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

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…

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…

NEW YORK (AP) — Relief pitcher Adam Ottavino sailed a 30-foot throw home on Albert Pujols’ tiebreaking chopper, and the sloppy New York Yankees lost to the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 Wednesday night with a…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright has pitched in his share of big games throughout a distinguished career. Taking the mound against an ace in a matchup with postseason implications, he delivered once more. Wainwright…

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…

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Derek Watt and J.J. Watt have played against each other in the yard of their parents’ home in Waukesha, Wisconsin. There will be bigger stakes on Sunday when Derek and…

SEATTLE (AP) — As Drew Brees underwent surgery on his injured throwing hand Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles, his New Orleans Saints teammates went about business mostly as usual preparing for their first game without…

Two people with knowledge of the investigation into Antonio Brown being accused of sexual assault tell The Associated Press that one of the accusers has met with NFL investigators and that there is no timetable…

The AFC South is shaping up as quite a division race. Should the Jaguars win at home Thursday night against the Titans, it would tighten up things early in the season. But Tennessee, ranked 18th…

The way NFL quarterbacks having been going down or losing their jobs just two weeks into the season, it’s no stretch to wonder who’s next. The list already is way too long and includes some…

BOSTON (AP) — Stephen Vogt hit a two-run homer and the Giants beat the Red Sox 11-3 on Wednesday night, giving Bruce Bochy his 2,000th career victory as a manager in the majors. Bochy became…

NEW YORK (AP) — Relief pitcher Adam Ottavino sailed a 30-foot throw home on Albert Pujols’ tiebreaking chopper, and the sloppy New York Yankees lost to the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 Wednesday night with a…

ATLANTA (AP) — Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer, Zach Eflin pitched seven smooth innings and the Philadelphia Phillies won their second straight game over the Atlanta Braves, beating the NL East leaders 4-1 on…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Yasiel Puig hit an RBI single off the top of the right field wall with two outs in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Indians kept up their playoff push, beating the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Relief pitcher Adam Ottavino sailed a 30-foot throw home on Albert Pujols’ tiebreaking chopper, and the sloppy New York Yankees lost to the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 Wednesday night with a…

New Jersey 2 1 1—4 N.Y. Rangers 0 2 1—3 First Period_1, New Jersey, Hischier (Butcher, Vatanen), 0:37. 2, New Jersey, Maltsev, 19:56. Penalties_Butcher, NJ, (delay of game), 2:55; Haley, NYR, Major (fighting), 6:36; Baddock,…

Tampa Bay 0 0 0—0 Carolina 0 1 1—2 First Period_None. Penalties_Masin, TB, (delay of game), 14:00. Second Period_1, Carolina, Lorentz (Forsling, Gauthier), 4:53. Penalties_Tampa Bay bench, served by Witkowski (too many men on the…

Minnesota 0 0 1—1 Winnipeg 2 0 2—4 First Period_1, Winnipeg, Copp 1 (Niku), 0:59. 2, Winnipeg, Wheeler 1 (Copp, Niku), 1:37. Penalties_Liambas, MIN, (interference), 9:26; Poolman, WPG, Major (fighting), 9:26; Poolman, WPG, (cross checking),…

Toronto 0 1 2—3 Ottawa 2 1 1—4 First Period_1, Ottawa, Veronneau 1 (Hainsey), 8:25 (pp). 2, Ottawa, C.Brown 1 (Borowiecki, Tkachuk), 17:26. Penalties_Tkachuk, OTT, (tripping), 0:37; Shore, TOR, (holding), 6:44; Sabourin, OTT, (tripping), 9:49;…

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

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…

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…