Ukrainian athletes defend country, call for sanctions on Russia | nation

By EDDIE PELLS – AP National Writer Earlier this month, Ukrainian skeleton rider Vladyslav Heraskevych showed a sign at the Olympics: “No war in Ukraine.” On Sunday he was hidden about 150 kilometers outside of his country’s capital with guns nearby in case he defended his country got to. “I’m a student,” the 23-year-old said … Read more

‘Not good’: Negotiations go sideways, leaving MLB and Union with little time to start regular season on time | St. Louis Cardinals

JUPITER, Fla. — Whatever slight breeze of encouragement the players’ union felt as they left Roger Dean Stadium on Friday and attempted to make a proposal to the owners on Saturday, completely evaporated that evening, snuffing the talks and posing the opening day in deeper doubt. and leaving it up to players to leave after … Read more

Sacramento meets Oklahoma City in 4-game losing streak | NBA

Sacramento Kings (22-40, 13th in Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (19-41, 14th in Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento looks to end its four-game losing streak with a win over Oklahoma City. The Thunder are 13-25 against their Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City is seventh in the Western Conference … Read more

BenFred: Mizzous Drinkwitz Takes Calculated Risk Chasing Arizona State’s QB Daniels And It’s Easy To See Why | Ben Frederickson

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Eli Drinkwitz says he can’t speak about Jayden Daniels. Two days into Mizzou’s spring football camp, the player who’s garnering the most attention — with all due respect to five-star freshman wide receiver Luther Burden — is Arizona State transfer quarterback. Tigers third-year coach Drinkwitz, who can be quite garrulous when he … Read more

upwind? MLB, union close gap in draft reinvention, yearn for momentum in 11th hour of negotiations | St. Louis Cardinals

JUPITER, Fla. — As time narrows before Monday’s stated date to ensure a full regular season, the longest day of discussions at the Jupiter Summit between Major League Baseball and its players’ union ended with momentum toward an agreement about a major change in the draft. After four days in Florida with either incremental or … Read more

Houston takes on Los Angeles and aims to stop 8-game slippage | NBA

Los Angeles Clippers (31-31, 8th in Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (15-44, 15th in Western Conference) Houston; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Houston goes into the matchup against Los Angeles as an eight-straight loser. The Rockets beat their Western Conference opponents 7-28. Houston is 7-27 against opponents over .500. The Clippers are 18-23 in … Read more