By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Marcelo Mayer and Willson Contreras both hit home runs as part of a three-run sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 win in their home opener over the San Diego Padres on Friday. Caleb Durbin ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the first inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Miami Marlins 8-2 in their home opener Friday for their second 6-1 start in three seasons. Trent Grisham reached leading off with the first of 11 walks by Marlins pitchers and ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — More than 24 hours before the first shot flew at a Final Four that really feels like a five-team affair, Arizona already had a win. The Wildcats kept their coach from bolting to that fifth team — North Carolina. Tommy Lloyd ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — These are strange days at Michigan. The men's basketball team is at the Final Four for the first time in eight years. The men's hockey team is at the Frozen Four for the fourth time in five years. The women's basketball team made the ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Dillon Dingler homered, Framber Valdez pitched six shutout innings and the Detroit Tigers ended a four-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in their home opener on Friday. Detroit has a .667 regular-season winning ...
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Brent Burns took a wayward stick to the face while playing for San Jose in October 2013 that ended up costing him teeth and time on the ice. Since his return — Nov. 21, 2013, to be precise — he's been a permanent fixture in every lineup. ...
