AP-National-Sports

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer James Clarkson of the Houston Dash is the latest National Women’s Soccer League coach to face allegations of…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Lucius Fox and Jazz Chisholm Jr. have become the first pair of Bahamas-born players to…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Zac Gallen pitched six scoreless innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks scored two runs after Max…

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Following a trip to the NCAA Tournament, Akron has extended coach John Groce’s contract through the 2029-30 season. Groce led…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former vice president of the National Basketball Players Association and…

TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Football League is moving its hashmarks closer to the center of the field and will allow teams to take the ball at the…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Puck and player tracking in the NHL has taken major leaps since it was first tested in January 2019. Coaches…

CHICAGO (AP) — Andrew Vaughn hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox stopped an eight-game slide with a…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There was something different about Zach Wilson when the second-year quarterback…

TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Hockey League said Wednesday that Russian and Belarusian players will be ineligible for selection in its July 1 import…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Former No. 1 Naomi Osaka enters the clay-court season with the goal of not being too hard on…

By IAN HARRSION Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora rejoined the team in Toronto after missing the past six games…

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The New York Mets’ hit-by-pitch frustrations boiled over when reliever Yoan López threw a pitch…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool looks like being one European giant too many for Villarreal. A third…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have picked up the fifth-year option on defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons. The Titans announced they…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The Philadelphia 76ers were up 3-0 in their series against the Toronto Raptors just a few days ago. The lead has…

MUNICH (AP) — Eighteen-year-old Danish player Holger Rune has stunned top-seeded Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the BMW…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Melvin Gordon III is returning to the Denver Broncos, but it’s likely that…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The St. Louis Blues are no longer the big, bruising team they were when they won the Stanley Cup in 2019. This…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer The NCAA is looking for a new president. Mark Emmert will step down from the job no later than June 2023.…

by PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks fought hard just to make the playoffs. They battled to the very last second…

CHICAGO (AP) — The United States will play 13th-ranked Uruguay in a June 5 soccer exhibition at Kansas City, Kansas. That completes the schedule…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper threw his support behind struggling head coach Matt…

ATLANTA (AP) — Peyton Manning has set up a scholarship at Georgia Tech honoring former teammate Demaryius Thomas. The NFL receiving great died in…