Giants reliever Rogers' 'stupid' rising slider goes viral originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Giants reliever Tyler Rogers' rising slider has left even the famed "Pitching Ninja" Rob Friedman dumbfounded. Rogers entered the sixth inning of the second game of Saturday's doubleheader…

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians optioned Triston McKenzie to Triple-A Columbus for the fourth time this season on Sunday after the right-hander failed to get out of the first inning against Seattle a day earlier. McKenzie had been called up from…

It started with Garbiñe Muguruza beating Serena Williams in the 2016 French Open final. Jelena Ostapenko's triumph came in 2017. Then, the following year, the woman Ostapenko beat for the title at Roland Garros, Simona Halep, had her moment. Next it was…

Jun. 13—The West Virginia Miners were swept by the Chillicothe Paints, 9-5 and 3-2 Saturday night at Linda K. Epling Stadium in Beckley. Both games went to extra innings. The sweep knocked the Miners (8-7) out of first place in the Ohio…

Jun. 13—It's been a difficult prep sports season all across the board. Baseball — just like softball, tennis and track — did not get to crown a champion last spring after spring sports were canceled due to the pandemic. This year, roughly…

Jun. 13—A year behind schedule because of the pandemic, the state softball tournament will make its debut at Little Creek Park in South Charleston in less than two weeks. In order to get there, 24 teams have one more hurdle to clear.…

Nine days ago, Patriots quarterback Cam Newton suffered a slight bone bruise in his finger when he banged his hand against a helmet. On Monday, he could be back on the practice field. Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports that Newton returned to…

The Rockets are introducing a new ticketing and marketing promotion involving young forward KJ Martin (officially named Kenyon Martin Jr.) and former NBA player Kenyon Martin Sr., who happens to be his father. The younger Martin just finished up his rookie season…

UFC 263 didn’t play out the way Jamahal Hill wanted, but he also avoided the worst-case scenario. At UFC 263, Hill (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) was lost to Paul Craig (15-4-1 MMA, 7-4-1 UFC) after he was caught in a nastily torqued…

Former NFL tight end Kevin Ware spent only two years in pro football. His name has resurfaced in recent days due to the disappearance of his girlfriend. Taylor Pomaski, 29, was last seen at an April 26 house party. Ware recently was…