AL East Preview: Yankees and Blue Jays eye more after recent AL pennants

The AL East hasn’t produced a World Series champion since 2018, equaling the longest drought in the history of this powerful division.

MLB partners with Polymarket, makes integrity pact on prediction markets

Major League Baseball is entering an official partnership with Polymarket and has an agreement with the federal commission overseeing prediction markets to collaborate on integrity concerns.

Lakers' LeBron James is questionable against Heat

MIAMI (AP) – LeBron James was listed as questionable for the Los Angeles Lakers ‘ game in Miami on Thursday, meaning Robert Parish might keep outright possession of the NBA’s all-time games played record for a couple more days.

High Point's upset of Wisconsin ends the hope of a perfect March Madness

Well, the dream was while it lasted .. all two-ish hours of it.

NCAA approves trial rule that gives players a break for first targeting penalty

For at least one season, a targeting penalty will no longer automatically take a player off the field for the following game.

Vanderbilt rallies from double-digit deficit to beat McNeese

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Tyler Tanner had 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Vanderbilt rallied to beat McNeese 78-68 in an NCAA Tournament game on Thursday.

Sandfort brothers' whirlwind 24 hours: An NBA debut, then Nebraska's first NCAA win

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Pryce Sandfort and his brother, Payton, achieved two basketball firsts in a whirlwind 24-hour window.

High Point stuns Wisconsin 83-82 in March Madness

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Chase Johnston made his first 2-point basket of the season, a fast-break layup with 11.7 seconds remaining that gave No. 12 seed High Point an 83-82 victory over fifth-seeded Wisconsin on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Nets' Michael Porter Jr. to miss at least 2-3 weeks with strained hamstring

NEW YORK (AP) – Michael Porter Jr. will miss at least two weeks with a strained left hamstring, perhaps leaving the Brooklyn Nets without their leading scorer for the rest of the season.