The NBA has suspended Milwaukee forward Bobby Portis Jr. for 25 games without pay because he tested positive for the painkiller Tramadol, a violation of the league’s anti-drug program. Portis cannot play again until April 8 — the 79th game of Milwaukee’s 82-game regular-season schedule ...
HOUSTON (AP) — Nineteen-year-old Claire Hutton is one of four players on the U.S. women’s national team roster for the start of the SheBelieves Cup this week who have never appeared in a game for the team. The defensive midfielder for the Kansas City Current said she “gets chills” ...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet believed the 95 mph fastball he threw to Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was in the strike zone. Plate umpire Tony Randazzo disagreed and called it a ball. Instead of arguing, Poteet simply patted the top of his cap, signifying ...
Tiger Woods joined PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and player director Adam Scott in a second White House meeting on Thursday with President Donald Trump, another sign the sport is moving rapidly toward ending the division brought on by Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of ...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — College football’s annual rite of spring seems to be withering. Texas became the latest major program Thursday to ditch or change it’s annual spring scrimmage that has long been a staple for fans eager to see the rising stars of their program and get a peek into the ...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Three-time American League Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander turned 42 years old on Thursday, and is still hopeful of reaching 300 wins in his big league career. The right-hander is at 262 career wins, the most among active pitchers, while preparing for his ...