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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 ...
The American League Rookie of the Year Is Likely To Come From AL Central
Chase DeLauter’s historic debut and Kevin McGonigle’s breakout highlight a loaded AL Central rookie class in 2026....

No. 2 UConn squanders lead, recovers to down Michigan State
WASHINGTON -- Tarris Reed Jr. scored 20 points, Alex Karaban added 17 and second-seeded UConn defeated third-seeded Michigan State 67-63 on Friday night to reach the NCAA Tournament East Region final.,Solo Ball added 12 points for UConn, which advanced despite giving back all of an early 19-point le...

Yaxel Lendeborg puts up 23 as No. 1 Michigan races past Alabama
CHICAGO -- Yaxel Lendeborg produced 23 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, boosting top-seeded Michigan to a 90-77 victory against fourth-seeded Alabama on Friday in an NCAA Tournament Midwest Region semifinal.,Michigan (34-3) advances to an Elite Eight game on Sunday against the winner of the la...

Golden Knights host Capitals with playoff pressure mounting
The Vegas Golden Knights have one simple goal as they head into their final nine games of the regular season -- just make the playoffs.,That's quite a change for Bruce Cassidy's squad, which looked in prime position to win another Pacific Division title heading into the Olympic break with a four-poi...

Kaori Sakamoto closes career with 4th women's skating world title
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto closed out her competitive career with her fourth world title in the women's singles competition at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czechia on Friday.,The 25-year old wrapped up a historic skating career which included four Olympic medals, including two silve...

Brewers have tough act to follow in Game 2 vs. White Sox
Chad Patrick has a tough act to follow when he takes the mound for the Milwaukee Brewers against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Saturday.,Patrick, 3-8 with a 3.53 ERA last season, will be opposed by right-hander Sean Burke, 4-11 with a 4.22 ERA in 28 games, including 22 starts.,Both teams were id...

Phillies intend to put winning mindset back on display vs. Rangers
After following a familiar recipe in their season opener, the Philadelphia Phillies aim to continue the momentum in the middle game of their three-game home series with the Texas Rangers on Saturday.,It felt a lot like the 2025 regular season for Philadelphia, which rode Cy Young Award runner-up Cri...

Under new management, Nationals out to keep pressure on Cubs
Washington Nationals rookie manager Blake Butera basked in the achievement of winning his first game Thursday.,Once his players let him be, that is.,"They grabbed me and next thing you know, there was a lot of liquids all over me in the shower," Butera said. "All kinds of stuff. Shaving cream, beer,...

Michigan G Macy Brown (knee) out for rest of NCAA Tournament
Michigan reserve guard Macy Brown will miss the rest of the Women's NCAA Tournament with a torn ACL. ,The 6-foot junior sustained the injury to her right knee during a practice last weekend, the school confirmed on Friday.,The second-seeded Wolverines (27-6) face third-seeded Louisville (29-7) in th...

Phillies 3B Alec Bohm claims parents siphoned millions
Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm filed a lawsuit against his parents claiming they siphoned millions of dollars from financial accounts they managed for him.,The suit filed Wednesday in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas alleges that Daniel and Lisa Bohm froze him out of his account...

Nearly locked into play-in, Warriors try to improve seeding vs. Wizards
With a spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament almost a certainty, the Golden State Warriors will look to improve their positioning down the stretch, beginning with a Friday date against the Washington Wizards in San Francisco.,Golden State (35-38) pulled out of a recent tailspin in which ...

Brewers pitchers strike out 20 in demolition of White Sox
Sal Frelick and Jake Bauers homered and hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski shook off a leadoff home run to strike out 11 over five innings as the Milwaukee Brewers routed the visiting Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Thursday in the season opener for both teams., ,Misiorowski (1-0), named to the All-Star team...

UConn, Michigan State muscle up in East Region semis
WASHINGTON -- Tom Izzo will attempt to coach Michigan State one step closer to his ninth Final Four when they meet a familiar UConn squad in Friday night's NCAA Tournament East Regional semifinal.,Izzo's third-seeded Spartans (27-7) have had a relatively comfortable trip through the tournament, easi...

Thunder look to keep pace in race for No. 1 seed vs. Bulls
The Oklahoma City Thunder are in a tight battle for the No. 1 overall seed in the playoffs heading into Friday's matchup with the Chicago Bulls at home.,"It's very important and not just in the West, in the whole playoffs," Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said. "We needed Game 7 at home against...

Christopher Sanchez fans 10 as Phillies top Rangers in opener
Cristopher Sanchez struck out 10 batters over six scoreless innings and Kyle Schwarber and Alec Bohm each homered, fueling the host Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday in the season opener for both teams.,Signed to a six-year contract extension on Sunday, Sanchez (1...

Michigan in familiar environs, wants different result vs. Alabama
CHICAGO -- Top-seeded Michigan occupies the same United Center locker room for the NCAA Tournament as it did during the Big Ten tournament two weeks ago.,Eager to eradicate bad memories of a loss to Purdue in the conference title game, the Wolverines players changed locker assignments ahead of Frida...

Brewers begin NL Central title defense with demolition of White Sox
Sal Frelick and Jake Bauers homered and hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski shook off a leadoff home run to strike out 11 over five innings as the Milwaukee Brewers routed the visiting Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Thursday in the season opener for both teams., ,Misiorowski (1-0), named to the All-Star team...

No softy, Michigan State's unapologetic Tom Izzo doesn't 'give a damn' about critics
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Tom Izzo rants and raves, delivers corrective messaging to players nostril-to-nostril, and the Michigan State Spartans are in the Sweet 16 for the 17th time despite a sideline demeanor critics might find less than endearing. ,Go ahead and write those feelings on his dry-erase boa...

Skater Ilia Malinin takes big lead after Worlds short program
Ilia Malinin, a heavy favorite who didn't medal in men's figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics, skated a personal best in the short program to take a big lead at the World Championships in Prague on Thursday.,In his first competition since the Olympics last month, Malinin registered 111.29 po...