• The Canadian Press

    Garrett outlasts Darvish and the Marlins beat the Padres 9-1 behind season-high 16 hits

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — Braxton Garrett outlasted Yu Darvish, Josh Bell had three hits and scored twice and the Miami Marlins beat the sloppy San Diego Padres 9-1 on Wednesday to avoid a sweep. Jesús Sánchez hit a solo homer and Jazz Chisholm Jr. had two hits and drove in two runs as the Marlins had a season-high 16 hits and snapped the Padres' three-game winning streak. The Padres dropped to 13-19 at home. Garrett (2-0) was impressive for five innings, allowing one run and six hits, with two strikeout

  • Yahoo Sports

    Sources: NCAA officials mulling change to allow on-field corporate sponsorships

    Imagine LSU’s “eye of the Tiger” replaced by the Raising Cane’s dog. Or Alabama’s script ‘A’ replaced by a Nike swoosh.

  • The Canadian Press

    SEC gathers to sort through consequences of settlement, comes away with more questions than answers

    DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference gathered on the Gulf Coast for its annual spring meetings this week with news of a landmark $2.8 billion settlement that will transform how athletes are compensated still reverberating through college sports. After two days of discussions with coaches, athletic directors and conference officials, no one seemed to be leaving the beach with much clarity about how — exactly — this is going to work. “Came in with a lot of questions, leaving with a lot

  • The Canadian Press

    Seager hits 8th homer in 8 games, Rangers sweep World Series rematch with 6-1 win over Diamondbacks

    ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager certainly made the Arizona Diamondbacks pay when they did pitch to him. For the second game in a row, Seager homered on the first pitch of the next at-bat after getting intentionally walked and the reigning champion Texas Rangers swept a quick two-game rematch of last year's World Series. “When he’s hot, he barrels up anything thrown near the zone,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. Seager homered for the eighth time in eight games, Dane Dunning threw