By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Far removed from the false hopes Taylor Swift would make an appearance at Pebble Beach, Akshay Bhatia and Ryo Hisatsune went about their business quietly at Spyglass Hill and wound up with a share of the lead Friday in the ...
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Right-hander Chris Bassitt and the Baltimore Orioles finalized their $18.5 million contract Friday. After the past three seasons with Toronto, Bassitt is staying in the AL East with a deal that includes a $3 million signing bonus. He can earn $500,000 in performance ...
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — When Mike Tyson was developing as a young fighter in New York in 1980s, he had plenty of chances to test the skills that would one day make him the world's best and fiercest heavyweight. Now Tyson looks at the state of boxing in the ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole threw his first bullpen of spring training on Friday, may pitch in exhibition games and is on track to return to regular-season action from May to September. A 35-year-old right-hander, Cole had Tommy John surgery March 11 with Los Angeles Dodgers ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Turns out, the Philadelphia Phillies were ale-ing last year. Deciding their relationship ruptured when Nick Castellanos angrily brought a beer into the dugout after he was pulled from a game, the Phillies released the outfielder ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
