Year: 2022

By CHUCK KING Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Eager to get back to where he was, Justin Verlander says he still needs to get sharper. The Houston ace was pulled after another scoreless outing, taken out after 2 2-3 innings Wednesday when he reached a team-imposed pitch limit. Verlander missed all of

FOXBOROUGH, Mass (AP) — Cornerback Malcolm Butler is returning to the New England Patriots, where he went from Super Bowl star to the bench. Butler’s agent said the hero of the Patriots’ 2014 championship agreed to a two-year deal worth up to $9 million. Butler sat out the 2021 season for personal reasons and was

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Villanova is back in San Antonio for the first time since winning the national title there four years ago. Even the opponent is the same, though the Sweet 16 game against Michigan is at a different arena. The Wildcats and Wolverines meet Thursday night at

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Twins Lacie and Lexie Hull always wanted to play college basketball together and Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer offered that opportunity at Stanford. Now the sisters will be playing back home in Spokane, Washington, when they lead the top-seeded Cardinal in the Sweet 16

By ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Shortly after his introductory news conference with the Philadelphia Phillies, Nick Castellanos went to a back field at the team’s spring training complex and fielded grounders at third base. The All-Star slugger hasn’t played the position since 2017 but he’s ready just in case. Alec

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have agreed to a multiyear contract extension with coach Michael Malone. Terms of the extension were not released by the team. Malone was under contract through the 2022-23 season. Malone has won 309 games in the regular season over seven years in Denver. That total ranks third in franchise

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — William Byron began his fifth season at NASCAR’s top level in a contract year with the best team in the sport. Rick Hendrick likes to extend his drivers as early as possible, so it can’t be any fun for Byron to be in limbo.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego police say a man has died while trying to parachute from the top of a high-rise apartment as his 16-year-old daughter watched. Police say the 48-year-old jumped Tuesday night from the 23-story Palisade UTC luxury complex. Capt. Scott Wahl says it’s unclear whether the man’s parachute malfunctioned or there

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Arizona guard Bennedict Mathurin says he has attempted to apologize to a TCU dance team member after a video that showed the Pac-12 player of the year possibly making contact with her after the Wildcats’ second-round victory. Mathurin didn’t say what response, if any, he

BOSTON (AP) — The trial of a former water polo coach at the University of Southern California has been delayed after the presiding judge tested positive for COVID-19. Boston federal court spokesperson Carolyn Meckbach said Wednesday that Judge Indira Talwani received a positive COVID-19 test and that the trial of Jovan Vavic will resume Monday.

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is disappointed that a deal to avoid a potential arbitration hearing wasn’t reached before contract figures were exchanged. But Judge says he hopes that fluid conversions on a one-year deal or long-term contract can be completed before opening day on