AP-National-Sports

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Larson stepped out of the spotlight during last year’s NASCAR suspension and…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Beloved baseball lifer Ron Washington is finally getting another shot at a World Series title.…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The World Series is shifting to Atlanta and some TV viewers may be offended to see Braves fans…

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Cam Atkinson scored two goals and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3. Claude Giroux, Nate Thompson and…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Collin Sexton scored 26 points, Darius Garland added 16 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers led…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — CJ McCollum had 25 points and Damian Lillard added 20, and the Portland Trail Blazers…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brian White scored and played a role in a Minnesota United own goal in the Vancouver Whitecaps’ 2-1 victory…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Atlanta Braves lefty Max Fried had a stretch in his first World Series start when he looked…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Jose Siri sparked a team whose biggest stars took a while to shine, sending the Houston…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two people familiar with the situation say the Houston Texans and New Orleans Saints were…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Johnny Russell scored twice to extend his goals streak to eight games and Sporting Kansas City beat the LA Galaxy 2-0 on…

By TIM CRONIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — William Nylander scored in overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2…

NEW YORK (AP) — Valentín Castellanos scored on a penalty kick in the 51st minute and New York City FC beat the Chicago Fire 1-0. New York City…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Trae Young scored 31 points and the Atlanta Hawks capitalized on 21 offensive rebounds to hold…

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Damir Kreilach and Albert Rusnák each scored in the final 10 minutes and Real Salt Lake beat FC Dallas 2-1. Kreilach scored…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Fred VanVleet had a season-high 26 points and a career-high 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin Paredes scored in the ninth minute and D.C. United held on for a 1-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls. D.C. United…

By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bam Adebayo had 24 points and nine rebounds to lead the Miami Heat to a 106-93 victory over the…

ATLANTA (AP) — Luiz Araújo had a goal and an assist and Josef Martínez also scored to help Atlanta United beat Inter Miami 2-1 on Wednesday…

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Montrezl Harrell scored 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting and had 11 rebounds in the Washington…

CINCINNATI (AP) — C.J. Sapong and Randall Leal each scored two goals, and Nashville beat Cincinnati 6-3 to clinch a playoff spot. Nashville scored…

By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves, Eetu Luostarinen scored the go-ahead goal and the Florida…

TORONTO (AP) — Substitute Sergio Santos scored on a header in the 77th minute to give the Philadelphia Union a 2-2 tie with Toronto FC on Wednesday…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lucas Zelarayán had a goal and had two assists and Columbus beat Orlando City 3-1 to keep the defending champion Crew’s…