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The NBA regular season had no shortage of moments that stood out. LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and became the NBA's all-time scoring leader. Donovan Mitchell and Damian Lillard each had …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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4/10/23
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Scoring was up in the NBA this season, to a level not seen in more than a half-century. NBA teams averaged 114.7 points per game. That’s the ninth-highest figure in the league’s 77 seasons and …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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4/10/23
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The Tampa Bay Rays are on such a roll, the only question is which of their stats is most impressive. They’re the first team to start 9-0 since the 2003 Kansas City Royals. They’ve scored the most …
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By NOAH TRISTER
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4/10/23
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Paolo Banchero's rookie year with the Orlando Magic is over. In the sixth and final installment of his rookie diary with The Associated Press, Banchero talks about his plans for the summer and how …
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By PAOLO BANCHERO
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4/10/23
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Phil Mickelson will never again receive the sort of adulation that once shadowed his every step. Too many missteps along the way. But give Lefty credit. He sure LIVened things up on Sunday afternoon …
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By PAUL NEWBERRY
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4/9/23
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The Boston Bruins have broken the NHL record for wins in a season after beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 behind David Pastrnak’s hat trick that got him to 60 goals for the first time in his …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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4/9/23
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Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert threw a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson during a timeout in the second quarter against New Orleans. Anderson and Gobert had a heated discussion before Gobert …
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By DAVE CAMPBELL
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4/9/23
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Brooks Koepka struggled on a long day at the Masters, beginning with the conclusion of a third-round postponed by weather and ending with a final-round collapse. The four-time major champion shot 75 …
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By DAVE SKRETTA
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4/9/23
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The Baltimore Ravens have agreed to a one-year contract with receiver Odell Beckham Jr. The Ravens announced the move Sunday. The 30-year-old Beckham did not play last season following ACL surgery. …
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4/9/23
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Philadelphia had the league's leader in points per game this season in Joel Embiid and assists per game in James Harden. And the 76ers were also the league's most accurate team from 3-point range and …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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4/9/23
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Golden State is in the playoffs. LeBron James is heading to the play-in tournament. And the Minnesota Timberwolves lost Rudy Gobert to a fight with a teammate, then won a fight to improve their …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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4/9/23
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The Golden State Warriors set an NBA record by scoring 55 points in the first quarter on their way to a 157-101 rout of the Portland Trail Blazers in their regular-season finale to secure the sixth …
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4/9/23
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Two people familiar with the decision say Stephen Silas won’t return as coach of the Houston Rockets next season. Silas wrapped up his third season with the team when the Rockets beat the Wizards …
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN
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4/9/23
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Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey has stepped down after the team lost to to Chicago Bulls to end the 2022-23 season. Casey will move to a role in the franchise’s front office. The Pistons ended …
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4/9/23
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The Tampa Bay Rays matched the best start to a major league season in 20 years, routing the Oakland Athletics 11-0 for a 9-0 record as Drew Rasmussen combined on a one-hitter and Brandon Lowe hit a …
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By MARK DIDTLER
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4/9/23
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Arsenal’s traveling fans were in dreamland with their team leading 2-0 at Anfield after just 28 minutes. But the Premier League leaders were left clinging on for a point as Liverpool blew the title …
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By JAMES ROBSON
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4/9/23
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Forward Mallory Swanson has a torn patella tendon in her left knee, leaving her chances of playing for the United States in this summer’s Women’s World Cup in doubt. Swanson was carted off the …
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By ANNE M. PETERSON
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4/9/23
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The early success of the G League team in Mexico City has fans hoping one day Mexico can be the home of an NBA expansion franchise. It's a longshot but that hasn't dampened the optimism. When NBA …
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By CARLOS RODRÍGUEZ
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4/9/23
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Brooklyn’s Mikal Bridges kept his ironman streak alive, starting his 83rd game of the season before committing a foul and immediately checking out of the game. Bridges was the only starter to play …
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By BRIAN MAHONEY
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4/9/23
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Sinead Farrelly has returned to soccer after retiring more than six years ago. Allegations from Farrelly and Mana Shim in 2021 touched off a misconduct scandal that rocked the National Women's Soccer …
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By ANNE M. PETERSON
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4/9/23
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