AP-National-Sports

By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish rebounded from the shortest outing of his career by dominating into the seventh…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Kyle Busch slipped past the spinning cars of Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe to steal…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 16 rebounds and the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks…

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jared Spurgeon scored his second goal of the game 1:05 into overtime to send the Minnesota…

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s 20-year-old phenom Roki Sasaki almost did it again. A week after pitching the first perfect game in Japanese professional…

By The Associated Press Freddie Freeman faces the Braves in Los Angeles for the first time since leaving the World Series champions for a $162…

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Boston expects to be without multiple unvaccinated players for an…

By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Victor Olofsson and Tage Thompson each scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres beat the…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a four-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with a 9-1 victory.…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ismael Tajouri put Los Angeles FC ahead for good in a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City. LAFC improved to 5-1-1 and Sporting KC…

By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Ty France hit a three-run homer, rookie starter Matt Brash took an odd no-hitter into the sixth…

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikola Jokic is a finalist to win a second straight NBA MVP award, along with two-time winner Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel…

By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Spieth hit a 56-foot shot from a greenside bunker to 7 inches and beat…

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Seiya Suzuki hit his fourth home run, extending an impressive start to his major league career, and…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum made a layup at the buzzer on a pass from Marcus Smart to give the Boston Celtics a…

By ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyrone Taylor hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to give Milwaukee a cushion, and the…

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Randy Arozarena doubled twice and finished with three hits as the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Chicago…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mike Trout left the Los Angeles Angels’ 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers after being hit in his left hand by a pitch, but…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Matt Polster scored the deciding goal in a 2-1 win for the New England Revolution over Charlotte. After the win, the…

By ALAN SAUNDERS Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Chavis drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates came…

NEW YORK (AP) — Valentin Castellanos became New York City FC’s first player with a four-goal game, and Real Salt Lake was sent to its worst…

MIAMI (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. tripled, doubled and drove in three runs, and the Miami Marlins beat Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Alek Manoah struck out six over six innings to win his second straight start, Lourdes Gurriel Jr.…

KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Michael Wacha pitched five shutout innings in his Fenway Park debut with Boston and Trevor Story drove in…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Thairo Estrada drove in four runs, Alex Wood continued San Francisco’s superb starting pitching…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Rougned Odor broke a scoreless tie with a two-run single in the eighth inning, and the…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels say three-time AL MVP Mike Trout is day to day and X-rays were negative after he was hit on his left…