Year: 2022

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Milwaukee star Christian Yelich has seen his production decline since his 2018 MVP season and arguably better performance in 2019 with 44 homers in 130 games. But since suffering a broken right kneecap near the end of 2019 the 30-year-old left fielder has hit just 21 homers

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Senate has given final legislative approval to a bill that prevents transgender girls from playing on female sports teams. The Senate passed the bill Thursday on a 37-7 vote. It now heads to Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who is expected to sign it. The bill is one of several

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — It’s been nearly 30 years since Ohio State last advanced past the Sweet 16 in the women’s NCAA Tournament. The sixth-seeded Buckeyes will get a chance to end that drought when they face No. 2 seed Texas in the Spokane Regional on Friday. The Buckeyes

By CHUCK KING Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Washington Nationals are willing to wait for whatever Stephen Strasburg can deliver this season. That’s the approach Dave Martinez is taking with the former World Series MVP, who is recovering from thoracic outlet syndrome surgery and has pitched a total of only 26

NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Miller, a two-time All-Star and dominant postseason reliever who helped negotiate the recent labor deal that ended Major League Baseball’s 99-day lockout, has retired at 36. Miller had a 4.75 ERA in 40 games last season, his third year with St. Louis. The left-hander with a devastating slider played 16

CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins says All-Star guard Ja Morant is expected to miss at least the next two weeks with right knee soreness. Morant, the Grizzlies’ leading scorer at 27.6 points a game, has missed the last two games after tweaking the knee against Atlanta last

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Miami coach Jim Larrañaga is in a familiar spot with the 10th-seeded Hurricanes set to face No. 11 seed Iowa State in the Midwest Region semifinals on Friday. It’s the first Sweet 16 for Miami since 2016 and the third in 11 years under Larrañaga. A

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Robin Quaison kept alive Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s hopes of playing in another World Cup for Sweden. With the suspended Ibrahimovic watching on, Quaison came off the bench and scored in the 110th minute as Sweden beat the Czech Republic 1-0 after extra time to advance to one of the playoff finals in European

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Italy has gone from winning the European Championship to failing to qualify for the World Cup in just eight months. In a stunning fall from grace, the Azzurri were upset by North Macedonia in a 1-0 loss in the qualifying playoffs. They will miss out on back-to-back World Cups

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Ben Martin birdied six of the last eight holes for a 6-under 66 and the first-round lead Thursday in the PGA Tour’s windy Corales Puntacana Championship. After opening his morning round with a bogey and making the turn in even par, Martin began the run with birdies on the

PALERMO, Sicily (AP) — European champion Italy will miss the World Cup. Again. The unthinkable happened in Palermo as the Azzurri were beaten 1-0 by North Macedonia following a last-gasp goal by Aleksandar Trajkovski in their playoff semifinal. It was North Macedonia’s only real opportunity after a completely dominant performance by Italy. The Azzurri missed

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have signed cornerback Justin Coleman and linebacker/special teams standout Joel Iyiegbuniwe. Both players signed one-year deals. For Coleman it’s a return to Seattle where he first earned consistent playing time as a nickel cornerback. Coleman spent the 2019-20 seasons with Detroit and last season in Miami. Coleman was