Duke moves up to No. 1 in the 2023-24 men’s Way-Too-Early Top 25

There were plenty of folks who doubted Shohei Ohtani’s ability to both pitch and hit in the major leagues. Yet he’s excelling at both. And he’s fit nicely in the clubhouse, too.

A former assistant coach for the University of Southern California was sentenced to two years’ probation Wednesday for accepting a $4,100 bribe. Prosecutors considered Tony Bland, 38, the least culpable of four ex-coaches who have pleaded guilty in connection with a federal probe into corruption