National Sports

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,...

TAMPA, Fla. — The struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers are counting on Jameis Winston to help them become relevant again. The Heisman Trophy-winning quarte...

BALTIMORE — With tempers still smoldering in riot-torn Baltimore and nearby neighborhoods clearing out rubble and debris, the Orioles played a basebal...

TAMPA, Fla. — Braydon Coburn broke a scoreless tie early in the third period and Ben Bishop made 31 saves to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Det...

ATLANTA — Al Horford and Jeff Teague scored 20 points apiece, helping the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks hold off the Brooklyn Nets 107-97 Wednesday night i...

NEW YORK — One home run from tying Willie Mays for fourth place at 660, A-Rod was A-Worst. Alex Rodriguez matched a big league career-high with four s...

CHICAGO — Andrew McCutchen reached the 1,000-hit plateau Wednesday night, which was a big deal to nearly everyone in the Pittsburgh Pirates' clubhouse...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Davis might have hit the quietest home run for the home team in Orioles history. As the slugger pounded the ball deep onto Euta...

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors are considering whether to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Barry Bonds' obstruction of justice conviction....

NEW YORK (AP) — The last thing manager Joe Girardi expected to hear midway through yet another Yankees' win was that his scheduled Wednesday starter, ...

MIAMI (AP) — Rafael Montero was sharp early for the New York Mets before faltering against Miami. Given a spot start to rest regular members of the ro...

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is going to be out at least a month because of tendinitis in his right wrist and a mild right forearm ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Even though there were two more games at Yankee Stadium to be played, Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash couldn't help but look ahead t...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees right-hander Ivan Nova has thrown a simulated game and says he could pitch in an extended spring training game on ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Zach Parise scored twice, including a short-handed, highlight-reel goal to get Minnesota going in the first period, and the Wild adv...

BOSTON — LeBron James scored 27 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a shoulder injury to Kevin Love to complete a first-round sweep of the Bos...

NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez hit his 659th home run to move within one of Willie Mays for fourth place on the career list, and the New York Yankees took ...

PHOENIX — Pittsburgh's slow start to the season is quickly fading into the rearview mirror. The Pirates can thank their starting pitchers for the turn...