By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic recorded his 35th triple-double of the season and both he and Jamal Murray scored 22 points Sunday when the Denver Nuggets celebrated the return of Peyton Watson by cooling off the Portland Trail Blazers 128-112. Jokic had ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a new six-year contract with opening day starter Cristopher Sánchez. The deal announced Sunday for last season's NL Cy Young Award runner-up begins in 2027 and will run through 2032 with a club option for 2033. Terms were not ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence is bringing in Bryan Hodgson from South Florida to become its new coach. The Friars announced Hodgson as their 17th head coach on Sunday. He takes over for Kim English, whose three-year tenure with the program ended on March 13 after a loss to St. John's in ...
By JESSICA HILL Associated Press NHL reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children were killed Saturday in a weekend house fire in Minnesota, the league announced Sunday. Pierce, 37, covered the Minnesota Wild as the correspondent for NHL.com for the past decade. "The entire NHL.com team ...
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns are one of the NBA's feel-good stories this season, having much more success than many anticipated after rebuilding their roster over the summer. Suns CEO Josh Bartelstein says the best part is it's a team he actually enjoys ...
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tyler Tanner nearly sent Nebraska's boisterous fans home in stunned silence. Braden Frager made a driving layup with 2.2 seconds left to put Nebraska in front, and Tanner's heave from beyond half court rimmed out at the buzzer as the ...
