Columbus 1 1 1—3 St. Louis 1 2 2—5 First Period_1, Columbus, Lilja (Dubinsky, Dano), 12:29. 2, St. Louis, Schwartz (Borgman, Schenn), 13:29. Penalties_Borgman, STL, (holding stick), 14:05; Milano, CBJ, (high sticking), 15:13; Kostin, STL,…

St. Louis 2 0 1 1—4 Winnipeg 1 1 1 0—3 First Period_1, St. Louis, Kostin (Blais), 5:32. 2, St. Louis, Edmundson (Kostin, Blais), 12:11. 3, Winnipeg, Ehlers, 12:49. Penalties_Kostin, STL, (holding), 15:23. Second Period_4,…

St. Louis 1 0 1—2 Washington 0 1 2—3 First Period_1, St. Louis, Poganski (Fabbri), 13:37. Penalties_Hagelin, WSH, (hooking), 5:08; Bozak, STL, (holding), 7:04. Second Period_2, Washington, Gudas (Leason, Ovechkin), 7:15. Penalties_Oshie, WSH, (slashing), 0:58;…

St. Louis had better dig in for its repeat bid. The defending Stanley Cup champion Blues will have their hands full in the Western Conference, which seems to have a slew of contenders. And, every…

Getting swept in the first round wasn’t enough to knock the Tampa Bay Lightning off the mountaintop. After finishing 21 points ahead of everyone else during the 2018-19 regular season, the Lightning are again Stanley…

CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals celebrated the franchise’s first postseason berth in four years with a champagne toast in the visitor’s clubhouse. It was another sweet finish. Goldschmidt hit a…

CHICAGO (AP) — Yadier Molina and Paul DeJong homered on Craig Kimbrel’s first two pitches in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals handed the reeling Chicago Cubs their fifth straight loss with a…

CHICAGO (AP) — Yadier Molina trotted around the bases while his teammates celebrated in the dugout. Paul DeJong lost his voice because he was screaming so much. It was one wild party for the St.…

A look at what’s happening around the majors today: TEXAS ONE-STEP The Astros can clinch a third straight AL West title with a win over the Angels or a loss by Oakland. Houston has won…

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves clinched their second straight NL East title as Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his 41st homer in a 6-0 win over San Francisco on Friday night that eliminated the Giants…

A look at what’s happening around the majors Saturday: TEXAS ONE-STEP The Astros can clinch a third straight AL West title with a win over the Angels or a loss by Oakland. Houston has won…

CHICAGO (AP) — Yadier Molina and the St. Louis Cardinals are taking charge of the NL Central by grinding out tough, ugly wins. And bouncing back after absorbing some unpleasant blows. Molina overcame a painful…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers gave away everything but the game. Jimmy Garoppolo threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Dante Pettis with 1:15 remaining and the 49ers overcame five turnovers to…

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Allen takes pride in staying calm during big moments, reminding himself on every play that it’s just football and he doesn’t have to do anything spectacular to have success at…

SEATTLE (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater threw two touchdown passes in his first start in place of Drew Brees, New Orleans also scored TDs on defense and special teams, and the Saints beat the Seattle Seahawks…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Antonio Brown went on a Twitter rant on his first NFL Sunday without a team, announcing he was done for good with the league that exiled him. Even though, he claimed,…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Daniel Jones era is off to a rousing start for the New York Giants. The rookie quarterback threw for 336 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for two TDs,…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Seth Mejias-Brean got a sports drink shower at home plate after hitting his first career walkoff home run, leading to a beer shower in the clubhouse for Rod Barajas after…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hyun-Jin Ryu and Will Smith showed Sunday that with a little care and attention, all relationships can blossom. The NL Cy Young Award candidate and the rookie catcher were a dynamic…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics didn’t seem too concerned after a lopsided defeat to the Texas Rangers prevented them from adding to their lead in the AL wild-card race. Tampa Bay’s loss to…

A look at what’s happening around the majors Monday: WRIGHT CALL After completing its first four-game sweep at Wrigley Field since 1921, NL Central-leading St. Louis sends Adam Wainwright to the mound for the opener…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Nelson Cruz signed with the Minnesota Twins this past offseason, he made a few predictions. He was confident he would get to 400 career home runs this year, and he also…

Pittsburgh 1 1 0 0—2 Detroit 0 2 0 1—3 First Period_1, Pittsburgh, Dumoulin (Tanev, Blueger), 5:43. Penalties_Ehn, DET, (hooking), 1:08; Mantha, DET, (interference), 18:00; Marino, PIT, (unsportsmanlike conduct), 18:00. Second Period_2, Detroit, Bertuzzi (Larkin,…

Columbus 1 1 1—3 St. Louis 1 2 2—5 First Period_1, Columbus, Lilja (Dubinsky, Dano), 12:29. 2, St. Louis, Schwartz (Borgman, Schenn), 13:29. Penalties_Borgman, STL, (holding stick), 14:05; Milano, CBJ, (high sticking), 15:13; Kostin, STL,…

TORONTO (AP) — The reality of what the new women’s pro hockey union was launching didn’t resonate with Brianne Jenner until she came out of the locker room and saw the crowd — many of…

Anaheim 0 1 2 0—3 Arizona 1 1 1 0—4 Arizona won shootout 2-0. First Period_1, Arizona, Bunting (Chaput, Ekman-Larsson), 12:09. Penalties_Del Zotto, ANA, (interference), 1:42; Ekman-Larsson, ARI, (hooking), 4:24; Larsson, ANA, (high sticking), 9:44;…

Boston 0 1 1 0—2 Chicago 1 1 0 1—3 First Period_1, Chicago, Strome (DeBrincat, Kane), 3:14 (pp). Penalties_Fitzgerald, BOS, (hooking), 2:01. Second Period_2, Boston, Fitzgerald, 3:23. 3, Chicago, Saad (Wedin), 18:37. Penalties_Carpenter, CHI, Penalty…

The NBA’s board of governors was unanimous Friday in its approval of a plan to stiffen potential penalties for tampering with players and employees under contract with other clubs, hoping for increased compliance in existing…

USA Basketball has kept its No. 1 spot in the FIBA world men’s rankings, even after a disappointing seventh-place showing in the World Cup that ended earlier this week. It’s now nine-years-and-counting in the top…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets have a new owner and a new CEO. Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai completed his purchase of the team and Barclays Center on Wednesday, then announced that he had…

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…