Jazz guard Hood hoping to return Friday from knee injury
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Rodney Hood is hopeful he will play when the Utah Jazz return from the All-Star break against the Milwaukee Bucks...
AP source: Hawks acquire Ilyasova from 76ers for Splitter
ATLANTA (AP) A person familiar with the situation says the Atlanta Hawks have agreed to trade center Tiago Splitter to the Philadelphia 76ers for...
Marte ready to take over in center field for Pirates
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) Starling Marte, the guy displacing Andrew McCutchen in center field for the Pittsburgh Pirates this year, hasn't played the position regularly...
Cubs’ Russell tears up thinking about 2016 accomplishments
Russell was laying on his mom's bed in the house he bought the family in Pensacola, Florida, with his signing bonus. His Shih Tzu-poodle...
Shields still going, hits re-set button for White Sox
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) No one in Chicago White Sox camp is happier for a new season than James Shields.
The right-hander, brought in to bolster...
Hamilton leaves Rangers’ camp to have his left knee examined
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Josh Hamilton was back in Texas on Wednesday to have his surgically reconstructed left knee examined after he experienced discomfort during...
Healthy A.J. Pollock aims to exceed 2015 breakout season
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) One of the best facts about this year's Arizona Diamondbacks: A.J. Pollock is back, healthy, and confident he can exceed the...
Eduardo Nunez set for regular role at third for Giants
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Eduardo Nunez finally got a chance to play regularly last season - and made the most of it.
Nunez had career highs...
Column: Baseball should get serious about speeding up games
KISSIMMEE, Florida (AP) There are all sorts of ways to give baseball a much-needed boost of speed.
Unfortunately, those in charge of the game are...
Maten’s knee injury forces Georgia to ‘reinvent what we do’
Georgia is facing the difficult task of finding a way to win without its best player.
Coach Mark Fox said the normal ''next man up''...






















