Detroit Lions sign Devin Funchess to add depth at tight end
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions are giving Devin Funchess a chance to make a comeback in the NFL. Detroit signed him as a tight end on…
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Ex-NFL WR Golden Tate signs with summer baseball team
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — Golden Tate is trading his wide receiver gloves for an outfielder’s mitt. The former NFL wide receiver with the…
Continue ReadingMurray still waiting on long-term contract with Cardinals
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyler Murray whipped passes around the practice field, showed off quickness dancing around…
Continue ReadingInjured Scherzer, deGrom moving closer to return with Mets
By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom are moving closer to a return for the Mets. Scherzer, who injured his…
Continue ReadingCurry, Green, Thompson seek one win to add another title
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson and emotional, do-everything teammate Draymond Green…
Continue ReadingGolden Knights hire former Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy
W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bruce Cassidy has been hired to coach the Vegas Golden Knights a week after being fired by the…
Continue ReadingFormer Cowboys coach Garrett will be studio analyst for NBC
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett will be an analyst on NBC’s “Football Night in America” pregame show this…
Continue ReadingFalcons’ all-purpose star Patterson allowed to miss minicamp
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons had a 100% turnout but not full participation on the opening day of…
Continue ReadingNats’ Stephen Strasburg has rib injury, will see specialist
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a stress reaction of the…
Continue ReadingHawks’ G Bogdanovic undergoes offseason knee surgery
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic is recovering from surgery on his right patella tendon. The Hawks say Bogdanovic is expected…
Continue ReadingPadres star shortstop Tatis Jr can’t swing a bat just yet
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres general manager A.J. Preller says Fernando Tatis Jr.’s surgically repaired left wrist…
Continue ReadingHenry insists foot is healthy, open to extension from Titans
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee running back Derrick Henry has let his hair down this offseason,…
Continue ReadingNo angst about college athletes cashing in at 1st NIL summit
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Hundreds of college athletes from schools all over the country are in Atlanta this week.…
Continue ReadingHealthy again, Bengals’ Burrow embraces ‘normal’ offseason
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is not taking his relatively normal offseason for granted. The…
Continue ReadingNBA Finals, Jan. 6 hearing lead ABC to ratings win
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — ABC took home the crown as television’s top-rated network last week behind two games of the…
Continue ReadingTop-seeded Ruud loses opening-round match at Queen’s Club
LONDON (AP) — Casper Ruud endured a tough transition from clay to the grass courts as the top seed lost his opening-round match at the Queen’s…
Continue ReadingMcIlroy questions competitive desire of players in LIV Golf
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Rory McIlroy says he was wrong about his prediction in February that the Saudi-backed rival…
Continue ReadingBlue Jays LHP Ryu needs elbow surgery, is out for season
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu will miss the rest of the season because of ligament damage in his elbow. The extent of…
Continue ReadingSpence pleads guilty to DWI in 2019 Ferrari crash in Dallas
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas prosecutors say that welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. has pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while intoxicated after…
Continue ReadingEngland slumps to historic loss to Hungary in Nations League
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — England has suffered its worst home defeat since 1928 with a 4-0 loss to Hungary in the Nations League. England was…
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