CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox reinstated pitcher John Danks from the disabled list before Friday's start against the Miami Marlins.
The 28-year-old left-hander had been sidelined for more than a year by a shoulder injury.
He hasn't pitched since May 19 last season and had surgery in August to repair a capsule tear and remove debris in his rotator cuff and biceps.
He was hoping to be ready for the start of the season, but...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira says he expects to play in a minor-league game Wednesday with Double-A Trenton.
It will be his first game since hurting his right wrist in early March while preparing with the U.S. team for the World Baseball Classic.
Manager Joe Girardi watched while the All-Star took part in an extensive simulated game with infielder Kevin Youkilis at the Yankees' minor-league complex on Friday. Youkilis is...
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Menards is sticking with Richard Childress Racing.
RCR announced the home improvement store signed a multi-year partnership renewal to back the No. 27 Sprint Cup series car driven by Paul Menard.
Menards first signed on with RCR in 2011. Childress said it was great to have Menard back as driver and Slugger Labbe return as crew chief so the program could build on the promise it's shown the past few seasons. Menard drove the car to...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation tells the Associated Press that Jets running back Mike Goodson is expected to return to practice Tuesday despite his legal troubles.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because the team hasn't announced anything regarding Goodson's status. He missed the Jets' first three Organized Team Activity practices this week after being arrested last Friday on multiple charges of drug and weapons...
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets are letting general manager Masai Ujiri, the NBA's Executive of the Year, meet with the Toronto Raptors about their GM vacancy, Yahoo Sports is reporting.
Yahoo reported that Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment CEO Tim Leiweke is prepared to offer Ujiri $3 million annually to return to Toronto, where he was assistant GM for three years before joining the Nuggets in 2010.
Ujiri is one of the league's lowest-paid GMs,...
CHICAGO (AP) — Don't expect any major changes when the Chicago Blackhawks take on the Detroit Red Wings in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series on Saturday night.
The Blackhawks are down 3-1, but think they just need one timely goal to regain their confidence and steal back the momentum. The rolling Red Wings have won three in a row; they're just looking for more of the same.
Chicago coach Joel Quenneville says his team is getting quality...
Syracuse meets fourth-seeded Denver on Saturday in the semifinals of the NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament. It's the first time the Orange seniors have made the Final Four.
Syracuse (15-3), which earned the top seed with a strong finish to a season that so far has included a school-record nine one-goal games, made it 6-3 in those close affairs with a stirring 7-6 comeback triumph over Ivy League-champion Yale in the quarterfinals last week.
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has sold his Miami Beach home for $30 million.
A-Rod's business partner, Jose More, confirmed that the sale closed Friday.
Rodriguez bought the 54,000-square-foot piece of waterfront land for $7.4 million in 2010. Using his own construction company, Newport Property Construction, he spent another $7.6 million building a nearly-20,000-square-foot mansion.
The sale —...
CHICAGO (AP) — Hall of Famer Mike Ditka will have his No. 89 retired by the Chicago Bears next season.
The Bears say the number will be retired at halftime of their Monday night game against the Dallas Cowboys at Soldier Field on Dec. 9, a fitting tribute for a player who revolutionized the tight end position with his pass-catching ability and later coached the 1985 team to the Super Bowl championship.
In a statement, he calls it "a tremendous honor...
LONDON (AP) — Bayern Munich is approaching its third Champions League final in four years with the calm of a team fully in control after a season of dominance.
Winger Thomas Mueller summed up the mood Friday. He says the showdown Saturday against Bundesliga rival Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium is just "a normal Champion League game." Though the stakes are clear, Mueller says, "We won't let it drive us crazy."
Bayern is returning to the final...
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