The pipeline: How baseball-mad Cuba develops top-tier talent
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) - Yasiel Puig, Jose Abreu and other Cuban baseball players arriving in the major leagues in recent years all come from the same pipeline: state-run academies that produce hundreds of players in the baseball-mad island.While major...
Pelicans-Warriors, Box
NEW ORLEANS (87)Pondexter 1-8 1-1 3, Davis 9-22 8-8 26, Asik 1-3 0-0 2, Evans 4-13 7-12 16, Gordon 9-19 0-0 23, Anderson 1-5 2-2 4, Cole 5-11 0-1 11, Cunningham 1-1 0-0 2, Ajinca 0-0 0-0...
2015 Playoff Overtime Goals
April 15 - Chicago 4, Nashville 3, 2OT, Duncan Keith, 7:49.April 17 - Montreal 3, Ottawa 2, OT, Alex Galchenyuk, 3:40.April 19 - Montreal 3, Ottawa 2, OT, Dale Weise, 8:47.April 20 - Anaheim 5, Winnipeg 4, OT, Rickard...
Hall of Famer Bob St. Clair dies at 84
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hall of Fame offensive tackle Bob St. Clair, a five-time Pro Bowler who played all 11 of his seasons with his hometown San Francisco 49ers, has died. He was 84.The Pro Football Hall of Fame...
Data deluge: MLB rolls out Statcast analytics on Tuesday
NEW YORK (AP) - Which outfielder sprints the fastest and runs the longest to snag line drives into the gap? Which shortstop is best at throwing from the grass to nip the runner at first? Which catcher gets the...
Riley: No excuses will come from Heat for this season
MIAMI (AP) - Pat Riley finds himself leaning his head to the left quite a bit these days. There's an irritated nerve in his neck, and it's far from comfortable.''It's killing me,'' Riley said. ''But I'm not going to...
Trotz counting on Ovechkin to be 'difference maker' vs Isles
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Alex The Great can be better.Expecting Alex Ovechkin to be ''a difference maker,'' coach Barry Trotz is counting on his star player to produce if Washington intends to bounce back in its first-round playoff series...
AP source: Peterson stays home from Vikings workouts
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A person with knowledge of Adrian Peterson's offseason workouts tells The Associated Press that star running back has decided not to attend Minnesota's spring strength and conditioning program.The person spoke to the AP on condition of...
New Packed Citi: Mets off to fast start despite injuries
NEW YORK (AP) - One week of winning baseball from Matt Harvey and the Mets has created something new at Citi Field this season: noise.Now they'll try to sustain that early success without several critical players.New York wrapped up...
New Packed Citi: Mets off to fast start despite injuries
NEW YORK (AP) - One week of winning baseball from Matt Harvey and the Mets has created something new at Citi Field this season: noise.Now they'll try to sustain that early success without several critical players.New York wrapped up...