Mets closer Edwin Diaz made his 2025 spring training debut on Thursday night, but despite his ineffectiveness, the reliever remains confident in his stuff.
Luke Littler sinks Nathan Aspinall to win Premier League night five
- Teenager savours 6-3 victory in Brighton final
- Humphries and Cross produce nine-darters in defeats
The world champion, Luke Littler, beat Nathan Aspinall 6-3 to win night five of the Premier League in Brighton, where there were two nine-dart finishes.
Littler, who added the UK Open title to his growing collection last weekend, had too much for Aspinall, closing out his second nightly win to keep the pressure on Luke Humphries at the top of the table. Earlier Humphries, the world No 1, had hit a nine-darter in his quarter-final defeat by Rob Cross, who then also produced a perfect leg as he was later edged out 6-5 by Aspinall.
Continue reading...When will Shohei Ohtani pitch for Dodgers this season? ‘We just don’t know’
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is not publicly committing to any timeline for Shohei Ohtani's return to the mound for the Dodgers.
Dodgers pause Shohei Ohtani’s pitching rehab, putting potential May return into question
We really don't know when Shohei Ohtani is going to start pitching in MLB games again.
Illinois State defeats Missouri State 70-54 in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
Johnny Kinziger had 13 points in Illinois State's 70-54 victory against Missouri State on Thursday in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Dalton Banks added 12 points while going 5 of 9 from the floor, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and 1 for 3 from the line while he also had eight assists. Chase Walker shot 4 of 10 from the field and 3 for 5 from the line to finish with 11 points.
COLUMN: Late-season swoon frustrating for USC but shouldn’t dim optimism
This first season was always going to be graded on a curve for USC basketball coach Eric Musselman, who inherited one returning player (who barely plays) and basically started from scratch last spring in resetting the program. Well, USC had lost seven of eight games (including five straight) before a much-needed 92-61 victory at home Wednesday night over Washington.
Mets outright RHP Sean Reid-Foley to Triple-A after clearing waivers
The Mets have outright RHP Sean Reid-Foley to Triple-A Syracuse, opening up a spot on the 40-man roster.
Former MLB outfielder Tyler Naquin attempting comeback as pitcher with Guardians
Baseball Savant rated Naquin’s arm strength in the 98th percentile among major leaguers in 2021 and in the 94th percentile in 2022, his last two full seasons in the majors. Naquin played just eight games with the White Sox in 2023.
Match stats: Scotland U20s v Wales U20s
● Wales have won three of their last four clashes with Scotland in the U20 Six Nations, however they’ve not won on the road against them since 2017 (65-34). ● Scotland have won four of their seven home games against Wales in the U20 Six Nations, including their last two in a row, all four of […]
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Realignment has ACC, Big Ten spanning four time zones, scheduling long road trips
Realignment has shaken things up for college programs everywhere, yet it has been particularly grueling in the ACC and Big Ten as power-conference leagues spanning the four contiguous U.S. time zones with footprints touching both the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines.
Mets’ David Stearns talks Sean Manaea’s next steps, Brandon Sproat’s path to MLB debut
Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns had updates on Sean Manaea’s injury timetable, Brandon Sproat’s path to the big leagues, and more.
Nebraska makes end of spring game official, replaces it with skills competitions
Nebraska, Texas, Ohio State and Southern California are among programs ending the tradition this year.
Dibba, Sykes lead Southern Illinois over Indiana St. 86-85 in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
Ali Dibba led Southern Illinois with 30 points and Davion Sykes made a game-winning layup with 4.1 seconds remaining as the Salukis took down Indiana State 86-85 on Thursday in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Southern Illinois (14-18) advances to play top-seeded Drake in the quarterfinals on Friday. Dibba also contributed nine rebounds for the Salukis.
Gerrit Cole allows two home runs as Twins topple Yankees
The Yankees fell to the Minnesota Twins on Thursday afternoon, losing by a final score of 8-4 in Tampa.
Saints announce 2025 coaching staff
The Saints have announced their full coaching staff for the 2025 season.