Month: October 2022

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres say suspended shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. had a follow-up surgery on his left wrist and should be recovered from that and recent shoulder surgery by spring training. Tatis is currently serving an 80-game suspension from MLB after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. He had surgery last

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt has signed Jerry Stackhouse to an extension as he enters his fourth season as the Commodores’ head coach. Athletic director Candice Lee announced the extension Tuesday. She credited the growth of the program over Stackhouse’s first three seasons for the move. The Southeastern Conference’s only private university did not announce

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Delanie Walker knew his broken ankle was bad when he didn’t feel any pain while on the field in Miami. Not because of shock. The nerve-endings had been severed. Walker played seven more games a season later in 2019. It also took Walker

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Top-ranked North Carolina is the favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference. In addition, Tar Heels big man Armando Bacot is the preseason pick for league player of the year. The Tar Heels received 90 of 101 first-place votes from media members during last week’s preseason league media day in Charlotte.

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are still trying to figure out how a regular season that went so well turned so sour in the playoffs. The Dodgers posted a franchise-record 111 wins and made their 10th straight playoff appearance. But they lost 3-1 to San Diego

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Utah’s win over Southern California has muddled the Pac-12’s hopes of getting to the College Football Playoff for the first time in six seasons. The conference now has one undefeated team, two with one loss and the 15th-ranked Utes hanging around with two losses. The odds aren’t exactly stacked

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees left fielder Aaron Hicks will miss the remainder of the postseason after injuring his left knee in a collision with rookie shortstop Oswaldo Cabrera. Hicks went to a hospital for an MRI after exiting Game 5 of the AL Division Series against the Cleveland

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Cardinals receiver DeAndre Hopkins returns for Thursday’s game against the New Orleans Saints. The three-time All-Pro is back after a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs. The Cardinals hope Hopkins can provide a jolt to an offense that hasn’t played well

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the plans says the PGA Tour is announcing that four tournaments will have elevated status and $20 million purses next year. The four additions are the WM Phoenix Open, the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, the Wells Fargo Championship

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Radamel Falcao converted a penalty kick two minutes into stoppage time as Rayo Vallecano pulled off a 1-1 draw with Atlético Madrid to end the rival’s three-game winning streak in the Spanish league. Falcao struck the top of the net at the Metropolitano Stadium after a

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The post-Graham Potter era at Brighton just cannot get going. It’s just two points from four games under Potter’s replacement, Roberto De Zerbi, after a lackluster 0-0 draw at home with lowly Nottingham Forest. There were some jeers from Brighton fans at the full-time whistle. Brighton has had 54

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Colts owner Jim Irsay says there’s “merit to remove” Dan Snyder as owner of the Washington Commanders. Irsay is the first NFL owner to publicly state that his controversial counterpart should go. Snyder’s status has been widely debated for years amid several scandals and

BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Mönchengladbach has crashed out in the second round of the German Cup with a 2-1 loss at second-division leader Darmstadt. Hoffenheim has routed Schalke 5-1. Schalke’s heavy loss piles the pressure on coach Frank Kramer after five defeats across all competitions. Wolfsburg has won at local rival Eintracht Braunschweig 2-1, and

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Syracuse quarterback Garrett Shrader and Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei headline an undefeated ACC showdown that almost no one saw coming when the year began. The fifth-ranked Tigers and Uiagalelei had plenty to prove after missing out on their first league title since 2014. The 14th-ranked

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have placed cornerback Casey Hayward on injured reserve. Hayward hurt his shoulder attempting to tackle San Francisco’s Deebo Samuel in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 28-14 victory over the 49ers. Hayward joined Atlanta as a free agent during the last offseason, giving the team another outside cornerback

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Neil Lennon is out as coach of Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus after less than eight months on the job. The club’s announcement followed a 1-0 loss to Nea Salamina and cited the team’s poor performance in the domestic league, despite an impressive run in European play. The former coach of Scottish

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ohio State and Michigan are making the Big Ten look like the Big Two, rekindling memories or some of Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler turning the chase for a conference championship into a two-team race. The second-ranked Buckeyes and fourth-ranked Wolverines are the Big

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Big 12 will operate without divisions in football next season, when the arrival of Central Florida, Cincinnati, BYU and Houston creates a 14-team conference and ends its current round-robin scheduling framework. Commissioner Brett Yormark held a call with Big 12 schools Tuesday to

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Reliever David Robertson has been added to the Philadelphia Phillies’ 26-man roster ahead of the NL Championship Series opener against San Diego after missing the NLDS against Atlanta with a strained right calf. Robertson went 4-3 with a 2.40 ERA in 58 games in the regular season. He was hurt while

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Take note: The Utah Jazz evidently need a new hashtag. The team’s long-used hashtag — #TakeNote — was used by Apple CEO Tim Cook in a tweet on Tuesday, accompanied by an Apple logo emoji. It raises questions about how the phrase will be used in the team’s marketing plans