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MLB ‘19: Jimenez, Guerrero among rookies to watch this year

CHICAGO (AP) — Family ties, big bats and powerful arms are once again all over this year’s group of prospects on the brink of...

Busch ties Petty’s record with 200th career NASCAR win

FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Busch was dominating yet another race when a speeding penalty on pit road dropped him to the middle of...

Winston, Loyer lead No. 6 Michigan St. over Ohio St., 77-70

CHICAGO (AP) — Cassius Winston scored 18 points, Foster Loyer provided a lift off the bench with a career-high 14 points, and No. 6...

Reds’ David Bell willing to consider non-traditional moves

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — David Bell used a relief pitcher in center field and a catcher at shortstop, showing a willingness to try unusual...

Browns’ Hunt banned 8 games by NFL for ‘altercations’

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kareem Hunt promises to change. The NFL will hold him to his word. The league suspended the Cleveland Browns running back...

Thirteen Fightin’ Quakers earn winter academic All-OAC honors

Thirteen Wilmington College student-athletes earned Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors for winter sports.Academic All-Conference selections have at least a cumulative 3.5 grade-point average (GPA)...

Registration underway for 18th annual Redlegs Run

CINCINNATI — Sign up now for the 18th annual CollegeAdvantage Redlegs Run June 8 at Great American Ball Park, benefiting the Reds Community Fund.Runners,...

5 games in, here’s what we know about Alliance football

So what do we know about the Alliance of American Football five weeks into its 10-week regular season?First off, there’s apparently an appetite for...

Michigan State meets Ohio State in Big Ten quarters

Ohio State (19-13, 9-12) vs. No. 1 seed Michigan State (25-6, 16-4)Big Ten Tourney Quarterfinals, United Center, Chicago; Friday, 11:30 a.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Ohio...

St. Louis, Dayton meet in A10 quarters

Saint Louis (20-12, 11-8) vs. No. 3 seed Dayton (21-10, 13-5)Atlantic 10 Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDTBOTTOM...