SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs are up 2-0 in the Western Conference finals after a sensational Game 2 performance by Tony Parker.
Sound familiar?
The Spurs are right back in the same spot they were a year ago, when they won both of their home games to start the conference finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Parker had 34 points and made 16 of 21 shots in Game 2 last year.
Then San Antonio lost four straight games...
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — The Sun is hoping the second head coach in the team's history can do what the first could not — win a WNBA championship.
Connecticut fired Mike Thibault and replaced him with Hall of Fame standout Anne Donovan in the offseason, despite coming off a year in which the team posted an East-best 25-9 record before losing to Indiana in the conference championship series.
Donovan, who won a championship coaching Seattle in 2004,...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Andy Dalton saw A.J. Green lined up on the outside and let it fly.
The Bengals aren't wasting time on fixing one of their shortcomings. They're throwing long passes during their offseason team workouts this week, trying to get the long-distance connection that was missing in their biggest games last season.
Dalton overthrew an open Green in the end zone on a long pass in the closing minutes of a 19-13 loss at Houston in the first...
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Seeded players Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and Monica Niculescu of Romania were beaten Wednesday in the second round of the Strasbourg International.
The fourth-seeded Hsieh lost 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (3) to Misaki Doi of Japan, and fifth-seeded Niculescu fell 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to Anna Tatishvili of Georgia.
Seventh-seeded Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa reached the quarterfinals by beating American Shelby Rogers 2-6, 6-3, 6-4....
| Eastern Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | Pct. | GB | |
| Portland (Red Sox) | 25 | 18 | .581 | — |
| Binghamton (Mets) | 25 | 20 | .556 | 1 |
| Trenton (Yankees) | 24 | 21 | .533 | 2 |
| New Hampshire (Blue Jays) | 23 | 23 | .500 | 3½ |
| New Britain (Twins) | 21 | 24 | .467... |
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Veteran defenseman Andy Sutton has retired, ending a 15-year career beset by injuries.
Sutton played in 676 NHL games, most recently with Edmonton in 2011-12. He also suited up for San Jose, Minnesota, Atlanta, the New York Islanders, Ottawa and Anaheim.
Sutton scored 38 goals and 112 assists, had 1,134 hits, 1,164 blocked shots and 1,185 penalty minutes in his career.
However, his physical style of play...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith has chosen hip-hop star Jay-Z's new sports agency to represent him.
Smith, who slipped out of the first round last month and fell to the Jets in the second round at No. 39 overall, fired his agents — Select Sports — shortly after the NFL draft. The former West Virginia star met with a handful of agents before announcing Wednesday that he had chosen Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports, which is partnered with...
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have claimed defensive back DeQuan Menzie off waivers from the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Lions confirmed the move on Wednesday.
Kansas City drafted Menzie last year in the fifth round and he didn't play as a rookie because of a hip injury. He started 20 of 25 games over two seasons at Alabama.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Right-hander Kyle Lohse will miss his next scheduled turn in the Milwaukee Brewers' rotation because of irritation in his pitching elbow.
Mike Fiers will start in place of Lohse on Saturday against visiting Pittsburgh.
Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke made the announcement before Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Lohse signed a $33 million, three-year contract with Milwaukee a week before opening...
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Candi Whitaker's favorite spot on campus while attending Texas Tech was in the basketball arena.
Whitaker was introduced as the new women's coach on Wednesday, nearly 11 years after her final game as a Lady Raider. She succeeds Kristy Curry, who took the job at Alabama this month.
As the starting point guard from 2000-2002, Whitaker twice helped lead the Lady Raiders reach the NCAA round of 16.
Whitaker was...
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