National Sports

A look at what’s happening around the majors today: ___ OPENING DAY Chicago Cubs veteran Kyle Hendricks is set to deliver the first pitch of the season against Corbin Burnes and Milwaukee at Wrigley Field just...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods’ 91st competitive round at the Masters will start like all the rest. Shortly after 11 a.m. on Thursday, the five-time champion will stick his tee into the ground at Tea...

By HANNAH FINGERHUT and RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — About 1 in 4 fans of Major League Baseball feel at least some anger toward the sport after its first work stoppage in a...

Two of the NBA’s most significant dynasties emerged in the second decade of the 2000s. LeBron James teamed up with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to form a Miami Heat super team that reached four straight finals,...

Bob Bowlsby will step away from his role as Big 12 commissioner later this year after a decade in the Power Five conference that’s facing a transition in membership and negotiations over a new media rights...

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Bruce Arians unexpectedly retired as coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a stunning move Wednesday night that the 69-year-old who guided the team to its second...

By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York looks poised to become the next place to give a huge subsidy to a professional sports arena, despite questions about whether the civic pride of...

This year’s Final Four is either unprecedented or pretty close. In one corner, North Carolina is making a record 21st appearance in the Final Four. Its semifinal opponent, Duke, is waiting with the sport’s winningest coach. Mike...

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer March Madness has taken a power turn as it turns to the Final Four. No more plucky underdogs, much as we enjoyed the run by Saint Peter’s. No more double-digit...

CHICAGO (AP) — When Ochai Agbaji and Kansas are rolling, they can pile up points in a hurry. In case that doesn’t happen in the Sweet 16 against Providence, the Jayhawks think they have another way...