Sports News

5:30 PM on Sunday, April 5

Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne says he has finalized a contract extension with basketball coach Nate Oats

5:10 PM on Sunday, April 5

Richie Palacios hit a two-run homer in a three-run 10th inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1

5:06 PM on Sunday, April 5

Lautaro Martinez scores twice in his first action since February and Serie A leader Inter Milan routs visiting Roma 5-2 to end a four-match winless streak across all competitions

4:46 PM on Sunday, April 5

Jackson Merrill had three hits, including a solo homer in the eighth inning that gave the Padres the lead, and San Diego rallied from a four-run deficit to beat Boston 8-6 and send the Red Sox to their seventh loss in their last eight games

4:42 PM on Sunday, April 5

Kirill Kaprizov completed the sixth hat trick of his NHL career on the power play with 1:51 remaining to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday

4:33 PM on Sunday, April 5

Ryan O’Hearn homered and matched a career high with four RBIs as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 to sweep a three-game series and extend their winning streak to five

4:09 PM on Sunday, April 5

Miguel Amaya hit an RBI single in the eighth inning — only the second hit for Chicago — and four Chicago Cubs pitchers combined for a one-hitter in a 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in the opener of a traditional doubleheader

4:09 PM on Sunday, April 5

It seems there will be no pregame handshake drama at the national championship game

4:02 PM on Sunday, April 5

Ayla Guzzardo, who led McNeese State to a school-record 29 wins this season, has been hired as Georgia women's basketball coach

3:25 PM on Sunday, April 5

Pace Prosser totaled 28 points and 11 rebounds and Gannon beat Lander 84-61 to win the Division II Championship

3:23 PM on Sunday, April 5

Duke star and Associated Press men's national player of the year Cameron Boozer is still healing physically and emotionally after the Blue Devils’ devastating March Madness loss to UConn

2:45 PM on Sunday, April 5

The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed infielder Jared Triolo on the injured list and recalled outfielder/first baseman Billy Cook from Triple-A Indianapolis

2:25 PM on Sunday, April 5

PSV Eindhoven is the Eredivisie champion for a third straight year and 27th time overall after its closest rival Feyenoord failed to win its match

2:23 PM on Sunday, April 5

The Toronto Blue Jays selected right-hander Austin Voth and lefty Joe Mantiply to their major league roster Sunday, and both were available for their game against the White Sox in Chicago

2:09 PM on Sunday, April 5

The Chicago White Sox have placed outfielder Everson Pereira on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Thursday, with a left ankle sprain and recalled infielder Tanner Murray to make his major league debut in their finale against the Toronto Blue Jays

12:29 PM on Sunday, April 5

UConn starting guard Solo Ball was skipping practice because of a sprained foot but said he expects to play when the Huskies face Michigan in the NCAA championship game Monday night

11:46 AM on Sunday, April 5

More goalkeeping heroics from Bosnia-Herzegovina’s World Cup qualification star Nikola Vasilj meant St. Pauli held on for a 1-1 draw with Union Berlin as it struggles to avoid relegation from the Bundesliga

10:46 AM on Sunday, April 5

Tim David smashes 70 not out off 25 balls as Royal Challengers Bengaluru beats Chennai Super Kings by 43 runs in the Indian Premier League

10:09 AM on Sunday, April 5

Players in the Masters will have a hard time believing Byron Nelson once drove onto the green at the par-4 seventh hole at Augusta National

1:58 AM on Sunday, April 5

You’ve done something special when Torii Hunter, a nine-time Gold Glove Award winner known for his acrobatic catches, calls what you just did “probably the greatest defensive game I’ve ever seen.”