AP National Sports

By LUIS RUIZ Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kimberly García won the first gold medal Friday in Eugene and the first medal ever for Peru in…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kayla McBride scored a season-high 28 points, Sylvia Fowles had 22 points and 12 rebounds and the Minnesota Lynx beat the…

By The Associated Press The All-Star Game festivities start in earnest with the Futures Game, where some of the best prospects in Major League…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brandon Boston Jr. had 22 points and eight rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers used a 32-9 fourth quarter to beat the Utah Jazz…

By The Associated Press Defender Malik Tillman was loaned Friday to Scotland’s Glasgow Rangers from Bayern Munich for the 2022-23 season.Rangers…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — International doping authorities approved special exemptions for seven Ukrainian athletes, allowing them to compete in world…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball agreed to pay minor leaguers $185 million to settle a federal lawsuit…

By POPPY CARTLEDGE Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Four-time Pro Bowl guard Richie Incognito has retired after a turbulent 15-year NFL…

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — All four former British Open champions who won their titles on the Old Course…

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Second round of the British Open at a…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Corey LaJoie won more races in a NASCAR regional series season than Chase Elliott just 10 years…

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Key hole at the British Open on…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Javelin competitor Yiselena Ballar Rojas has defected from the Cuban team for the 2022 world championships. That’s…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Tiger Woods made an early and emotional departure from the British Open at St.…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Never mind that she got passed at the end of her last sprint around the track. Or ended up…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and Pro Bowl left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. failed to reach a…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Alex Palou had to fight for every opportunity on his rise through open-wheel racing, and that probably makes…

ATLANTA (AP) — Darren Eales is leaving Atlanta United to become the chief executive officer of Newcastle United in the Premier League in England.…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — While thrilled to have signed two-time Stanley Cup champion Ondrej Palat in free agency, Devils…

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Thirty women who had accused the Houston Texans of turning a blind eye to allegations that their…

By The Associated Press Auston Trusty was loaned to second-tier Birmingham City from Arsenal for the 2022-23 season before the 23-year-old defender…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer Max Scherzer misses hitting. He misses pitching to pitchers. And yet the New York Mets right-hander is just…

By The Associated Press The Panthers suffered their second straight five-win season under coach Matt Rhule in 2021, leaving him on the hot seat as he…

NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Miller will umpire at home plate in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. This will be the…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Shortly after last year’s Olympics, the urine samples of some six dozen athletes came back…

By ENOCK MUCHINJO Associated Press BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe and the Netherlands have advanced to the T20 World Cup in October after they…

NEW YORK (AP) — The G League Ignite said Friday that the team has struck a multiyear deal to relocate to Henderson, Nevada. The Ignite had been…

By The Associated Press The Pittsburgh Steelers return to training camp at Saint Vincent College for the first time in three years with plenty of…

By The Associated Press The Houston Texans look to Davis Mills as their answer at quarterback after finally moving on from Deshaun Watson in a trade…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Tiger Woods removed his cap a few strides from Swilcan Bridge, knowing Friday might be…

SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — Former world champion Mads Pedersen produced a powerful burst of speed in a three-man sprint to claim his first stage…

By The Associated Press Talk of the New England Patriots returning as an AFC juggernaut post-Tom Brady was a bit premature. After a seven-game win…

LONDON (AP) — England women’s coach Sarina Wiegman has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss their match against Northern Ireland on Friday…

CHICAGO (AP) — The second game of the New York Mets’ four-game series at the Chicago Cubs has been postponed by rain. It was rescheduled for a…

By The Associated Press Saints new head coach Dennis Allen enters training camp with a roster that has been fortified at several key spots since…

By The Associated Press Tom Brady cited “unfinished business” as one of the reasons for ending a brief retirement, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers…

By The Associated Press With 14-year starter Matt Ryan now in Indianapolis, a quarterback competition will be the highlight of the Atlanta Falcons…

By The Associated Press With several big-name additions on both sides of the ball, the pressure will be turned up on coach Nick Sirianni this season…

By The Associated Press The Chicago Bears are entering a new phase after general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus took over for the fired…

By The Associated Press The Detroit Lions are kicking off their second training camp with coach Dan Campbell. The Lions look as if they should be…

By The Associated Press The Browns went all-in on controversial quarterback Deshaun Watson. They don’t yet know if it will pay off. As…

By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A late-season collapse kept the Indianapolis Colts out of last season’s playoffs. They…

AUGSBURG, Germany (AP) — German Bundesliga club Augsburg says it has called off a friendly match with Qatari club Al-Duhail after criticism from…

By The Associated Press Two-time reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers will be getting accustomed to plenty of new receivers as the Green Bay Packers open…