Sports News

2:27 PM on Thursday, March 19

Kentucky coach Mark Pope danced around a report from The Associated Press that his program offered a huge NIL deal to Michigan star Yaxel Lendeborg when he was transferring from UAB last season

1:45 PM on Thursday, March 19

Two people familiar with the process tell The Associated Press that Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar will miss the 2026 season and postseason after his appeal of a 162-game suspension by Major League Baseball for a second failed drug test was resolved

1:41 PM on Thursday, March 19

Major League Soccer will play a shortened season in early 2027 before the league switches to a schedule that better aligns with those of its international counterparts

1:28 PM on Thursday, March 19

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls will open the season on the injured list because of a problem with his right oblique

1:07 PM on Thursday, March 19

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage will start the season on the injured list due to impingement of the rookie right-hander’s throwing shoulder

12:02 PM on Thursday, March 19

SMU coach Andy Enfield says his team deserved to be in the 68-team NCAA Tournament field even with star guard B

11:59 AM on Thursday, March 19

Rick Insell, whose 505 wins in 21 seasons leading the Middle Tennessee women’s basketball team made him the winningest coach in school history, has announced his retirement

11:49 AM on Thursday, March 19

Wright State coach Clint Sargent watched quietly as his players bounced and weaved their way through the team circle to celebrate their unexpected Horizon League Tournament title

11:31 AM on Thursday, March 19

Longtime New York Mets broadcaster Howie Rose has announced he is planning to retire at the end of the season after spending four decades with the organization

10:41 AM on Thursday, March 19

The Detroit Tigers and two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal have their sights set on winning the AL Central for the first time since 2014

10:19 AM on Thursday, March 19

Golden State coach Steve Kerr can do the math

10:14 AM on Thursday, March 19

Konnor Griffin, Trey Yesavage and JJ Wetherholt are among the majors' most intriguing rookies going into this season

9:00 AM on Thursday, March 19

8:19 AM on Thursday, March 19

Indonesia’s richest man, Michael Bambang Hartono, has died at the age of 86

8:17 AM on Thursday, March 19

Como co-owner Michael Bambang Hartono has died at 86 and the club is mourning a key figure in its modern revival

8:00 AM on Thursday, March 19

7:53 AM on Thursday, March 19

1:04 AM on Thursday, March 19

North Korea has qualified for the Women’s World Cup again after a long absence following a doping scandal in 2011

3:12 AM on Wednesday, March 18

The WNBA will have its first million dollar players after the league and its players’ union reached a deal in principle on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning

5:57 PM on Tuesday, March 17

The Hockey Hall of Fame says the pucks used to score the gold medal-winning goals at the Milan Cortina Olympics are part of its permanent collection after being donated by the International Ice Hockey Federation