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| Bickering escalates over MLB plan to cut 42 teams in minors NEW YORK -- Bickering over Major League Baseball's proposal to cut 42 farm teams escalated Wednesday with the exchange of acrimonious letters by the commissioner's office and the governing body of the minor leagues. MLB deputy commissioner Dan ... | |
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| Kentucky hands Vanderbilt record 25th straight SEC loss LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Just as Vanderbilt was poised to take control for good, No. 13 Kentucky seized momentum and the game by getting stops and turning them into baskets. The Wildcats ended up maintaining their roll and handed the Commodores a ... | |
| Paul Pierce on Kobe Bryant: 'I felt like I lost a brother' The modern Lakers-Celtics rivalry was personified by the individual rivalry between Paul Pierce and Kobe Bryant. The tragic death of Bryant, along with his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash on Sunday, has, of course, sent shockwaves ... | |
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| 24's night: Rowney scores on night when Ducks honor Kobe ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — You can call it an uncanny coincidence or divine intervention, but on a night when Kobe Bryant was remembered before the Anaheim Ducks faced the Arizona Coyotes, Carter Rowney did something extraordinary. The center — who ... | |
| K-State never trails in 61-53 win over Oklahoma MANHATTAN, Kan. — Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger spent his college days playing for Kansas State, but he has yet to pick up a win at his alma mater during his head coaching career. Kruger lost his eighth straight game at Kansas State as the Wildcats held ... | |
| Braden's blunder, Ovechkin's gimme and two goals for Panik With a third period lead, a big turnover by Braden Holtby proved to be the turning point in a 5-4 loss to the Nashville Predators. The Capitals have now lost eight straight against Nashville, who swept the season series for the fourth year in a row. | |
| Howard Gets Hurt, Marquette Rallies Over Xavier 84-82 in 2OT CINCINNATI — When Markus Howard headed toward the locker room with a bloody nose and 11:15 left in regulation, Marquette's chances seemed to go with him. Instead, a couple of Golden Eagles took over as shooting stars. Howard reached a career ... | |
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| Stamkos, Lightning beat Kings 4-2 in somber Staples Center LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings all came to work wearing Kobe Bryant's jersey. Two stalls in their dressing room held a uniform and a nameplate for the former Lakers superstar. When the puck dropped on the first sporting event at Staples ... | |
| McDaniels Played Hurt and Frustrated, Hopkins Says of Freshman It's all good. Asked about benching struggling freshman Jaden McDaniels at Colorado, Washington basketball coach Mike Hopkins on Wednesday turned the other cheek. Hopkins insisted the first-year forward played hurt in the game and became frustrated ... | |
| Monahan scores shootout winner, Flames edge rival Oilers 4-3 EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Sean Monahan scored the shootout winner and the Calgary Flames snapped a two-game skid with a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. Andrew Mangiapane had a pair of goals and Elias Lindholm also ... | |
| Jae Crowder-ESPN analyst get in Twitter spat after Knicks' fiasco Jae Crowder didn't just draw the ire of the Knicks for his controversial late steal, he caught the attention of ESPN analyst Tim Legler. Legler, who played in the NBA for 12 seasons before retiring in 2000, said Wednesday night it was a bush-league move for ... | |
| Lawson scores 19; South Carolina holds off Arkansas 79-77 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A.J. Lawson scored 19 points for South Carolina and the Gamecocks never trailed but needed an Arkansas missed 3-pointer at the buzzer for a 79-77 victory on Wednesday night. Each time Arkansas pulled within a possession, ... | |
| Jase Febres 3s lift Texas, embattled Smart past TCU 62-61 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jase Febres was standing on the "T" of TCU's midcourt logo when the ball came to the Texas guard with the shot clock about to expire and the score tied in the final two minutes. Another long heave from Febres went in, and the ... | |
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| Elleby's 3 leads Washington St. to victory over Arizona St. PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — CJ Elleby made a step-back 3-pointer with four seconds left to lead Washington State to a 67-65 victory over Arizona State on Wednesday night. Elleby finished with 27 points and 12 rebounds for his third double-double of the ... | |
| Jordan Nwora leads Louisville to win over Boston College Louisville men's basketball extended its winning streak to seven games with a 86-69 victory over Boston College in Chestnut Hill Jan. 29. The Cardinals (18-3 overall, 9-1 in the ACC) pulled away with a 14-2 run late in the second half as the Eagles (10-11 ... | |
| Former Duck Keanon Lowe hired as West Linn head coach West Linn will go from being coached by one Duck to another. The school announced they have hired former Jesuit Crusader and Oregon Duck Keanon Lowe to helm their football program. Lowe had been coaching at Parkrose High School, where he took ... | |
| Michael Strahan gets candid about big Giants worry Like most disgruntled Giants fans, Michael Strahan isn't pleased by what he's seen on the field the past few seasons. Discussing the state of his former franchise, the Hall of Fame defensive end told New York Times Magazine that while he feels good about ... | |
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| The Indiana Pacers Shouldn't Be This Good, Yet Here We Are In a league where three-point and free throw volume often function as major indicators of success, the Indiana Pacers have decided to ignore the numbers and win despite, well, not doing much of those things. The 30-17 Pacers rank 28th in the league in ... | |
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| Wolves Take Advantage Of Four-Day Break From Games When asked how his team responded to its defeating loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday at Tuesday's practice, Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders stated the obvious. "Guys were disappointed; we all were — for a number of reasons," Saunders ... | |
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| Report: Browns clean house, Van Pelt is OC CLEVELAND — Andrew Berry has quickly gotten to work on restructuring the Browns. In a drastic way. A day after Berry was officially hired as Cleveland's new general manager, the team parted ways with assistant general manager Eliot Wolf and vice ... | |
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| How the Sixers handle the trade deadline internally Navigating the trade deadline has to be one of the most underrated human exercises in sports. Players are floated in constant rumors, some because of their worth as players and some simply because they have cleared a specific salary threshold, but they're ... | |
| Warriors' Kevon Looney expected to return during current trip BOSTON — Warriors center Kevon Looney is on track to return from left abdominal soreness at some point during the team's current East Coast swing. Looney, who has missed the past 17 games, fully practiced for the third time in a week Wednesday. Though ... | |
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| No. 11 Oregon looks to extend streak vs Cal No. 11 Oregon (17-4, 6-2) vs. Cal (9-10, 3-3). Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST. BOTTOM LINE: No. 11 Oregon looks for its sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over Cal. Oregon has won by an average of 12 points in its last five ... | |
| All-conference TE Carl Tucker transfers to Alabama Whether it's Mac Jones or top recruit Bryce Young under center for the Alabama Crimson Tide, he will have an established tight end to rely on. All-ACC performer Carl Tucker announced on social media Wednesday that he has decided to transfer from North ... | |
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