By JOSE M. ROMERO Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals' rookies took the practice field for the first time on Friday, and all eyes were on quarterback Kyler Murray. Murray, the top overall pick last month in the NFL draft, sported a white tie-on headband as he threw ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kevin Harvick joked that the intra-team competition at Stewart-Haas Racing is marked by a whole lot of trash talk, and that Clint Bowyer usually says so much it's tough to get a dig in. Harvick had the final word Friday night. He ...
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Sung Kang and his caddie did some calculations on the driving range before the second round of the Byron Nelson on an unseasonably cool day with some breezy conditions. "The biggest thing was we needed to figure how shorter the ball is going ...
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Gio González is quite comfortable with the Milwaukee Brewers. After a strange start to the season, that's a big deal for the veteran left-hander. González pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning and Ryan Braun homered, helping the Brewers ...
By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Frazier opened the game with a homer, Starling Marte drove in the game-winner and Trevor Williams allowed one run in seven solid innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Friday night. Marte's RBI single off of ...
LANSING— Michigan’s Board of Education on Tuesday chose Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent Michael Rice to lead the Department of Education, citing his track record of closing the “achievement gap” for minority students and his experience as an educator both in and outside the ...
By The Associated Press undefined A look at what's happening around the majors today: OHTANI ON DECK AL Rookie of the Year Shohei Ohtani will join the Angels in Detroit this week and could be set to make his season debut. The two-way star has been recovering from Tommy John surgery and isn't ...
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Derby winner Country House isn't a racing rock star just yet. If not for the garland of roses draped across the white saw horse outside Bill Mott's stable at Churchill Downs or the sign beside his stall that reads 2019 ...
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer The Blues and Stars are set for Game 7 in a second-round series again, three years after St. Louis dominated a winner-take-all matchup in Dallas for a spot in the Western Conference finals. Deja vu or ancient history? Maybe a little of both for Alex ...
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Success for a college football coach is best determined over an extended period of time. Impatient Florida State fans might not want to hear that these days. Willie Taggart will enter Season 2 as Seminoles coach trying to rebound from maybe the ...