AP National Sports

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina All-American Aliyah Boston has declared for the WNBA draft. Boston announced her choice a day after the Gamecocks fell to Iowa 77-73 in the national semifinals. Boston said choosing South Carolina was the best decision of her life and thanked her family, teammates, coaches and the team’s fans. She

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tommy Novak scored a goal and added three assists to lead the Nashville Predators over the St. Louis Blues 6-1. Luke Evangelista had a goal and two assists; Cody Glass and Colton Sissons also scored; and Juuse Saros made 21 saves for the Predators. Nashville kept

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Caitlin Clark has captured the attention of basketball fans with her historic performance in the NCAA Tournament. Iowa’s sensational guard will try to finish off the unprecedented run she’s led the Hawkeyes on with a championship when they face LSU on Sunday in the title game.

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has taken issue with how her team’s style is characterized, apparently taking aim at Iowa coach Lisa Bluder for suggesting rebounding against the Gamecocks was like “going to a bar fight.” A day after the Hawkeyes ended the undefeated defending national

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Catcher Gary Sánchez agreed to a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants and will report to Triple-A Sacramento. San Francisco’s major league catchers are Roberto Pérez and 2018 first-round pick Joey Bart. Sánchez was a two-time All-Star with the Yankees. The 30-year-old hit .299

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Anthony Rendon says he can’t comment on a video posted on social media that appears to show the Los Angeles Angels All-Star third baseman appearing to swipe at an Oakland fan after the Angels lost to the Athletics on opening day. Rendon held a brief news

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea’s mini-revival looks to be over after a 2-0 loss to Aston Villa put the focus back on manager Graham Potter. Goals from Ollie Watkins and John McGinn at Stamford Bridge made it two games without a win for Potter’s team. Chelsea is now in the bottom half of the Premier League

MADRID (AP) — Carlo Ancelotti says he’s flattered by the reported interest Brazil has in him becoming its next coach but says he remains committed to finishing his current deal with Real Madrid. The 63-year-old Ancelotti is under contract with the Spanish club through the end of next season. “I have a contract and I

ROME (AP) — Inter Milan is in far-from-perfect form with a Champions League quarterfinal game against Benfica coming up. The Nerazzurri were beaten 1-0 at home by Fiorentina for their third straight loss in Serie A on Saturday. Giacomo Bonaventura headed in a rebound early in the second half shortly after Inter center forward Romelu

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Thomas Müller has scored twice and Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund 4-2 to overtake the visitors at the top of the Bundesliga and give Thomas Tuchel a winning start as coach. Bayern capitalized on a shaky performance from Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel on his return from

DALLAS (AP) — Madison Kellione scored seven of her 17 points in the fourth quarter, Dasia Thornton added 13 points and 10 rebounds to help Transylvania beat top-ranked Christopher Newport 57-52 Saturday to win the NCAA Division III women’s basketball championship, the first national title in program history. Kennedi Stacy had eight points on 2-of-14

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — IndyCar champion Will Power has a new contract with Team Penske, and reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson wants an extended deal from Chip Ganassi. Colton Herta split with his race strategist as Andretti Autosport moved Bryan Herta to second-year driver Kyle Kirkwood.

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Scottish boxing great Ken Buchanan has died at the age of 77. Buchanan became the undisputed world lightweight champion in 1971 and won his first 33 fights. His death was announced Saturday in a Facebook post from the Ken Buchanan Foundation. It said Buchanan “passed away peacefully in his sleep this

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo has been suspended one game without pay for head-butting Boston Celtics forward Blake Griffin. Antetokounmpo was ejected from Thursday’s game after the incident, which occurred with 1:25 remaining in the Bucks’ 140-99 blowout loss. Antetokounmpo will serve his suspension Sunday when the Bucks host the Philadelphia 76ers.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two-time All-Star infielder Jake Cronenworth and the San Diego Padres to an $80 million, seven-year contract coverig 2024-30. Cronenworth agreed in January to a one-year contract for $4,225,000 and would have been eligible for free agency after the 2025 season. Cronenworth was primarily at second base the past three seasons but

CHICAGO (AP) — Infielder Luis Urías was placed on the 10-day injured list by the Milwaukee Brewers because of a strained left hamstring, and the team selected the contract of outfielder Joey Wiemer from Triple-A Nashville. Urías was injured in Thursday’s opener, when he went 0 for 4. In 119 games last season, he hit

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Alexis Mac Allister’s 90th-minute penalty sent Brighton to sixth place in the Premier League after a 3-3 draw with Brentford. A thrilling game at Amex Stadium saw Brighton come back on three occasions to deny Brentford the win. But both teams moved above Liverpool in the fight for European places after

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A Florida teenager and an Atlanta woman won the overall men’s and women’s divisions Saturday at a footrace across the longest of 42 highway bridges over water in the Florida Keys. Vaclav “Vance” Bursa, 15, of Big Pine Key, Florida, finished first overall in the annual 7 Mile Bridge Run, posting

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Dominic Solanke scored the winner after teammate Marcus Tavernier’s superb equalizer as Bournemouth moved out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 win over Fulham in the Premier League. Bournemouth jumped four places to 15th, two points above 18th-place Leicester. The Cherries looked to be heading for a third defeat in