AP-National-Sports

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Juan Yepez homered and Miles Mikolas pitched seven strong innings, leading the St. Louis…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Orlando Arcia hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Atlanta Braves a…

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins were leading 2-0 in Game 5 of their first-round series against the New…

BOSTON (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks are still alive in the NBA playoffs, but star Giannis Antetokounmpo is already joking about his plans for next…

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears added depth at wide receiver, agreeing to a deal with free agent Dante Pettis. The 26-year-old Pettis…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins had their game suspended when a severe thunderstorm…

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer The Atlantic Coast Conference is mulling a change to its football scheduling model that could include the elimination…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres say manager Bob Melvin had prostate surgery. The team had no further details and likely won’t have any…

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Zach Logue pitched seven scoreless innings in his second major league start and the Oakland…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe set a Florida postseason record with a five-point night and the Florida…

By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Juan Soto and Nelson Cruz homered as the Nationals sent Mets right-hander Tylor Megill to the…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Bobby Portis made a putback off Giannis Antetokounmpo’s missed free throw with 15 seconds left,…

CHICAGO (AP) — Dana Evans scored 15 points, Rebekah Gardner added 14 and the Chicago Sky cruised past the New York Liberty 83-50. Chicago led 36-17…

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Filip Chytil scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the New York Rangers…

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Rookie Rhyne Howard scored 21 points, including five of Atlanta’s 13 3-pointers, and the Dream held off the Los Angeles…

By The Associated Press The Cleveland Guardians are dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak that has sidelined manager Terry Francona and several of the…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Wake Forest has fired women’s basketball coach Jen Hoover, parting ways with the former Demon Deacons player…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Alfonso Rivas hit a tiebreaking two-run single against his hometown team in the eighth inning,…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The biggest day on the NFL calendar for social media departments at the 32 teams isn’t a game, the draft or the start…

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brandon Crawford homered, leading Alex Cobb and the San Francisco Giants past Colorado 7-1 for…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic has earned a second straight NBA Most Valuable Player trophy to…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Rhys Hoskins homered for the third straight game and provided all of Philadelphia’s offense with the…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee Board of Parole member says Lorenzen Wright’s ex-wife should not be granted early release from a 30-year…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Kevin De Bruyne did a pretty good impersonation of future Manchester City teammate Erling Haaland with a four-goal…

ROME (AP) — Inter Milan remains on course for a league and cup double as it beat Juventus 4-2 in the Italian Cup final. Ivan Perišić scored twice…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A former athletic trainer for the Chicago White Sox is alleging in a lawsuit that he was fired by…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — After the Denver Broncos were rendered spectators on the first night of the NFL…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid has secured a Champions League spot for the 10th straight season after defeating…