By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander's long-awaited return to Comerica Park as a member of the Detroit Tigers was put on hold Saturday. Verlander, the major league's oldest active player at 43, was placed on the 15-day injured list with left hip ...

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — South Carolina battered and bruised UConn in the women's NCAA Tournament semifinals, ending the Huskies' undefeated season while sending their coach to the end of his rope. That was just a prelude to the second Final Four game, in which ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson opened the ninth inning with back-to-back home runs, sending the Atlanta Braves to a 2-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Grant Holmes held the Diamondbacks to one hit through six innings, matching zeros with Arizona starter ...

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Dawn Staley and South Carolina are back in the NCAA Tournament title game after knocking off unbeaten UConn and Geno Auriemma in a physical contest that ended with a heated exchange between the game's most recognizable ...

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — UConn's Geno Auriemma was not a happy man. With the officiating. With his team's performance. With South Carolina coach Dawn Staley. The Huskies coach ripped into the officiating during a live TV interview and then had a heated argument ...

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Wendell Carter Jr. scored 28 points and the Orlando Magic beat Dallas 138-127 on Friday night, overcoming a 51-point showing from rookie No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg and handing the Mavericks their 14th consecutive loss at home. Desmond Bane ...