Former minor league baseball head Mike Moore dies at 80
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Mike Moore, the former president of the National Association Professional Baseball Leagues, died Thursday affer a…
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Browns owner: Hue Jackson “never accepted” blame for losing
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam denied paying former coach Hue Jackson for losing games and…
Continue ReadingNo. 3 NC State bounces back to top Florida State, 68-48
By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jakia Brown-Turner scored 13 points and No. 3 North Carolina State bounced back from a…
Continue ReadingBoston helps No. 1 South Carolina beat Alabama 83-51
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 20 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks and No. 1 South Carolina beat Alabama 83-51 on Thursday night. Zia…
Continue ReadingVan Lith scores 34 as No. 4 Louisville tops Clemson 93-71
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith had a career-high 34 points including 16 in the decisive third quarter as…
Continue ReadingFlorida stuns No. 7 Lady Vols for 5th win in 59 meetings
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kiki Smith scored 25 points, Nina Rickards added 16 and Florida stunned No. 7 Tennessee…
Continue ReadingRams’ Stafford hopes to follow in friend Kershaw’s footsteps
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Stafford got a call this week from a childhood friend who knows a little something…
Continue ReadingSmesko notches 600th win, FGCU women beat Central Arkansas
CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Tishara Morehouse scored 19 points, Kendall Spray added 12 points and No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast made 17 3-pointers in beating…
Continue ReadingBrown’s FT lifts EKU over Kennesaw State 82-81 in 3 OTs
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Jomaru Brown came off the bench to score 15 points and he made the second of two foul shots with 3 seconds remaining in the…
Continue ReadingAsberry leads Texas State past Appalachian State 68-66
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Caleb Asberry tossed in 16 points and Texas State knocked off Appalachian State 68-66. Shelby Adams had 11 points and six…
Continue Reading5 MLB pitchers on witness list for trial over Skaggs’ death
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Five major league pitchers are on the government’s witness list for the trial of a…
Continue ReadingSuns’ Booker, Paul picked as NBA All-Star reserves
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Devin Booker and Chris Paul were chosen as reserves for the NBA All-Star Game, giving the…
Continue ReadingTeppers donate $10M to help build new Charlotte library
By The Associated Press Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC owner David Tepper and his wife, Nicole, made a $10 million investment in The CommonSpark…
Continue ReadingClemson starting forward Tyson out with broken clavicle
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson starting forward Hunter Tyson is out indefinitely with a broken clavicle. Tyson was hurt during the Tigers’…
Continue ReadingReporter who broke gender barrier in NHL locker rooms dies
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Robin Herman, a gender barrier-breaking reporter for The New York Times who was the first female journalist to interview…
Continue ReadingTriple-A schedules stretch to 150 games, longest since 1964
NEW YORK (AP) — The schedule for each Triple-A team will be expanded to 150 games from 144 in the first full season that the minor leagues are…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signs transgender athlete ban
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill that will ban transgender girls…
Continue ReadingAlabama officials propose $183 million basketball arena
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama trustees are considering a proposal to build a $183 million basketball arena. Details of the proposed 10,136-seat…
Continue ReadingAlex, Hataoka share lead in windy LPGA Drive On Championship
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Marina Alex closed with a birdie on the par-5 18th for a 7-under 65 and a share of the first-round lead with Nasa Hataoka…
Continue ReadingSpring training threatened, MLB asks for federal mediator
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has asked a federal mediator to intervene in stalled labor negotiations…
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