DETROIT — Tarik Skubal is still the ace of the Detroit Tigers’ pitching staff as far as manager A.J. Hinch is concerned. Hinch confirmed Tuesday that Skubal is still scheduled to start tonight against the Baltimore Orioles. With the Tigers at 50-57 and the Aug. 3 trade deadline quickly ...
EAGAN, Minn. — The quarterback position took even more heat — and hits — than usual last season around the NFL. Ill-timed injuries to Daniel Jones, Patrick Mahomes and Bo Nix left their teams in the lurch. Joe Burrow, Jayden Daniels and Lamar Jackson had trouble staying healthy. Others ...
For a sport with a reputation for moving slowly, golf always seems to be in a hurry to appoint the next big star. Jackson Koivun is next on the list and certainly worth watching. It’s not just because he won a PGA Tour event — which included the No. 1 player in the world — just two ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Draymond Green has agreed to a one-year, $27.7 million deal to return to the Golden State Warriors, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. ESPN first reported the deal. Green is now set to play his 15th season with the Warriors and if he plays in 51 games he will join Stephen Curry as the only players in franchise history to appear in at least 1,000 contests. He has averaged 8.7 points per game in his career, along with 6.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists. He averaged 8.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 68 games last season for ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Goalkeeper Matt Freese admits he’s not quite gotten over the United States’ abrupt exit from the 2026 World Cup following a 4-1 loss to Belgium in the round of 16. And quite frankly, he’s not sure he ever will. “Big losses in tough moments are things you never really get over because they stay with you for the rest of your career,” Freese told The Associated Press ahead of the Major League Soccer All-Star Game coming up Wednesday in Charlotte. “They continue to motivate you for the rest of your career.” Freese made a costly mistake in the loss when ...
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with the shooting of his mother, Mia Bieniemy, the wife of the Kansas City offensive coordinator, authorities in Virginia said Monday. The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded ...
