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…

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…

A look at what’s happening around the majors today: SO CLOSE The Yankees can clinch their first AL East title since 2012 with a win over the Angels in the Bronx. New York pushed back…

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…

CHICAGO (AP) — The improving Cincinnati Reds’ pitching staff cooled off the previously surging Chicago Cubs’ offense. José Iglesias had an RBI double in the 10th inning and five Cincinnati pitchers combined for a four-hitter…

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…

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Online retail giant Amazon has proposed using the site of the former home of the Detroit Lions as a distribution center in a $250 million project that could bring 1,500 jobs.…

DENVER (AP) — Last week, cornerback Chris Harris Jr. mentioned how critical it was for the Broncos to beat the Bears because “there’s not a lot of 0-2 teams that make the playoffs.” Denver lost…

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…

HOUSTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole wanted to get his milestone strikeout at home, and he accomplished the feat in an important win for the Houston Astros. Cole struck out 10 batters, including his 300th of…

NEW YORK (AP) — An hour after the Yankees missed a chance to clinch the AL East, reliever Adam Ottavino was back on the field with a ball and glove, standing solemnly halfway between the…

A look at what’s happening around the majors today: SO CLOSE The Yankees can clinch their first AL East title since 2012 with a win over the Angels in the Bronx. New York pushed back…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With the Dodgers having twice erased their lead, the Tampa Bay Rays were staring at a third straight loss and a precipitous drop in the AL wild-card race. But they tied…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Yasiel Puig rounded first base, happily waiting for Francisco Lindor to jump into his arms. It was a moment he had been waiting for since joining the Indians on July 31. Puig…

San Jose 1 3 0—4 Calgary 2 3 1—6 First Period_1, San Jose, Bergmann, 4:01. 2, Calgary, Monahan (Gaudreau, Dube), 7:06. 3, Calgary, Quine (Stone, Rieder), 8:32. Penalties_None. Second Period_4, San Jose, Chekhovich (Radil, Sund),…

Detroit 1 0 0—1 Chicago 0 2 0—2 First Period_1, Detroit, Hirose (Zadina, Veleno), 18:09 (pp). Penalties_Gilbert, CHI, (slashing), 13:40; Kane, CHI, (high sticking), 16:16. Second Period_2, Chicago, Hagel, 3:33. 3, Chicago, Keith (Kane, Nylander),…

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;…

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

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

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…

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…