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Better than Babe Ruth? Ohtani's feats make the superstar a legend even among MLB peers
If baseball fans are lucky, Shohei Ohtani's greatness in the batter's box and maybe even on the pitching mound could be on display for at least another decade. But in the minds of many, the 30-year-old is already on the shortlist of the sport's all-time legends. The...
Joel Embiid signs a 3-year, $193 million contract extension with the 76ers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Already an NBA MVP and an Olympic gold medalist, All-Star center Joel Embiid now has until the end of the decade to try to win his first NBA championship with the Philadelphia 76ers. With another maximum contract secured, Embiid wants to chase that title in...
A'ja Wilson set records. So did Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. WNBA stats in 2024 were eye-popping
A’ja Wilson had a season like none other in WNBA history. Caitlin Clark set records and made the Indiana Fever the biggest draw in the women’s game. Angel Reese rebounded like nobody the league has ever seen. The WNBA regular season is over. And the stat sheets were filled like...
QB Jordan Love questionable for Packers' game Sunday at Tennessee
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans as he continues his recovery from a knee injury. Love also was listed as questionable last Friday on Green Bay’s injury report, but he was...
Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players
BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — Soon after Ashanta Laster reached the hospital, she was ushered into the emergency room where she saw doctors performing CPR on her teenage son. Laster had gotten a call that 17-year-old Phillip Laster Jr., a lineman who played for a top Mississippi high...
Many players who made their MLB debuts in 2020 felt like they were 'missing out'
Garrett Crochet, Tanner Houck and Tarik Skubal made their big league debuts pitching in empty ballparks. No family members were there to share the moment when Ryan Mountcastle and Brent Rooker got their first hits. They were among 212 players who made their MLB debuts during the 2020...
A trio of NASCAR stars in danger of playoff elimination at Bristol cutoff race
The first elimination race of NASCAR's playoffs has a three-time Daytona 500 winner and a pair of former Cup Series champions in danger of being bumped from title contention Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. The trio also happen to be among NASCAR's biggest stars in a...
Journeyman ties 36-hole record at Wentworth to lead by two; McIlroy four shots back
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Three weeks ago, Matthew Baldwin was laughing at himself for mishitting a drive so badly that the ball went between his legs and advanced just one yard in front of the tee markers. On Friday, the No. 363-ranked journeyman from England was the...
Laver Cup is 2-2 after Fritz and Shelton win doubles from Alcaraz and Zverev
BERLIN (AP) — American pair Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton edged Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev in doubles to tie the Laver Cup after the first day Friday. Alcaraz and Zverev, who faced each other in the French Open final three months ago, had a point for 5-4 in the second set...
Jets' offense is clicking with Aaron Rodgers feeling and playing like himself again
Aaron Rodgers had exactly the type of performance the New York Jets envisioned when they acquired him last year. The star quarterback was calm, cool and dominant while leading the Jets to a 24-3 rout of the New England Patriots in a happy homecoming Thursday night. And Rodgers said...
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Upbeat Tomas Hertl is all smiles heading into his first full season with the Golden Knights
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights veteran forward Tomas Hertl’s jovial personality has been known to be the highlight of a locker room. Spending most of his 11-year career in San Jose, it was rare the 30-year-old wasn't wearing a smile. Now, set for his first...
Ohtani keeps showing a flair for the dramatic during his historic 1st season with the Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani keeps showing a flair for the dramatic during his historic first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Japanese superstar became the only player in major league history with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases, doing so with a slew of firsts. ...
Yankees slugger Juan Soto is scratched from the lineup with a sore left leg
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — New York Yankees star right fielder Juan Soto was scratched from the lineup a day after hurting his left leg sliding into a wall to make a catch. Soto was originally in the lineup for Friday night's game against the Oakland Athletics but was pulled out after...
Los Angeles Sparks guard Layshia Clarendon retires after 12 years in the WNBA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Sparks guard Layshia Clarendon, who was the WNBA’s first openly transgender and nonbinary player as well as an All-Star in 2017, retired Friday after 12 seasons. Clarendon had not played since Aug. 15, sitting out the final month of the season for...
Rangers' Corey Seager has second hernia surgery in 8 months, expects to be ready for spring training
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two-time World Series MVP Corey Seager expects to be ready for the start of spring training with the Texas Rangers after the shortstop's second hernia surgery in less than eight months. “Just to be able to have a healthy offseason is nice,” Seager said...
Sean Payton hopes Broncos' extended road trip will bring his young team together
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Sean Payton is hopeful the Denver Broncos' extended East Coast trip will help them bond the way his old New Orleans Saints teams did when they played an East Coast game before flying across the Atlantic for a game in London. “I do like being away for a...
Wojnarowski one of the first significant sports 'insiders' to step away from the spotlight
Adam Schefter was surprised the first time he heard his friend Adrian Wojnarowski was considering retiring from his job as ESPN’s NBA reporter. When Wojnarowski announced his decision Wednesday, though, he wasn’t. That’s because Schefter is part of a small circle...
Brewers designate Enoli Paredes for assignment, promote Kevin Herget to add fresh arm to bullpen
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers designated right-handed reliever Enoli Paredes for assignment on Friday and called up right-hander Kevin Herget from Triple-A Nashville to add a fresh arm to their bullpen. Paredes, who turns 29 on Sept. 28, owned a 1-0 record and 1.74 ERA...
Brett Favre to appear before US House panel looking at welfare misspending
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre, who has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by a welfare program in Mississippi, is scheduled to appear before a Republican-led congressional committee that's examining how states are falling short on using welfare to help...
Better than Babe Ruth? Ohtani's feats make the superstar a legend even among MLB peers
If baseball fans are lucky, Shohei Ohtani's greatness in the batter's box and maybe even on the pitching mound could be on display for at least another decade. But in the minds of many, the 30-year-old is already on the shortlist of the sport's all-time legends. The...
