AP National Sports

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run, and Mike Trout added a solo shot while getting three…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Granada has been relegated from the Spanish league after missing a second-half penalty kick which…

By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Anderson hit a three-run homer and then put a finger to his lips to silence the booing fans,…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Ryan Blaney had to go two extra laps after thinking he had already won NASCAR’s…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Scott Dixon used a breathtaking run of more than 234 mph to post the fastest Indianapolis…

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist, Igor Shesterkin stopped 43 shots, and the New York…

By CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gio Urshela hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning to complete Minnesota’s…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Heat were embarrassed in Game 2, losing home-court advantage in their Eastern Conference…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The Florida Panthers are on the brink of getting swept out of the second round of the playoffs by the back-to-back…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Francisco Lindor broke a scoreless game with a single in the sixth inning, Taijuan Walker and three…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Ukrainian flag Oleksandr Zinchenko used to wipe away the tears also inspired…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Lane Thomas hit two RBI doubles and the Washington Nationals broke out of their hitting slump…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jimmie Johnson used fast hands to wrestle his car out of a sideways slide that seemed…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Candace Parker finished with her second career triple-double and the Chicago Sky pulled away in the second half to beat the…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a leadoff home run and José Urquidy tied a career high with 10 strikeouts to…

By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Muncy’s two-run fielding error in the bottom of the 10th capped a wild late-inning…

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Franchy Cordero hit a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the surging…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Joey Votto hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and the Cincinnati Reds held on to beat the…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Wisdom and Frank Schwindel hit consecutive homers against Ian Kennedy in the eighth inning,…

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed veteran defenseman Mark Giordano to a two-year contract extension. The average annual value of…