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What to watch for on 1st full day of MLB season

The Associated Press After the Dodgers and Padres soft-launched the 2024 MLB season with a two-game series in South Korea last week, most of the league is scheduled to start play today. Here’s what to watch for on MLB’s opening day: THE SHO GOES ON Shohei Ohtani already made his Dodgers debut last week in South Korea, but all eyes will still be on the two-way sensation as Los Angeles hosts the St. Louis Cardinals. The $700 million star is trying to remain focused on the field after the firing of his longtime interpreter and friend Ippei Mizuhara, who Ohtani said Monday ...

SDSU faces UConn in rematch of its painful title game loss

The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The UConn Huskies pretty much wrecked every team they faced in the NCAA Tournament on the way to last year’s championship, and the first two games this March Madness look awfully familiar. Up next is a wrinkle: A rematch with a San Diego State team that was outclassed in the title game a year ago and remembers it. The Aztecs (26-10) think this year’s outcome can be different, but know how tough that will be, especially with today’s East Region semifinal game being played in Boston, about an 85-mile drive for fans of the No. 1-seeded Huskies ...

Leonard comes alive late to lead Clippers to disputed 108-107 victory over 76ers

The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Kawhi Leonard completed two three-point plays late in the game then made a block at the rim on the final possession to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a controversial 108-107 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Kelly Oubre Jr. was stuffed at the rim by Leonard on a play that Sixers head coach Nick Nurse felt should have resulted in a foul on Paul George. The officiating crew after the game said a foul should have been called on the last play that would have sent Oubre to the line with a chance to win the game. Nurse stormed ...

Six are presumed dead in Baltimore bridge collapse

The Associated Press BALTIMORE—A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. Six people were missing and presumed dead, and the search for them was suspended until Wednesday morning. The ship’s crew issued a mayday call moments before the crash took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge, enabling authorities to limit vehicle traffic on the span, Maryland’s governor said. As the vessel neared ...

Texas AG Ken Paxton reaches deal to end his securities fraud charges after 9 years

The Associated Press HOUSTON—Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday agreed to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution under a deal to end criminal securities fraud charges that have shadowed the Republican for nearly a decade. The announcement by special prosecutors in a Houston courtroom came less than three weeks before Paxton was set to stand trial on felony charges that could have led to a prison sentence. It was the closest Paxton—who was indicted in 2015—has ever come to trial over accusations that he duped investors in a tech startup near Dallas. Under the 18-month ...

NFL owners OK radical overhaul of kickoff rules

The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Kickoff returns are returning to the NFL. Team owners on Tuesday approved a new rule that will take what essentially had become “a dead play” and make it an integral part of the game again. “We feel this is a great day for the NFL,” said Saints special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi, who was heavily involved in creating the framework for the new hybrid kickoff. The major overhaul to special teams — which has been in the works for years — takes elements of the kickoff rules used in the XFL and tweaks them for use in the NFL ...