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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored a season-high 31 points and Donovan Clingan added 23 points and 18 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers beat Utah 135-119 on Thursday night — hours after the Jazz lost Jaren Jackson Jr. to knee surgery and ...
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 JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Casey Mears spun on pit road, got briefly stuck in the infield grass and missed a last-lap crash by mere inches. After all that, he finished eighth a qualifying race Thursday night for the Daytona 500, good enough to get him ...
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — For those worried robots are about to take over Major League Baseball, Colorado Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer has some experience with the Automated Ball/Strike system that's coming to stadiums this summer. Yes, the machines ...
NEW YORK (AP) — MJ Melendez and the New York Mets agreed Thursday to a one-year contract, adding depth to an outfield thinned by offseason trades. He gets a $1.5 million salary while in the major leagues and $425,000 while in the minors. The 27-year-old Melendez, once a touted prospect with ...
PITTSBORO, Miss. (AP) — In saying "the NCAA ignored its own rules," a Mississippi judge granted Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss a preliminary injunction Thursday against college athletics' governing body, allowing him to receive an extra year of eligibility so he can play next ...
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals acquired right-hander Mitch Spence from the Athletics for right-hander A.J. Causey on Thursday. Kansas City put right-hander Alec Marsh on the 60-day injured list to make room for Spence on the 40-man roster. The Athletics picked Spence first ...
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State coach Jerome Tang blasted his players after Cincinnati beat the Wildcats by 29 points Wednesday on a night many fans showed up with bags on their heads. The Wildcats dropped to 10-14 with the 91-62 loss, including 1-10 in the Big 12 Conference. "This was ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers All-Star catcher William Contreras agreed to a $9.4 million, one-year contract Thursday just before the scheduled start of an arbitration hearing in Scottsdale, Arizona. The deal includes a $14.5 million team option for 2027 that converts to a mutual option ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota revised coach P.J. Fleck's contract to include an annual raise and additional incentives, a move approved by the university's board of regents on Thursday. Fleck, who is entering his 10th season with the Gophers, will get a $700,000 management bonus on top of his ...
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies released outfielder Nick Castellanos on Thursday after the team was unable to make a deal to trade him. Castellanos then revealed he was benched last season after bringing beer into the dugout during a game. The team wanted the situation ...
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is optimistic that major leaguers will play in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Manfred, speaking following an owners meeting Thursday, said there are still issues to resolve with the Major League ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a 2027 contract with infielder Max Muncy, adding $10 million in guaranteed money. Los Angeles also agreed to a $4.5 million, one-year deal with utilityman Kiké Hernández. The Dodgers exercised Muncy's $10 million option for this ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Noah Gragson was caught red-handed by NASCAR. Gragson was the first driver busted during Daytona 500 qualifying for violating the new rule that specifies drivers are banned for sticking their hands out the opening of the window ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — De'Aaron Fox scored 27 points and Victor Wembanyama added 26 to send the San Antonio Spurs into the All-Star break on a six-game winning streak after beating the Golden State Warriors 126-113 Wednesday night. Wembanyama followed up his ...
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer IndyCar announced it has locked both Chevrolet and Honda into contract extensions on Thursday in deals that end any speculation that Honda would leave North America's open-wheel racing series. Honda had been coy for almost two years about its future in ...