ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jaden Schwartz knew there would be a silver lining during his struggles in the regular season. The St. Louis forward found it the last two games of the first round of…

Winnipeg 0 0 2—2 St. Louis 1 1 1—3 First Period_1, St. Louis, Schwartz 2 (Schenn), 0:23. Penalties_None. Second Period_2, St. Louis, Schwartz 3 (Dunn, Bozak), 12:36 (pp). Penalties_Trouba, WPG, (high sticking), 7:36; Byfuglien, WPG,…

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ——— INTERLEAGUE Atlanta at Cleveland 4:10 p.m. Atlanta at Cleveland 7:40 p.m. ——— AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City at N-Y Yankees 1:05 p.m. Minnesota at Baltimore 4:05…

A look at what’s happening around the majors today: DON’T PITCH TO HIM NL MVP Christian Yelich gets yet another chance to feast on St. Louis pitching when the Brewers visit Busch Stadium. The teams…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Noah Syndergaard has found his health, and even a little bit of luck at the plate, but he’s still off to a vexing start to the season. Paul Goldschmidt drove in…

NEW YORK (AP) — All-Star slugger Aaron Judge hurt his left oblique while taking a swing and was expected to head to the injured list as the already banged-up New York Yankees beat the Kansas…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — With his best fastball command this season, Miles Mikolas showed his All-Star form of last year. Mikolas allowed four hits in eight innings and also drove in two runs, leading the…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom played catch in the outfield of Busch Stadium and may not need an MRI on his elbow after all. DeGrom said before the game at…

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ——— INTERLEAGUE Atlanta at Cleveland 4:10 p.m. Atlanta at Cleveland 7:40 p.m. ——— AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City at N-Y Yankees 1:05 p.m. Minnesota at Baltimore 4:05…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Nearly three dozen men and women filed a federal class-action lawsuit alleging Florida authorities unlawfully videotaped them as they received legal massages at a parlor where New England Patriots owner…

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The fear of the unknown pushed running back Elijah Holyfield into the NFL draft instead of returning for his senior season at Georgia. His slow 40-yard times make that decision look…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music star Tim McGraw watched as Philadelphia hosted the NFL draft in 2017 with more than 250,000 people on hand and immediately had a vision of how to make the…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — This week’s NFL draft showcases some of the Southeastern Conference’s top defensive players from a year ago. It also is a window into the SEC’s challenges this year. Last year’s Associated…

DETROIT (AP) — Kelly Stafford, the wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, says she is home after surgery to remove a brain tumor. She says the surgery lasted 12 hours and shared other details…

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — On a spring evening in eastern Pennsylvania, upon a bluff overlooking the Lehigh Valley, a carnival of baseball and pork products is at hand. From loudspeakers, swine-like sounds reverberate. Vendors roam…

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ——— AMERICAN LEAGUE Chi White Sox at Baltimore 7:05 p.m. Detroit at Boston 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at Tampa Bay 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Houston 8:10…

A look at what’s happening around the majors today: DON’T PITCH TO HIM NL MVP Christian Yelich gets yet another chance to feast on St. Louis pitching when the Brewers visit Busch Stadium. The teams…

Hold off — for now — on the panic in Boston. The Red Sox are indeed off to a poor start in defense of their World Series title. They have a 9-13 record and baseball’s…

Hockey players are conditioned to think that winning the Stanley Cup means going through the best teams to be the best team. That doesn’t mean they are blind to some of the inequalities of the…

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ——— AMERICAN LEAGUE Chi White Sox at Baltimore 7:05 p.m. Detroit at Boston 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at Tampa Bay 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Houston 8:10…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — After winning Game 5 at home to avoid elimination, Tomas Hertl vowed the San Jose Sharks would return to SAP Center for a seventh and decisive game in their opening round…

San Jose 1 0 0 0 1—2 Vegas 0 1 0 0 0—1 First Period_1, San Jose, Couture 4 (Meier), 19:51. Penalties_Theodore, VGK, (tripping), 9:20. Second Period_2, Vegas, Marchessault 3 (W.Karlsson, Theodore), 11:20. Penalties_Meier, SJ,…

TORONTO (AP) — Facing elimination, Boston didn’t panic when it fell behind halfway through the first period. The Bruins kept their focus, quickly tied it and took the lead, and then held off the Toronto…

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ——— AMERICAN LEAGUE Chi White Sox at Baltimore 7:05 p.m. Detroit at Boston 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at Tampa Bay 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Houston 8:10…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Boston Celtics proved they could be every bit as physical as the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the playoffs. They may need to be even tougher for the rest…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook went cold just when Dame Time hit in the third quarter again. Now time’s almost up for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Damian Lillard scored 15 of his 24 points…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Road, sweet road. There were eight NBA playoff games this weekend, and all eight were won by the road team. It’s the first time in NBA history there were eight road…

NEW YORK (AP) — Nets general manager Sean Marks was suspended one game without pay and fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday for entering the referees’ locker room after Brooklyn’s loss to Philadelphia in…