Yankees' Carlos Rodon to start season on injured list due to left forearm strain  —  The Yankees will have to wait to deploy their new ace.  —  Carlos Rodon will begin the season on the injured list due to a mild left forearm strain, GM Brian Cashman told reporters on Thursday at the Yankees spring complex in Tampa.

Pac-12 Tournament: UCLA freshmen step up to help defeat Colorado  —  Amari Bailey's career-high 26 points and Adem Bona's double-double pace the Bruins in an 80-69 quarterfinal win  —  LAS VEGAS — All the talk of UCLA's ability to make a deep run in the NCAA tournament …

Dolphins clear more than $14 million in cap space with restructure of Bradley Chubb deal, reports say  —  The Miami Dolphins' process of clearing cap space this week continued with the team restructuring the contract of edge rusher Bradley Chubb, according to reports Thursday morning.

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves California Emergency Declaration  —  Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the State of California and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting …

Rain this weekend could complicate cleanup in Southern California's snow-buried mountain towns  —  Southern California will see wet and cold weather return Friday and over the weekend, forecasters said, which could lead to more hazards for the region's mountain towns already hit hard with historic amounts of snow.

State boys hockey: Hermantown strikes early, throttles Luverne  — More-  —  Seventy-one seconds was all it took for Hermantown to seize control of its state quarterfinal matchup against Luverne on Wednesday at the Xcel Energy Center.  —  Senior Aaron Evjen scored at the 6:28 mark …

Chicago Cubs top prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong's defense continues to impress: 'He's going to be one of the top-10 center fielders to ever play'  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 61  —  Trey Mancini stands in the batters box during the first inning of a spring training game against the Mariners on March 6, 2023.

Jalen Brunson leaves Thursday's game vs. Kings due to left foot soreness  —  That wasn't a good start to the West Coast road trip.  —  Jalen Brunson left Thursday's game against the Sacramento Kings due to left foot soreness, the team said.  Brunson started the game but didn't return …

Schedule, TV info for the CIF State boys and girls basketball championship games  —  Here is the schedule and TV information for the boys and girls basketball CIF State championship games Friday and Saturday.  —  The games are played at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

Nets rally from down 22, fall short in loss to Bucks  —  Stars or no stars, the Nets remain one of the more resilient teams in all of basketball.  —  That much became clear as they clawed back from down 22 to make it a tight game down the stretch before the Bucks pulled away for a 118-113 victory over the Nets in Milwaukee.

The Czech World Baseball Classic players (mostly) have day jobs  —  The World Baseball Classic will feature some of the greatest players MLB has seen in quite some time.  Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and more will face off as the global tournament returns for the first time since the pandemic.