Mets owner Steve Cohen says club won't have a captain as long as he's in charge
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets owner Steve Cohen likes the vibe in a revamped clubhouse, and says he'll never have a captain in charge of that scene. “As long as I’m owning the team, there will never be a team captain,” Cohen said in his first meeting with reporters at spring training Monday. “That was my decision. My view is the locker room is unique. And let the locker room sort it out, year in, year out. ”New York said goodbye to popular slugger Pete Alonso, star and...
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- Geno Auriemma ties Tara VanDerveer for most AP Top 25 appearances as UConn stays No. 1
- Winter Olympics recap: Heartbreak in slalom and Eileen Gu tries to defend big air gold
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- Ilia Malinin hints at 'inevitable crash' amid Olympic pressure and online hate in social media post
- Bold new US trio eyes Olympic figure skating gold while serving as role models for a new generation
- Sweden has arguably the toughest path to men's hockey gold at the Olympics
Sun, 15 Feb 2026
- Kansas State fires basketball coach Jerome Tang, days after fans wore bags over heads
- Seahawks expected to hire 49ers tight end coach Fleury as offensive coordinator, AP source says
- Anthony Edwards claims MVP award, leads Stars to tourney win in an entertaining NBA All-Star Game
- Collin Morikawa birdies the 18th to win Pebble Beach and end more than 2-year drought
- Michael Jordans Daytona 500 ring: Tyler Reddicks 1-lap lead delivers NASCARs biggest win
- All-Star LeBron James says he still doesn't know whether his 23rd NBA season will be his last
- Tom Wilson fights in Canada's game vs. France at the Olympics
- Arsenal routs Wigan 4-0 on no-surprise Sunday as Premier League teams advance to 5th round
- Dani Carnegie's 29 sparks Georgia's stunning 76-74 upset of No. 5 Vanderbilt
- Lindsey Vonn is preparing to fly home to the US with more surgeries to come, team official tells AP
- Anthony Kim wins LIV Golf Adelaide in a remarkable career comeback
- Mikaela Shiffrin's giant slalom at Milan Cortina ended without a medal but plenty of optimism
- Brignone wins giant slalom for 2nd gold medal of the Olympics, Shiffrin finishes 11th
- Norway cross-country star Klaebo wins 9th gold medal, setting a Winter Olympics record
Sat, 14 Feb 2026
- No. 16 Texas Tech rallies to beat No. 1 Arizona 78-75 in OT for Wildcats' second straight loss
- Adam Silver urges WNBA, players' union to work faster on CBA negotiations to avoid a work stoppage
- Fight breaks out between No. 17 St. John's and Providence and seven players are ejected
- Heat's Keshad Johnson soars to a slam dunk title, edging Carter Bryant who had a perfect score
- Bhatia's big birdie runs helps him beat the wind and lead at Pebble Beach
- It's the US (and the US) against the world as the NBA All-Star Game tries yet another format
- NBA's Adam Silver to consider changing draft lottery, revoking picks to stop teams from tanking
- Fans who raised Greenland's flag at US-Denmark Olympic hockey game say it was a pro-European gesture
- Third-tier Mansfield stuns Premier League team Burnley for another FA Cup shock
- Lindsey Vonn says her latest surgery after Olympic crash 'went well' and she can return to US
- Brazils Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins giant slalom, earns South Americas 1st medal at Winter Games
- Jordan Stolz joins Eric Heiden with a 500-1,000 speedskating double gold at the Olympics
- For Winter Olympic favorites, the pursuit of gold brings risk for their legacies, unfair or not
- Jimmie Johnson plans to make one more Daytona 500 start in 2027 before ending his Cup career
- After 'Olympic curse' hits Ilia Malinin in his free skate, the 'Quad god' sets his sights on future
- Philly special: V.J. Edgecombe leads Team Vince to victory at NBA All-Star weekend's Rising Stars
- BYU says star wide receiver charged with felony rape is no longer a student there
Fri, 13 Feb 2026
- Pitcher Zac Gallen agrees to 1-year deal to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks, AP source says
- Bhatia and Hisatsune share Pebble Beach lead. Travis Kelce and amateurs head home
- Coyne Schofield scores 2 goals as US routs Italy 6-0 to advance to Olympic women's hockey semifinals
