AP National Sports

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider and Tyler Motte each scored twice and the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3. Kaapo Kakko and Artemi Panarin also scored, Mika Zibanejad had three assists and Barclay Goodrow and Adam Fox each had two to help the Rangers

By CHARLES GARDNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bobby Portis had 27 points and 13 rebounds, starting in place of the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks wrapped up the top seed in the NBA playoffs, beating the Chicago Bulls 105-92 on Wednesday night. Antetokounmpo was ruled out before the game because of right

By BILL TROCCHI Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young returned after missing one game with the flu and scored 25 points and 16 assists and the Atlanta Hawks buried shorthanded Washington 134-116. With the win, the Hawks achieved a modest milestone as they prepare for the postseason. The Hawks (41-39) ended a streak of

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Malcolm Brogdon scored 29 points and hit two late free throws to help the Boston Celtics hold on for a 97-93 win over the Toronto Raptors. With Milwaukee’s win over Chicago, Boston (55-25) secures the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.  Jaylen Brown added

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Immanuel Quickley scored 39 points, one shy of his career high, and Quintin Grimes had a career-high 36 in the New York Knicks’ 138-129 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. Obi Toppin added 32 points and the Knicks shot 52%. Mitchell Robinson finished with 14

BRAMPTON, Ontario (AP) — Alex Carpenter scored twice and the United States beat Japan 7-1 on Wednesday to open group play in the women’s world hockey championship. Also in Group A, Ann-Renee Desbiens made 11 saves and two-time defending champion Canada beat Switzerland 4-0 in the night game. Earlier in Group B, Jenniina Nylund had

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 26 points and the Brooklyn Nets moved to the verge of a playoff spot by beating the Detroit Pistons 123-108. Former Pistons guard Spencer Dinwiddie shot 1 for 10 from the floor but matched his career high with 16 assists for the Nets (44-36),

SEATTLE (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was called for pitch clock violations on the mound and at the plate Wednesday, as the Los Angeles Angels’ two-way star made more major league history. Starting against the Seattle Mariners, Ohtani was hit with a violation in the top of the first inning while working against Cal Raleigh. Angels

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes and the firm the franchise hired to develop a new arena project near Sky Harbor International Airport have filed a $2.3 billion notice of claim against the city of Phoenix for alleged breach of contract. The claim, a precursor to a lawsuit,

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Baltimore Orioles top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez struck out five in five innings and exited his big league debut in a tie game against two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom and the Texas Rangers. Rodriguez settled down after needing 30 pitches to get

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer The SailGP global league will make its Los Angeles debut as well as return to New York during Season 4, which will feature 12 regattas on four continents. The expanded schedule will feature four regattas in the United States starting with the season opener off Chicago’s Navy Pier June

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Andrés Giménez scored on pinch-hitter Will Brennan’s groundout for the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, Steven Kwan followed with an RBI single and the Cleveland Guardians held off the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon. Two innings after the A’s scored four runs in the eighth

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Marvin Jones moved his wife and five children from Miami to San Diego and planned to sign with an NFL team on the West Coast. The receiver said Wednesday he could not resist an opportunity to play in Detroit again for a franchise that

By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Shohei Ohtani held Seattle to one run in six innings and drove in a run at the plate, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Mariners. Ohtani (1-0) kept the Mariners scoreless after allowing a run in a bumpy first inning, finishing his

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Considering Bobby Wagner never wanted to leave his adopted home in the first place, the chance at a return to Seattle was immediately at the top of his wish list when he unexpectedly became a free agent again. Wagner returned to Seattle when he signed a

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer John Elway, who had a hand in all three of the Lombardi Trophies glistening in the Denver Broncos’ trophy case, no longer has any formal ties to the team he defined for more than four decades. Elway’s contract as an outside consultant to George Paton, his hand-picked successor

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Jung hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom got his first victory in the American League as the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2. DeGrom retired the first 12 batters he faced and finished with 11

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Marcus Rashford led Manchester United to its first Premier League win in six weeks as Erik ten Hag’s team overcame Brentford 1-0 to move back into the top four. Winning the English League Cup in February underlined the progress overseen by Ten Hag this season but United has failed to win

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole outpitched Aaron Nola in a marquee matchup, Gleyber Torres had three hits and two RBIs and the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2. Torres also stole two bases and is hitting .421 with six RBIs and five steals. Jose Trevino added

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A top group of NASCAR team owners skipped a meeting with series officials with the two sides at an impasse over permanent charters. The charters are a key plank in the business model of the stock car series. Fearing the meeting would be “hijacked”