AP-National-Sports

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has been held to a 1-1 draw at home by lowly Alavés in the debut of caretaker…

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Aaron Ramsdale produced a stunning goalkeeping performance to help Arsenal secure a 2-0 win at Leicester that extended…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — India captain Virat Kohli has thrown his full support behind Mohammed Shami after the fast bowler was abused on…

LONDON (AP) — West Ham has dispatched Manchester United and Manchester City in previous rounds of this season’s English League Cup and will…

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Quinton de Kock has returned to South Africa’s team for the T20 World Cup game against Sri Lanka in Sharjah.…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi has pleaded with his country’s fans to “please buy tickets” instead of…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Memphis has landed plenty of elite recruits, yet still hasn’t earned an NCAA Tournament bid during Penny…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Starting pitchers continue to claim the pregame spotlight, but the bullpens have carried the bigger…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Carson Strong threw for 417 yards and four touchdowns, Nevada’s defense returned two interceptions for touchdowns and the Wolf…

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Critics of President Joe Biden have come up with a cryptic new phrase to insult the Democratic…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 26 points, Carmelo Anthony added 24 while hitting six 3-pointers, and the…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers extracted some revenge for a…

By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Houston Astros are still waiting for all their stars to break loose after a 2-0 loss to Atlanta…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie starter Ian Anderson and the Braves’ bullpen took a no-hit bid into the eighth…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Despite a troublingly short-handed pitching staff that could use as much length as possible from…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Riley keeps coming up with one clutch hit after another on baseball’s biggest stage.…

By LARY BUMP Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Josh Norris scored two goals and the Ottawa Senators snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 win…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nic Roy and Evgenii Dadonov scored in a shootout and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Rebuff won the Colt & Gelding Trot to kick off Breeders Crown weekend at the Meadowlands Racetrack. The track…

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tai Lavatai scored a game-winning touchdown from the 1-yard line in the fourth quarter and Navy defeated Tulsa 20-17. Lavatai…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 23 points, Richaun Holmes added 21, and the Sacramento Kings beat the New…

ATLANTA (AP) — Pinch-hitter Aledmys Díaz has blooped a leadoff single to begin the eighth inning for Houston’s first hit against the Atlanta…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 32 points, Bam Adebayo had 26 points and 19 rebounds on the night his Olympic…

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Facing fourth-and-3 near midfield on its first possession, Cole Smith completed a 7-yard pass to Jacob Birmelin and Princeton…

By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half, reaching 20,000 for his…

By STEVE KORNACKI Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Aleksander Barkov scored in overtime and the Florida Panthers — playing a day after coach Joe…

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Antti Raanta made 23 saves and was a winner in his Carolina debut as the Hurricanes scored four…

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider scored two power-play goals, Igor Shesterkin stopped 31 shots for his third career…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 16 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, Scottie Barnes had 21 points and…