Author: Steve Gardner, USA TODAY

Trevor Bauer calls reports that some balls from his last start were confiscated because they were sticky or defaced “desperate and misleading.”

UCLA forward Jalen Hill says “anxiety and depression problems” caused him to step away before Bruins’ run to the men’s NCAA Tournament Final Four.

Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo says he doesn’t know when the team will be able to play its 2021 MLB opener after Thursday’s game was postponed.

Baylor coach Kim Mulkey’s call to skip COVID testing at Final Four didn’t “come out of nowhere with no context,” UConn coach Geno Auriemma said.

Jim Nantz, the face of CBS Sports for March Madness, The Masters and the NFL, has a new long-term deal with the network.

Tiger Woods announces on Twitter he’s “recovering at home and working on getting stronger every day” from broken leg suffered in Feb. 23 car crash.

Ex-Clemson QB and projected No. 1 NFL draft pick Trevor Lawrence will be featured on all 50 cards, with designs from his brother and sister-in-law.

A case can be made for any of Ronald Acuña, Mookie Betts, Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis or Mike Trout at the top of this season’s fantasy rankings.

Jacob deGrom goes for top dollar as top fantasy baseball analysts sort through wealth of starters, stage bidding wars over mid-tier outfielders.

Wealthy Longhorns supporters push school president to preserve tradition: “UT needs rich donors … more than irresponsible and uninformed students.”