PEORIA, Ariz. – Drew Smyly had to wait nine days between spring starts, but it was worth it. On the front end of those nine days was three innings of one-hit, no-run ball for the Mariners against a Texas Rangers lineup missing many of its regulars in front of 5,400 in Surprise. Nine days later, with USA on his chest
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Chris Collins was right. It was goal-tending all the way. The Northwestern coach was also wrong. At the worst time possible. After not getting the call, Collins stomped onto the court and drew a technical foul with 4:54 left in Saturday’s game, sucking life out of a frenetic comeback that fell short in a 79-73
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Justin Allgaier acknowledges there were some very down moments in his long NASCAR Xfinity victory drought. “I’m not going to lie to you,” he said. “There are moments in my racing career when I wondered why I got up and went to the race track.” But his family’s support kept him trying, he said, and Saturday,
Mariners fans have known the name of Tyler O’Neill for a while as he’s one of the team’s prized prospects, but he’s still a bit of a mystery to many around baseball. That may have been the case for three-time National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw before Friday night. It certainly isn’t any more. That’s because O’Neill flexed
PHOENIX (AP) — Anna Nordqvist shot a tournament-record 11-under 61 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over Stacy Lewis and Ariya Jutanugarn into the final round of the Bank of Hope Founders Cup. Lewis and Jutanugarn each shot 66 playing together for the third straight day. They have had identical scores each day, with Jutanugarn getting the spot in
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Rick Pitino encouraged John Beilein not to waste much practice time Saturday trying to solve Louisville’s pressure defense. The Michigan coach knows better. After 39 seasons on college sidelines as a head coach and four head-to-head matchups with Pitino, Beilien understands his team must be ready for anything and everything in Sunday’s second-round game at Indianapolis. “He’s
WACO, Texas (AP) — Kalani Brown scored 21 points and top-seeded Baylor overwhelmed much smaller Texas Southern 119-30 on Saturday night in the most lopsided women’s NCAA Tournament game ever. The Lady Bears (31-3) were ahead 22-0 after Alexis Jones, on her first shot in her first game since Feb. 20, hit a 3-pointer just more than 6 minutes into
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cody Zeller scored 19 points and the Charlotte Hornets snapped a three-game losing streak with a 98-93 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night. Kemba Walker had eight of his 16 points in the fourth quarter, and Marvin Williams had 16 points and eight rebounds as the Hornets handed the Wizards their second straight defeat.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Monique Billings scored 19 points and Jordin Canada had 15 points and 16 assists to help fourth-seeded UCLA roll to an 83-56 win over Boise State on Saturday in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Bruins (24-8) opened the game with a 15-0 run and were never seriously threatened the rest of the
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers are resting LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving against the Los Angeles Clippers. Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue announced the decision shortly before game time Saturday. Lue says all three stars will return Sunday night against the woeful Lakers. Love was already scheduled to rest as he returns from left knee surgery. Irving
