AP National Sports

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer MONACO (AP) — Charles Leclerc positioned himself to reclaim the Formula One championship lead from reigning champion Max Verstappen by winning the pole for the Monaco Grand Prix. Leclerc was already atop the leaderboard Saturday when a crash by Sergio Perez stopped the session with about 30 seconds

LONDON (AP) — The sale of Premier League club Chelsea to a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly is expected to be completed Monday. The club says in a statement that “a final and definitive agreement was entered into last night” to sell to the Boehly and Clearlake Capital consortium. The price

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer PARIS (AP) — Thousands of soccer fans are descending on Paris to see Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the Champions League final. There are milestones at stake in the Stade de France. Carlo Ancelotti is looking to become the first coach to win European club football’s top

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indy 500 is back at full force and expects a crowd of nearly 300,00 for Sunday’s race. The release of thousands of colorful balloons to kick off the Indianapolis 500 was paused this year because of environmental and wildlife impact concerns. But all the other

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Matt Frey had three hits and drove in four runs, Riley Bertram had four hits with three RBI and fifth-seeded Michigan defeated top-seeded Maryland 15-8 in the Big Ten Tournament. It was the second-straight game that ended after midnight for the Wolverines, who play the winner of Iowa-Penn State on Saturday

HOOVER Jordan Beck drove in two runs and four pitchers combined on a six-hitter to give top-seeded Tennessee a 5-2 win over fourth-seeded LSU in the SEC Tournament. Beck had an RBI triple in the first inning before scoring on a wild pitch and drew a bases-loaded walk in the second. That was enough for

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alejandro Kirk scored on an error by right fielder Juan Lagares in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Kirk led off the ninth with a single to center against Raisel Iglesias and advanced

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ethan Gourson and Kyle Karros had back-to-back RBI singles in the 10th inning and third-seeded UCLA stayed alive in the inaugural Pac-12 Tournament with a 9-7 win over sixth-seeded Cal. The Bruins forced extra innings on the scorching night with the game in the upper 90s most of time, with two

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Rookie right-hander Graham Ashcraft earned his first victory with six strong innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat San Francisco 5-1 following a political protest by Giants manager Gabe Kapler and a scuffle between Tommy Pham and Joc Pederson. Kapler refused to take the field for the national

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson said Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham slapped him prior to Friday’s series opener over a dispute about their fantasy football league. While the Giants warmed up in the outfield, Pham confronted Pederson and smacked him in the face before the pair

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Ejgayehu Taye of Ethiopia bested world record holder Letesenbet Gidey in the 5,000 meters at the Prefontaine Classic. Taye surged on the final lap to win in a meet record and personal best 14 minutes, 12.98 seconds, ahead of fellow Ethiopian Gidney. Taye’s time was the best on American soil and

By PAUL HODOWANIC Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jorge Polanco homered in a four-run first inning and Carlos Correa hit a go-ahead homer in the fourth to power the Minnesota Twins to a 10-7 win over the Kansas City Royals. Bobby Witt Jr. finished a double shy of the cycle for the Royals, who have

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Edwin Ríos and Mookie Betts hit back-to-back homers in the second inning, Trea Turner added a solo shot in the sixth and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 on Friday night. It was the second win for the Dodgers, who had a season-high

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wil Myers drove in Manny Machado with a shattered-bat single in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Friday night. Machado came in with an NL-best .357 average. He started the winning rally with a leadoff walk against

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Andy Ibañez singled off Athletics closer Dany Jiménez with two outs to drive in a pair of runs, and the Texas Rangers scored three runs in the ninth inning to win for a second consecutive night, beating Oakland 8-5 on Friday night. A day after

SEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 13 of her 29 points after the third quarter, Jewell Loyd finished with 21 points and the Seattle Storm gave up a 16-point second-half lead before beating the New York Liberty 79-71 in overtime. Stewart made 6 of 8 from the free-throw line in the final 2 minutes of

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Rookie Julio Rodríguez hit the first of Seattle’s four home runs off Houston ace Justin Verlander, and the Mariners thumped the Astros 6-1. Rodríguez, Kyle Lewis, Ty France and Taylor Trammell all went deep off Verlander, tying his career-high for most homers allowed in a start.

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Kyle Lowry listened politely while Jimmy Butler shared the credit for Miami’s Game 6 victory until his fellow All-Star took the humility too far and called his 47-point, elimination-avoiding performance “decent.” “It’s (expletive) incredible,” Lowry corrected him, apologizing for his language to the TV cameras in

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ross Chastain, who led for just four laps, got an assist from Grant Enfinger on the final lap to win the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 in double overtime at Charlotte Motor Speedway for his fourth career NASCAR Trucks Series victory. Enfinger finished second, Nemechek third, Eckes came in fourth and