AP National Sports

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Kyle Farmer homered and had tied his career high with five RBIs to power the Cincinnati Reds to…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Matt Carpenter was inserted to the New York Yankees’ lineup as the designated hitter after agreeing to a one-year…

By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — On a day when birdies were flying around Harbor Shores in the first round of the…

CROMVOIRT, Netherlands (AP) — Joost Luiten has made an impressive start to his bid for a third victory at the Dutch Open. Luiten had eight birdies…

The Associated Press The Sugar Bowl has been moved off its usual primetime spot in early January to noon EST Dec. 31 to avoid a conflict with the…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kai Murphy was 3 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs, and eighth-seeded Arizona State beat No. 4 seed Oregon 4-2 in the Pac-12…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — It took Helio Castroneves 12 tries to win a fourth Indianapolis 500. He hopes it only…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — The surprising results in the women’s draw at the French Open keep piling up and now only…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Blake Shelton will lend his voice to the Indianapolis 500 as the grand marshal for Sunday’s race. The country music star will…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics’ confidence is high after seizing a 3-2 Eastern Conference finals lead over top…

By LINDSEY BAHR and MARTIN ADAMES Associated Press Ray Liotta, the blue-eyed actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and…

By DEBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — A flying museum in honor of soccer great Diego Maradona is set to take to the skies. The…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — A player at the French Open was allowed to continue her match — and ended up winning it —…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Drew Compton went 4-for-4 and drove in three runs, Jake DeLeo also had three RBIs and seventh-seeded Georgia Tech defeated…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Reggie Warford, Kentucky’s second Black men’s basketball player and first Black player at the school to graduate, has…

By The Associated Press American midfielder Brenden Aaronson will transfer to Leeds on July 1 following 1 1/2 seasons with Red Bull Salzburg. Leeds…

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia Tech football player has testified in his own defense at his murder trial in the fatal beating of a…

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Striker Julián Álvarez is making a dramatic exit from Argentina’s River Plate. He scored six goals in one of his last…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer USA Gymnastics is turning to two of its most-decorated athletes to help guide its women’s elite program. Alicia…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Roger Penske signed a five-year contract extension with Shell-Pennzoil that covers Team…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars center Luke Fortner has signed a four-year contract worth $5.5 million. He’s the last of the…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Matt Wood hit a three-run homer, Tyler Shingledecker and Travis Luensmann combined on a two-hitter, and sixth-seeded Penn State…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Justin Campbell struck out 10 in seven innings, Griffin Doersching hit a three-run homer and No. 4 seed Oklahoma State beat…

NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Donaldson has apologized to the wife and family of Jackie Robinson for referencing the pioneering Black baseball player in…

TREVISO, Italy (AP) — Belgian rider Dries De Bondt won a four-man sprint to take the last flat stage of the Giro d’Italia in Treviso. Richard…

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007 Formula One world champion, will drive the No. 91 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in the NASCAR Cup Series race…

TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s exhibition against Iran at Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 5 was canceled following criticism by Canadian Prime…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police say former Formula One head Bernie Ecclestone was arrested for having a gun…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A former member of the Canadian national gymnastics team wrote a public letter accusing the country’s 2016…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer PARIS (AP) — The French league has written to Spanish competition president Javier Tebas complaining about…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Roman Abramovich’s ownership of Chelsea is ending in a way unimaginable when he was on the field in…

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer Basketball coach Liz Mills has again shown that women can successfully coach men’s teams. Now she wants to help…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Portuguese government has given its authorization for the sale of Chelsea by Roman Abramovich. The Russian oligarch is…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Marcell Jacobs already won another gold medal at the world indoors. He’ll likely get a huge…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema was in a supporting role to Cristiano Ronaldo the last time he was in a Champions…

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Czech Republic striker Patrik Schick has signed a contract extension through 2027 with German club Bayer Leverkusen…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer It’ll be a clash of styles when Jurgen Klopp and Carlo Ancelotti lead Liverpool and Real Madrid into the…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — José Mourinho might be better described as a “Man of the People” now rather than the “Special…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Josh White pitched seven scoreless innings and Dylan Beavers hit an inside-the-park home run to help California beat UCLA…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — NCAA rules remain clear when it comes to gambling on sports: Don’t do it.…

By The Associated Press Minus injured slugger Giancarlo Stanton, the ailing New York Yankees open a four-game series at Tampa Bay — the first…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 23 points, Liz Cambage had 21 and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Phoenix Mercury 99-95 to snap a…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Garrett Forrester hit a three-run homer, Gavin Logan hit a solo shot and drove in three runs and No. 2 seed Oregon State…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Texas Rangers snapped a three-game skid with a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Peyton Graham hit a grand slam to cap a five-run second inning and No. 3 seed Oklahoma turned back No. 6 seed West Virginia…

CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Burger hit a three-run homer off Rich Hill, Lucas Giolito overcame a shaky first inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Red…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Tyler Bozak scored 3:38 into overtime and the St. Louis Blues fended off elimination in Game 5 of the…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yuli Gurriel and José Siri had two hits each, Cristian Javier tied a career high with nine…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 22 and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Tommy White hit three home runs — the last of which broke N.C. State’s program record — and the Wolfpack beat…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run in the fifth inning on an excruciating defensive sequence…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JP Sears pitched five poised innings to win his first career start and the no-name relievers…

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto homered and tripled, then shouted at Cubs reliver Rowan Wick during a tense ending to…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Rose Zhang wrapped up her match with a two-putt par on the 17th hole after Sofie…

By The Associated Press Minus injured slugger Giancarlo Stanton, the ailing New York Yankees open a four-game series at Tampa Bay — the first…

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Dylan Ray struck out the only batter he faced to close out 11th-seeded Alabama’s 4-3 win over third-seeded Arkansas in the…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jodi Ewart Shadoff routed defending champion Ally Ewing 6 and 5 on Wednesday at Shadow Creek in the first round of group play in…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Last year’s French Open champion in singles and doubles says she has tested positive for…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Brock Jones and Drew Bowser each hit a two-run homer and regular-season champion Stanford beat No. 8 seed Arizona State…

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, was especially disturbing for Tampa Bay…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Seth Brown and Elvis Andrus both homered off reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray, and the…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rowdy Tellez doubled off Yu Darvish to bring in the tying run in the seventh inning and Tyrone…

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Erick Fedde and three relievers combined on a six-hitter, César Hernández had an RBI single…

ATLANTA (AP) — Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. was scratched from Atlanta’s lineup with right quadriceps tightness. The team announced…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Evan Longoria homered twice and Joc Pederson hit his fourth in two games as the San Francisco Giants went deep four times in…

MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro’s strained left groin forced the Miami Heat to rule him out of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against the…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is on the injured list for the fourth straight season.…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Justin Thomas wasn’t alone making the 300-mile south trip to Colonial after he…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jaime Ferrer and James Tibbs each had a two-run double, Alex Toral capped the six-run second inning with a two-run homer and…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Practice for the Baltimore Ravens looked a bit like it did at the end of last season.…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jeimer Candelario hit the tiebreaking two-run homer in the 10th inning for the Detroit Tigers…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Eighteen-year-old Paxten Aaronson is a product of the Philadelphia Union’s academy system, just like his…

PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek tries to extend her winning streak to 30 matches when she plays in the second round at Roland Garros against…

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Oraj Anu and Adam Fogel hit back-to-back home runs to begin the ninth inning and 12th-seeded Kentucky surprised fifth-seeded…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Washington Capitals right winger Tom Wilson is expected to miss six to eight months after…

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Nicolò Zaniolo scored in the first half as Roma beat Feyenoord 1-0 to win the inaugural…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kurtis Byrne capped a two-run eighth inning with an RBI single and top-seeded TCU rallied past No. 8 seed Baylor 4-2 in the…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson was impossible to miss in his orange jersey, pants and helmet. As he showed off…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NFL says it will appeal a ruling denying the league’s request to move former Las Vegas…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jack Suwinski and Josh VanMeter each hit three-run homers to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a…

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer The Carolina Hurricanes have been perfect at home in the Stanley Cup playoffs. They’re leaning on that home…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Daniel Susac hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning for his second of the game, and fifth-seeded Arizona beat No. 4 seed…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Merchants near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are welcoming a return to full capactiy.…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love acknowledges having mixed emotions when he learned Aaron Rodgers was…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis 500 will be presented by Gainbridge for the next several years under a…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Roger Penske will at last be able to open the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to a capacity…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Hulett hit a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth to score Jeffrey Wehler and 11th-seeded Pitt rallied to defeat…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Omar Khan is the new general manager for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Khan is replacing Kevin…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Fever have fired coach Marianne Stanley following a 2-7 start. The New York Liberty are the only WNBA team with…

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — NBC Sports averaged 507,000 viewers per match window for its Premier League coverage, making this the second-most watched…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Colorado Rockies outfielder Kris Bryant’s balky back has him on the injured list for the second time this season. The Rockies…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Pete Hansen tied a season-high with 12 strikeouts in 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and two walks, and…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have placed starting pitcher Joe Ryan on the COVID-19 injured list. He was scheduled to start on Thursday…