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) — Howie Kendrick just missed the cycle but he will take the win instead for the Washington Nationals. Kendrick finished a double shy of hitting for a cycle, Patrick Corbin pitched six…

A look at what’s happening around the majors Wednesday: TWO GOOD ONES Max Scherzer faces Adam Wainwright as the Nationals and Cardinals finish their pivotal series in St. Louis. Washington is fighting for position in…

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…

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…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kenley Jansen has got his groove back with the playoffs nearing. He got four outs for his 30th save of the season, Corey Seager drove in four runs, including a go-ahead…

PHOENIX (AP) — The Miami Marlins have had a forgettable season and will almost certainly barrel past the 100-loss mark before the end of September. But for one night, their offense looked nearly unstoppable. Miguel…

BOSTON (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski rounded the bases to the cheers of the Fenway Park fans after hitting a solo homer for San Francisco — like his grandfather heard numerous times during his illustrious career…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins feted their fourth walk-off win in this remarkable season with a bath of water and bubble gum for Ronald Torreyes, whose bases-loaded hit by pitch in the three-run 12th…

DENVER (AP) — Marcus Stroman provided a boost to the New York Mets’ flickering playoff hopes. Stroman pitched seven shutout innings, Amed Rosario, Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso all homered in the sixth to break…

Arizona 2 1 2—5 Los Angeles 0 0 0—0 First Period_1, Arizona, Keller (Dvorak, Garland), 0:18. 2, Arizona, Garland (Miele, Schnarr), 16:22. Penalties_Lyubushkin, ARI, (slashing), 3:45; Fischer, ARI, (interference), 13:22. Second Period_3, Arizona, Dvorak (Lyubushkin,…

Edmonton 0 1 1—2 Vancouver 1 0 3—4 First Period_1, Vancouver, Sutter, 16:19. Penalties_Hebig, EDM, (high sticking), 5:31; Arseneau, VAN, (holding), 8:49; Myers, VAN, (delay of game), 9:34; Samorukov, EDM, Penalty Shot (interference on breakaway…

Anaheim 0 3 1—4 San Jose 2 0 1—3 First Period_1, San Jose, Meier (Thornton), 1:24. 2, San Jose, Brodzinski (Heed, Merkley), 10:47 (pp). Penalties_Hakanpaa, ANA, (holding), 9:07; Brodzinski, SJ, (hooking), 19:54. Second Period_3, Anaheim,…

Vegas 1 1 3—5 Colorado 0 0 0—0 First Period_1, Vegas, Zykov, 4:08. Penalties_Goulbourne, VGK, (roughing), 5:19; Kolesar, VGK, (interference), 11:52; Condra, COL, (interference), 14:26. Second Period_2, Vegas, Pirri (Nosek, Tuch), 2:49 (pp). Penalties_Dries, COL,…

Dallas 1 0 0 1—2 Minnesota 0 1 0 0—1 First Period_1, Dallas, Hintz (Bow, Heiskanen), 19:20 (pp). Penalties_Soucy, MIN, (tripping), 1:29; L’Esperance, DAL, (holding), 2:36; Dallas bench, served by Felhaber (too many men on…

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…