Roberto Perez, a two-time Gold Glove-winning catcher who spent eight of his 10 major league seasons with Cleveland, has announced his retirement. Perez, 37, made his major league debut in 2014. The Puerto Rico native had a career .207 batting average with 55 home runs and 193 RBIs. "While ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Garrett Crochet allowed only three hits in six innings, Ceddanne Rafaela hit an RBI single in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox got their first opening day shutout since 2015, defeating the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Thursday. Roman Anthony had three hits for the Red ...
MONTREAL (AP) — Zachary Bolduc scored the winner with his first goal since Dec. 23, and the Montreal Canadiens edged the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Thursday night. Jayden Struble — with his first of the season — also scored, and Jakub Dobes made 25 saves as Montreal won its third ...
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner has agreed to a six-year contract, according to a person familiar with the deal, marking another major commitment for the franchise. The person spoke to the AP on Thursday on condition of anonymity because ...
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Brady House, Joey Wiemer and Jacob Young homered for Washington on opening day, and the Nationals beat Alex Bregman and the Chicago Cubs 10-4 on Thursday for manager Blake Butera's first win with the team. CJ Abrams hit a tiebreaking ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alec Burleson hit a two-run homer to cap off an eight-run outburst in the sixth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a 9-7 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. Rookie JJ Wetherholt also homered for St. Louis. Jonathan Aranda homered for Tampa Bay, which took a ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 while allowing one run over five innings and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Thursday. Misiorowski, Aaron Ashby, Grant Anderson, DL Hall and Jake Woodford combined to strike ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cristopher Sánchez struck out 10 and tossed three-hit ball over six shutout innings in his first start since he signed a $104 million contract extension, and Kyle Schwarber and Alec Bohm each homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kevin McGonigle got four hits and drove in two runs in his auspicious major league debut during the Detroit Tigers' 8-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday. The 21-year-old McGonigle hit a two-run double with the bases loaded on ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Garrett Crochet allowed only three hits in six innings, Ceddanne Rafaela hit an RBI single in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox got their first opening day shutout since 2015, defeating the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Thursday. Roman ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg and his Michigan teammates were none too pleased to return to the same locker room. They still had a bitter taste in their mouths from their trip to Chicago two weeks ago. They hope this one is a little sweeter. "We ...
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Trevor Rogers pitched seven shutout innings and Colton Cowser and Blaze Alexander had seventh-inning RBIs to give the Baltimore Orioles a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on opening day Thursday. Following a stellar 2025 season in ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes thought he could get out of a jam in the first inning on opening day. He never got the chance. After giving up five runs and getting only two outs Thursday in an 11-7 loss at the New York Mets, the reigning NL Cy Young Award ...
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brett Baty laced a bases-loaded triple and the New York Mets chased Paul Skenes in the first inning of his worst major league start, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7 on Thursday in their season opener at Citi Field. Carson Benge ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Joe Gibbs Racing accused rival NASCAR team Spire Motorsports of cheating by hiring its former competition director and using stolen intellectual property to improve its organization. The accusation was made in federal court Thursday in JGR's pursuit to prevent Chris ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Jon Scheyer is the coach at Duke, the NCAA Tournament's No. 1 overall seed and arguably the top brand in college basketball. Among his peers in the East Region, however, he's also the neophyte. His opponent in the Sweet 16 — Rick Pitino ...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills signed three players to one-year contracts on Thursday, including veteran interior offensive linemen Austin Corbett and Lloyd Cushenberry. The Bills also signed journeyman receiver Trent Sherfield, who returns for a second stint in Buffalo after ...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jaden Bradley scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half, Motiejus Krivas had 11 points and 14 rebounds and top-seeded Arizona beat No. 9-seeded Utah State 78-66 on Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in five seasons under coach Tommy Lloyd. The Wildcats ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nick Schmaltz scored his second goal of the game on a break at 1:46 of overtime to give the Utah Mammoth a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. Schmaltz carried the puck in on a 2-on-1 with defenseman Mikhail Sergachev on his left and fired a snap ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — VJ Edgecombe had 22 points and 13 rebounds and Quentin Grimes scored 26 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 126-116 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Trendon Watford had 20 points and nine rebounds, and Adem Bona and Cameron Payne each had 16 points ...