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Guardians chosen as new name for Cleveland’s baseball team

While riding his bike over a bridge across the Cuyahoga River near Progressive Field, Indians owner Paul Dolan rarely paid much attention to the eight giant stone figures that seem … Click to Continue »

Green headlines list of shooting guards in NBA draft

Jalen Green bypassed college to get the jump on his professional career. The next step comes in Thursday’s NBA draft. Green is among the shooting guards in this year’s draft … Click to Continue »

Fit Elliott feeds off motivation from Cowboys’ 2020 downer

Ezekiel Elliott is the lightest he’s been in nearly a decade and believes he hasn’t lost the breakaway ability that helped make him a two-time NFL rushing champion for the … Click to Continue »

Kuhl scheduled to start for Pittsburgh against San Francisco

Pittsburgh Pirates (36-60, fifth in the NL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (61-35, first in the NL West) San Francisco; Friday, 9:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Chad Kuhl (3-5, … Click to Continue »

Peralta expected to start as Brewers host the White Sox

Chicago White Sox (58-38, first in the AL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (56-41, first in the NL Central) Milwaukee; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Lucas Giolito (8-6, … Click to Continue »

Megill expected to start for New York against Toronto

Toronto Blue Jays (48-44, fourth in the AL East) vs. New York Mets (50-43, first in the NL East) Flushing, Queens; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Steven … Click to Continue »

Gold medal v. golden arches: Olympian’s hopes nearly quashed

When the nerve pain in his arm from shooting arrows became too much to handle, and when a positive doping test threatened to end his career, Brady Ellison started thinking … Click to Continue »

US women tell 9th Circuit trial court didn’t factor success

Players on the U.S. women’s national soccer team urged a federal appeals court to reinstate their equal pay lawsuit, saying their greater success than the American men was not taken … Click to Continue »

Olympics ceremony uses music from Japanese video games

The athletes of the Tokyo Olympics were greeted by a few familiar notes Friday night. Those video game songs that get stuck in your head. An orchestral medley of songs … Click to Continue »

The final recruiting period starts Friday. Will Kentucky give out any more offers?

The third and final July evaluation period for college basketball coaches begins Friday and runs through Sunday, giving schools one last, best chance to scout their biggest recruiting targets against … Click to Continue »

The Latest: Australia state declares emergency over COVID-19

SYDNEY — An Australian state government on Friday declared an emergency due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney. The New South Wales state government reported one fatality and 136 new … Click to Continue »

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