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LeBron gives no hints about his next move

NEW YORK (AP) — If LeBron James knows where he will play this coming season, he's still not saying. The NBA's career scoring king and current free agent spoke publicly for the first time in weeks Thursday afternoon, indicating that a decision is close — though stopping short of revealing ...

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Jackson Suber got his first taste of links golf — on his first trip to Europe — when he arrived at Royal Birkdale. Three days later, he proved to be a quick study with a superb par save and a 6-foot eagle late in his round for a 5-under 65 to lead the British ...

Penguins drop Wheeling affiliate after three decades

The Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday announced they would end their nearly three-decade affiliation with the Wheeling Nailers. The move comes after the team was sold to the Hoffmann Family of Companies of Florida, the current owners of the ECHL’s Florida Everblades. “We are thankful to the Pittsburgh Penguins for all of the hard work they did in helping the Wheeling Nailers put a consistent winner on the ice for the past three decades,” said Brian Komorowski, president/governor of the Wheeling Nailers. “We would like to individually thank Kyle Dubas, Jason Spezza, Amanda Kessel, ...

Former Buckeye steers the ship for Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell has embraced her role as a steadying influence this season and the team has benefited. After a 4-4 start, the former Ohio State Buckeye calmly challenged teammates to improve defensively, put a higher priority on attention to detail ...

Franklin gets a fresh start at Virginia Tech

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — New Virginia Tech coach James Franklin knows the Hokies' proud history going back to the Frank Beamer era. Annual bowl bids. A trip to the national championship game. Special teams play so reliably good that it spawned the name "Beamer Ball," and the beaten-up metal ...

MLS isn’t interested in relegation yet

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber won't rule out adopting relegation and promotion but says for now it doesn't make sense for the league. Garber, speaking Thursday at a league event in New York, said new stadiums like New York City FC's Etihad Park are among the investments that make promotion and relegation unreasonable for the league's owners. Etihad Park is set to open next July. "I will say this now that I wouldn't have said five years ago, I never thought we'd change our calendar and we did. I never thought we'd have 30 teams and we do. I never ...