Trade season is about to pick up in the NFL, with the window open on Tuesday for teams to apply the franchise tag and free agency set to begin next month.Last March, the biggest deals consummated before checks were cut to free agents were trades sendin...

North Carolina star Caleb Wilson could return "soon" from a fractured left hand, head coach Hubert Davis said.The freshman forward sustained the injury to his non-shooting hand during a 75-66 loss at Miami on Feb. 10.Wilson averages 19.8 points and 9.4...

Major League Baseball broadcasts no longer will use the strike zone box to indicate where the pitch was a ball or a strike, a move that coincides with the league's implementation of the automated ball-strike challenge system.The box itself still can be...

Five-star guard Dylan Mingo announced his commitment to North Carolina's 2026 recruiting class Tuesday on ESPN's "First Take."The 6-foot-5 Mingo, from Long Island's Lutheran High School, is No. 5 overall in the 247Sports composite rankings.Mingo chose ...

Minnesota Twins ace right-hander Pablo Lopez will be sidelined for an extended period while he recovers from a significant tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, general manager Jeremy Zoll said Tuesday.Season-ending Tommy John su...

Carolina Panthers long snapper JJ Jansen will return to the team for an 18th season after signing a one-year contract on Tuesday.Financial terms were not disclosed for the 40-year-old Jansen, who has played in a franchise-record 277 games since 2009. A...