UCLA senior Megan Grant has been hearing the comparisons to Barry Bonds since middle school.
Senior right-hander Kelley Crawford powered through a jam in the seventh to save an 8-5 victory Friday for the Serra Padres (4-4 WCAL, 14-6 ov…
San Mateo left-hander Wilson Morales has provided a lot of depth to the Bearcats’ pitching staff this season. In the finest varsity outing to …
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid presumed he had a wretched stomach bug that hit him hard for a day or two on the Philadelphia 76ers' road trip earlier this month in Texas.
PARIS (AP) — Bayern Munich must find a way to stop Paris Saint-Germain winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia when the sides meet in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Tuesday.
LONDON (AP) — Former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will fight for the first time since his involvement in a deadly car crash in December when he takes on Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia in July.
PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique joked that picking his team against Bayern Munich will be like a “lottery” because he finally has a full-strength squad to choose from.
Houston has already won a game to stave off elimination. And now, Phoenix and Denver will look to do the same.
CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh (AP) — Tawhid Hridoy's half-century led Bangladesh to a six-wicket victory against New Zealand to open their T20 international series on Monday.
Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon in a huge moment in sports history. Sawe smashed the men’s world record by 65 seconds in winning the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds. The second-place finisher, Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia, also dipped under 2 hours by crossing the line in 1:59:41 in his first-ever marathon. Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda broke the previous world-record time, set by Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum in Chicago in 2023, by seven seconds in finishing in 2:00:28.
HOUSTON (AP) — Nelly Korda is back to No. 1 in the world and looks every bit the part.
NEW YORK (AP) — Denver's Nikola Jokic was fined $50,000 and Minnesota's Julius Randle was fined $35,000 for their roles in an altercation near the end of Game 4 of the teams' playoff series, the NBA announced Sunday.
Champions League semifinals offer contrast of easy-on-the-eye PSG-Bayern and robust Atletico-Arsenal
The two Champions League semifinals that start this week have a bit of a beauty and the beast contrast.
Vincent Kompany's influence as coach is a key reason Bayern Munich is in the Champions League semifinals. Now Bayern will have to manage without him.
The long wait to stage the British Open again will soon be over for Royal Lytham & St. Annes.
UCLA senior Megan Grant has been hearing the comparisons to Barry Bonds since middle school.
Senior right-hander Kelley Crawford powered through a jam in the seventh to save an 8-5 victory Friday for the Serra Padres (4-4 WCAL, 14-6 overall) at Archbishop Mitty-San Jose.
San Mateo left-hander Wilson Morales has provided a lot of depth to the Bearcats’ pitching staff this season. In the finest varsity outing to date, though, the sophomore served up Design Tech a dose of its own medicine.
Alex Cora was fired as manager of the Boston Red Sox over the weekend.
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish league leader Galatasaray posted on social media about referees and “the evil inside” at halftime of a win against fierce rival Fenerbahce that all-but sealed another title.
Netherlands star Xavi Simons out of World Cup and Tottenham's relegation fight because of ACL injury
Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons will miss the World Cup as well as relegation-threatened Tottenham 's final Premier League games of the season after rupturing the ACL in his right knee.
Ryan Poehling scored 2:29 into overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks pushed Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers to the brink of first-round elimination with a 4-3 victory in Game 4. Jeffrey Viel tied it with 6:29 left in regulation for the Ducks, who rallied from an early two-goal deficit and a third-period hole before taking a 3-1 series lead with their third consecutive victory over the back-to-back Western Conference champion Oilers. The Ducks won when Poehling’s sharp-angled shot reluctantly trickled under goalie Tristan Jarry. An extensive video review revealed no reason to overturn the judgment on the ice that the puck had barely crossed the goal line underneath Jarry’s skate. Game 5 is Tuesday night in Edmonton.
