Sporting Alert

Boston Red Sox manager Chad Tracy pulled rookie left-hander Payton Tolle in the fifth inning of Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series against the New York Yankees on September 29, 2026, after 83 pitches with two outs and nobody on base. Tolle was pitching a strong game, allowing just one run on five hits and one walk while striking out four batters through 4.2 innings. However, Tracy decided to go to the bullpen and brought in southpaw Erik Miller to face Yankees hitter Ben Rice.

PHILADELPHIA (SA) - Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is expected to remain in the lineup as a designated hitter for this weekend's series against the New York Yankees after undergoing a minor knee procedure. Manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday that Ohtani had fluid drained from his left knee following discomfort that surfaced after Sunday's game. The procedure was described as precautionary, and Roberts added that no injection was administered.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets and the Miami Heat collide Tuesday night in the NBA Play-In Tournament with everything on the line. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. EDT at Spectrum Center, where Charlotte enters as a 5.5-point favorite with the over/under set at 228.5. Live streaming coverage is available on Prime Video. The winner advances to play for the Eastern Conference’s eighth and final playoff seed. The loser goes home.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (March 23, 2026) — The 2026 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships — widely known as Champs 2026 — begins Tuesday (24) at Kingston’s National Stadium, launching five days of track and field featuring Jamaica’s best school athletes and standout Caribbean competitors enrolled at local institutions.

LISBON (World-Track, March 8) — Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo reclaimed his place in the record books on Sunday, winning the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon in 57 minutes 20 seconds to set a new world record and reaffirm his dominance on the road five years after first breaking the mark at the same venue. The event holds World Athletics Elite Label road race status.

DURHAM, North Carolina ( Feb 28) — Top-ranked Duke secured the No. 1 seed for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Tournament with a dominant 77-51 victory over 11th-ranked Virginia on Saturday, powered by standout performances from Isaiah Evans and Cameron Boozer. Evans scored 19 points on five three-pointers, three of them in the opening minutes, as Duke (27-2, 15-1 ACC) quickly seized control.

Xaivian Lee couldn’t miss Sunday afternoon. The Florida shooting guard torched Colgate for 19 points, hitting 6 of 10 shots and all six free throws as the 23rd-ranked Gators crushed the Raiders 90-60 at Exactech Arena. It marked Lee’s fourth straight game leading Florida in scoring. The Gators (8-4) turned Gainesville into a basketball clinic. They shot 51.6% from the floor and absolutely owned the paint, outscoring Colgate 48-16 down low. Thomas Haugh added 17 points.

The silence in Mackey Arena told the story. No. 10 Iowa State dismantled No. 1 Purdue 81-58 on Saturday, handing the Boilermakers their worst nonconference home loss in AP poll history. The 23-point margin matched the largest home defeat ever by a top-ranked team. Milan Momcilovic led the way for the visitors with 20 points on 8-of-17 shooting from the floor. The Cyclones buried 11 three-pointers and shot 59% in the second half, turning what started as a competitive game into a demolition.

Jailen Bedford scored 17 points, Neoklis Avdalas finished with 13 and Virginia Tech beat Colorado State 66-64 in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas, on Wednesday. Amani Hansberry contributed 10 points for the Hokies (6-0), will play Saint Mary’s in the semifinals on Thursday. The Rams will play Wichita State in the consolation bracket.

Washington coach Danny Sprinkle called his campus “the sprained ankle capital of the world” during his weekly news conference. He might not be far off. The injury-riddled Huskies (4-1) might still be without key several players when they open defense of their Acrisure Holiday Classic title against Nevada (4-2) on Thursday in Palm Desert, Calif. Washington has been idle since a 99-93 double-overtime victory against Southern at home Nov.