By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Arrieta pitched six solid innings in a triumphant return to the Cubs, Kris Bryant and Jason Heyward homered, and Chicago beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Saturday afternoon.
Arrieta (1-0) got a warm reception prior to the game, then ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The redemption journeys involving Houston coach Kelvin Sampson and the Baylor program he faces at the Final Four on Saturday have roots in far-from-comforting places — courtrooms, prison cells, the NCAA compliance office.
They are ...
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Cade Cunningham used to see superstars when he watched NBA players.
Now, he sees opponents. They soon will see him, too.
Cunningham announced Thursday that he will enter the NBA draft after a dynamic freshman season for Oklahoma ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia guard Taz Sherman plans to enter the NBA draft process.
Sherman announced his intentions Sunday on Twitter, saying he will leave open the option of returning to school for a final season.
Sherman joins fellow guard Sean McNeil in declaring for the ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia forward Emmitt Matthews is planning to transfer.
The junior announced his decision Thursday on Twitter.
Matthews joins guard Jordan McCabe, who announced earlier this week that he was entering the transfer portal. In addition, junior guard Sean McNeil ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia safety Tykee Smith is entering the transfer portal.
Smith announced his decision Wednesday night on Twitter.
Smith was an Associated Press third team all-American as a sophomore last season, when he was fourth on the Mountaineers with 61 tackles. He ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia guard Sean McNeil is entering his name in this year's NBA Draft but leaving open the possibility to return to the Mountaineers, while teammate Jordan McCabe has announced his plans to transfer.
Both players announced their decisions Tuesday on ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Former Penn State and Minnesota offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca has been hired as an offensive analyst at West Virginia.
West Virginia coach Neal Brown announced Ciarrocca's hiring Tuesday.
Ciarrocca spent last season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks ...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Once West Virginia started running, the Mountaineers couldn't be stopped.
Kysre Gondrezick scored seven of her 26 points in a game-breaking 16-0 run to close the third quarter and No. 17 West Virginia raced past Lehigh 77-53 in the opening round of the women's NCAA ...
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Buddy Boeheim kept shooting, carrying his Hall of Fame father and 11th-seeded Syracuse back into the Sweet 16.
The Orange, a top program for four decades under Jim Boeheim, once again showed they're just as dangerous as an NCAA ...