Kevin Durant missed Houston’s win over the Lakers in Game 4 of a Western Conference first-round playoff series with an ankle injury. But afterward coach Ime Udoka said he could return now that the series has been extended. Udoka said Durant has a bone bruise on his ankle that is painful and has limited his mobility, but didn’t rule out his return this season. “Yeah, a possibility for sure,” Udoka said Sunday night.
Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton was ejected in the third quarter of Game 4 against the Houston Rockets after receiving a flagrant foul 2 for hitting Alperen Sengun in the face with his elbow and forearm. A foul was called after Ayton hit Sengun when he had the ball and was heading toward the basket with about 5½ minutes left in the third quarter. The play was reviewed and upgraded to a flagrant foul 2 and Ayton was ejected. The referee announcing the foul called the contact “unnecessary and excessive.”
Amen Thompson scored 23 points, Tari Eason added 20 and the Houston Rockets avoided elimination with a 115-96 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the Western Conference playoff series. Game 5 is Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The Rockets got their first win in the series after falling into a 0-3 hole despite missing superstar Kevin Durant for a third game thanks to a balanced scoring attack. Durant sat out a second straight game with a sprained left ankle after missing Game 1 with a bruised right knee.
MONTREAL (AP) — Brandon Hagel scored his NHL playoffs-leading fifth and sixth goals in the third period and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Sunday night in Game 4 to tie the series.
TORONTO (AP) — Scottie Barnes hit the go-ahead free throws in the final minute and scored 23 points, Brandon Ingram also added 23 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 93-89 on Sunday, tying the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at two games apiece.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid's surprise return only 17 days after having an appendectomy fell flat and did nothing to help the Philadelphia 76ers stay competitive with Boston.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Payton Pritchard made six of Boston’s 24 3-pointers and scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum had 30 points and 11 assists to help the Boston Celtics spoil Joel Embiid’s return from an appendectomy and beat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96 on Sunday night for a 3-1 lead in their…
Sinia Plotz scored to begin each half and Anna Reed finished with 10 saves to lead Southern California to a 10-9 victory over California at the Canyonview Aquatic Center, earning the Trojans a seventh national championship in women’s water polo. It’s the first championship for Casey Moon in his second season as the Trojans head coach. USC last claimed the title in 2021. The fourth-seeded Golden Bears (16-8), looking for their first championship, knocked out defending champion and top-ranked Stanford 13-11 in the semifinals to advance to their second final in three seasons under coach Coralie Simmons — in her 10th season.
Sophia Wilson scored her first goal of the season in stoppage time and the Portland Thorns defeated Angel City 2-1 on Sunday. In the only other National Women’s Soccer League match of the day, the visiting Utah Royals downed the Seattle Reign 3-0. Wilson scored on a left-footed blast into the side netting. It was the first goal of the season after taking all of last year off for the birth of her daughter. Her last goal for the Thorns came on Nov. 1, 2024.
NEW YORK (AP) — Ping-pong and shuffleboard have been removed from the New York Mets clubhouse this season, replaced by a chessboard and cribbage table.
ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Sale shut down the Phillies for the second time in nine days and won his 150th career game as the Atlanta Braves built an early lead and beat Philadelphia 6-2 on Sunday.
With runners on second and third, Lane Thomas delivered a three-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Kansas City Royals over the Los Angeles Angels 11-9 and sweep the series. It was Thomas’ first home run of the season and the first walk-off RBI of his career. Joey Lucchesi took the loss, facing four batters in the final frame. Lucas Erceg earned the win. The Angels held a 7-4 lead when the game was delayed in the bottom of the seventh for severe weather. The Royals had two on and no outs with Bobby Witt Jr. at bat. It resumed after a one hour and 29 minute delay.
Tim Tawa hit a grand slam to highlight Arizona’s six-run seventh inning, Ildemaro Vargas homered to extend his hitting streak to 23 games and the Diamondbacks rallied to defeat the San Diego Padres 12-7 and split the two-game series at Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium. Vargas went 3 for 5 with four RBIs and finished a single shy of the cycle. José Fernández also homered for Arizona. Manny Machado hit two homers for the Padres and Luis Campusano also homered. The teams combined for six home runs, playing at the high-altitude Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said there are plans to return to Mexico.
