By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic will finally see a very familiar face at the NBA All-Star Game. The Denver Nuggets superstar center was named an All-Star for the eighth consecutive season and will start for the sixth straight year. And for the first time, ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Imagine a scenario in the NASCAR world — say, around the Brickyard 400 in July — when the hot topic isn't just which driver might kiss the bricks. Try, which driver could kiss his current ride goodbye. What if NASCAR took a ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Elroy Face, an All-Star reliever for the Pittsburgh Pirates who saved three games in the 1960 World Series to help them upset the New York Yankees, has died. He was 97. In a news release Thursday, the Pirates announced they confirmed Face's death. Team historian Jim ...
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored a season-high 31 points and Donovan Clingan added 23 points and 18 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers beat Utah 135-119 on Thursday night — hours after the Jazz lost Jaren Jackson Jr. to knee surgery and ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James became the oldest player in NBA history with a triple-double when he put up 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers' 124-104 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. At 41 years and 44 ...
MIAMI (AP) — Chris Paddack and the Miami Marlins finalized their $4 million, one-year contract Thursday. The right-hander can earn an additional $500,000 in performance bonuses. The team also completed a $1.5 million, one-year deal with left-handed reliever John King. In a corresponding ...
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Casey Mears spun on pit road, got briefly stuck in the infield grass and missed a last-lap crash by mere inches. After all that, he finished eighth a qualifying race Thursday night for the Daytona 500, good enough to get him ...
NEW YORK (AP) — MJ Melendez and the New York Mets agreed Thursday to a one-year contract, adding depth to an outfield thinned by offseason trades. He gets a $1.5 million salary while in the major leagues and $425,000 while in the minors. The 27-year-old Melendez, once a touted prospect with ...
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — For those worried robots are about to take over Major League Baseball, Colorado Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer has some experience with the Automated Ball/Strike system that's coming to stadiums this summer. Yes, the machines ...
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State coach Jerome Tang blasted his players after Cincinnati beat the Wildcats by 29 points Wednesday on a night many fans showed up with bags on their heads. The Wildcats dropped to 10-14 with the 91-62 loss, including 1-10 in the Big 12 Conference. "This was ...
