By ANDREW DESTIN AP Sports Writer
SEATTLE (AP) — Cleveland Guardians rookie outfielder Chase DeLauter entered the first regular-season game of his major league career with plenty of high-stakes experience at the sport's highest level.
The top prospect debuted in the AL Wild Card Series ...
By ANDREW DESTIN AP Sports Writer
SEATTLE (AP) — Rookie Chase DeLauter hit his first two career home runs as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Thursday night.
DeLauter hit a home run in the first regular-season at-bat of his major league career in the top of the ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 42 points, James Harden added 26 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic 136-131 Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to four games.
It is Mitchell's sixth game with at least 40 points this season, tied for fourth-most in the ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Norman Powell scored 19 points, Tyler Herro added 18 and the Miami Heat got contributions from everyone while stopping a five-game losing skid with a 120-103 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
As healthy as they've been all season, the Heat squandered a ...
Roberto Perez, a two-time Gold Glove-winning catcher who spent eight of his 10 major league seasons with Cleveland, has announced his retirement.
Perez, 37, made his major league debut in 2014. The Puerto Rico native had a career .207 batting average with 55 home runs and 193 RBIs.
"While ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Garrett Crochet allowed only three hits in six innings, Ceddanne Rafaela hit an RBI single in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox got their first opening day shutout since 2015, defeating the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Thursday.
Roman Anthony had three hits for the Red ...
MONTREAL (AP) — Zachary Bolduc scored the winner with his first goal since Dec. 23, and the Montreal Canadiens edged the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Thursday night.
Jayden Struble — with his first of the season — also scored, and Jakub Dobes made 25 saves as Montreal won its third ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer
CINCINNATI (AP) — Garrett Crochet allowed only three hits in six innings, Ceddanne Rafaela hit an RBI single in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox got their first opening day shutout since 2015, defeating the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Thursday.
Roman ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Hannah Hidalgo put together another dominant performance with 26 points, 13 rebounds and eight steals as sixth-seeded Notre Dame advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 15th straight time with a 83-73 victory over third-seeded Ohio State on Monday in the second round of the ...
By PETER FINNEY Jr. Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and James Harden, held scoreless in the first half, added 20 second-half points to power the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 111-106 comeback victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday ...
By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Sydney Shaw had 19 points and nine rebounds, Gia Cooke scored 18 points and West Virginia used an early defensive lockdown to take control in a 82-54 victory over Miami (Ohio) in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament on ...
CHICAGO (AP) — James Harden scored 36, Evan Mobley added 26 points and 14 rebounds and Cleveland hung on to beat the Chicago Bulls 115-110 on Thursday night even though Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell missed the game because of a bruised left eye.
Harden nailed seven 3-pointers. Jaylon Tyson ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ja'Kobi Gillespie confessed, yes, he was trying to reach 30 points when he attacked the lane late in Tennessee's March Madness rout, only for somebody to smack his arm.
Gillespie's wayward shot attempt turned into a lob and a basket for a teammate in a game where even ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With Virginia burdened by years of early exits in the NCAA Tournament, first-year coach Ryan Odom played for his team the 2019 "One Shining Moment" highlight package from the Cavaliers' national championship season.
Odom had one more surprise. He paired "One Shining ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Texas Tech was determined to rally together after losing its best player.
Jaylen Petty scored 24 points, Christian Anderson added 18 and the fifth-seeded Red Raiders beat No. 12 seed Akron 91-71 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
Texas Tech (23-10) will ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jaloni Cambridge scored 21 points and third-seeded Ohio State rolled to a 75-54 victory over 14th-seeded Howard on Saturday in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament.
The sophomore point guard and second-team AP All-American ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — David Punch provided some bulletin-board material this week when he told the Columbus Dispatch that TCU would beat Ohio State "nine times out of 10" because of its athleticism.
On Thursday, Punch and the Horned Frogs backed up his ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ja'Kobi Gillespie confessed, yes, he was trying to reach 30 points when he attacked the lane late in Tennessee's March Madness rout, only for somebody to smack his arm.
Gillespie's wayward shot attempt turned into a lob and a basket ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — James Harden scored 36, Evan Mobley added 26 points and 14 rebounds and Cleveland hung on to beat the Chicago Bulls 115-110 on Thursday night even though Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell missed the game because of a bruised left ...
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Eian Elmer scored 23 points and Miami (Ohio) beat SMU 89-79 on Wednesday night in the First Four for its first NCAA Tournament victory in 27 years.
Elmer went 6 of 9 from 3-point range as the 11th-seeded RedHawks (32-1), undefeated ...