Pierce, Collins lead 1st-time nominees for basketball hallSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce and longtime player, coach and broadcaster Doug Collins lead the first-time nominees announced Tuesday for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class...

AP Basketball WriterTeams led by experienced players have edge amid pandemicBy AARON BEARDJoshua Langford is part of a Michigan State team leaning on upperclassmen in at the top of its rotation, including multiple players from a Final Four squad...

AP College Football WriterAP source: Auburn finalizing deal with Boise State's HarsinBy RALPH D. RUSSOAuburn and Boise State's Bryan Harsin are finalizing an agreement for him to become the Tigers' new head coach.A person with knowledge of the situation...

Mets, Syndergaard agree to $9.7M salary to avoid arbitrationNEW YORK (AP) The New York Mets and Noah Syndergaard agreed to a $9.7 million, one-year contract Tuesday for next season, when the injured right-hander hopes to return from Tommy...

AP Basketball WriterNBA studying ways to bring games back overseas in futureBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA is still looking at scenarios that could allow teams to play in Europe and China again next season, deputy commissioner Mark Tatum said Tuesday.Tatum...

AP Sports WriterFlorida's Johnson leaves hospital 10 days after collapseBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida forward Keyontae Johnson is being released from the hospital Tuesday, 10 days after collapsing on the court at Florida State and needing emergency...

South Carolina pulls out of Gasparilla Bowl, game canceledCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) The Gasparilla Bowl was canceled Tuesday after South Carolina withdrew because of COVID-19 issues within the program.Gasparilla Bowl executive director Scott Glaser said organizers tried to find...

Pierce, Collins lead 1st-time nominees for basketball hallSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce and longtime player, coach and broadcaster Doug Collins lead the first-time nominees announced Tuesday for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class...

Indians, reliever Wittgren agree to contract for 2021CLEVELAND (AP) Reliever Nick Wittgren avoided salary arbitration with the Cleveland Indians by agreeing Tuesday to a $2 million, one-year contract.The right-hander has become a dependable piece in Cleveland's bullpen for...

AP Basketball WriterTeams led by experienced players have edge amid pandemicBy AARON BEARDJoshua Langford is part of a Michigan State team leaning on upperclassmen in at the top of its rotation, including multiple players from a Final Four squad...