Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz will start the All-Star Game at first base for the American League, replacing Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays. Guerrero had been voted in as a starter by fans but is opting to let his ailing back heal ...

Former Kentucky basketball player Kerr Kriisa has been arrested by the FBI in connection with a fraud scheme, Kentucky Sports Radio reported on Saturday. Kriisa, who also played guard for West Virginia, Arizona and Cincinnati during his collegiate bas...

Patrick Ewing is returning to the coaching ranks, joining the Washington Wizards as an assistant to head coach Brian Keefe, ESPN reported on Saturday. Ewing, 63, had been serving as an ambassador for the New York Knicks, with whom he starred from 1985...

The Nashville Predators on Saturday announced a reworked contract for newly acquired forward Mavrik Bourque, who signed a six-year, $33 million deal. The Predators traded for Bourque on July 1, also acquiring defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin from the Dallas...

No. 2 overall draft pick Darryn Peterson shined in his Summer League debut, scoring 28 points in 27 minutes to help the Utah Jazz notch a 103-102 overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday at Salt Lake City. Peterson has the microscope on him...

Lee Hodges shot 4-under-par 67 and moved into a tie with Lucas Glover through three rounds of the John Deere Classic on Saturday at Silvis, Ill. Glover, the second-round leader, posted 69. The duo is at 16-under 197 with a one-stroke advantage going i...