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Blake Snell and San Francisco Giants agree to $62 million, 2-year contract, AP source says

Mar. 18, 2024 22:30 PM EDT

Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $62 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to...

March Madness brackets are here. Here's how to pick your teams

Mar. 18, 2024 13:25 PM EDT

March Madness this year comes at a time of great uncertainty in college sports. In addition to eyeing potential 5-12 upsets and trying to figure out which sleeper to put in the Elite Eight, fans also have to consider more existential questions about college basketball's future. How...

March Madness: Fabulous freshmen set to dazzle on big stage as NCAA Tournament arrives

Mar. 18, 2024 17:59 PM EDT

There is no doubt this has been the season of Caitlin Clark, the NCAA's all-time scoring leader from Iowa whose excellence has filled arenas and thrilled fans. Right alongside, though, is a group of flashy, talented newcomers elbowing their way onto the court shouting, “We've got next!” ...

Is there a way to slow Caitlin Clark in March Madness? Here's how some have tried

Mar. 18, 2024 10:15 AM EDT

Many have tried to slow down Caitlin Clark. Few have succeeded. The numbers bear that out. Opposing coaches will try again in the NCAA Tournament to come up with schemes to defend Division I's all-time leading scorer but know it's hopeless to completely shut down the Iowa guard. The...

$510 Dodgers jerseys and $150 caps. Behold the price of being an Ohtani fan in Japan

Mar. 18, 2024 12:41 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Mai Fukuo was gift-shopping for a friend. Hideki Chiba was in the same sports store in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo looking for something for his father-in-law. They each picked up items in blue — Los Angeles Dodgers Blue, of course. This reflects the...

Bettors counting on upsets as they put money on long shots this March Madness

Mar. 18, 2024 19:54 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Given the numerous upsets that led to last year's unusual Final Four and the many bids stolen in this season's conference tournaments, bettors aren't inclined to go chalk when laying wagers for the NCAA Tournament. “People are loving some (under)dogs,” BetMGM...

Scottie Scheffler is reaching a dominance not seen since Tiger Woods

Mar. 18, 2024 15:14 PM EDT

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is next in line for comparisons with Tiger Woods because golf, like other sports, is always looking for the heir to the throne. Scheffler is playing great golf, measured as much by his elite ball-striking and alarming consistency as...

March Madness kicks off with First Four games and teams looking to do some bracket busting

Mar. 18, 2024 21:59 PM EDT

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A year ago, Fairleigh Dickinson landed in the First Four and by the following weekend became one of the most improbable bracket-busters in NCAA Tournament history. After routing Texas Southern in Dayton, the 16th-seeded Knights — one of the shortest teams in...

Boxing great Roberto Durán receives pacemaker after heart issues

Mar. 18, 2024 18:11 PM EDT

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — Boxing great Roberto Durán received a pacemaker on Monday after he was hospitalized on the weekend, his family said. “The Durán family is pleased to inform that thanks to God the surgery in our champion, a pacemaker implant, was totally successful,”...

Trevor Bauer says he will pitch against Yankees for Mexican team in exhibition game

Mar. 18, 2024 16:33 PM EDT

Trevor Bauer says he will pitch for the Mexican team Diablos Rojos in their Sunday exhibition game with the New York Yankees. The 2020 NL Cy Young Award winner is attempting to return to Major League Baseball for the first time in three years following his lengthy suspension by MLB...

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DeRozan scores 28 points as the Bulls edge the Trail Blazers 110-107

Mar. 18, 2024 23:40 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and found Nikola Vucevic for a key hook shot with 9.3 seconds left, helping the Chicago Bulls edge the Portland Trail Blazers 110-107 on Monday night. “It’s sometimes more than just making a shot,” teammate Alex Caruso said of...

Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner backs New York county's ban on transgender female athletes

Mar. 18, 2024 23:34 PM EDT

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner on Monday said she supported a local New York official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county-owned facilities. The ban applies to over 100 athletic facilities in New York City's...

Edwards scores 32 points, leads banged-up Timberwolves to 114-104 win at Utah

Mar. 18, 2024 23:29 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 32 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Utah Jazz 114-104 on Monday night. Naz Reid added 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting but did not play after halftime due to a head injury. Reid’s absence...

Cowboys rework Dak Prescott's contract to reduce massive cap hit slightly, AP source says

Mar. 18, 2024 23:24 PM EDT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are slightly reducing quarterback Dak Prescott's massive salary cap hit by reworking his contract going into the final year of the deal, a person with knowledge of the move said Monday. A $5 million roster bonus has been converted into a...

LeVert, Allen lead short-handed Cavs past Pacers 108-103

Mar. 18, 2024 23:12 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen each scored 23 points and the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers fended off a late push from the Indiana Pacers for a 108-103 win on Monday night. Cleveland played without three regular starters, including star guard Donovan...

Tyrese Maxey, Kelly Oubre Jr. post double-doubles and lead 76ers past Heat 98-91

Mar. 18, 2024 23:11 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Lowry hustled after a loose basketball and launched himself over the scorer's table and into the lap of the public address announcer. Lowry turns 38 next week and joked that at his age, he has “no brakes.” But his feet flying in the air is just the way...

Brown scores 31 points, White gets 1st career triple-double in Celtics' 119-94 win over Detroit

Mar. 18, 2024 23:05 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 31 points in three quarters, Derrick White posted his first career triple-double and the NBA-best Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 119-94 on Monday night. Boston star Jayson Tatum missed the game because of a right ankle injury, but the...

Kings guard Kevin Huerter knocked out of game versus Grizzlies with shoulder injury

Mar. 18, 2024 23:02 PM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter left Monday night's game against Memphis with a left shoulder injury and was ruled out for the rest of the game. Huerter was attempting a layup 1:51 into the first quarter when Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane made contact...

Olympic great Perkins warns doping-allowed Enhanced Games are 'borderline criminal'

Mar. 18, 2024 22:31 PM EDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Olympic great and Australian Sports Commission chief Kieren Perkins says “someone will die” if a multi-sport event that he called “borderline criminal” and which allows banned performance-enhancing substances goes ahead. The Enhanced Games have...

Blake Snell and San Francisco Giants agree to $62 million, 2-year contract, AP source says

Mar. 18, 2024 22:30 PM EDT

Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $62 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to...