AP-National-Sports

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Representatives for the league and union paused exchanging formal proposals and instead held…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer With Russian troops encircling the capital of Kyiv, more than 60 athletes from Ukraine and elsewhere sent an open…

MADRID (AP) — Spanish media reports say former Wales forward and coach John Toshack is in intensive care in a Barcelona hospital. Toshack has been…

LONDON (AP) — Tomas Soucek has boosted West Ham’s push for a Champions League spot by clinching a 1-0 Premier League victory over Wolverhampton.…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored his fifth goal in three matches as Barcelona kept momentum with…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Several issues remain a day after Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich handed over the “stewardship…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Khalid Thomas had a career-high 27 points as Portland State edged past Idaho State 73-69 in overtime. Tarik Cool led the Bengals…

DHARAMSALA, India (AP) — Shreyas Iyer struck his third consecutive half-century as India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in their third and final…

LEEDS, England (AP) — Marcelo Bielsa has been fired by Leeds after another heavy loss dropped the team to within two points of the Premier League…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — FIFA drew a swift backlash from European nations for not immediately expelling Russia from…

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Vladimir Putin has temporarily lost his most senior official position in world sports. The International Judo Federation…

IRVINE, Calif. — Dawson Baker registered 18 points as UC Irvine narrowly defeated Long Beach State 77-72. Joel Murray led the Beach with 20…

HONOLULU — Bernardo Da Silva had 14 points off the bench to lead Hawaii to a 62-50 win over Cal State Bakersfield. Shawn Stith led the Roadrunners…

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk and Tyler Toffoli each had two goals and an assist, and the Calgary Flames beat the Minnesota Wild 7-3.…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The invasion of Ukraine could further undermine Russia’s status as an elite sports dynasty, which already has…

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist and the Boston Bruins beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1…

LOGAN, Utah — Kendle Moore had a season-high 23 points as Colorado State topped Utah State 66-55. RJ Eytle-Rock led the Aggies with 14 points and…

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored in the third period to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the…

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ AP Sports Writer ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Rafael Nadal said earlier in the week that he´s not very aware of his career…

By STEVE MIMS Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Drew Peterson scored 20 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 11.5 seconds…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jay Heath hit four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting and Arizona State gave up a 14-point…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Tommy Kuhse had 14 points and six rebounds and No. 23 Saint Mary’s beat No. 1 Gonzaga…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Bryce Fowler scored 26 points as Sacramento State topped Eastern Washington 81-75. William FitzPatrick added 20 points for…

By MICHAEL KELLY The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Monte Morris hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 28 seconds left, Nikola Jokic had 18 points, 11…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Hanging with the Arizona Wildcats for one half wasn’t going to cut it for Colorado…