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 ...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Jarin Stevenson and Seth Trimble scored 19 points each to help No. 11 North Carolina beat Pittsburgh 79-65 on Saturday and secure another 20-win season. The short-handed Tar Heels played without star freshman forward Caleb Wilson (bone fracture in left hand) and ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tre' Johnson, the former standout Washington offensive lineman who went on to become a Maryland high school history teacher, died Sunday. He was 54. Johnson's wife, Irene, announced the death in a Facebook post, saying he died during a short family trip. "It is with a ...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — LaMelo Ball has never been more popular, and it's not because Charlotte's 6-foot-7 star has the Hornets fighting for a playoff spot. They hype is largely about his height. And Charlotte is trying to take advantage. Dictionary.com named the term "6-7" its word of the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Browns safety Ronnie Hickman was treated for minor injuries and released, the team said on Monday after New York police received reports that he was jumped by four men in a hotel lobby. The Browns said Hickman, 24, was at home resting with his family. There have ...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Jarin Stevenson and Seth Trimble scored 19 points each to help No. 11 North Carolina beat Pittsburgh 79-65 on Saturday and secure another 20-win season. The short-handed Tar Heels played without star freshman forward Caleb Wilson (bone fracture in left hand) and ...
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper said Sunday "it's kind of wild to me still" that president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski suggested in October the two-time NL MVP may no longer be an elite player. Harper said he wasn't motivated by ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Malik Thomas and Sam Lewis each scored 13 points and No. 15 Virginia beat Ohio State 70-66 on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena in the Nashville Hoops Showdown. The Cavaliers (22-3) extended their winning streak to six. Bruce Thornton scored 28 points for Ohio ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Maryland proved on Sunday that it is back on track after a four-game losing streak in January. The 20th-ranked Terrapins rallied from a 19-point deficit for a 76-75 victory at No. 8 Ohio State. This is Maryland's largest comeback since also being down 19 at James ...
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 in a car owned by Michael Jordan when Chase Elliott crashed as he and Reddick were battling for the win in NASCAR's season opener. Reddick, in a Toyota for 23XI Racing, led only one lap on ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Providence forward Duncan Powell was suspended two additional games by the Big East on Sunday, meaning he will miss three games for his flagrant foul that sparked a fight in a game against St. John's. Powell already faced an automatic one-game ban for fighting by NCAA rules, ...
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — New Las Vegas Raiders coach Klint Kubiak wasted little time in choosing his offensive and defensive coordinators since being hired less than a week ago. Raiders defensive line coach and run game coordinator Rob Leonard was ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Scottie Barnes hit a clinching 3-pointer in overtime, and the "Stars" team of Americans beat the World team 37-36 in the first game of the mini-tournament comprising the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. Anthony Edwards scored 13 ...
By STEVE STEIN Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — David Mirkovic had 25 points and seven rebounds and No. 8 Illinois rebounded from back-to-back overtime losses with a 71-51 victory over Indiana on Sunday. Kylan Boswell, the Illini's second-leading scorer and top defensive player, ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James still hasn't decided whether his unprecedented 23rd NBA season will be his last. "When I know, you guys will know," James told reporters Sunday after arriving at Intuit Dome to play in his 21st All-Star Game. "I ...
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Ben Shelton saved three match points before finishing another rally at the Dallas Open, beating top-seeded Taylor Fritz in three sets for the title Sunday in a matchup of the world's highest-ranked American men. The No. 2 seed and No. 9 player in the ATP rankings lost ...
JOHN COON Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — BYU guard Richie Saunders will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL, the school announced Sunday. Saunders was injured Saturday on No. 22 BYU's first possession only 45 seconds into its 90-86 overtime victory over Colorado. He ...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The San Francisco Giants added outfield depth on Sunday, reaching agreement with Will Brennan on a one-year contract. Brennan is guaranteed $400,000. He will make $900,000 while in the major leagues and $400,000 in the minors. The 28-year-old Brennan is coming back ...
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Anthony Kim walked out of a PGA Tour scoring trailer at Quail Hollow and straight to the parking lot on May 4, 2012. He put his clubs in the trunk and drove away, vanishing from golf and from the public view for 12 years. Kim was all the way back Sunday in ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer The San Diego Padres have agreed to terms with outfielder Nick Castellanos and right-handers Griffin Canning and Germán Márquez, a person with knowledge of the deals told The Associated Press on Saturday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity ...