Playoff payrolls: 2 missing Dodgers nearly total Rays’ money
By RONALD B:LUM AP Baseball Writer Two missing Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers earn nearly as much as the entire Tampa Bay Rays’ major league roster…
Continue ReadingBy RONALD B:LUM AP Baseball Writer Two missing Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers earn nearly as much as the entire Tampa Bay Rays’ major league roster…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Shortstop Alcides Escobar has agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract to stay with the Washington Nationals. The team announced…
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have agreed to deals with right-hander Antonio Senzatela and first-baseman C.J.…
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The MLS All-Star Game will have another first-time host next season in Minnesota. Major…
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are adding Josh Gordon to their 53-man roster and the wide receiver…
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving didn’t practice with the Brooklyn Nets, again remaining away from the team…
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay left-hander Shane McClanahan will start Game of 1 of the Rays’ AL Division Series on Thursday night. Rays…
Continue ReadingNYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has opened investigations into allegations of racist abuse by Czech children and antisemitism by German fans at…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The NCAA Division I Council has approved a one-year waiver that will allow football teams to sign up to seven players to…
Continue ReadingSAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian soccer player was arrested after kicking a referee in the head during a second-division game, knocking him…
Continue ReadingSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame’s head swimming coach has resigned one week after a federal judge dismissed a gender discrimination lawsuit…
Continue ReadingBy PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson is struggling to score points, is no longer a contender for the national title and…
Continue ReadingBy JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball’s postseason is returning to its pre-pandemic format a year after COVID-19 confined…
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland receiver Dontay Demus is expected to miss the rest of the season with a knee…
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Designated hitter J.D. Martinez was left off the Red Sox roster for their one-game wild-card playoff against the New York Yankees,…
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it’s reviewing an earlier decision to decline prosecution…
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Pau Gasol has announced his retirement from basketball to put an end to a career of more than two…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Umpire Joe West will call balls and strikes for the NL wild-card game and Mark Carlson will be the home plate umpire for the AL…
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan has publicly reprimanded Urban Meyer for what he…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins have traded wide receiver and returner Jakeem Grant to the Chicago…
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Steve Baldwin has resigned as CEO and managing partner of the National Women’s Soccer League’s…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The PGA Tour will be spending the next two weeks in Las Vegas. The Shriners Children’s Open has a solid field with…
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — The president of the Russian Premier League has resigned after 14 years in the job following debate over the format of the league and…
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya is working on a book about her triumphs as a runner and…
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Jon Rahm has quickly realized things have changed for him in Spain. His U.S. Open win and rise to…
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bijan Robinson spent far too much of last season watching others play football. No more. The…
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A slow start is becoming a familiar predicament for the Las Vegas Raiders. They have…
Continue ReadingTRAIL, British Columbia (AP) — Sarah Fillier scored the only goal for Canada’s women’s hockey team in a 5-1 loss to the men’s junior A-level…
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw for three touchdowns, Austin Ekeler rushed for 117 yards and scored…
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Dream guard Courtney Williams apologized Monday for a since-deleted video on YouTube she posted over the weekend in which…
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New York Jets safety Marcus Maye has been charged with drunken driving after a car…
Continue ReadingDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Toto Japan Classic is no longer part of the LPGA Tour schedule. The tour says health concerns and travel…
Continue ReadingINGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The kickoff of Monday night’s game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers was delayed 35 minutes because…
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The falloff the Minnesota Twins experienced after two straight division titles could be traced…
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox and Yankees resume their rivalry in the playoffs in Tuesday night’s AL wild-card…
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jayce Tingler thinks he deserves to be retained as manager of the San Diego Padres, despite the…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A capsule look at the National League wild-card game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger…
Continue ReadingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars placed receiver DJ Chark and guard A.J. Cann on injured reserve. Coach Urban Meyer says…
Continue ReadingINGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Running back Josh Jacobs is back in the Las Vegas Raiders’ lineup for their visit to SoFi Stadium to face the Los…
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics thought they could get back to the postseason for a fourth…
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tyler Adams admits American players weren’t fully ready last month for the physical,…
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville assistant coach Todd Richards is recovering from a heart attack. The Predators announced Monday that Richards, a…
Continue ReadingALLEGANY, N.Y. (AP) — St. Bonaventure baseball coach Larry Sudbrook is retiring following a 36-year career in which he posted the most wins in any…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press All these years later, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are set to meet again at Fenway Park in an all-or-nothing game…
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Karl Dorrell said he needs to have “better composure” after losing his cool and pushing a…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A capsule look at the American League wild-card game between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on…
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — A look around the AL East reveals the daunting path ahead for the rebuilding Baltimore Orioles.…
Continue ReadingMississippi coach Lane Kiffin has apologized for his abbreviated live pre-game interview with CBS. Before the Alabama game, Kiffin responded to a…
