AP-National-Sports

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Gabriel Jesus is increasingly used as a man for the big occasion for Manchester City…

By The Associated Press Mets ace Max Scherzer is pitching back in his hometown, starting a three-game series at St. Louis. Scherzer is trying to…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thomas Bordeleau scored the only goal in a shootout and the San Jose Sharks rallied late for a…

By PETER FINNEY JR. Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 16 of his 30 points in the third quarter and the New Orleans Pelicans…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Getzlaf finished his 17-year career spent entirely with the Anaheim Ducks in a 6-3…

MONTREAL (AP) — Erik Haula scored twice and the Boston Bruins beat Montreal 5-3 Sunday night as the Canadiens paid tribute to the late Guy Lafleur.…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eric Lauer struck out a career-high 13 over six innings, Christian Yelich hit a sacrifice fly…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Adam Lowry, Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor all scored in a span of 3:21 in the third period to help the Winnipeg Jets beat…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos each had two goals and two assists, Andrei Vasilevskiy…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nasa Hataoka ran away with DIO Implant LA Open on Sunday at Wilshire Country Club to open the LPGA Tour’s two-week run in the…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 13 of his 36 points in a dominant second quarter and the Miami Heat beat the…

MONTREAL (AP) — Montreal fans chanted the late Guy Lafleur’s name Sunday night before Canadiens took the ice to play the Boston Bruins. The…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin was injured in the third period of the Washington Capitals’ 4-3 shootout…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Jesse Winker capped an 11-pitch at-bat with a broken-bat single that scored Adam Frazier, and the…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jo Adell hit a grand slam, Shohei Ohtani scored the go-ahead run on a bases-loaded walk, and…

By The Associated Press Mets ace Max Scherzer is pitching back in his hometown, starting a three-game series at St. Louis. Scherzer is trying to…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Danny Musovski’s game-winning goal led Los Angeles FC to a 2-1 victory over Cincinnati. After the victory, LAFC moved to 6-1-1,…

NEW YORK (AP) — Utah center Rudy Gobert was fined $25,000 by the NBA for using profanity during a televised interview. Gobert made his comments…

NEW YORK (AP) — Gabriel Pereira scored the game-winning goal in New York City FC’s 5-4 victory over Toronto. Following the victory, NYCFC…

By JAY PARIS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Cody Bellinger homered twice and drove in four runs, leading Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Cole Irvin and three relievers combined on a four-hitter, Stephen Piscotty homered in…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Tylor Megill threw 6 2/3 impressive innings, Francisco Lindor got two hits and the New York Mets…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Ross Chastain surged into the lead as he closed in on the checkered flag Sunday at…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Dillon Peters keyed a solid performance by Pittsburgh’s bullpen and Kevin Newman had two hits to…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets aren’t fazed. They realize no team has ever won four elimination games…