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The San Francisco Giants announced Thursday that the team has completed its coaching staff for the upcoming season with a historic hire: the first woman to be a full-time coach in Major League Baseball history. The Giants hired Alyssa Nakken and Mark Hallberg as assistant coaches under manager Gabe Kapler. #SFGiants complete 2020 Major League […]

Minnesota leading scorer Destiny Pitts says she is transferring after the Gophers suspended her for unspecified “conduct unbecoming a member of the team January 16, 2020, 10:50 PM 2 min read MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota leading scorer Destiny Pitts said Thursday she is transferring after the Gophers suspended her for unspecified “conduct unbecoming a member of

Coco Gauff will play Venus Williams again after her historic run at Wimbledon last year.  The 15-year-old made headlines last year in July when she defeated five-time Wimbledon champion Williams, 6-4, 6-4, in a first-round match at the tournament. She also became the youngest tennis player in the Open era to qualify for Wimbledon’s main event.

Houston Astros star outfielder George Springer and the tainted team have settled on a $21 million contract for next season January 16, 2020, 10:03 PM 2 min read HOUSTON — George Springer, the World Series MVP of the tainted 2017 Houston Astros, and the team settled on a $21 million, one-year contract Thursday. Springer had

An arrest warrant has been issued for Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. as a video seems to show him slapping a police officer’s backside during a celebration following Monday’s college football national title game in New Orleans. The warrant for simple battery, a misdemeanor, follows a complaint filed against the 27-year-old NFL star on

LeBron James still leads Luka Doncic in the race to become the leading Western Conference vote-getter and one of the two captains for next month’s All-Star Game By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer January 16, 2020, 7:37 PM 3 min read MIAMI — LeBron James still leads Luka Doncic in the race to become the

Carlos Beltrán is out as manager of the New York Mets before managing even a single game, the latest fallout from the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal that has rocked Major League Baseball By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer January 16, 2020, 7:04 PM 3 min read NEW YORK — Carlos Beltrán is out as manager

With “The Catch” that sent San Francisco to its first Super Bowl and “The Blown Call” that kept New Orleans at home, NFC championship games have two seminal moments that rank with just about any in postseason history. There’s plenty to remember from the 37 years separating those plays, and don’t forget one other thing

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid rarely digs into his own past, preferring to stay in the moment or focus squarely on the future. It’s an approach that has served him well during a coaching career that might someday land him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Yet when his Kansas City Chiefs faced

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Roger Federer, for one, figures questions about whether Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic — or both? — will surpass his men’s record for most Grand Slam singles titles are moot. That’s because he’s sure it’s going to happen. And he’s OK with that. Ending up in third place, Federer insists,