By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Scherzer always has the mindset to be aggressive on the mound, attack hitters and find ways to pitch around lineups while being in the strike zone.
Along the way over 17 big league seasons, the three-time Cy Young Award ...
By PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti opened this week's three-day preseason kickoff festivities in Indianapolis by acknowledging he's still waiting for the NCAA to make a decision on the sign-stealing scandal involving Michigan.
The ...
By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoping for a chance to stay in the game and pitch the second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, Dylan Cease received some help from the man who threw the first.
Cease was at 94 pitches through seven innings when Padres manager ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When Michigan and Washington arrived at Lucas Oil Stadium on Thursday, it marked the first time they'd been on the same field since January's national championship game.
Much has changed in six months.
Their big-name coaches, Jim ...
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Hulk Hogan, visiting Detroit Lions practice, said coach Dan Campbell would have been good in the squared circle.
The pro wrestling great even came up with a nickname for Campbell: "Dirty Dan."
"He probably missed his calling," Hogan said Thursday during a visit to ...
By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — Javier Báez hit a three-run homer in the second inning and six pitchers combined on a four-hitter, sending the Detroit Tigers to a 3-0 victory over the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians on Thursday.
Báez homered for the first time ...