By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A little more than two years ago, a pair of teams gambled on quarterbacks who had all kinds of potential but were far from a sure thing. Both teams guessed right. The…
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Beanballs, boos, lost legacy? Astros, MLB brace for fallout
By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer AJ Hinch, Alex Cora and Carlos Beltrán lost their jobs in the wake of the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scam, leaving three teams without managers three weeks be…
Kyle Busch has 2 NASCAR titles and an eye on at least 5 more
JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The way Kyle Busch sees it, there is a flaw in the championship ring NASCAR awarded him last month. It lacks any indication that the 2019 t…
Analysis: Baseball has become a prisoner of technology
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Technology unleashed baseball’s Analytics Era, and now it’s holding the sport prisoner. AJ Hinch, Alex Cora and Carlos Beltrán are casualt…
NBC hopes ‘free’ makes Peacock stand out in streaming era
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — NBCUniversal is launching a new streaming service that will have a large part available for free, an approach it hopes will resonate with people who …
Top women’s players to be part of NHL All-Star Weekend
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The magnitude of the moment wasn’t lost on Kendall Coyne Schofield — wearing her No. 26 Team USA jersey — as she dug her skates into the ice waiting for the start…
Antonio Gates ready to move on following 16-year career
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Antonio Gates was hoping to get a final chance at reaching the Super Bowl. However the teams that he thought would be a good fit ended up not ma…
Column: Tagliabue in Hall of Fame despite head injury issue
By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist The NFL of the 1990s was a different animal than it is today, which explains at least somewhat the creation under Paul Tagliabue’s watch of something laughably call…
Stolen away: Brooklyn pitcher recalls ’51 sign-stealing scam
By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stealing signals. Banging on a trash can. Beating the Dodgers in October. Sounds very familiar to Carl Erskine. “If they’re going to go bac…
Report: Vets missed chances involving Breeders’ Cup fatality
By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A report on the death of Mongolian Groom in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita says veterinarians missed opportunities to remove the geld…