AP-National-Sports

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer U.S. women’s hockey star Amanda Kessel is joining the Pittsburgh Penguins for an executive management program…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Comparison shopping and face-to-face contact with college prospects returned to the…

ISTANBUL (AP) — Top-seeded Elise Mertens has retired from her opening match at the clay-court Istanbul Championship because of a leg injury. The…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — The president of the Italian Tennis Federation says five-time champion Novak Djokovic can come to Rome…

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Russian and Belarusian tennis players have been banned from competing at this year’s Wimbledon…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — These are Jimmy Butler’s three highest-scoring games in a Miami uniform: 40 points against…

BIELEFELD, Germany (AP) — German club Arminia Bielefeld has fired Frank Kramer as coach in a last-ditch attempt to stave off Bundesliga relegation.…

DUBLIN (AP) — Six Nations champion France will begin its title defense at the 2023 tournament by playing Italy in Rome before facing Ireland the…

SYDNEY (AP) — World swimming powers Australia and the United States will contest a Duel in the Pool competition in August. It’s the first…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty announced that they would be the first team in WNBA history to drop…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Paschal and Haskell Garrett count themselves among the lucky ones. They understand only…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 37 points, CJ McCollum added 23 and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado homered for the second consecutive game, Joe Musgrove pitched into the seventh…

By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Fried looked right at home, opening with five perfect innings while pitching the Atlanta…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick says the team needs a significant…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Scott Reedy had his first career two-goal game and the San Jose Sharks snapped a 10-game…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif (AP) — Seth Brown hit a two-run double in the sixth inning, Cristian Pache made another…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Adam Gaudette scored the shootout winner in the fifth round and the Ottawa Senators beat the Canucks 4-3,…

By LUKE OLSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Robbie Ray pitched six strong innings to win his home debut for Seattle, Eugenio Suárez hit a…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Phillip Danault scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and the Los Angeles…

MONTREAL (AP) — Cam Talbot had his third shutout of the season to help the Minnesota Wild to a 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Talbot made 26…

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — C.J. Cron hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 23 points and handed out 10 assists as the Memphis Grizzlies looked…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jo Adell tied a career-high with three hits and Kurt Suzuki and Brandon Marsh drove in two runs…

By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Aleksander Barkov had his third career hat trick, leading the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 overtime…

CHICAGO (AP) — Wander Franco hit his first homer of the season, a two-run bomb to left-center in the third inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on…