INDIANAPOLIS — The concept used to be so simple: Professionals played sports for money. College players did not. Now, it is not so clear-cut, and that confusion now gets wrapped into virtually any conversation about the state of college sports. Not surprisingly, it's bubbling up at the ...
DENVER — Brent Burns took a wayward stick to the face while playing for San Jose in October 2013 that ended up costing him teeth and time on the ice. Since his return — Nov. 21, 2013, to be precise — he's been a permanent fixture in every lineup. Burns, now 41 years old and with the ...
PHOENIX — Zac Gallen outdueled two-time AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, Corbin Carroll homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Detroit Tigers 1-0 on Wednesday to sweep the three-game series. Carroll homered to left-center in the first to give the D-backs a 1-0 lead. It was just the ...
PITTSBURGH, PENN. — The Grand Valley State Lakers women's basketball team etched their name in the history books once again, winning their second straight national championship, and the third in program history. The Lakers led wire-to-wire in a 72-49 victory over the Indiana (Pennsylvania) ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich hit a go-ahead, two-run single in a six-run eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-2 on Wednesday. Garrett Mitchell added a two-run double during the decisive rally, Blake Perkins drove in a run with a groundout and David Hamilton ...
INDIANAPOLIS — There was the scene of lovable courtside TV analyst Bill Raftery genuinely shocked as he tried to comprehend what had just unfolded before him. Moments later, there was the scene of UConn coach Dan Hurley's mom — no professional lip readers needed — also not quite believing ...