Trevor Bauer has thrown a no-hitter for the Long Island Ducks against the Lancaster Stormers in the Atlantic League. Bauer allowed just one baserunner in seven innings, striking out seven on 84 pitches. The Ducks won 13-0. The former Cy Young Award winner is trying to revive his career after a 194-game suspension for violating MLB’s domestic violence policy. He was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers in January 2023. Bauer pitched in Japan and Mexico, where he was named the Mexican Baseball League’s pitcher of the year in 2024.
Marco Reus scored two goals, the second one on a penalty kick in the 85th minute to rally the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake. Reus scored from 21 yards out off a free kick to give the Galaxy a 1-0 lead in the 9th minute. Galaxy goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski was charged with an own goal in the final minute of stoppage time, tying it 1-1 at halftime. Marcinkowski saved nine shots for Los Angeles (3-4-3). Rafael Cabral totaled four saves for Real Salt Lake (5-3-1).
PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Monte Coleman, the hard-nosed linebacker who won three Super Bowls with Washington and later coached Arkansas-Pine Bluff to a conference championship, has died. He was 68.
NEW YORK (AP) — Done in by a robot reversal, Brett Baty of the New York Mets became the first batter to have a bases-loaded walk changed to an inning-ending called third strike by Major League Baseball's new challenge system.
AVONDALE, La. (AP) — It was a fantastic finish for the Fitzpatrick family — a mother and father beaming along the 18th green at the TPC Louisiana as their sons celebrated a PGA Tour triumph together.
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Carson Hocevar ensured the Talladega Superspeedway fans who witnessed his first NASCAR Cup Series win would remember it.
HOUSTON (AP) — Spencer Arrighetti allowed one run over seven innings, and Christian Walker homered and drove home a season-high four runs, and the Houston Astros beat New York 7-4 on Sunday to snap the Yankees' eight-game winning streak.
MADRID (AP) — Rayo Vallecano rallied late to draw 3-3 with Real Sociedad on Sunday in a Spanish league match marked by a sudden turn of events after VAR erased a Rayo goal and awarded a penalty kick to Sociedad instead.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 27 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks in his return from a concussion and the San Antonio Spurs took a 3-1 lead in their first-round series against the Portland Trail Blazers with a 114-93 victory on Sunday.
HOUSTON (AP) — Nelly Korda won The Chevron Championship on Sunday with a performance worthy of her return to No. 1 in women’s golf.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was disappointed with how his return from a concussion was handled.
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Retief Goosen won the PGA Tour Champion's Mitsubishi Electric Classic on Sunday at TPC Sugarloaf, 24 years after he took the PGA Tour's BellSouth Classic on the course.
NEW YORK (AP) — Chase Dollander held the Mets to five hits over seven innings in his first start this year, and the Colorado Rockies beat New York 3-0 in a doubleheader nightcap Sunday to complete a three-game sweep that sent the spiraling Mets to their 15th loss in 17 games.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rob Refsnyder's challenge that led to his go-ahead home run was one of eight successful challenges by the Seattle Mariners and St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.
Justin Wrobleski tossed six scoreless innings, becoming the first Dodgers pitcher since 2009 to win his first four starts. Los Angeles defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-0 in the series finale. Wrobleski allowed four hits, struck out six, and walked four. Shohei Ohtani hit an opposite-field home in the seventh, extending the Dodgers' lead to 6-0. The Dodgers lead 5-0 in the sixth, with Dalton Rushing contributing an RBI single. The Cubs struggled to capitalize on opportunities, going 0-for-20 with runners on base. Cubs starter Shota Imanaga gave up five runs in 5 1/3 innings in the loss.

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