8:54 PM ET Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Corey Kluber will start on Opening Day for the Cleveland Indians for the fifth consecutive season, matching a franchise record. The two-time American League Cy Young Award winner was given the nod Saturday by manager Terry Francona. Stan Coveleski is the only other Cleveland pitcher to start
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8:45 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry will not play Saturday night against the Dallas Mavericks after being given the game off to rest. “Rick [Celebrini, Warriors director of Sports Medicine and Performance] and I have been talking about it the last couple weeks,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said before
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10:10 PM ET MESA, Ariz. — In a bit of a surprise move — at least to the player — Chicago Cubs infielder/outfielder Ian Happ will start the season at Triple-A Iowa, the team announced Saturday. “We want to make sure he gets down there and gets consistent at-bats, especially from the left side,” manager
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8:11 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Charlie Edwards retained his WBC flyweight title by beating former sparring partner Angel Moreno by unanimous decision on Saturday at the Copper Box Arena. Edwards’ first defense of the belt he won from Cristofer Rosales three months ago was easier than expected in his home ring. Edwards outclassed
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8:09 PM ET College quarterbacks received some bad news on Saturday when 2020 recruit Demon Clowney announced his commitment to LSU. Another Clowney is coming to terrorize them in future seasons. The St. Frances Academy prospect out of Baltimore, Maryland, is the cousin of Houston Texans defensive end and former No. 1 recruit, Jadeveon Clowney.
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6:37 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Joey Logano has won the pole at Martinsville Speedway in a strong session for the Ford camp. Logano turned a lap at 97.830 mph in Saturday qualifying to earn the top starting spot. His pole-winning run came roughly 90 minutes after Team Penske teammate Will Power won
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6:50 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The new site for the Miami Open suddenly is missing a lot of star power. Serena Williams withdrew Saturday, blaming a previously undisclosed left knee injury. Less than two hours later, top-ranked Naomi Osaka lost in the third round to tour veteran Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan,
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