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Miami picked as preseason ACC football favorite

Miami is picked to do something it’s never done before: win the Atlantic Coast Conference title. The Hurricanes are the favorites to win the ACC, which released its preseason picks Tuesday. The Hurricanes were the easy headliner after last year’s run to the College Football Playoff title ...

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Penn-Ohio golf outing set for Aug. 8 The 21st annual Penn-Ohio Athletic Club Scholarship Fund Scramble Golf Outing will take place at Yankee Run Golf Course in Brookfield at 9 a.m. on Aug. 8. To register, visit pennohioathleticclub.com or call 7248137210. The fee is $100 per golfer. Hole sponsorships are also available. Green to remain with Warriors SAN FRANCISCO — Draymond Green has agreed to a one-year, $27.7 million deal to return to the Golden State Warriors, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Green will sign the contract that ...

McCann’s single gives D-backs win over Pirates in 12th inning

PITTSBURGH — James McCann singled in the winning run in the 12th inning with his fourth hit of the game and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on for an 8-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night despite blowing a six-run lead. Brandon Lowe and Bryan Reynolds hit back-to-back home ...

Lowe’s 10th-inning hit rallies Pirates over the D’backs

PITTSBURGH — Brandon Lowe singled home Billy Cook in the bottom of the 10th inning to rally the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. Lowe finished a three-hit night by lacing a line drive off Diamondbacks reliever Taylor Clarke (2-2) that smacked ...

Guardians-Reds game postponed, day-night doubleheader set for Tuesday

CINCINNATI — The opening game of the three-game series between the Cleveland Guardians and Reds in Cincinnati was postponed Monday night due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Tuesday. The first game will begin at 1:40 p.m. EDT. First pitch of the regularly-scheduled game is set for 7:10 p.m. With severe weather approaching, Monday’s game was delayed about an hour prior to first pitch. About an hour later, the game was postponed. Chase Burns (12-1, 2.42) will start Game 1 on Tuesday for the Reds who have opted for an opener to start Game ...

Mets’ slugger Soto expects to play again this season

NEW YORK — New York Mets slugger Juan Soto says he expects to play again this season, even after being placed on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain. “Yeah, 100 percent,” Soto said Monday when asked about returning this season, two days after being put on the IL. The five-time All-Star landed on the injured list for the second time Saturday after imaging revealed a grade 2 strain. The injury is expected to sideline him for longer than the 15 games he missed with a strained right calf in April. “We’re just taking it week by week, day by day,” Soto said before ...