Month: May 2022

GIRONA, Spain (AP) — Home favorite Adri Arnaus finally won a dramatic playoff to beat Oliver Bekker at the Catalunya Championship and claim his first European tour win. Arnau is from Barcelona in northeast Spain and has often played on the course. He trailed overnight leader Bekker by seven shots at the start of the

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had his second career postseason triple-double to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 101-89 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. The Greek Freek scored 24 points with 13 rebounds and 12 assists.  Jrue Holiday had 25 points

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LEEDS, Ala. (AP) — Pato O’Ward picked up his first win of the IndyCar season with a bold pass on Rinus VeeKay at Barber Motorsports Park. The Mexican went outside of the pole-sitter following pit stops to seize control of the race and earn his third career victory.

GIRONA, Spain (AP) — Home favorite Adri Arnaus has won a six-hole playoff to beat Oliver Bekker at the Catalunya Championship and claim his first European tour win. Arnau is from Barcelona in northeast Spain and has often played on the course. He trailed overnight leader Bekker by seven shots at the start of the

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The Kentucky Derby leads off the first Triple Crown season in decades without the chance of Bob Baffert officially winning one or more of the three races. Baffert’s absence while suspended shadows over the race, particularly because two horses he trained for a significant period of time are among

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have criticized Wimbledon’s decision to exclude players from Russia and Belarus from taking part in this year’s tournament following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The two tennis greats said Sunday that Wimbledon had acted unfairly. The prominent players affected include reigning U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev,

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin and Aaron Ekblad both practiced on Sunday. Those are excellent developments for the Washington Capitals and Florida Panthers. All signs point to Ovechkin being in the lineup for Game 1 of an Eastern Conference first-round series against the Panthers on Tuesday night

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins will begin their first-round playoff matchup with the New York Rangers without Tristan Jarry. Head coach Mike Sullivan says Jarry will likely not play in Games 1 and 2 when the series opens in New York. Sullivan characterized Jarry as “day to day” and did not rule Jarry turning

MADRID (AP) — Novak Djokovic says he is “heartbroken” for his former coach Boris Becker after the tennis great was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison in Britain for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt. The 54-year-old Becker coached Djokovic for three years starting in December

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer After two straight trips to the Stanley Cup semifinals, there were high expectations this season for the New York Islanders. There was also the excitement of finally moving into their long awaited new home. However, an early season slump and a COVID-19 outbreak on the team put the

LONDON (AP) — Headers from defenders Gabriel and Rob Holding have nudged Arsenal closer to a return to the Champions League with a 2-1 victory at West Ham in the Premier League. The goals from corners in each half provided an instant response to Tottenham beating Leicester 3-1, ensuring Arsenal retained its two-point lead in