AP-National-Sports

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A bill to keep transgender women and girls in Louisiana from competing on college and K-12…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Lesia Tsurenko is a professional tennis player from Ukraine who is trying to carry on with her…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall says “in a perfect world” franchise icons…

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Denmark beat Canada for the first time in a 3-2 upset win at the world ice hockey championship. Sebastian Dahm’s 29 saves…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has signed former St. Bonaventure shooting guard Dominick Welch. The Crimson Tide announced the signing of the…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — LSU’s Dylan Crews and Auburn’s Sonny DiChiara are co-Southeastern Conference players of the year while Tennessee’s…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nick Foles is reuniting with Frank Reich. That combination helped the Philadelphia Eagles win…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Three NCAA baseball tournament spots have been clinched and conference tournaments this week will determine the other…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press the Washington Commanders have procured land in…

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — Newly elected Hall of Famer David Ortiz knows he’s got to enjoy life every day after his…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — USA Swimming has set the dates for the 2024 Olympic trials, which will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The…

By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri refused to buckle in the face of death threats, racial slurs, a…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka’s return to the French Open ended in the first round with a straight-set loss to…

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics point guard and Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart was ruled out for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against…

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund is reappointing Edin Terzić as coach for next season, entrusting the former interim manager to take…

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Luge’s governing body said it plans on bringing races back to North America for the first time in nearly three years,…

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia captain Marek Hamšík is retiring from international soccer. The 34-year-old playmaker made his international…

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund has signed midfielder Salih Özcan from Bundesliga rival Cologne. Dortmund says the the 24-year-old…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Teenager Ansu Fati has been called up for Spain’s national team again after a long injury layoff.…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Kylian Mbappé’s decision to reject Real Madrid and commit to Paris Saint-Germain for three more seasons marks…

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — AC Milan wasn’t expected to win the scudetto. It has young players and ageing forwards and a…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Ryan Blaney may frame that window net from his No. 12 Ford. It’s the one he…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Justin Thomas wrapped his arms around the 27-pound Wanamaker Trophy after winning his second…

By The Associated Press First, Albert Pujols. Then, Yadier Molina. Anyone else want to pitch for St. Louis this season? First-year manager Oliver…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The Boston Red Sox needed a winning streak like this. Their slow start was exacerbated by the fact that the…

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Cody Simpson will be swimming rather than singing at the next Commonwealth Games. He was part of the entertainment…