SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Gonzaga promoted Chris Standiford to director of athletics on Tuesday following the announcement that Mike Roth is retiring at the end of August after 24 years of leading the Bulldogs’ sports programs. Standiford has been a member of the…

Paul George, after working out together, helped convince Donovan Mitchell to declare for the 2017 NBA Draft rather than return to Louisville for his junior year. “When you have All-Stars telling you that you could be really good in this league,” Mitchell…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Zach Davies allowed just one hit in six scoreless innings, Anthony Rizzo homered and drove in four runs, and Patrick Wisdom went deep again for the Chicago Cubs as they defeated the San Diego Padres 7-1 Tuesday night.…

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) Nikoloz Basilashvili began his Stuttgart Open campaign by beating home favorite Dustin Brown 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Tuesday. The fifth-seeded Georgian player, who won the Munich Open last month, saved two set points in the second set before winning…

Mike D'Antoni coaching in NBA bubble Nets assistant coach Mike D'Antoni is receiving interest from the Boston Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers and Orlando Magic for their open head coaching positions, ESPN's Jordan Schultz reported Tuesday night. The Nets will grant teams interview…

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit the longest homer of his major league career in the first inning, and the surging Los Angeles Angels pounded five homers in an 8-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Ohtani's 17th…

Reuters Are YouTubers ruining boxing? Sport's biggest names not so sure With a fight between boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and YouTube star Logan Paul looming, some fans are asking whether the increasing number of celebrity exhibition bouts is reducing the sport…

Associated Press Capitol riot suspect blames 'pack of lies,' seeks release A Des Moines, Iowa, man pictured prominently with a QAnon shirt ahead of a crowd of insurgents inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack asked a judge on…

Chase Young had an impressive rookie season with the Washington Football Team in 2020. But heading into his second season in the NFL, Young has some lofty goals set for his unit this fall. “You’ve got to have a vision,” Young said,…

DENVER (AP) — Mark Stone scored on a breakaway 50 seconds into overtime as the Vegas Golden Knights overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Tuesday night and take a 3-2 lead in their second-round series. Max Pacioretty…