- A battered car forces William Byron into a backup for his Daytona 500 three-peat bid
- Mike Tyson sounds the alarm on US boxing, launching a Las Vegas amateur invitational
- Mikhail Shaidorov earns gold in men's figure skating after collapse by 'Quad God' Ilia Malinin
- 'Quad God' Ilia Malinin falls twice in Olympic disaster, allowing Mikhail Shaidorov to claim gold
- Bad Bunny offered to pay for Puerto Rican star Carlos Correa's WBC insurance
- LeBron James returns for his record 21st All-Star Game, still in the NBA's midseason spotlight at 41
- A healthy Shohei Ohtani eyes the one major award he hasn't won a Cy Young Award
- Chris Paul, the 'Point God,' retires as All-Star weekend begins, ending a 21-season NBA run
- Surprise! US women's curling team beats Canada for first time at an Olympic Games
- Thomson proud Castellanos admitted bringing beer to dugout, which contributed to release
- Taylor Swift rumors spiked ticket sales for Pebble Beach golf tournament
- Lindsey Vonn hopes to go home after another surgery following crash in Olympic downhill
- Bravo! Act I of the Winter Olympics' visit to Italy has been filled with drama, catharsis and tears
- World Cup means slashed wages and displacement for some workers in Mexico City
- Norwegian biathlete wins another Olympic bronze medal, 3 days after confessing his infidelity
- Norways Klaebo makes history on skis, ties all-time Winter Olympics gold record
- Patriots Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty to assault allegation
- Prediction markets love sports, but the feeling isn't exactly mutual
- LeBron James becomes the oldest player to have a triple-double in NBA history
- Tankers beware: Jazz fined $500,000, Pacers $100,000 by NBA for player participation policy breach
Thu, 12 Feb 2026
- A spin, a patch of grass and inches from a crash, Casey Mears still makes the Daytona 500
- All-Star reliever Elroy Face, who saved 3 games for Pirates in 1960 World Series, dies at 97
- Trump pardons 5 former NFL players for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking
- Robots are coming to assist MLB umpires. Even so, the human touch still matters
- Miami University embracing the pressure as Division Is last unbeaten
- From YouTuber to NASCAR driver: Cleetus McFarland expands his racing resume at Daytona
- Hisatsune leads Pebble Beach on a gorgeous day with low scores. Scheffler didn't take advantage
- Judge grants Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss a preliminary injunction for extra eligibility
- Brock Nelson scores twice as US opens the Milan Cortina Olympics by rolling over Latvia 5-1
- Chloe Kim falls short of Olympic three-peat, but passes the torch to a protege from South Korea
- Winter Olympics recap: Ukrainian athlete excluded, Kim falls short and Brignone completes comeback
- Arsenal's Premier League title bid takes a hit after 1-1 draw at Brentford
- A 54-year-old personal injury lawyer from Minnesota just became the oldest US Winter Olympian
- MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred optimistic major leaguers will play in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
- Chock and Bates say their near-perfect skate felt like a win, even if silver left fans 'confused'
- No. 11 Tar Heels lose freshman star Caleb Wilson to hand fracture; timetable for return unclear
- Phillies release Nick Castellanos, who admits to bringing beer into dugout
- Rangers lose top prospect, infielder Sebastian Walcott, to UCL injury and surgery
- Ukrainian athlete tests the Olympic rules on free speech and gets disqualified
- Utah's Jaren Jackson Jr. will have surgery on knee growth that was found during post-trade physical
- Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics because of banned helmet honoring war dead
- Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe says sorry if some were offended by anti-immigrant comments
- Caught red-handed! NASCAR busts Gragson for sticking hand out window during Daytona 500 qualifying
- NBA All-Star 2026: Times, details, how to watch the weekend's events
- Jessie Diggins fights injury to take bronze in race dominated by Sweden at Milan Cortina Games
- Reactions to the banning of Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Olympics
- Will American 'Quad God' Ilia Malinin try hardest quad of all in his last skate at the Olympics?
