Cubs foursome sharing house, experiences awaiting baseball
CHICAGO — When the coronavirus pandemic stopped spring training last month, Ian Happ offered Nico Hoerner, Zack Short and Dakota Mekkes a place to sta...
Red Sox lose draft pick, Cora banned in sign-stealing scams
NEW YORK — The Boston Red Sox escaped severe penalties in Major League Baseball's cheating investigation on Wednesday, with Commissioner Rob Manfred c...
Saints cancel offseason program amid coronavirus concerns
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints have canceled their offseason program because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and informed players they will ...
Analysis: Expect college football to take a slow road back
While professional sports leagues can ponder plans to isolate their athletes from the new coronavirus and have them play in unusual, even secluded pla...
AP source: A-Rod, J-Lo retain JP Morgan in bid for Mets
NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez, once again, wants to be like Derek Jeter.
AP source: Minors prepared to accept cut to 120 affiliates
NEW YORK — The minor leagues are prepared to agree to Major League Baseball’s proposal to cut guaranteed affiliations from 160 to 120 next year, a per...
What is ‘It’? Identifying and developing intangibles in QBs
Sam Howell has been a quarterback since first grade.
Coronavirus causes major adjustments for injury rehab
Under normal circumstances, you would almost have to force Indiana linebacker Thomas Allen out of his school’s athletic facilities.
Fans sue MLB, teams over ticket money, ask for class action
LOS ANGELES — A pair of fans in New York sued Major League Baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred and the 30 teams, asking for their money back for ticket...
MLB can cut pay, lay off managers, coaches starting May 1
NEW YORK — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has made a move that allows teams to lay off or cut the pay of major and minor league managers, coaches, ...
Stepping up: Mets PA announcer offers kind voice amid virus
NEW YORK — The requests come by the hundreds: the son of an emergency room nurse, the husband of a doctor, a hospital patient.
What Would Have Been: MLB’s Fiers in Houston, NBA playoffs
While watching more replays of classic games with the national sports calendar on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press looks...
Tradition-bound Washington adjusts to life in a pandemic
WASHINGTON — The cherry blossoms were the first to go.
NFL following NBA’s lead in blurring traditional positions
The NFL is embracing dexterity for the first time since the 1960s, when expanded rosters and the age of specialization ushered out the last of the gre...
The Latest: Scully ponders when opening day will arrive
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Players, fans get creative to raise funds in hockey minors
More than a month after the ECHL canceled the rest of its season, minor league hockey players are still hoping to get some financial help.
‘A League of Their Own’ inspired baseball pioneer Croteau
There were moments when Julie Croteau’s baseball path was a lonely one even as she turned in a career historic enough that Cooperstown wanted her glov...
Let’s go to the videotape: ‘Hoosiers’ No. 1 AP Top 25 film
“Hoosiers” shot all the way to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 of best sports movies, a one-of-a-kind poll from the news organization known for i...
Nats’ Ryan Zimmerman’s AP diary: Fundraising for virus help
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ryan Zimmerman is a two-time All-Star infielder who has played 15 years in the majors, all with the Washington Nationals. He holds most...
Staff shakeup at US Soccer Federation under new CEO
CHICAGO — Chief administrative officer Brian Remedi has been fired by the U.S. Soccer Federation as part of a staff shakeup in the transition to new C...
With 1st pick, Dolphins likely to take QB _ but which one?
MIAMI — In 54 years of drafting, the Miami Dolphins have taken four quarterbacks in the first round, and two are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
AP Interview: Manfred ‘to turn over every stone’ for season
NEW YORK — Rob Manfred wants Major League Baseball to be in position to take the field whenever government and health officials give the go-ahead.
Division II star leads class of small-school draft prospects
INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Dugger played most of his college football career in the shadows of higher-profile players and programs.
Athletes, teams, celebs are ‘All In’ to feed hungry
With factories closed, tens of millions out of work and a recession looming because of the coronavirus pandemic, athletes, teams, entertainers and bus...
Column: When sports returns, a chance to move past greed
Golfers on the European Tour received news this week that didn’t exactly paint a rosy picture of what things might look like when the coronavirus cris...
Arizona willing to host MLB, which cuts senior staff pay
NEW YORK — Arizona governor Doug Ducey says his state is willing to host all 30 major league teams at the time public health concerns allow, which eve...
Hank Steinbrenner, Yankees co-owner, dies at 63
NEW YORK — Hank Steinbrenner, the oldest son of George Steinbrenner and one of the four siblings who own the controlling shares of the New York Yankee...
Former Royals, Cubs manager Jim Frey dies at age 88
SOMERSET, N.J. — Jim Frey, who managed the Kansas City Royals to the 1980 AL pennant and the Chicago Cubs to within one win of the 1984 World Series, ...
AP Interview: Sports medicine leader promotes virus protocol
ROME — While soccer leagues around Europe are still debating whether and when to resume playing amid the coronavirus pandemic, the leader of the conti...
Bates becomes 1st sophomore to win Gatorade prep hoops award
Emoni Bates of Michigan was named Gatorade's national player of the year in high school basketball on Tuesday, becoming the first sophomore to win the...