SEATTLE — George Kirby was in the strike zone — perhaps too much. The Toronto Blue Jays had 18 hits, including five home runs, all within the first three pitches of an at-bat in a 13-4 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night that pulled them to 2-1 in the AL Championship ...
MILWAUKEE — Relying on an old-school pitching strategy has the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers two wins from returning to the Fall Classic. As long as their star-studded rotation can continue working deep into games, they don't need to worry about their inconsistent ...
SEATTLE — With his team holding a 2-0 lead over Toronto in the American League Championship Series after winning twice on the road, Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson wasn't about to belabor the obvious. "It's a very advantageous position," Wilson said Tuesday. "We're excited about that. ...
Indiana Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti stuck to the game plan Monday. He quickly turned the page on the program's first road victory over a top-five team and didn't even bother to mention their new No. 3 ranking — the highest in school history — or the increasing commotion about whether ...
Purdue is No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll for the first time. The Boilermakers earned 35 of 61 first-place votes to top Monday's poll to begin the 2025-26 season. That put Matt Painter's squad ahead of the two teams that played in last year's NCAA title ...
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Southern California star JuJu Watkins propelled the Trojans to a Big Ten regular-season title and a second consecutive Elite Eight appearance last season. If the Trojans want to match that success this year, they'll need to do it without her. The absence of Watkins, who's ...