AP National Sports

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery insists he’s not focusing on his contract, even though his rookie deal is set to expire after the season. He simply wants to be “the best version of myself.” Montgomery is coming off a difficult season in which

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Darwin Nunez has shaded Erling Haaland in their first matchup by scoring Liverpool’s final goal as it beat Manchester City 3-1 in the Community Shield. City, last season’s English Premier League champion, and Liverpool, the FA and League Cup winner, paraded their big summer signings at King Power Stadium in Leicester

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Lowe and Yandy Díaz homered as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-4. The Rays had dropped two consecutive games, getting one run and 10 singles in 18 innings over the stretch. Corey Kluber allowed four runs and eight hits with a

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Sauce Gardner remembers sitting on the plane from Las Vegas after the NFL draft with Garrett Wilson and Jermaine Johnson and thinking it was so perfect. They were forever bonded as first-round picks of the New York Jets and face high expectations.

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Kayvon Thibodeaux and Evan Neal were acquaintances when the New York Giants drafted them with the fifth and seventh picks overall in this year’s NFL Draft. It seems now they’re linked in more ways than one. They are teammates and friends and two big

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees star Aaron Judge became the second-fastest player in major league history to reach 200 career home runs with a two-run drive in the second inning for New York against the Kansas City Royals. The 6-foot-7 slugger, who became the first player in the majors this season to reach 40 homers

By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — New Zealand cyclist Ellesse Andrews has turned her fortunes around in stunning fashion at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after being stripped of a silver medal and fined. Andrews shocked Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell in the women’s sprint at the Lee Valley velodrome by reeling in

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Daniil Kvyat’s anguishing absence from racing will finally end Sunday at Indianapolis. The promising Russian with the Formula One résumé qualified 36th for the NASCAR Cup Series road course race, his first start since late 2020. The 28-year-old posted three podium finishes in seven years on

WASHINGTON (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have traded shortstop Edmundo Sosa to the Philadelphia Phillies for left-hander JoJo Romero and will activate shortstop Paul DeJong off the taxi squad. DeJong was an All-Star in 2019 but demoted to Triple-A Memphis in May after hitting .130 with one home run in 24 games. The 28-year-old

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Darwin Nunez has shaded Erling Haaland in their first matchup by scoring Liverpool’s final goal as it beat Manchester City 3-1 in the Community Shield. City, last season’s English Premier League champion, and Liverpool, the FA and League Cup winner, paraded their big summer signings at King Power Stadium in Leicester

By CHARLES O’BRIEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nostalgia is again taking over in the Bronx as Old-Timers’ Day has returned to Yankee Stadium for the first time since 2019. This time it looked a little different. The New York Yankees called off the annual playful reunion game because too many of the retired

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alexander Rossi snapped a 49-race losing streak that dated all the way back to the 2019 IndyCar season by winning at one of his favorite tracks. Rossi won Saturday on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where his 2016 victory in the 100th running

WASHINGTON (AP) — Breanna Stewart made four free throws in the final 12 seconds and finished with 18 points and Seattle used a big second-half run to beat the Washington Mystics 82-77 and clinch a berth in the WNBA playoffs. Seattle took sole possession of fourth in the league standings — a game ahead of

By JEREMY REISMAN Associated Press ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have challenged running back D’Andre Swift to fight through the bumps and bruises and play through all 17 games in 2022. He was injured in each of his first two seasons, but is healthy now and expected to be one of Detroit’s

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer New Zealand skipper Peter Burling won one fleet race and finished second in the other two to take the lead in the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix Plymouth.  It was the best day yet in Burling’s two seasons in tech tycoon Larry Ellison’s global league, which is contested in

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Busch is getting antsy about not having a contract next season. NASCAR’s only active driver with multiple Cup championships has been unable to extend his deal with Joe Gibbs Racing because the team is still seeking a sponsor for Busch. But he said Saturday

By JEREMY REISMAN Associated Press ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have challenged running back D’Andre Swift to fight through the bumps and bruises and play through all 17 games in 2022. He was injured in each of his first two seasons, but is healthy now and expected to be one of Detroit’s

SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain (AP) — Remco Evenepoel has won his second San Sebastián Classic after the young Belgian pulled away from the pack on the final climb. The Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider dropped last challenger Simon Yates with around 45 kilometers to go. Pavel Sivakov was second to finish almost two minutes later and Yiesj