preseason

On Friday night, Brittney Griner strolled down the sideline a few hours before the Phoenix Mercury played, offering hugs and high-fiving her teammates, coaches and opposing players.Then it was a little stretching, a little shooting…

By DAVID BRANDT - AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner strolled down the sideline about 1 1/2 hours before the Phoenix Mercury played Friday night, giving hugs and high-fiving her teammates,…

AARON BEARD Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Roughly 20 minutes had passed since his North Carolina team had lost a grind-it-out battle against rival Duke, and Armando Bacot had taken his customary…

The Associated Press SAKHIR, Bahrain — Max Verstappen put in the most miles and put up the fastest time Thursday on the first day of Formula One preseason testing.The defending champion from the…

A look at the top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland heading into the 2023 spring season.Rank SCHOOL: Comments1 JSERRA: Loaded with elite pitchers, hitters and defensive players. Top player, SS Jonathan Mendez.2.…

Softball | Wed, Nov. 2, 2022 NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Preseason PollBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Four Mid-South Conference teams are mentioned in the NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Poll, the NAIA announced Wednesday.Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)…

Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan is hoping a decision to delay the start to their preseason will help them in next year's Super Rugby Pacific competition, but admits it could all go spectacularly wrong. Clayton McMillan Photo:…

Star forward Cristiano Ronaldo has slammed Manchester United for not trusting him when he returned “late for pre-season” due to his “daughter’s illness”. New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 15, 2022 09:43 ISTRonaldo accuses Manchester United of…

SAN FRANCISCO —  Winning October, never the goal for UCLA’s basketball team, continues to be an annual ritual under coach Mick Cronin.For the third time in as many years, the Bruins were picked to win the Pac-12 Conference in a media poll…

SACRAMENTO —  Coach Darvin Ham and the Lakers will bring former most valuable player Russell Westbrook off the bench for their preseason finale Friday night, sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Times. It’s possibly a…