Britton may be out until summer after surgery
TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees left-hander Zack Britton had surgery Monday to remove a bone chip from his pitching elbow and is likely to be out until at least May and perhaps until summer.
More MLB: Youtube will broadcast 21 games this season, starting with an April 7 game between the Red Sox and Rays . ... Domingo German struck out six and scattered three hits over four scoreless innings in the Yankees’ 4-2 win over Philadelphia ... Michael Chavis hit his fourth spring home run for Boston in a 3-2 loss to Tampa Bay. Nick Pivetta worked four innings, allowing a run and four hits.
College basketball: Gonzaga completed its season-long run at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s poll. Illinois moved up to No. 2 . ... Iowa coach Fran Mccaffery, formerly of Siena, signed a four-year extension through 2027-28 . ... Indiana fired coach Archie Miller after going 67-58 and not making the NCAA Tournament in four seasons. Miller is owed a $10.3 million buyout . ... Minnesota fired coach Richard Pitino after a 54-96 Big Ten record in eight years and only three finishes higher than 10th place . ... Depaul fired coach Dave Leitao after finishing last in the Big East for the fifth straight year . ... Boston College hired Earl Grant as its head coach . ... Jennifer Rizzotti was fired as George Washington’s women’s coach . ... Washington fired women’s coach Jody Wynn.
Running: The Boston Marathon will have space for 20,000 entrants for the Oct. 11 race.
Boxing: Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury signed for two fights to unify the world heavyweight titles. Dates and sites are to come.
Iditarod: Dallas Seavey earned a record-tying fifth Iditarod title, winning by more than three hours.
Lacrosse: The University of the South in Tennessee is working to identify students who leveled racial epithets at members of the visiting Emmanuel College men’s lacrosse team during a game.
Cycling: Mads Wurtz Schmidt won a five-man sprint to take the sixth and penultimate stage of the Tirreno-adriatico, and
Pogacar kept the overall lead.