AP National Sports

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer NBA players officially began participating in games that were scheduled to celebrate and honor the life of Dr.…

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has called on Novak Djokovic to return to his native country…

OBERHOF, Germany (AP) — Madeleine Egle of Austria was the winner of a World Cup women’s luge race on Sunday. It was her series-best fifth victory…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Rafa Benitez has been fired as Everton manager following a 2-1 loss to Norwich in the Premier League that…

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — German sleds swept the medals in the women’s World Cup bobsled finale of the season Sunday. And Elana Meyers…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — Matt Kuchar finds the PGA Tour’s guideline on requiring releases to play conflicting events…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The Copa del Rey match suspended after an object was thrown from the stands resumed behind closed…

ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria (AP) — Italian skier Federica Brignone saw a gutsy run rewarded with the victory in the fifth women’s World Cup…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Lucas Braathen soared from 29th place after the first run to score a stunning win in a…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Novak Djokovic’s attempt to play in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated for COVID-19 has come to an…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Tre Armstrong made 10 of 11 from the free-throw line and finished with 28 points to help California Baptist beat Utah…

HONOLULU — Jerome Desrosiers had 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead Hawaii to a 79-56 win over UC San Diego. Toni Rocak led the Tritons with 20…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Marcus Shaver Jr. scored 18 points, Naje Smith added 14 and Boise State beat New Mexico 71-63. Jaelen House had 21 points…

PHOENIX — Gabe McGlothan had 11 points and 11 rebounds to lead Grand Canyon to an 80-59 win over Tarleton State. Tahj Small led the Texans  with…

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The New England Patriots have plenty to improve upon if they intend to close the gap…

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Jed Morgan has made his fourth tournament as a professional a memorable one. Morgan dominated his rivals at the…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia after losing a bid to stay in the country to…

By GIDEON RUBIN Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jake Guentzel scored 37 seconds into overtime, Luis Domingue had 40 saves in his season…

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Josh Norris scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal as the Ottawa Senators tallied five times in the third period to…