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Italy stuns the US 8-6 in World Baseball Classic

(AP) — Kyle Teel, Sam Antonacci and Jac Caglianone homered as Italy built a big lead and held on to stun the United States 8-6 Tuesday night in the World Baseball Classic. The U.S. is done with pool play at Houston's Daikin Park and needed the Italians to beat Mexico Wednesday night to ...

Panthers, 49ers, Patriots early winners in free agency

Winning free agency doesn't guarantee success. It's still a good start. NFL teams have committed billions of dollars in free agency, hoping the players they've added can help them win a Super Bowl. Some of the more aggressive teams — the Raiders and Titans — would be happy if new ...

Hendrickson joins Ravens, Crosby still on Raiders

The Baltimore Ravens landed their star pass rusher in Trey Hendrickson, Maxx Crosby is back in Las Vegas for now and Daniel Jones is staying in Indianapolis as part of a busy start to the new league year. The biggest move Wednesday came when the Ravens agreed to a four-year, $112 million ...

Bam! Adebayo scores 83 points, 2nd only to Wilt

MIAMI (AP) — It's Wilt, then Bam. Bam Adebayo had a night for all time on Tuesday, with a point total second to only Wilt Chamberlain in the NBA record books. Adebayo scored 83 points, setting league marks for free throws made and attempted in a game for the Miami Heat in a 150-129 win ...

Big 12’s new glass floor gets mixed reviews

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas doesn't play its Big 12 Tournament quarterfinal until Thursday, and under normal circumstances, the Jayhawks would've skipped entirely the opportunity to spend 30 minutes three days ahead of time practicing inside the familiar T-Mobile Center. But when coach ...

Wright State takes Horizon League men’s title

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — TJ Burch scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half to help top-seeded Wright State rally from a 12-point deficit and beat No. 3 seed Detroit Mercy 66-63 in the Horizon League Championship title game on Tuesday night. Wright State used a 25-7 run, capped by ...