AP National Sports

TORONTO (AP) — Brayden Point scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-3 in the opening game of the teams’…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Marcus Semien and Adolis Garcia hit three-run homers to lead the Texas Rangers to a 12-2…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani homered on the 100th anniversary of the original Yankee Stadium, following Babe…

By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts was placed on the paternity list, keeping him out of…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland couldn’t change what happened in a disappointing playoff debut. On Tuesday…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Igor Shesterkin stopped 27 shots, Chris Kreider scored two power-play goals and the New York…

By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The New York Mets are down another starting pitcher after placing right-hander Carlos Carrasco…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Dean Kremer pitched impressively into the seventh inning and Austin Hays singled home the…

CHICAGO (AP) — The White Sox lost a bid for a combined no-hitter when the Philadelphia Phillies’ Brandon Marsh hit a double off left-hander Aaron…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Rafael Leão isn’t quite ready to relinquish his slalom title to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. It…

MIAMI (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a go-ahead three-run homer and the Miami Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2. Jorge Soler had three hits…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 29 points and an emphatic dunk to end a clinching late run and the Boston Celtics…

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Taylor Walls homered twice and drove in four runs and rookie Taj Bradley dazzled in his second…

MIAMI (AP) — San Francisco Giants left-hander Alex Wood has exited his start against the Miami Marlins in the third inning because of a a strained…

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Jeffrey Springs was placed on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani homered at Yankee Stadium, 100 years to the day that Babe Ruth hit the first home…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors had gone 27 consecutive playoff series during the Stephen Curry…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Nobody scored more clutch points this season than De’Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings. And his late-game…

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Hard-throwing right-hander Hunter Greene and the Cincinnati Reds agreed to a $53 million,…