AP National Sports

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Elías Díaz homered and drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning single, and the Colorado…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ezequiel Duran hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4…

PHOENIX (AP) — Suns guard Chris Paul has a left groin strain and the team says his status is considered “day to day” as Phoenix tries to climb…

MIAMI (AP) — Bryce Elder outpitched NL Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara by throwing seven innings of three-hit ball and the Atlanta Braves…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Joe Pavelski became the oldest player ever with a four-goal game in the NHL playoffs, and did it…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Harold Ramírez homered and drove in two runs to lead the Tampa Bay Rays over the…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and keyed the run the New York Knicks needed just in time to…

TORONTO (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves, Matthew Tkachuk had three assists and the Florida Panthers survived a squandered two-goal lead to…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Andrew Benintendi robbed Carlos Correa of a homer and hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning,…

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Connor Wong hit two homers, including a tie-breaking solo shot in the eighth, to help the Boston Red…

By BYRON KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Call hit a two-run double during a three-run seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Joel Embiid’s began the long process toward NBA MVP as a towering soccer prospect in Africa who never picked up…

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State cornerback Charles Brantley has withdrawn from the transfer portal, team spokesman Ben Phlegar said…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer A 5,000-mile-long flotilla of seaweed stretching from Africa to the Gulf of Mexico is slowing the boats in the…

DETROIT (AP) — The New York Mets and Detroit Tigers were rained out on Tuesday night. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — New York Mets star pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are returning to the mound in Detroit…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Wayne visited the World Series champion Houston Astros Tuesday…

LONDON (AP) — Fulham defender Tim Ream is scheduled to have surgery on his fractured right arm on Wednesday. The United States international…

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Oilers-Golden Knights NHL playoffs series opens Wednesday in Las Vegas. It features an…

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rockies right-hander Germán Márquez have Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of the season. The surgery has not been…