Buxton, Farmer hit 3-run homers as Twins top Astros 9-6
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Byron Buxton and Kyle Farmer hit three-run homers to power the Minnesota Twins past the…
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Rays season-opening winning streak at 8, beat A’s 11-0
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays extended Major League Baseball’s best start in 20 years behind…
Continue ReadingAgbaji scores 28, rallies Jazz past Nuggets 118-114
By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ochai Agbaji scored a career-high 28 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 118-114 victory over the…
Continue ReadingNew Colorado coach Deion Sanders already making an impact
By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press BOULDER, Colorado (AP) — New Colorado coach Deion Sanders can’t yet point to any on-field wins in Boulder,…
Continue ReadingTapit Trice wins Blue Grass to qualify for Kentucky Derby
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Tapit Trice edged past Verifying in the stretch and held on to win the $1 million Blue…
Continue ReadingDarin Ruf agrees to minor league deal with Giants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Darin Ruf agreed to a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants, reuniting with his former team six days after he…
Continue ReadingLate-season turnaround propels Lakers to winning record
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers’ victory over the Phoenix Suns was their 42nd win this season and…
Continue ReadingWoods makes cut, last among those still playing at Masters
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods made the cut at the Masters and then it all went downhill from there. Slogging…
Continue ReadingChukwueze nets 2 as Villarreal stuns Madrid 3-2 at Bernabeu
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Samuel Chukwueze has upstaged VinÃcius Júnior by scoring twice in an outstanding…
Continue ReadingConnor McDavid becomes 1st player with 150 points since 1996
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Connor McDavid became the first player in 27 years to reach 150 points in a season when he had a goal and an assist in the…
Continue ReadingOne for the aged: Couples oldest to make cut at the Masters
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Fred Couples became the oldest player to make the cut at the Masters on Saturday when he…
Continue ReadingJackson wins Paris-Roubaix Femmes with late velodrome sprint
ROUBAIX, France (AP) — Alison Jackson won the Paris-Roubaix Femmes after helping a long breakaway survive over the cobbles of the one-day classic,…
Continue ReadingCards pitcher Packy Naughton heads to IL with forearm strain
MILWAUKEE (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Packy Naughton was placed on the 15-day injured list because of a forearm strain. Naughton was to…
Continue ReadingSwanson’s injury a concern as US downs Ireland 2-0
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Emily Fox and Lindsey Horan both scored for the United States in a 2-0 victory Saturday…
Continue ReadingCrosby hits 1,500 point mark in career, Pens beat Red Wings
DETROIT (AP) — Sidney Crosby became the 15th player in NHL history to reach 1,500 career points, scoring two goals and adding an assist in the…
Continue ReadingTigers’ Austin Meadows sidelined by mental health issues
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows has been placed on the 10-day injured list to focus on…
Continue ReadingSwanson injures left knee in US match against Ireland
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Forward Mallory Swanson was carted off the field during the first half of the United…
Continue ReadingRays CF Jose Siri goes on 10-day IL with hamstring injury
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Jose Siri has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring and…
Continue ReadingCyclist Ethan Boyes dies after being struck in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Award-winning cyclist Ethan Boyes died after being struck by a car at a national park in San Francisco, the U.S. Park Police…
Continue ReadingGrizzlies sign Lofton to bolster front-court depth
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies signed forward/center Kenneth Lofton Jr. to a multiyear contract to bolster their front-court depth in…
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