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Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart won't accept highly criticized $1M job in retirement
After facing criticism, including from the state's governor, Kentucky's retiring athletic director Mitch Barnhart said Thursday that he will not accept a $1 million post with the university.,University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto, who has announced the transition in March, and Barnhart issue...
Nelly Korda takes early lead at Chevron Championship
World No. 2 Nelly Korda found another gear over the back half of her round to build a two-shot advantage after one round of play at the Chevron Championship, the first major of the women's golf season, Thursday in Houston.,Korda pocketed two birdies over Nos. 10-18 to begin her round before heating ...
Cody Bellinger's pinch-hit 2-run single propels Yankees past Red Sox
Cody Bellinger drove in two runs with a pinch-hit single to help the visiting New York Yankees extend their winning streak to six games by beating the Boston Red Sox 4-2 Thursday night.,Bellinger singled against reliever Greg Weissert with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the seventh inni...
Raiders draft new centerpiece QB Fernando Mendoza No. 1 overall
The Las Vegas Raiders selected Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday, confident the Heisman Trophy winner and national champion just keeps winning.,The 22-year-old becomes the centerpiece of a franchise rebuild following his own meteoric rise, cul...
Young Ducks matching up well with Oilers as series moves to Anaheim
The Edmonton Oilers and superstar captain Connor McDavid are looking for a rebound as their Western Conference first-round playoff series shifts to Anaheim for Game 3 against the Ducks on Friday.,Not only did the Ducks even the best-of-seven series at one win apiece with Wednesday's 6-4 victory, but...
Alex Smalley, Hayden Springer team up for early lead at Zurich
Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer turned in a 14-under-par 58 on the first day of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, earning a one-shot lead at the PGA Tour's only team event at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La.,Smalley's birdie-eagle-birdie start to the round ignited the pair, and Springer closed the d...
Andrew Benintendi hits tiebreaking 3-run HR as White Sox down Diamondbacks
Andrew Benintendi hit a three-run homer with one out in the ninth to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Thursday afternoon.,Chase Meidroth walked off Paul Sewald (0-3) to open the ninth and took second on a sacrifice bunt before pinch-hitter Edgar...
Padres score 5 in ninth to rally past Rockies
Gavin Sheets' three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning Thursday capped a five-run rally enabling the San Diego Padres to outslug the host Colorado Rockies 10-8 in Denver.,Sheets' third homer of the year, all against Colorado pitching, scored Xander Bogaerts and pinch runner Bryce Johnson. It s...
Tyler Glasnow dominates as Dodgers blank Giants
Tyler Glasnow allowed just one hit in eight shutout innings, Tanner Scott threw a scoreless ninth and the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a three-game series sweep with a 3-0 victory over the host San Francisco Giants on Thursday afternoon.,Max Muncy scored twice, while Dalton Rushing and Hyeseong Kim d...
Qualifier Adolfo Daniel Vallejo stuns Grigor Dimitrov in Madrid
Qualifier Adolfo Daniel Vallejo of Paraguay won in his ATP Masters 1000 debut as he set aside Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the second round of the Madrid Open.,Vallejo, 21, is just the second Paraguayan to register a Masters 1000 win since the series began in 1990. The other was Ram...
Short-handed Lakers show grit in leading series vs. Rockets
Beyond LeBron James' individual brilliance and extensive postseason history of carrying teams to heights previously unimagined, perhaps the characteristic most overlooked within these Los Angeles Lakers was their collective ability to overcome obstacles during the regular season.,Even with James, Lu...
Rangers place LHP Robert Garcia (shoulder) on 15-day injured list
The Texas Rangers placed left-handed reliever Robert Garcia on the 15-day injured list on Thursday due to left shoulder inflammation.,The move is retroactive to Monday. In other moves, the Rangers selected right-hander Peyton Gray's contract from Triple-A Round Rock and designated catcher Willie Mac...
Cubs win in extras to post 9th straight, send Phils to 9th consecutive loss
Dansby Swanson laced a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Chicago Cubs an 8-7 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies and extend their winning streak to nine on Thursday.,Philadelphia lost its ninth straight game and now owns the worst record (8-17) in the National League.,Javier...
Report: PGA Tour cutting 4% of workforce
The PGA Tour laid off 56 full-time employees, or about 4% of its total workforce, Sports Business Journal reported Thursday.,An additional 73 vacant roles would not be filled, but the tour plans to reinvest in 30 or more new full-time positions, the report said.,The moves come as the PGA Tour contin...
Rockies RHP Ryan Feltner, 2B Willi Castro injured vs. Padres
The Colorado Rockies lost their starting pitcher and second baseman to injures in the first three innings of Thursday's home game with the San Diego Padres in Denver.,Right-hander Ryan Feltner departed after two innings with right triceps tightness. Feltner, 29, worked a 1-2-3 first inning before al...
Virginia Tech AD Whit Babcock moving into new role
Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock will end that role on June 30 and move into a position as athletics director emeritus on July 1, the school announced Thursday.,Babcock has been the AD for 12 years, beginning in January 2014. He is the second-longest tenured athletic director in the Atla...
Report: Bucks hiring former Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins
Former Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins will be the next head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, ESPN reported on Thursday afternoon.,Jenkins, 41, was an assistant in Milwaukee in the 2018-19 season under head coach Mike Budenholzer. Jenkins was hired by Memphis in 2019 and became the franchise's a...
76ers, Celtics enter Game 3 all square; Philly 'hopeful' Joel Embiid returns
Welcome to the playoffs.,After the Boston Celtics dropped Game 2 against the Philadelphia 76ers, those four succinct words from Jaylen Brown summarized the situation at hand for the division rivals.,The Celtics look to recover from a surprising defeat to the Sixers when the teams reconvene Friday in...
Spencer Torkelson's walk-off blast lifts Tigers over Brewers
Spencer Torkelson blasted a solo homer with one out in the ninth to give the host Detroit Tigers a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday afternoon.,Torkelson, who hit his first homer of the season on Wednesday, ripped a 3-1 sinker from Abner Uribe (1-1) over the left field wall as the T...
South Carolina lands 5-star recruit Oliviyah Edwards
Five-star forward Oliviyah Edwards of Washington committed to South Carolina's 2026 recruiting class on Thursday.,The 6-foot-3 Edwards reopened her recruitment earlier this month after originally signing with Tennessee in November.,The No. 5-ranked prospect by the 247Sports composite joins Gamecocks...