BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — With No. 2 Indiana struggling in the first half Saturday, coach Curt Cignetti relied on his usual halftime speech. He kept it simple, direct and surprisingly even-tempered. And once again Fernando Mendoza and his teammates responded. Mendoza completed 91.7% of his 24 ...
Shohei Ohtani likes winning Most Valuable Player awards. He loves winning the World Series even more. The two-way Japanese star did both for a second season in a row for the Los Angeles Dodgers, earning his fourth career MVP on Thursday night while unanimously earning the National League ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom was voted American League Comeback Player of the Year and Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. earned the National League honor Thursday night. Edwin Díaz of the New York Mets was selected as the Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the ...
MADISON, Wis. — Cooper Catalano and Mason Posa believe they can help make Wisconsin a winner again. The freshman linebackers have offered ample evidence of that lately while finally providing Badgers fans something to cheer in an otherwise dismal season. In two games since moving into ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nicolai Hojgaard moved into position to win the season-ending World Tour Championship for a second time by taking a three-stroke lead on Friday, though a slew of Europe's Ryder Cup stars were well placed to pounce. The chasing pack included Rory McIlroy, ...
Pat Murphy grew up going to minor league games at MacArthur Stadium in Syracuse, New York. In those days, the local team tried to retrieve all the baseballs that went over the fence during batting practice, but Murphy would pocket a souvenir or two before he was run off. Quite often chased ...