- Italy's Federica Brignone completes comeback, claims gold in women's super-G at Winter Olympics
- Hall of Fame driver Tony Stewart and UFC boss Dana White are leading Ram back into NASCAR
- French duo Beaudry and Cizeron beat US stars Chock and Bates in controversial Olympic ice dance
- Fox and Wembanyama lead the Spurs past the Warriors 126-113 for their 6th straight win
Wed, 11 Feb 2026
- BYU standout receiver Parker Kingston charged with first-degree rape in Utah
- Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg sidelined by left midfoot sprain, out for NBA's Rising Stars
- Kyle Busch grabs Daytona 500 pole, chasing a win that has eluded him for 20 starts
- After a sluggish start, No. 14 Florida now looks like a team capable of a repeat
- Iowa Lakes Community College baseball team bus crashes, killing 1 person and injuring 32
- Orioles add veteran right-hander Chris Bassitt to improved rotation, AP source says
- No longer losers, the Clippers still host NBA All-Star weekend amid a season of vintage team chaos
- Tennis Hall of Fame: Federer induction ceremony, watch party sell out in 2 minutes
- Stewart suspended 7 games and 3 other players are penalized for fighting in Pistons-Hornets game
- Winter Olympics recap: Franjo von Allmen wins his 3rd gold, Chloe Kim and NHL stars get rolling
- Seahawks enjoy morning beers, praise 'best team in the world' as Seattle celebrates Super Bowl title
- Grieving Denny Hamlin vows to dig deep and chase a first NASCAR Cup title
- Scheffler, Gotterup and how much has changed in a year at Pebble Beach
- Lindsey Vonn says she had a 'successful' 3rd surgery on broken leg following crash at the Olympics
- LA28 board backs Casey Wasserman after Epstein files stir scrutiny
- Ten years after winning World Series, Cubs enter 2026 with similar expectations
- Milan's Olympic pin mania has collectors running between landmarks and swarming an exchange center
- Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese unite on a star-studded US World Cup qualifying roster
- Dbacks star Corbin Carroll to miss WBC with broken bone in hand, AP source says
- Canadian Olympic team is 'heartbroken' by deadly school shooting in British Columbia
- Victor Wembanyama says he was 'proving a point' with his 40-point barrage in Spurs' win over Lakers
- Victor Wembanyama scores 37 of 40 in 1st half, leading Spurs to 136-108 win over short-handed Lakers
- TCU reels off final 12 points to upset No. 5 Iowa State 62-55
Tue, 10 Feb 2026
- Sharp makes 8 3s and sets school career record as No. 3 Houston drubs Utah 66-52
- Robert Wright III answers the boos in his return to Baylor and helps No. 22 BYU end its 4-game skid
- Cardi B's cameo in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show leads to dispute on prediction markets
- Justin Verlander returns to the Detroit Tigers on a $13 million, 1-year contract
- Super Bowl averages 124.9M viewers in US, Bad Bunny's halftime 128.2 million, both short of records
- Raiders introduce new coach Klint Kubiak with a nod to their storied past
- LeBron James will sit for Lakers vs Spurs, taking him out of consideration for 22nd All-NBA honors
- US skating star Ilia Malinin leads after near-perfect short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics
- Making transition from SEC to MLB, new Giants manager Tony Vitello enters 1st season ready to learn
- New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor to visit hand specialist
- Child's play: Reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson adds team owner to his renowned racing resume
- Mikaela Shiffrin's fourth Olympics begin with a sluggish slalom and a fourth-place finish
- Patriots QB Drake Maye has no plans for surgery on his throwing shoulder this offseason
- NFL has a short break before it's time for the combine, free agency and the draft
- Norwegian biathlon bronze medalist confesses to cheating on girlfriend in post-race interview
- Olympics are here for many NHL stars who waited half their careers or more for this
- Inside the secret text group of US figure skating Olympic gold medalists known as 'the OGM chain'
- Raedler and Huber of Austria win team combined at the Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin is 4th
- Ukrainian trains in helmet honoring fellow athletes killed in war. IOC says it's banned for race
- Arne Slot has lowered his sights for Liverpool this season
- Sports leagues race to capture Gen Z and Gen Alpha with AI, influencers and Italian brainrot
- No. 9 Kansas beats top-ranked Arizona 82-78 for 8th straight win, back in contention in Big 12
- Proud papa Rick Pitino gets another hard-fought milestone win against his 'brilliant' son
- Louisville's Brown has record-setting game, passing Flagg's ACC mark, tying Hall of Famer Unseld
Mon, 09 Feb 2026
- Injured Warriors star Stephen Curry to sit out All-Star Game with lingering right knee injury
- No. 9 Kansas beats top-ranked and previously undefeated Arizona 82-78
- Four players ejected after Pistons and Hornets tussle in physical game won by Detroit
- Pitino climbs career wins list as No. 17 St. John's fends off Xavier 87-82 in overtime
- Brown scores 45, sets ACC frosh single-game scoring mark, ties Unseld's record for No. 24 Cardinals
- When conflict meets competition: Trump's immigration agenda roils opening days of Winter Olympics
- Judge rules 7-foot center Charles Bediako is no longer eligible to play for Alabama
- Malinin made history with his Olympic backflip, but some say the glory was owed to a Black skater
- Raiders officially hire Klint Kubiak head coach after his Super Bowl win with Seahawks
- Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum will practice with G-League team on path to return
- Last lawsuits against Browns QB Deshaun Watson over massages are dismissed
- Tears and tough decisions: Clippers' trade of Harden and Zubac took emotional toll
- Lindsey Vonns father tells the AP he wants her to retire after her Olympic crash
- Spring training initial focus on robot umpires and World Baseball Classic
- Backed by NFL and Olympics, flag football gains momentum in NCAA emerging sports program
- Jake Paul cheers from the second row as his fiance, Jutta Leerdam, wins Olympic speedskating gold
- Pakistan ends boycott and will face India at T20 World Cup
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