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Seattle Mariners pitcher Steve Cishek throws during spring training baseball practice Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, in Peoria, Ariz.

Cishek back to closing with M’s

Seattle Mariners pitcher Steve Cishek throws during spring training baseball practice Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, in Peoria, Ariz.

February 23, 2016, 11:00pm National Sports

Sidearm reliever lost his job with Marlins, then was traded Read story

Tennessee softball coach Ralph Weekly, front row left, speaks during a news conference Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn. The school&#039;s coaches held a news conference two weeks after a group of unidentified women sued the school over its handling of sexual assault complaints made against student-athletes. Seated to the right of Weekly is his wife and co-coach, Karen Weekly.

Tennessee head coaches hold rare joint press conference

Tennessee softball coach Ralph Weekly, front row left, speaks during a news conference Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn. The school&#039;s coaches held a news conference two weeks after a group of unidentified women sued the school over its handling of sexual assault complaints made against student-athletes. Seated to the right of Weekly is his wife and co-coach, Karen Weekly.

February 23, 2016, 9:44am Nation & World

Tennessee's head coaches held a rare joint press conference Tuesday to say an unfair picture of the athletic department is being portrayed, two weeks after the school was sued over its handling of sexual assault complaints made against student-athletes. Read story

Denny Hamlin (11) beats out Martin Truex Jr. (78) at the finish line to win the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Hamlin wins Daytona 500 in closest finish ever

Denny Hamlin (11) beats out Martin Truex Jr. (78) at the finish line to win the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Fla.

February 21, 2016, 2:48pm Latest News

Denny Hamlin waited until one lap to go to pull out of line and hope to get a big enough shove to get to Matt Kenseth. The margin of victory was 0.011 seconds, the closest in race history. Read story

Shannon Rowbury, left, leads the pack on the second to last lap of the women&#039;s Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, in New York. Rowbury, the defending champion, won the event.

Efraimson eighth in Wanamaker Mile

Shannon Rowbury, left, leads the pack on the second to last lap of the women&#039;s Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, in New York. Rowbury, the defending champion, won the event.

February 20, 2016, 5:18pm National Sports

Rowbury, Centrowitz defend titles at indoor race Read story

Lindsey Vonn of the US celebrates after placing second at a women's Alpine ski downhill race, in La Thuile, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016.

Vonn’s latest title overshadowed by social media gaffe

Lindsey Vonn of the US celebrates after placing second at a women's Alpine ski downhill race, in La Thuile, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016.

February 20, 2016, 10:16am National Sports

Apologizing for a gaffe on social media, Lindsey Vonn had little to celebrate after clinching a record 20th World Cup crystal globe title on Saturday. Read story

Mariners’ Paxton down 20 pounds at start of camp

February 19, 2016, 6:30pm National Sports

Lots of new faces as pitchers, catchers and others report Read story

Dale Earnhardt Jr poses with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the first of two qualifying races for Sunday's NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016.

Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch win Daytona qualifying races

Dale Earnhardt Jr poses with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the first of two qualifying races for Sunday's NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016.

February 18, 2016, 7:45pm National Sports

Driving a car he believes is unbeatable, Dale Earnhardt Jr. added to his family legacy at Daytona International Speedway on the anniversary of his father’s death. Earnhardt won the first qualifying race Thursday night for the Daytona 500 to earn a starting spot on the second… Read story

Western Conference's Kobe Bryant, of the Los Angeles Lakers (24) tries to move the ball past Eastern Conference's Kyle Lowry, of the Toronto Raptors, left, during the first half of the NBA all-star basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016 in Toronto.

Bryant leaves an NBA All-Star Game winner

Western Conference's Kobe Bryant, of the Los Angeles Lakers (24) tries to move the ball past Eastern Conference's Kyle Lowry, of the Toronto Raptors, left, during the first half of the NBA all-star basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016 in Toronto.

February 14, 2016, 8:34pm National Sports

Kobe Bryant said his NBA All-Star Game goodbye and the next generation of the West's best sent him off a winner, rolling to a record-setting 196-173 victory over the East on Sunday night. Read story

Chase Elliott, center, poses with his parents, former NASCAR driver Bill Elliott, left, and Cindy Elliott, after he qualified for the pole position in the Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Rookie Chase Elliott becomes youngest on Daytona 500 pole

Chase Elliott, center, poses with his parents, former NASCAR driver Bill Elliott, left, and Cindy Elliott, after he qualified for the pole position in the Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Fla.

February 14, 2016, 3:45pm National Sports

Rest of Daytona lineup will be set Thursday Read story

Minnesota Timberwolves&#039; Zach LaVine slam dunks the ball during the NBA all-star skills competition in Toronto on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016.

Zach LaVine wins dunk thriller to cap All-Star Saturday

Minnesota Timberwolves&#039; Zach LaVine slam dunks the ball during the NBA all-star skills competition in Toronto on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016.

February 13, 2016, 10:06pm National Sports

Aaron Gordon soared over his mascot, but nobody flies higher than Zach LaVine in the slam dunk contest. Read story