AP National Sports

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Manchester City has agreed to sign Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund. City is bringing in one of the world’s…

By The Associated Press The Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks will have two preseason matchups at Abu Dhabi in October. This will mark the NBA’s…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche are the first NHL team to advance this postseason, and the…

By STEPHEN WADE and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Backers of Sapporo’s push to host the 2030 Winter Olympics have gotten…

By The Associated Press Justin Verlander and the Astros try for their eighth straight win when they visit Joe Ryan and the first-place Twins in a…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his first grand slam in professional baseball on a two-homer night, and the…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carlos Rodón matched his season high with 12 strikeouts in six innings and the San…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks came within one out of three-hit shutout for the Chicago Cubs, who beat the…

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Naylor hit a tying grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning and a three-run homer in the…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Coming off a challenging stretch of games mostly filled with setbacks and one unimaginable defeat, the…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry converted eight free throws over the final 45.7 seconds on the way to 32…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin scored the game-winning goal with 7:58 left, and the Colorado…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Rasmus Andersson scored Calgary’s first power-play goal since early in the playoff opener,…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Ketel Marte hit a go-ahead solo homer, Daulton Varsho and Christian Walker each added two hits and…

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Colin Moran homered in his third straight at-bat, Brandon Drury and Kyle Farmer each hit a…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sam Reinhart tied it late in regulation, Carter Verhaeghe scored his second of the game in…

By The Associated Press Justin Verlander and the Astros try for their eighth straight win when they visit Joe Ryan and the first-place Twins in a…

DETROIT (AP) — Paul Blackburn threw 6 2/3 strong innings to improve to 4-0 as the Oakland A’s shutout the Detroit Tigers 2-0 to snap a…

BY WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists to become the sixth player in NHL history to reach 200…