St. Louis 0 2 0—2 Dallas 0 0 0—0 First Period_None. Penalties_Harley, DAL, (hooking), 12:55. Second Period_1, St. Louis, Kostin (Barbashev), 9:02. 2, St. Louis, Bortuzzo (Walker, Laferriere), 14:31. Penalties_MacEachern, STL, (cross checking), 18:57. Third…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis manager Mike Shildt tried to find the right words to describe Jack Flaherty’s one-hit effort over eight innings. “He was stellar. He was impressive,” Shildt said. “You can throw…

TORONTO (AP) — Jordan Binnington used to fly under the radar during his summer training. But after a head-turning, seemingly-out-of-nowhere rookie season capped by a Stanley Cup victory, those days are long gone for the…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dakota Hudson is a big fan of Marcell Ozuna’s arm. Ozuna drove in four runs and threw out a runner at home plate from left field, leading the St. Louis Cardinals…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ryan Braun still stands out at opportune times for the Milwaukee Brewers. “I’m not as good as I was,” the 35-year-old said. “But in big moments, I’m the guy still.” Braun…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yasmani Grandal is making the most out of his consistent playing time. Mike Moustakas and Grandal homered to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Saturday night.…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Ramsey arrived for the season in the back of an armored truck , sending a clear message to the Jacksonville Jaguars about his worth. It would be fitting if he…

NEW YORK (AP) — The New England Patriots are one of nine 2-0 teams in the NFL. Sunday looks like a favorable matchup, too. The Patriots have maintained their dominating position at the top of…

NEW YORK (AP) — The new television season hasn’t begun yet, but the football season has, and it’s carrying the networks in the interim. Four NFL games finished among the Nielsen company’s top 12 shows…

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — J.R. Reed plays for one of the nation’s powerhouse programs, where the competition begins as soon as you step on campus. No problem. Family time prepared him well for what it…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Guatemalan man convicted of drunken driving in a crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and his Uber driver has been sentenced to an additional 42 months in prison for…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vázquez was arrested Tuesday on multiple felony charges, including statutory sexual assault, soliciting a child and pornography, and was placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball. Vázquez…

BOSTON (AP) — For the first time in more than three decades, there was a “Yaz” patrolling left field in a big-league game at Fenway Park. San Francisco’s Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of Red Sox legend…

NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton will be back with the New York Yankees on Wednesday or Thursday, hoping to salvage an injury-decimated season. Stanton has been limited to nine games this year and will…

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians’ postseason chances have been dealt another blow — second baseman Jason Kipnis has a broken right hand. Kipnis will need surgery on the fractured hamate bone, the same injury that…

Winnipeg 0 0 0—0 Edmonton 1 1 0—2 First Period_1, Edmonton, Neal (Persson, Klefbom), 15:48. Penalties_None. Second Period_2, Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins (Klefbom, Persson), 19:44. Penalties_Bouchard, EDM, (slashing), 7:45. Third Period_None. Penalties_Cave, EDM, (tripping), 9:32. Shots on…

Vancouver 0 0 2 1—3 Calgary 1 1 0 0—2 First Period_1, Calgary, Gaudreau (Lindholm, Brodie), 7:30. Penalties_Gawdin, CGY, (hooking), 2:28; MacEwen, VAN, (boarding), 2:52; Keppen, VAN, (hooking), 12:29. Second Period_2, Calgary, Frolik (Bennett), 15:02.…

St. Louis 0 2 0—2 Dallas 0 0 0—0 First Period_None. Penalties_Harley, DAL, (hooking), 12:55. Second Period_1, St. Louis, Kostin (Barbashev), 9:02. 2, St. Louis, Bortuzzo (Walker, Laferriere), 14:31. Penalties_MacEachern, STL, (cross checking), 18:57. Third…

Florida 0 0 0—0 Nashville 1 0 0—1 First Period_1, Nashville, Dauphin (Salomaki), 3:14. Penalties_Greco, FLA, (high sticking), 0:24; Fabbro, NSH, (tripping), 4:51; Lochead, FLA, major (high sticking), 7:50; Granlund, NSH, (tripping), 12:15. Second Period_None.…

Boston 0 1 2 0—3 New Jersey 0 1 2 1—4 First Period_None. Penalties_Zboril, BOS, (slashing), 4:40; Boqvist, NJ, (holding), 15:46; Ritchie, BOS, (too many men on the ice), 19:40. Second Period_1, Boston, Steen (Lauko,…

NEW YORK (AP) — That LeBron James jersey could get a little more expensive. Companies that make clothing and shoes for the National Basketball Association players are in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s escalating…

BEIJING (AP) — Kobe Bryant went to China for the first time in 1998, making the trip to Beijing to help operate an instructional basketball clinic for about a dozen kids. The local coaches working…

BEIJING (AP) — Marc Gasol looked to the sky as confetti fell, some sticking to his massive shoulders, and then cradled and kissed the giant golden chalice that goes to the World Cup champions. He’s…

BEIJING (AP) — FIBA will look at adjusting travel demands on teams at the next World Cup, after this tournament in China led to many complaints about the distances that nations participating in the knockout…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan is adding two partners to the Charlotte Hornets’ ownership group. Gabe Plotkin, founder and chief investment officer of Melvin Capital, and Daniel Sundheim, founder and chief investment officer of…