MERRILL, Wis. — The Copper Country Crush 12U softball team, sponsored by Dean Kangas State Farm and GLSV, put together a 4-1 weekend and advanced to the championship game of the 21st Annual Fastpitch Tournament in Merrill, Wisconsin, July 24-26. The Crush won their first four games before ...
LOS ANGELES — Although Tarik Skubal didn't meet his own high standards for execution in his first home start for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was proud that he fought to keep his team in a game it eventually managed to win after he left. Skubal still intends to be much better than he was ...
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Center Cade May, who was signed to anchor the Detroit Lions' reworked offensive line, will be out for significant time because of a wrist injury, coach Dan Campbell said Monday. "You hate it, I hate it for him because I felt like he was having a good camp and he'd grown ...
NEW YORK — LeBron James will visit the New York Knicks on opening night and the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas. James' arrival in Philadelphia has made the 76ers must-see TV, and they are all over the NBA's biggest days of the season. James will make his 76ers debut against the NBA champion Knicks on Oct. 20. The game at Madison Square Garden will be part of a tripleheader, when the Knicks raise a banner to celebrate their first championship since 1973 and James then kicks off the final stop in his career. He will return to LA to face the Lakers on Christmas, after Victor ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur is still sorting through potential offensive line combinations as he addresses a position group that ranked among the Packers' biggest concerns last season. That uncertainty lends some intrigue to the Packers' preseason schedule that begins ...
LOS ANGELES — Former NFL quarterback Derek Carr has joined UCLA's coaching staff as a special adviser to head coach Bob Chesney. The Bruins announced the hiring Monday of the 35-year-old Carr, who is volunteering in his first major coaching role. The longtime Raiders starter will help Chesney and the Bruins' offensive staff with game planning and strategy, and he will work with UCLA's quarterbacks. "His experience, leadership and football knowledge will be an incredible resource for our coaching staff and student-athletes," Chesney said in a statement. "What stands out most is ...
