AP-National-Sports

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant and Stephen Curry are two of the NBA’s most entertaining players. If…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes are among the contenders looking to get over the…

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby is moving closer to normalcy after two years of upheaval amid COVID-19…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer The Beijing Winter Olympics closed just over two months ago and the focus now turns to awarding a host city for the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Hollingshead broke a scoreless tie with a goal in the 82nd minute, José Cifuentes scored in the final minute of full time…

By The Associated Press Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has hit five home runs in his last five games, part of a surge that’s helped New York win nine…

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Brinae Alexander is joining the Maryland women’s basketball team as a graduate transfer. The 6-foot Alexander was…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Luis Arraez and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a one-year contract worth $2,125,000, avoiding a salary arbitration…

DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jorge Polanco drove in four runs with a pair of doubles, Carlos Correa had his fourth…

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Steven Alker is now the man to beat on the PGA Tour Champions. One week after he threw away a chance to win, Alker shot…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed during a game in December 2020 and hasn’t…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yadiel Hernandez drove in a career-high five runs with three hits as the Washington…

CHICAGO (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani says he expects to play Monday, a day after making an early exit because of tightness in his…

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Walker Buehler pitched five scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the…

By MICHAEL KELLY The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Kyle Freeland tossed seven strong innings for his first win of the season, and the Colorado…

By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Triston McKenzie threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the…

GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Kelsie Whitmore played left field and batted ninth for the Staten Island FerryHawks on Sunday, becoming the first woman to…

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer The Tampa Bay Lightning begin their quest for a third consecutive Stanley Cup championship on the road against…

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Jordan Lyles pitched six gritty innings, Rougned Odor homered in a six-run sixth and the…

By ALAN SAUNDERS Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Musgrove struck out eight over seven solid innings and the San Diego Padres beat the…

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Acura continued its dominance at Laguna Seca in the IMSA sports car series as Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque teamed to…

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Jon Rahm is a winner again and it wasn’t easy. Rahm has won the Mexico Open with a 69 in the final round at…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Klay Thompson hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 36 seconds left, and the Golden State…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets reliever Sean Reid-Foley has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a partially torn elbow ligament that will…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — For most of Game 1 of their second-round series opener against Milwaukee, the Celtics did pretty…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid’s players went back to training after celebrating the club’s latest…