Skubal starts playing catch DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has started playing catch and soft tossing, just over a week after elbow surgery. The two-time AL Cy Young Award winner had a procedure on May 6 to remove a loose body in his pitching elbow, which was described as ...
Russell could make history (AP) — Brittany Russell has a chance to make horse racing history as the latest woman to train a Triple Crown race winner. Following Cherie DeVaux's Kentucky Derby win and Jenna Antonucci's Belmont victory, Russell aims to complete the sweep by winning the ...
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said he has issued an investigative subpoena to the NFL regarding the Rooney Rule. Uthmeier, who threatened possible enforcement actions against the league in March if it didn't suspend the 23-year-old rule, sent the subpoena along with a letter to NFL executive vice president and attorney Ted Ullyot on Wednesday. "All in all, the Rooney Rule and the NFL's related 'inclusive hiring' policies — and the NFL's representations about these policies — continue to raise significant concerns under Florida law," Uthmeier wrote in the letter. The ...
Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain tumor, his family announced Tuesday. Collins spent 13 years as a player in the league ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiators for baseball players and owners began what figures to be lengthy and acrimonious collective bargaining negotiations Tuesday to replace their labor contract that expires Dec. 1, with management likely to propose a salary cap system the union has vowed never to accept. An initial session of about two hours took place at the office of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a five-minute walk from Major League Baseball's headquarters in Manhattan's Rockefeller Center. The meeting lasted about two hours and was scheduled for initial presentations from ...
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Adrian Peterson is getting inducted into the Minnesota Vikings' ring of honor. The Vikings announced Monday that Peterson would be inducted during halftime of a home game at some point during the upcoming season. A date wasn't announced, as the NFL isn't releasing ...
