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Royals rookie oversleeps, removed from lineup
Royals rookie catcher Carter Jensen overslept and was removed from Kansas City's starting lineup on Thursday.,"I didn't wake up to my alarm. Slept through it," he told The Kansas City Star. "Don't really have an excuse -- nor should I. It [stinks]. It happens. I feel like I let teammates down, coach...

Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu say they are returning to Liberty
Liberty stars Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu both said Wednesday that they will re-sign with New York, ending suspense over their intentions as free agents.,Stewart will embark on her fourth season with the Liberty and tenth WNBA campaign overall. She is a two-time MVP, winning the award with t...

Report: Marquette assistant to be named head coach at Siena
Siena will hire Marquette assistant Nevada Smith to replace Gerry McNamara as its men's basketball coach, CBS Sports reported Wednesday.,Smith, 44, has been on staff at Marquette since the 2021-22 season and spent the first two years as special assistant to head coach Shaka Smart. He then moved to t...

Braves option pitching prospect Didier Fuentes, call up Martin Perez
To further his development as a starting pitcher, the Atlanta Braves optioned right-handed prospect Didier Fuentes to Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday and purchased the contract of veteran left-hander Martin Perez.,Fuentes, 20, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the Braves' No. 3 prospect, threw 56 pitches over f...

Gary Woodland, 4 others earn Masters invites
Texas Children's Houston Open winner Gary Woodland and four other golfers clinched spots at this year's Masters on Sunday.,Woodland earned the spot by winning the event, his first PGA Tour win since the 2019 U.S. Open. The victory came 2 1/2 years removed from undergoing brain surgery to remove a le...

Stewart Cink closes out win at Hoag Classic to continue hot streak
A day after he walked off the golf course flexing following an albatross that gave him the lead, Stewart Cink played another stellar round on Sunday to close out a victory at the Hoag Classic at Newport Beach (Calif.) Country Club.,In carding a 5-under-par 66, Cink finished at 19-under 194 for the e...

Chase Elliott takes Martinsville checkers for Chevy's first win of '26
Chase Elliott used pit strategy, stayed out ahead of a dominant Denny Hamlin and finally put Chevrolet into Victory Lane by winning the NASCAR Cup Series' Cook Out 400 on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va.,NASCAR's Most Popular Driver short-pitted from ninth place on Lap 261, took ...

Denny Hamlin edges William Byron to win pole at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin claimed the 49th Busch Light Pole Award of his career Saturday afternoon, claiming the number one starting spot for Sunday's Cook Out 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Martinsville Speedway, a track where he has long establ...

Tom Izzo, 71, scoffs at retirement talk after Spartans' exit
Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo, at 71, is nowhere near ready to move on after 31 seasons with the Spartans.,He was asked after Friday's Sweet 16 loss to UConn where he sees himself in five years.,"Trying to win a national championship -- plain and simple," said Izzo, who led Michigan State to a ...

Frustration expected in chase of Tyler Reddick at Martinsville
When the NASCAR Cup Series rolls across the Virginia state line this week and checks into venerable Martinsville Speedway, competitors will not find anything different in Sunday's Cook Out 400 that they haven't encountered before.,Because it's Spring in southern Virginia, and that means the start of...

JGR: Chris Gabehart, Spire conspired to steal proprietary data
Joe Gibbs Racing argued in federal court Thursday that Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports, in an effort to improve their team's performance, conspired to steal proprietary data from one of NASCAR's most successful organizations.,JGR attorney Tom Melsheimer argued during a preliminary injunction he...

NCAA Tournament sets viewership record for first two rounds
March Madness delivered a first-week ratings surge, with the men's NCAA Tournament averaging 10.1 million viewers across CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV, making it the most-watched tournament ever through the first two rounds, according to Nielsen Big Data.,The opening round set the tone. First-round games ...

Tua Tagovailoa embraces 'fresh start,' competition with Falcons
Tua Tagovailoa said he welcomes the chance to compete for the starting quarterback job in a new NFL city and reboot his career.,The Miami Dolphins selected Tagovailoa with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, signed him to a massive contract extension and then released him last month. He si...

VCU extends coach Phil Martelli Jr. through 2031-32 season
VCU rewarded Phil Martelli Jr. with a two-year contract extension on Monday after he coached the Rams to an NCAA Tournament victory over North Carolina.,Martell's contract now runs through the 2031-32 season.,VCU went 28-8 this season in Martelli's first campaign with the school and Thursday's 82-78...

Mets LHP Sean Manaea out of rotation, assigned to bullpen
Left-hander Sean Manaea is the odd man out in the New York Mets' starting rotation, with manager Carlos Mendoza announcing Saturday that the veteran will begin the season in the bullpen.,The Mets intend to use a five-man rotation, with the early order of Freddy Peralta, David Peterson, Nolan McLean,...

Thomas Muller, streaking Whitecaps take aim at Earthquakes
Two former stars for Germany will take the pitch as opponents on Saturday night when the Vancouver Whitecaps host the San Jose Earthquakes.,Vancouver's Thomas Muller and San Jose's Timo Werner were teammates on Germany's 2018 World Cup team and played in 23 matches together on the national team.,Mul...

Michigan State, Louisville meet in March again with Sweet 16 on the line
Tom Izzo is no stranger to high-stakes games between Michigan State and Louisville.,"We had a couple with them -- ‘09, ‘19. We've played them in Elite Eight games," said Izzo, who is in his 31st season coaching the Spartans. "One of my first games was against Louisville when Denny Crum was there. Th...

Michigan State takes command early, routs North Dakota State
Carson Cooper matched his career high with 20 points along with 10 rebounds as No. 3 seed Michigan State earned an easy 92-67 victory over 14th seed North Dakota State in a first-round East Region matchup of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at Buffalo, N.Y.,Coen Carr added 17 points and Jeremy Fears ...

Michigan State takes command early, routs N.D. State
Carson Cooper matched his career high with 20 points along with 10 rebounds as No. 3-seed Michigan State earned an easy 92-67 victory over 14th-seed North Dakota State in a first-round East Region matchup of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at Buffalo, N.Y., ,Coen Carr added 17 points and Jeremy Fear...

Vikings agree to terms with Carson Wentz, adding depth to QB room
The Minnesota Vikings on Thursday agreed to terms with quarterback Carson Wentz on a one-year contract, keeping him for the second season in a row.,Financial terms were not disclosed.,The Vikings' quarterback room consists of three former top-10 draft picks in Kyler Murray, J.J. McCarthy and Wentz. ...