Sports News

3:33 PM on Friday, March 13

Pittsburgh is retaining basketball coach Jeff Capel

2:54 PM on Friday, March 13

The San Jose Sharks have signed forward Ty Dellandrea to a two-year, $3.25 million extension

2:14 PM on Friday, March 13

Tarleton State has named Utah State associate coach Eric Haut to replace Billy Gillispie

2:05 PM on Friday, March 13

The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a two-year, $5.3 million deal to bring back Pro Bowl special teams player Luke Gifford

1:55 PM on Friday, March 13

Left-handed reliever Jalen Beeks has joined the Texas Rangers on a one-year deal worth $1.6 million

1:41 PM on Friday, March 13

The NCAA is warning schools about potential travel headaches ahead of the men's and women's basketball tournaments

1:35 PM on Friday, March 13

It was one of those days for Para snowboarding veteran Cécile Hernandez — one of those Friday the 13th kind of days

1:20 PM on Friday, March 13

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Quinn Priester expects to miss at least the first month of the season as he recovers from a nerve issue

12:52 PM on Friday, March 13

Second-year Saint Louis coach Josh Schertz has agreed in principle to a long-term contract extension

12:34 PM on Friday, March 13

Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin has been more determined than ever in finally turning his team into a contender and in position to end an NHL-record 14-season playoff drought

12:11 PM on Friday, March 13

Boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk remains as convinced as ever that Russian athletes should not be allowed to compete at major sports events, even as the International Olympic Committee and FIFA appear to be softening their stance

12:07 PM on Friday, March 13

Kansas State has hired Casey Alexander away from Belmont to take over the men’s basketball program

11:59 AM on Friday, March 13

Cincinnati Reds reliever Caleb Ferguson is dealing with an oblique strain and isn’t expected to be available for the start of the season

11:36 AM on Friday, March 13

The Chicago Blackhawks and Ottawa Senators will play two games in Duesseldorf later this year as part of the NHL and NHLPA's efforts to grow hockey in Germany

11:21 AM on Friday, March 13

Forward Nazem Kadri says his reunion with the Colorado Avalanche feels almost like he never left

9:54 AM on Friday, March 13

Norwegian cross-country skiing star Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo says he sustained a concussion from a fall in a World Cup race but that he was “all good in the hood.”

9:28 AM on Friday, March 13

The robot-umpire system for overturning ball/strike calls is going to be used in regular-season games in the majors this year

4:19 AM on Friday, March 13

Novice allrounder Maaz Sadaqat has led Pakistan to a series-levelling 128-run win against Bangladesh in the second ODI in Dhaka

5:25 PM on Thursday, March 12

Prosecutors have brought three felony charges against Atlanta Falcons player James Pearce Jr. stemming from an incident on Feb. 7 that police referred to as a domestic dispute with WNBA player and ex-girlfriend Rickea Jackson

5:13 PM on Thursday, March 12

Kim English’s three-year tenure at Providence is over