Continue ReadingBy IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Marcus Semien sounded like a man with unfinished business in Toronto after his Blue Jays endured a…
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians’ final season as the Indians ended sooner than fans hoped. Cleveland finished…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah football players and coaches have returned to practice grieving one of their own who was…
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Ninth-ranked Michigan visits Nebraska on Saturday in a game matching coaches who…
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera joined the 500-home run club and the Detroit Tigers had their best season in five…
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox think pitcher Carlos Rodón will be healthy enough to help them in the…
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is ranked again and on a three-game win streak powered by tailback Bijan Robinson and an…
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Quarterback JT Daniels’ status is uncertain for No. 2 Georgia again this week. Daniels…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers certainly knew it could be a tough season with their young and…
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs come into the offseason with a long list of issues to address. A 71-91 mark…
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota running back Trey Potts remained in a hospital two days after an undisclosed ailment that arose late in the team’s…
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Bubba Wallace has become the second Black driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race. He…
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has fined Kentucky $250,000 for violating its access to competition area policy after fans…
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Former Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung has appealed to the club’s fans to stop singing a song that contains…
Continue ReadingBy AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Hendon Hooker has played well enough to finally earn the starting quarterback job at…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball drew 45.3 million fans this year as fans gradually were allowed to return, down from 68.5 million over 2019…
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Rojas has been let go as manager of the New York Mets after two losing seasons. The…
Continue ReadingCONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Coastal Carolina coach Jamey Chadwell says quarterback Grayson McCall is ready to “rock and roll” when the 15th-ranked…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins’ offense is off to one of the worst four-game starts in the…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen acknowledges the organization might be in the midst…
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani just completed arguably the most remarkable single season by any player in…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The Washington Football Team has placed head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion on administrative leave for what a…
Continue ReadingSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse coach Dino Babers confirmed that wide receiver Taj Harris has left the program and will enter the transfer portal.…
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The major league batting average dropped to .244 this season, its lowest since the year of the…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Grand Slam champions Garbiñe Muguruza, Sloane Stephens, Victoria Azarenka, Angelique Kerber and Barbora Krejcikova are among the…
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners are young and talented and seem to have changed the narrative about their future…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama coach Nick Saban says tailback Jase McClellan is out for the year with a knee injury. The top-ranked Crimson…
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer The Mohegan Sun casino has suspended wagering on the WNBA after questions were raised over a potential conflict in…
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — These are now Juan Soto’s Washington Nationals. He is their lone bona fide superstar,…
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals can look back upon their first full post-pandemic season in one of…
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies missed the postseason for a third straight season and another standout player…
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is listing quarterback Graham Mertz as questionable for Saturday’s game at…
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers coach Alain Vigneault is denying accusations that he ever gave players…
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton says the team has made progress even while finishing…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will be out indefinitely after injuring his throwing shoulder in…
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Getafe has fired coach Míchel González after their winless start in the Spanish league. The club made the announcement a day after…
Continue ReadingBy JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer With Shohei Ohtani, Bryce Harper and the rest of baseball’s MVP front-runners left out of the postseason,…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom’s hip injury opened a spot for 2019 and 2020 first-round picks Connor…
Continue ReadingBy MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds fell apart down the stretch and fell out of playoff contention but there were…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Mookie Betts and the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers had four of the top 10 selling jerseys in Major League…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins played baseball over seven different months this season and had a winning record in…
Continue ReadingLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Four Continents Championships for figure skaters from outside Europe will be held in Europe for the first time…
Continue ReadingATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Police in Georgia say former NASCAR driver John Wes Townley was shot to death in a dispute that involved a hatchet after showing…
Continue ReadingWATFORD, England (AP) — Claudio Ranieri is back in the English Premier League after being hired by Watford. The 69-year-old Italian replaces Xisco…
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — FIFA is in talks with Qatari authorities about scrapping the mandatory vaccination requirements…
Continue ReadingNYON, Switzerland (AP) — Women’s soccer leagues across Europe have joined UEFA in criticizing FIFA plans for biennial men’s and women’s World…
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright is guaranteed $17.5 million under his 2022 contract with the Cardinals, more than double his $8…
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer has apologized to his family, his team and…
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Defender John Brooks will miss the United States’ three World Cup qualifiers this month because of a back injury. Wolfsburg…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer The Beijing Winter Olympics open in four months — just six months after the Summer Games wrapped up in Tokyo. When…
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper hit .309 with 35 homers, led baseball in OPS and is a National League MVP…
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 2021 season was going so well for the New York Mets. And then Jacob deGrom got hurt.…
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