Bring the heat: Major League Baseball off to chilly start
By Mike CranstonAssociated PressCHICAGO — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona was making a cup of tea in the clubhouse this weekend when he spilled...
Pitchers’ third time through the batting order is the toughest
By Noah TristerAP Baseball WriterIn Kevin Cash’s first season as manager, the Tampa Bay Rays had a pretty clear philosophy on how to handle...
Rio’s port should be hopping with basketball during Olympics
By Stephen WadeAP Sports WriterRIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s renovated port area should be hopping — or “hooping” — during the Olympics.The...
Oklahoma’s Hield and UConn’s Stewart win Wooden Awards
By Beth HarrisAP Sports WriterLOS ANGELES — Buddy Hield of Oklahoma and Breanna Stewart of four-time national champion Connecticut won the John R. Wooden...
Local Sports Briefs
HIGH SCHOOLBASEBALL/SOFTBALLCedarville doubleheaders cancelled todayCEDARVILLE — The Cedarville High School Athletic Department announced Friday that today’s softball and baseball doubleheaders with Dayton Christian have...
Local Sports Briefs
COLLEGEBradds earns post season honorsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Belmont University men’s basketball junior Evan Bradds was named earlier this week to the Lou Henson All-America...
Chad Brown has two shots to win Wood Memorial
By Richard RosenblattAP Racing WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Chad Brown had a pretty good run the first time he took a horse to the...
Kubiak: Broncos will draft a quarterback
By Arnie StapletonAP Pro Football WriterDENVER — The choice for the San Francisco 49ers might come down to paying Colin Kaepernick $11.9 million to...
76ers move ahead in the rebuilding process without Hinkie
By Dan GelstonAP Sports WriterPHILADELPHIA — Sam Hinkie quit on The Process.The Philadelphia 76ers threw a pizza party.No, the two events were not related,...