Joe Maddon ejected for 1st time as Chicago Cubs manager
CHICAGO (AP) - Joe Maddon was ejected for the first time as the Chicago Cubs manager.
Maddon was tossed by plate umpire Sam Holbrook in the seventh inning of Friday's game against San Diego.
Reliever Brian Schlitter had just given up...
For Bulls, time to deliver on expectations as Bucks loom
CHICAGO (AP) - With the return of Derrick Rose and the addition of Pau Gasol, the Chicago Bulls came into the season with soaring expectations.Now, it's time to deliver.The Bulls open the playoffs at home against the Milwaukee Bucks...
Girardi practices, expected to play for Rangers on Saturday
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) - New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi practiced Friday and is expected to play in Game 2 of the playoff series with Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
Girardi took a puck in the face in the third period...
49ers fullback Miller at home in Georgia after March arrest
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - San Francisco 49ers fullback Bruce Miller is not taking part in the team's offseason program at team headquarters in the aftermath of his March arrest on suspicion of spousal battery.
49ers general manager Trent Baalke...
San Diego vs. Chicago Preview
A winning streak will be on the line for the San Diego Padres on Friday when they battle the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
Padres at Cubs
GAME: San Diego Padres (6-4) at Chicago Cubs (5-3)
DATE/TIME: Friday, April 17 - 2:20...
Chicago vs. Detroit Preview
A winning streak will be on the line for the Detroit Tigers on Friday when they battle the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park.
White Sox at Tigers
GAME: Chicago White Sox (3-5) at Detroit Tigers (8-1)
DATE/TIME: Friday, April 17 -...
Playoffs set to open without Kobe, D-Wade and more stars
MIAMI (AP) - No Kobe. No D-Wade.
Not even any wild Russell Westbrook outfits.
New standouts might emerge during these playoffs, but there's no arguing that there's plenty of star power missing.
If jersey sales are a true measure of a player's...
Young Ducks defensemen ready to show their playoff toughness
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Hampus Lindholm and Sami Vatanen got their first taste of the Stanley Cup playoffs last spring, and the Anaheim Ducks' young defensemen only hungered for more.
Vatanen and Lindholm both say they spent the winter preparing...
Coroner: Ex-NFL running back’s cellmate death ruled homicide
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a man sharing a prison cell with former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips died by strangulation.
The Kern County Coroner's Office on Thursday released the autopsy results saying that 37-year-old Damion Soward died from...
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Former Walmart exec, Royals owner David Glass dies at 84
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Former Walmart Inc. chief executive David Glass, who owned the Kansas City Royals for nearly two decades before selling the...
