Year: 2022

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — J.C. Jackson is accustomed to being on top of his game and dominating opposing receivers. However, five games into his first season with the Los Angeles Chargers, Jackson is still trying to get up to speed. The cornerback signed a five-year, $82.5 million contract

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Tom Brady was fined by the NFL on Friday for trying to kick Atlanta’s Grady Jarrett following the play in which the Falcons defensive tackle was flagged for a disputed roughing-the-passer penalty, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback was

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — American lightweight boxing champion Devin Haney and his Australian opponent George Kambosos Jr.,  have both weighed in under the 135-pound limit for their title rematch on Sunday at Rod Laver Arena. There were the usual pre-fight hype and skirmishes at the weigh-in but most of them were confined to the boxers’

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After bashing his way to a historic regular season, Aaron Judge is coming up empty in the playoffs. At least so far. The star slugger for the New York Yankees went 0 for 5 with four strikeouts in a 4-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians in

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rhys Hoskins hit a three-run homer and Bryce Harper also went deep, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of their NL Division Series. The Phillies lead 2-1 in the best-of-five matchup and can advance to the NL

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of a qualifying offer to Major League Baseball free agents rose to $19.65 million, an increase of $1.25 million. The figure is determined by the average of the top 125 major league contracts this year. Among the top players eligible to receive qualifying offers are New York Yankees outfielder

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — There was bunting draped off the railings in October and logos painted on the grass of T-Mobile Park on Friday that were absent for the past two decades when the Seattle Mariners were stuck in baseball purgatory, left as a spectator every postseason. Twenty-one years later,

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Atlanta Braves rookie Spencer Strider returned to the mound for the first time in nearly a month and was tagged by the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the NL Division Series. The right-hander who turns 24 in two weeks lasted only 2 1/3 innings in the shortest start of his career.