By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers hope first-round pick Lukas Van Ness terrorizes quarterbacks the same way he used to intimidate opponents on the hockey rink. Van Ness gravitated to hockey as a child growing up in the Chicago suburb of ...

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals extended a losing steak to eight for the first time in 16 years, losing to the Detroit Tigers 6-5 on Saturday in Adam Wainwright’s return from the injured list as Akil Baddoo hit a go-ahead double in the 10th ...

DALLAS (AP) — Lance Blanks, who played in the NBA for three seasons and later worked as a scout and front office executive, has died, his family announced Thursday. He was 56. Blanks died Wednesday in Dallas, his family said in a statement distributed by the NBA. He was a former general ...

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Up, down and all around — the Detroit Lions traded picks throughout the NFL draft and wound up adding players to every offensive and defensive unit. General manager Brad Holmes retained only two of his original draft choices as he maneuvered his way to two picks ...

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Adam Frazier homered in the fourth inning to help the Baltimore Orioles take a four-run lead and Yennier Cano made sure they held on for a 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Baltimore took three of four games in Detroit and has won six ...

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer The Phoenix Suns’ star quartet of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton looked mighty average in their Game 1 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Now it’s gut check time when the Suns try to even the series in Game 2 tonight in ...