National Sports

BOSTON — Andrew Miller had a chance to seal the New York Yankees' sweep by retiring the bottom of the Red Sox order. A pair of walks and a fielding er...

MONTREAL — Steven Stamkos scored his first goal of the playoffs and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 on Sunday night to take a ...

ATLANTA — Bradley Beal shook off a sprained ankle to score 28 points and the Washington Wizards remained unbeaten in the postseason, knocking off the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Rory McIlroy had to work harder than ever to win the Match Play Championship. No one ever had to play seven matches in five days, and ...

LAS VEGAS — The check was for $100 million, a payday so mind boggling that Floyd Mayweather Jr. couldn't help but show it to a few reporters when the ...

LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr. was money once again in the richest fight ever. Mayweather used his reach and his jab Saturday night to frustrate Man...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Brilliant but untested, American Pharoah was put to a fight in the Kentucky Derby and won. Sent off as the 5-2 favorite by the recor...

BOSTON — Brett Gardner drove in three runs then watched the Yankees' bullpen shut down another opponent. Dellin Betances struck out the last four batt...

BOSTON (AP) — New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says the team doesn't plan to pay a $6 million bonus to Alex Rodriguez for his 660th home...

LAS VEGAS — Five years in the making, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao meet Saturday night in the richest — and arguably most overhyped — fight...

NEW YORK — The New York Rangers needed to bounce back after a tough loss to the Washington Capitals. Chris Kreider didn't need long to get them going....

ST. LOUIS — Clint Hurdle is not about to panic. The Pittsburgh manager is taking a wait-and-see approach to his teams' inability to get the key hit. T...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bob Baffert hopes he's celebrating in the winner's circle at the KentuckyDerby. He just doesn't know which horse or owners would joi...

BOSTON — With one sweet swing, Alex Rodriguez tied Willie Mays for fourth place in major league history at 660 home runs. And, by the way, won a game ...

MONTREAL — Nikita Kucherov scored at 2:06 of the second overtime — on a play that replays clearly showed was offside — to give the Tampa Bay Lightning...

ST. LOUIS — Matt Adams hit a bases-loaded single with two outs in the 10th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pi...

NEW YORK — Paul Millsap had 25 points, nine rebounds and six assists and the Atlanta Hawks finally finished off the Brooklyn Nets in six games, advanc...

The most-anticipated fight in decades. The best-known horse race. A resumption of one of the premier baseball rivalries. The NFL draft. Playoff games,...