the Giants' new-look front office, which is now led by former All-Star catcher Buster ...
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Khaman Maluach scored a season-high 17 points and No. 4 Duke beat Incarnate Word 72-46 on Tuesday night. Maluach — a 7-foot-2 freshman center from South Sudan — shot 6 of 7 from floor and had seven rebounds as the Blue Devils (8-2) won their fourth straight. Isaiah ...
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand plans to outlaw greyhound racing because too many dogs are hurt or killed, the government said Tuesday, spelling an end to the practice in one of the few countries where it still operates. The racing ...