AP-National-Sports

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — An enlarged spleen, a blood clot and a steady dose of blood thinners kept…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Trey Lance took the practice field this week for the San Francisco 49ers in a far…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Roman Abramovich’s 19-year ownership of Chelsea is ending after the British government…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Joc Pederson homered three times and drove in a career-high eight runs, including a tying…

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Carter Holton threw six shutout innings to lead No. 8 seed Vanderbilt to a 3-1 victory over No. 9 seed Mississippi in the…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Corbin Burnes outlasted Blake Snell in a showdown of recent Cy Young Award winners and Tyrone…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The new Tokyo stadium used at last year’s Olympics is being looked at as a venue for the track…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer A person with direct knowledge of the agreement tells The Associated Press that North America’s top…

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his second goal of the game with 3:27 left in regulation, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Trevino hit a game-ending single in the 11th inning, fulfilling a dream of his father who…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Noah Syndergaard pitched eight innings of four-hit ball in his longest appearance since…

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Trevor Story and Christian Vazquez each hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs as the…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 30 points and 14 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks avoided being swept with a…

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Danny Jansen hit a three-run homer and a solo shot, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also went deep and the…

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Colby Halter drove in Ty Evans with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning and No. 7 seed Florida rallied last in a…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and Kyle Tucker led the offense with a three-run…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sonny Gray compiled a season-high 10 strikeouts over seven sharp innings, carrying the…

DALLAS (AP) — The start of the second half of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals was delayed 16 minutes because of rain leaking through the…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Aerial Powers scored 18 points, 12 of them at the free-throw line, and the Minnesota Lynx held off the New York Liberty 84-78.…

By The Associated Press Healthy for much of this season, the AL-leading Yankees are suddenly dealing with injuries to several key players. All-Star…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Leadoff batter Angel Zarate reached base five times, scoring four runs, to spark No. 8 seed North Carolina to a 9-2 victory…

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mookie Betts homered twice on a night he was originally supposed to have off, and the Los…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Brooke Seay two-putted for birdie on the 18th hole to beat Kaleigh Telfer and Stanford…

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Frank Schwindel homered twice in a game for the first time in his career, Marcus Stroman…

CHICAGO (AP) — Candace Parker had 16 points, six rebounds and seven assists, Azura Stevens added 15 points, and the Chicago Sky beat the Indiana…

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Joe singled home the tiebreaking run in the top of the 10th inning and the Colorado…

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Copp had a goal and two assists, and Frank Vatrano and Adam Fox each had a goal and an…