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Judge goes back to Yankees; Padres grab SS Bogaerts

Judge goes back to Yankees; Padres grab SS Bogaerts

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Farhan Zaidi got a text message from Aaron Judge's representatives early Wednesday morning. And just like that, it was over. It was time to move on. With Judge returning to the New York Yankees on a $360 million, nine-year contract, the San Francisco Giants are mulling

Williamson scores 29, Pelicans hold off Pistons 104-98

Williamson scores 29, Pelicans hold off Pistons 104-98

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When Detroit guard Corey Joseph tried to bear-hug Zion Williamson to prevent an easy transition layup, the New Orleans Pelicans' imposing star forward found a way to toss the ball in anyway as he was falling to the court. After Williamson pulled himself up, he faced

Tigers send Joe Jiménez to Braves for two minor leaguers

Tigers send Joe Jiménez to Braves for two minor leaguers

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Atlanta Braves traded for former All-Star reliever Joe Jiménez on Wednesday night, sending two minor leaguers to Detroit to help restock a bullpen now minus Kenley Jansen. The Tigers acquired outfielder Justyn-Henry Malloy and left-hander Jake Higginbotham. The swap at the winter meetings came after

Hoggard scores career-high 23, Michigan St snaps 2-game skid

Hoggard scores career-high 23, Michigan St snaps 2-game skid

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — A.J. Hoggard scored a career-high 23 points, Joey Hauser had 12 points and 15 rebounds and Michigan State beat Penn State 67-58 on Wednesday night to snap a two-game losing streak. Michigan State (6-4, 1-1 Big Ten) avoided going .500 or worse after 10 games

AP source: Louisville to hire Purdue's Jeff Brohm as coach

AP source: Louisville to hire Purdue's Jeff Brohm as coach

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville is finalizing a deal to hire Purdue's Jeff Brohm as its head coach, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement and an announcement from the schools had not been

Michigan's Jaelin Llewellyn out for season with knee injury

Michigan's Jaelin Llewellyn out for season with knee injury

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan point guard Jaelin Llewellyn is out for the rest of the season with an injured left knee and is expected to have surgery next month. Wolverines coach Juwan Howard made the annoucement Wednesday, three days after Llewellyn was hurt in a loss to Kentucky

Study: Racial gap in grad rates drops again for bowl teams

Study: Racial gap in grad rates drops again for bowl teams

The racial gap in graduation rates for this year's bowl teams in college football has declined again, this time to the smallest difference in the history of a study examining the data. The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at Central Florida reported Wednesday that the overall Graduation

AP All-Big Ten: Stroud, Campbell, Harbaugh take top honors

AP All-Big Ten: Stroud, Campbell, Harbaugh take top honors

Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud is The Associated Press Big Ten offensive player of the year, Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell is defensive player of the year and Michigan's Jim Harbaugh is coach of the year. Stroud and Campbell are among five unanimous picks to the All-Big Ten first team in

Mitchell scores 43, Davis leaves early as Cavs beat Lakers

Mitchell scores 43, Davis leaves early as Cavs beat Lakers

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 43 points and Jarrett Allen returned from injury to add 24, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 116-102 win on Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Lakers in LeBron James' only visit home this season. With Anthony Davis missing the final three

Husso makes 44 saves, helps Red Wings beat Lightning 4-2

Husso makes 44 saves, helps Red Wings beat Lightning 4-2

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ville Husso made 28 of his 44 saves in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Tuesday night. The Red Wings got goals from Michael Rasmussen, Jonatan Berggren, Adam Erne and David Perron. It was just their third

Pistons run away in 2nd half, embarrass Heat 116-96

Pistons run away in 2nd half, embarrass Heat 116-96

MIAMI (AP) — The Detroit Pistons had a rare easy win. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 28 of his 31 points in the second half, Alec Burks added 18 and the Pistons ran away in the final two quarters to beat the Miami Heat 116-96 on Tuesday night. "Second half, we wanted

Pirates win top pick in baseball's first draft lottery

Pirates win top pick in baseball's first draft lottery

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates won baseball's first draft lottery Tuesday night and will get the first pick of eligible amateur players in July. The Washington Nationals will select second after finishing last season with the worst record in the majors at 55-107. The Detroit Tigers will choose

AP source: Verlander agrees to 2-year contract with Mets

AP source: Verlander agrees to 2-year contract with Mets

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Justin Verlander agreed to an $86.7 million, two-year contract with the New York Mets on Monday, reuniting the AL Cy Young Award winner with Max Scherzer and giving the team a high-profile replacement for Jacob deGrom. The contract is worth $43,333,333 per season and includes a

Lions finally winning the turnover battle and winning games

Lions finally winning the turnover battle and winning games

DETROIT (AP) — What Dan Campbell has done to fix the Detroit Lions is simple. How he got it to work is a lot more complicated. In Detroit's 1-6 start, it was minus-5 in turnovers — committing 11 while only forcing six. In the five games since, they have gone

Jaguars in dire need of defensive help, maybe staff changes

Jaguars in dire need of defensive help, maybe staff changes

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson may need to consider changes to his defensive staff following the season. Maybe even sooner. The Jaguars (4-8) are well on their way to becoming the NFL's worst defense, and there doesn't seem to be an explanation for the sudden decline.