AP National Sports

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former soccer star Robinho has been ordered to hand over his passport while Brazilian judicial authorities determine if he…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s defenders chased ballhandlers and used their length to disrupt…

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Garnet Hathaway scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the NHL-best Boston Bruins…

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carter Hart made 29 saves, Scott Laughton scored and the Philadelphia Flyers won their third…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ushba Tesoro has produced a remarkable run to come from the back of the field under jockey Yuga Kawada and win…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Alexander Knappe overtook fellow German Nick Bachem and will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Jonsson Workwear…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy had to play some of their best golf just to reach the…

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — NASCAR’s first road course race of the season at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Diamond Miller scored 14 of her 18 points in the final two quarters as second-seeded…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Miami is putting its reputation as a football school on the back burner. Basketball is now…

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer Teenage striker Evan Ferguson isn’t getting carried away after scoring his first goal for his national team. The…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Cincinnati has hired former Memphis coach Katrina Merriweather as its new women’s basketball coach. She…

By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Retired Formula One champion Nelson Piquet has been ordered by a Brazilian court to pay…

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State has hired longtime Sam Houston coach Jason Hooten to try to restore a program that was shut down in the…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Mexico has declared its desire to host the Summer Olympics in 2036 or 2040 and says it already has most of the sports…

MUNICH (AP) — New Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel has acknowledged he faces a challenging start to his new job after his surprise hiring Friday…

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Shoma Uno prevailed in a quad showdown in the free skate to become the first Japanese man to defend his title at the figure…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tyrese Hunter scored 19 points and second-seeded Texas rolled to an 83-71 victory over…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 33 points and the Chicago Bulls dominated the short-handed Portland…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 21 points to help fifth-seeded Louisville beat No. 8 seed Mississippi…