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By The Associated Press Astros ace Justin Verlander has been as dominant as ever in his return from Tommy John surgery, going 6-1 with a 1.22 ERA in…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Igor Shesterkin has shown he has the talent and the personality to succeed Henrik Lundqvist as the new king of New…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Joe Stewart went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and three runs to help Michigan beat Illinois 7-5 in the opening round of…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya is back for the seventh time and…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Vladimir Konstantinov has traded hockey sticks for an Uno deck. Many, in fact. The…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green picked up where they left off last time they…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Two talented young Brazilians are part of a Real Madrid squad filled with experienced players and…

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Josh Pearson, Tyler McManus and Jordan Thompson had three RBIs apiece to help LSU beat No. 12 seed Kentucky 11-6 in the SEC…

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Surfing is no longer a solitary pursuit for Dan Fischer. When he catches a wave along…

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored at 5:03 of overtime and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 5-4 to win the second-round…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered off Shohei Ohtani for the first time, and George Springer hit…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jackson Nicklaus hit a three-run home run and Jake Bennett struck out 12 in 7 2/3 innings to propel No. 3 seed Oklahoma to…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kody Huff and Drew Bowser each hit two of Stanford’s five home runs and the top-seeded Cardinal never trailed in their…

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Adolis García doubled in pinch-runner Eli White in the top of the ninth inning, Nathaniel…

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Trevor Story kept up his hot hitting with a three-run homer and four RBIs, and the Boston Red Sox…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nick Biddison and Carson Jones both hit two of Virginia Tech’s six home runs, combining for nine runs batted and powering…

By JASON L. YOUNG Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Josh Hader escaped a ninth-inning jam in his 37th straight scoreless appearance and the…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ian Petrutz singled to tie the game in the bottom of the 10th inning before being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As the clock ticked down the final seconds, Klay Thompson began dancing on the sideline before…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brittany Altomare rallied to beat top-seeded Minjee Lee 2 and 1 on Thursday in hot conditions at Shadow Creek in the second round…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has told its clubs that some are failing to provide acceptable work…

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Drew Gilbert went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and scored twice, five Tennessee pitchers combined to give up just five hits and the…

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Whit Merrifield drove in two runs with a double and scored on Bobby Witt Jr.’s double, as…

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department says it won’t pursue criminal charges against former FBI agents who…

TORONTO (AP) — The CFL Players’ Association ratified a collective bargaining agreement with the Canadian Football League on Thursday night. The…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Aaron Nola struck out 10 while pitching shutout ball into the ninth inning for his first victory…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit a game-ending RBI single in the ninth inning with his third hit Thursday night,…

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Five-star prospect Elijah Fisher from Canada has signed a financial aid agreement with Texas Tech. The versatile 6-foot-7…

By HARVEY VALENTINE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Patrick Corbin ended a 10-start winless streak, allowing three runs over 6 1/3 innings to…

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Vincent Trocheck buried a short-handed goal, Teuvo Teravainen had a rare power-play score for…

By The Associated Press Astros ace Justin Verlander has been as dominant as ever in his return from Tommy John surgery, going 6-1 with a 1.22 ERA in…

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETRSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Nelson Cortes took a three-hit shutout into the ninth inning, Matt Carpenter sparked a…

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored 18 points, Natisha Hiedeman had 17 points and six assists and the Connecticut Sun beat the Dallas…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Karros went 5-for-5 with four RBIs, Michael Curialle was 4-for-6 and drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning…

DETROIT (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians put slugger Franmil Reyes on the 10-day injured list with a tight right hamstring and called up Oscar…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays are using their social media accounts during Thursday night’s game between…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The world’s No. 1 golfer is part of a crowded leaderboard at Colonial. Scottie…

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Austin Bost hit a three-run shot for one of Texas A&M’s four homers and the No. 2 seed Aggies beat Florida 10-0 in the…

By The Associated Press Wake Forest has hired American’s Megan Gebbia as its new women’s basketball coach. The Demon Deacons announced Gebbia’s…

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile has hired Eduardo Berizzo as national team coach as it seeks to recover from another disappointing performance in…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jack Zyska and Brooks Coetzee hit two-run homers in consecutive innings and fourth-seeded Notre Dame turned back…

PARIS (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep says she had a panic attack while leading her second-round match that she eventually lost at…

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and the players’ association are allowing teams to have an additional pitcher through June 19. MLB and the…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer The St. Louis Blues host Colorado in Game 6 on Friday night filled with confidence. The Avalanche blew a three-goal…

By LES EAST Associated Press METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints expect their offense to be more productive next season. The optimism is…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Freshman Josh Kuroda-Grauer’s two-run single capped a five-run seventh inning and second-seeded Rutgers beat seventh-seeded…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans have announced that forward Zion Williamson has been cleared to play this offseason without any…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alexander Rossi is remaining tight-lipped about a rash of pranks that have turned May into silly…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders concluded organized team practices with all four quarterbacks on the roster…

NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Kaiser, a former St. John’s baseball player and coach who later guided the New York City university through a changing…

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The four men who smashed the race barrier in professional football in 1946 have been selected to share the Pro Football Hall of…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New coordinator Wink Martindale is going to try to make the New York Giants defense…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Marcus Mariota already has shown he’s willing to serve as a mentor for Atlanta…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dominic Johnson hit Kansas State’s first homer of the Big 12 Tournament and the seventh-seeded Wildcats beat sixth-seeded…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners started the season with the hope of ending the longest playoff drought in the…

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have signed quarterback Brett Hundley. The Ravens announced the move Thursday. Hundley appeared in…

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…