Everton lifts survival hopes with win over lackluster United
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton has gained a huge win in its fight for survival and further damaged Manchester United’s top-four hopes with a…
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Golovkin beats Murata to become unified middleweight champ
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Gennady Golovkin has become the unified world middleweight champion after a ninth-round stoppage of Japanese fighter Ryota…
Continue ReadingEx-Texas QB Casey Thompson embraces fresh start at Nebraska
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has not officially named its starting quarterback but all indications point…
Continue ReadingMarquez downplays win chances in return to Texas, starts 9th
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Marc Marquez is back to racing after his latest bout with injuries and vision problems with…
Continue ReadingScott Hamilton to cycle 444 miles in cancer fundraiser
By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer Figure skating icon Scott Hamilton will sit atop a bike and cycle 444 miles in the Erase the Trace, a five-day ride…
Continue ReadingMasters Day 2: All eyes on Scheffler, wind as weekend looms
By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The weekend couldn’t come soon enough for players at the Masters. They really had only two…
Continue ReadingPeña homers with parents watching, Astros thump Angels 13-6
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jeremy Peña hit his first major league home run while his parents were being interviewed on…
Continue ReadingLakers snap 8-game skid with 120-101 win over Thunder
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stanley Johnson scored a season-high 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped their…
Continue ReadingBowman leaving Wisconsin to play closer to his Detroit home
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Guard Lorne Bowman is leaving Wisconsin’s program to play somewhere closer to his Detroit home. Bowman played 22 games this…
Continue ReadingManaea brilliant on mound, Padres top Diamondbacks 3-0
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — San Diego newcomer Sean Manaea was brilliant on the mound through seven no-hit innings, Jurickson…
Continue ReadingLeclerc takes pole position for F1 Australian Grand Prix
By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc claimed his second pole position of the year with a…
Continue ReadingNBA-best Suns overcome 17-point deficit in 4th to beat Jazz
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Devin Booker scored 33 points and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns overcame a 17-point deficit…
Continue ReadingJones overtakes Gibbs at Martinsville; pit-road fight ensues
By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Brandon Jones overtook Ty Gibbs on the last lap of a two-lap sprint to the finish and…
Continue ReadingPeralta’s single in 8th ends no-hit bid by San Diego Padres
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s David Peralta has lined a leadoff single in the eighth inning, ending another no-hit…
Continue ReadingLindor plunking overshadows Scherzer’s return; Mets top Nats
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A benches-clearing interruption after Mets star Francisco Lindor was hit by a pitch…
Continue ReadingAvalanche edge Jets 5-4 in OT for 5th straight win
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Cale Makar scored a power-play goal 2:42 into overtime to lift the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche to a 5-4 victory over…
Continue ReadingBlue Jays use historic opening day comeback to beat Rangers
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays…
Continue ReadingDoncic has 39 points, 11 rebounds, 16th tech in Mavs’ win
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 39 points, 11 rebounds and his 16th technical foul of the season for the Dallas…
Continue ReadingRobert Thomas scores in overtime, Blues beat Wild 4-3
By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robert Thomas scored at 1:27 of overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 4-3 victory over the…
Continue ReadingToppin scores 35, Knicks rout Wizards 114-92
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Obi Toppin scored a career-high 35 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Washington Wizards…
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