Sports News

4:29 PM on Saturday, March 21

Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly will begin the season on the injured list

4:18 PM on Saturday, March 21

The NBA says Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs has been fined $25,000 for throwing his mouthpiece in the direction of the stands

4:18 PM on Saturday, March 21

Western Michigan has hired Kahil Fennell away from Texas-Rio Grande Valley to be its men’s basketball coach

4:16 PM on Saturday, March 21

Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell scored in a shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-4

4:15 PM on Saturday, March 21

Iowa State is unlikely to have All-American forward Joshua Jefferson available when the second-seeded Cyclones play No. 7 seed Kentucky on Sunday in the NCAA Tournament

3:51 PM on Saturday, March 21

“The Track Too Tough To Tame” somehow is expected to get even tougher this weekend, and that’s just fine with NASCAR drivers who have lobbied for bigger challenges

3:22 PM on Saturday, March 21

Texas has released veteran reliever Ryan Brasier

3:18 PM on Saturday, March 21

Joyce Edwards had 27 points and eight rebounds and No. 1 seed South Carolina won its 17th straight home women’s NCAA Tournament game with a 103-34 defeat of 16th-seeded Southern

3:14 PM on Saturday, March 21

Walker Zimmerman scored a goal in the 83rd minute, Wessam Abou Ali opened the scoring in the fourth, and Toronto FC beat the Columbus Crew 2-1

2:22 PM on Saturday, March 21

Outfielder Austin Slater has exercised the release clause in the minor league contract he had signed with the Detroit Tigers

2:16 PM on Saturday, March 21

Veteran outfielder Randal Grichuk has made the New York Yankees’ opening day roster

2:14 PM on Saturday, March 21

Mackenly Randolph scored 20 points to help Louisville pull away for a 72-52 win over Vermont in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament

1:59 PM on Saturday, March 21

The Washington Nationals have unconditionally released right-handed pitcher Drew Smith

1:43 PM on Saturday, March 21

The Los Angeles Angels have released right-handed pitcher Hunter Strickland and utilityman Chris Taylor from their minor league contracts

1:14 PM on Saturday, March 21

Philadelphia 76ers center Andre Drummond has been fined $25,000 for what the league described as an objectionable gesture while on the court

12:53 PM on Saturday, March 21

Harry Kane has scored again and Bayern Munich has stepped closer to its 13th Bundesliga title in 14 years after beating Union Berlin 4-0

12:46 PM on Saturday, March 21

Tadej Pogacar has finally won the Milan-San Remo race despite finishing bloodied and his shorts cut up

12:45 PM on Saturday, March 21

Infielders Kyle Farmer and Dominic Smith have made the Atlanta Braves’ major league roster and signed big league contracts after attending spring training with minor league deals

12:30 PM on Saturday, March 21

Wisconsin defender Caroline Harvey has cemented her reputation as one of college women’s hockey’s top players in being voted this season’s Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner

12:23 PM on Saturday, March 21

New York Mets left-hander Sean Manaea will open the season working out of the bullpen rather than having a spot in the starting rotation