PITTSBURGH (AP) — Elroy Face, an All-Star reliever for the Pittsburgh Pirates who saved three games in the 1960 World Series to help them upset the New York Yankees, has died. He was 97. In a news release Thursday, the Pirates announced they confirmed Face's death. Team historian Jim ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James became the oldest player in NBA history with a triple-double when he put up 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers' 124-104 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. At 41 years and 44 ...
MIAMI (AP) — Chris Paddack and the Miami Marlins finalized their $4 million, one-year contract Thursday. The right-hander can earn an additional $500,000 in performance bonuses. The team also completed a $1.5 million, one-year deal with left-handed reliever John King. In a corresponding ...
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored a season-high 31 points and Donovan Clingan added 23 points and 18 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers beat Utah 135-119 on Thursday night — hours after the Jazz lost Jaren Jackson Jr. to knee surgery and ...
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Casey Mears spun on pit road, got briefly stuck in the infield grass and missed a last-lap crash by mere inches. After all that, he finished eighth a qualifying race Thursday night for the Daytona 500, good enough to get him ...
NEW YORK (AP) — MJ Melendez and the New York Mets agreed Thursday to a one-year contract, adding depth to an outfield thinned by offseason trades. He gets a $1.5 million salary while in the major leagues and $425,000 while in the minors. The 27-year-old Melendez, once a touted prospect with ...
