By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players' association head Tony Clark nearly doubled his pay to $4.25 million in 2023, according the union's annual federal disclosure filing Monday. Clark's income had risen from just under $2 million in his first full year after ...
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stuck as a spectator during last year's women's NCAA Tournament, Paige Bueckers didn't waste a moment this time. Every drive to the basket, every deflection on defense, every tumble to the floor was about doing everything possible to get ...
By The Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Ronel Blanco of the Houston Astros threw the first no-hitter in the major leagues this season, blanking the Toronto Blue Jays 10-0 on Monday night. The right-hander struck out seven and walked two. He walked George Springer to start the game and again ...
BRUSSELS (AP) — British cyclist Mark Cavendish has delayed his return to racing as he struggles with health issues in what is expected to be his final professional season. Cavendish has not raced since he abandoned Milano-Torino on March 13, and was expected to return on Wednesday at the ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Connor Bedard had an assist to increase his rookie-leading points total, Philipp Kurashev, Joey Anderson and Lukas Reichel each added a goal and an assist and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Saturday night. Nick Foligno and MacKenzie ...
MIAMI (AP) — Ke'Bryan Hayes had a single and an RBI double, and the Pittsburgh Pirates used another solid pitching outing to beat the Marlins 7-2 on Friday night. Michael A. Taylor and Connor Joe also doubled for the Pirates, who beat the Marlins in front of 13,636 people at loanDepot park ...
MIAMI (AP) — Jared Jones struck out 10 over 5 2/3 innings to win his major league debut and lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Miami Marlins 9-3 on Saturday. A 22-year-old right-hander taken by Pittsburgh with the 44th pick in the 2020 amateur draft, Jones allowed three runs, three hits ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A year after setting the NL mark for home runs in a season, Atlanta's sluggers are still mashing the ball. Ozzie Albies, Matt Olson, Marcell Ozuna and Michael Harris II all homered and an expected battle of aces fizzled early in the Atlanta Braves' 12-4 win over the ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Nick Martini said he felt a jolt in the Reds' opening day crowd when he lined his second homer of the afternoon 405 feet into the right-field stands. The 33-year-old was in the lineup batting eighth as the designated hitter, the first opening-day start of his big league ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell looked different wearing a protective mask. With the All-Star guard finally back, so did the Cavaliers. Mitchell returned after missing six games with a broken nose and made two free throws with 12.8 seconds left as Cleveland edged the Philadelphia 76ers ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Eddie Rosario capped a three-run ninth inning off All-Star closer Alexis Díaz with a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, and the Washington Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 on Saturday. Pinch-hitter Nick Martini gave the Reds a 6-4 lead with a two-run double in the eighth ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Alexandre Texier and Damon Severson scored in the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets broke a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Kirill Marchenko and Zach Werenski scored third-period goals as Columbus rallied ...
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists for his 22nd triple-double of the season, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-101 on Sunday to clinch a playoff berth. Jokic got his 128th career triple-double despite dealing with a sore right wrist ...
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Abraham Toro forced in the game-ending run when he drew a four-pitch bases-loaded walk from Eli Morgan, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Sunday for their first win this season. The A's, who have announced plans to move to Las ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Will Benson and Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit back-to-back home runs with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a series-clinching 6-5 win over the Washington Nationals on Sunday. Cincinnati trailed 5-3 when Jonathan India hit a two-out double off ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Devin Vassell scored 31 points, Victor Wembanyama had 19 points and five blocks and the San Antonio Spurs ran past the Utah Jazz 118-111 on Wednesday night. "He's becoming a real problem for defenses," Wembanyama said of Vassell. "It's beautiful to see him evolve like ...
MONTREAL (AP) — Montreal captain Nick Suzuki reached 30 goals for the first time in his NHL career and added an assist to help the Canadiens beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Thursday night. "He's still a young player and sometimes you ask yourself, especially at his age, if there's ...
MIAMI (AP) — Jared Triolo hit an RBI single in the top of the 12th inning to finish the Pittsburgh Pirates' rally and beat the Miami Marlins 6-5 on opening day Thursday. Triolo's line drive single against Marlins reliever Declan Cronin (0-1) scored automatic runner Ke'Bryan Hayes. Pirates ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The calendar still says March, so that's prime time for the Braves to beat up on the Phillies. It's just the first game of a long season, of course. Atlanta still has six months to figure out how to best the Phillies in those final October games after losses the last two ...
MIAMI (AP) — Ke'Bryan Hayes had a single and an RBI double, and the Pittsburgh Pirates used another solid pitching outing to beat the Marlins 7-2 on Friday night. Michael A. Taylor and Connor Joe also doubled for the Pirates, who beat the Marlins in front of 13,636 people at loanDepot park ...