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How much do you know about Wimbledon? The Associated Press gets you ready for the grass-court Grand Slam tennis tournament that begins Monday with a quiz about the event and the sport. When was …
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By HOWARD FENDRICH
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6/23/22
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The NHL, NHL Players' Association and NHL Alumni Association are teaming up to get hockey into the NFT marketplace. The organizations announced a multiyear deal Thursday to make Sweet their official …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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6/23/22
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Serena Williams’ competitive preparation for Wimbledon will amount to two doubles matches. A right knee injury to Williams’ doubles partner has led to them withdrawing from the grass-court event …
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6/23/22
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Shohei Ohtani struck out a career-high 13 over eight dominant innings of two-hit ball, and the AL MVP also reached base three times in the Los Angeles Angels’ 5-0 victory over the Kansas City …
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By GREG BEACHAM
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6/23/22
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Oscar Gonzalez tied the game with a two-run single and scored on Owen Miller’s go-ahead sacrifice fly as the Cleveland Guardians rallied for four runs in the ninth inning to stun the Minnesota …
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By MIKE COOK
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6/23/22
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Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 26th and 27th home runs, Jose Trevino delivered a two-run shot that put New York ahead in the eighth inning and the Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4. …
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By DICK SCANLON
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6/23/22
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Brady Slavens’ home run to the deepest part of the park gave Arkansas the lead and the Razorbacks held on for a 3-2 win in the College World Series after Mississippi loaded the bases with none out …
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By ERIC OLSON
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6/22/22
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Oklahoma is heading to the College World Series finals after beating Texas A&M 5-1. David Sandlin held Texas A&M to one run and struck out a career-high 12 in seven innings and Jimmy Crooks’ …
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By ERIC OLSON
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6/22/22
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Commissioner Jay Monahan says the PGA Tour is in an arms race it can't win with LIV Golf when the weapon is Saudi-funded money. His response is to boost prize money in eight elite events and rely on …
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By DOUG FERGUSON
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6/22/22
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This week's Travelers Championship will feature six of the world’s top 15 ranked players, including No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and No. 2 Rory McIlroy. McIlroy, who won the Canadian Open two weeks …
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By PAT EATON-ROBB
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6/22/22
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A person with knowledge of the situation said the Detroit Pistons have agreed to trade Olympic gold medalist Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers, with the biggest part of the return being a …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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6/22/22
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A day after Houston outfielder José Siri called his bat-flip home run celebration against the New York Mets “an error,” he seemingly backtracked by posting a profane tweet that was later …
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN
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6/22/22
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Pitcher Max Fried won his salary arbitration case against the World Series champion Atlanta Braves and was given his $6.85 million request instead of the team’s $6.6 million offer. Teams have a 9-4 …
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6/22/22
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It was just one year ago that Nelly Korda won the Women’s PGA Championship to secure her first major and reach No. 1 in the world. A lot has happened to her since then — both good and bad. Korda …
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By NOAH TRISTER
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6/22/22
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Bans on transgender women in swimming and rugby this week opened the door for track and field to consider following suit in what could turn into a wave of policy changes in Olympic sports. The …
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By EDDIE PELLS
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6/22/22
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Paolo Banchero thinks he should be No. 1. Jabari Smith Jr. is sure he won’t go beyond No. 2. Chet Holmgren would be happy with either. The freshmen have been considered the top three players …
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By BRIAN MAHONEY
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6/22/22
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Swimming has fired the first major salvo against transgender women athletes. That will surely clear the way for other sports to impose similar bans ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. AP Sports …
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By PAUL NEWBERRY
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6/22/22
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San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin returned to the dugout after being sidelined by COVID protocols for 11 games. Melvin says he's been asymptomatic for the last nine days. He went into the …
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6/22/22
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Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh has won the women’s 200 butterfly for her first title at the world swimming championships. The 15-year-old McIntosh set a world junior record to pip the three …
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By CIARÁN FAHEY
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6/22/22
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Fanatics founder Michael Rubin is selling his stake in the company that owns the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils. Rubin is worth an estimated $8 billion, according to Forbes. He wrote on …
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6/22/22
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