AP-National-Sports

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mitch Garver is a catcher who can hit, which is why the Texas Rangers acquired him.…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shaedon Sharpe’s first Summer League with the Portland Trail Blazers is over. The No. 7 pick in last month’s NBA draft has…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Ons Jabeur is nicknamed the “Minister of Happiness” for her exuberance on and off…

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea will be without N’Golo Kante and Ruben Loftus-Cheek for preseason games in the United States because they do not meet the…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Max Homa loves links golf so much he decided to play two courses in one day.…

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — The Netherlands has opened its Women’s European Championship title defense by drawing with Sweden 1-1. It took Jill…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Belgian rider Wout van Aert won the eighth stage of the Tour de France in Switzerland. Two-time defending champion…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators have re-signed Filip Forsberg to a $68 million, eight-year contract with an $8.5 million annual…

SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Max Verstappen comfortably won the sprint race from pole at the Austrian Grand Prix while Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — As “unexpectable” and “unbelievable” as Elena Rybakina found her Wimbledon…

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Diede de Groot of the Netherlands closes in on compatriot Esther Vergeer’s records…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tom Kidd won the first British Open at St. Andrews. Zach Johnson won the most recent on the Old Course. Those…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Greg Norman once talked about playing in the British Open next week. Now he…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods returns to St. Andrews for the British Open with plenty of memories. Some of them are not related to the…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff ultimately sees Lewis Hamilton and George Russell’s crashes as a…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — How well do you know history of golf’s oldest championship? Try this trivia quiz…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The British Open is the final major of the year. It’s a chance for Scottie…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run homer off Sergio Romo in the 11th inning, and the Seattle Mariners…

By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts hit a tying sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, just missing a grand slam, and Will…

BOSTON (AP) — Josh Donaldson hit a three-run homer in a four-run first inning, Matt Carpenter homered among three hits in his first start in left…

By JACK SOMMERS Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Kris Bryant had his first multi-homer game of the season, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 6-5…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado hit a three-run homer hours after he was named the NL starter at third base for…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Despite his prominence as Japan’s longest serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe may have enjoyed his…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Kemar Lawrence, Luis Amarilla and Franco Fragapane scored second-half goals and Minnesota United beat the…

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif (AP) — José Urquidy allowed four hits over a career-high eight innings to win his third straight…

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alec Bohm hit two solo home runs, Zack Wheeler outpitched Adam Wainwright and the Philadelphia…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — José Cifuentes scored two goals and Cristian Arango got the eventual game-winner late in the…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. and Matt Olson homered off Erick Fedde, rookie Michael Harris II went 4 for 4,…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager hit a tiebreaking three-run homer and the Texas Rangers reached the…