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Matt Wallace of England gestures before teeing off on the ninth hole during the first round of the Byron Nelson golf tournament in McKinney, Texas, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Matt Wallace takes 1-shot lead at Byron Nelson, with defending champ Jason Day 3 back
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Matt Wallace was relegated to watching the Masters amid a self-described “terrible” season when he found himself pondering what makes some of the best golfers in the … more
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Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam, right, gets a hug from teammate James Johnson after Game 6 against the Milwaukee Bucks in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Indianapolis. The Pacers won 120-98. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Pacers celebrate 1st playoff series victory in a decade, beating Bucks 120-98 in Game 6
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Obi Toppin scored 21 points, T.J. McConnell had 20 points and nine assists and the Indiana Pacers won a playoff series for the first time in a decade, beating the Milwaukee … more
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Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) drives past Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs (4) during the first half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Cavaliers, Mavericks trying to close out 1st-round NBA playoff series in Game 6s
The Orlando Magic desperately want an opportunity to go back on the road. The Los Angeles Clippers are hoping to go home, though not for good. There are two more elimination games in the NBA … more
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Georgia head coach Kirby Smart walks past the Black Team huddle during the second half of an NCAA college spring football game Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Georgia's Kirby Smart becomes the nation's highest-paid college football coach at $13m annually
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia's Kirby Smart agreed to a contract extension Thursday that makes him the highest-paid coach in college football with an annual salary of $13 million. Smart got a bump … more
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards celebrates a foul against the Phoenix Suns during the first half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Phoenix. The Timberwolves won 122-116, taking the series 4-0. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Anthony Edwards and the T-wolves take a stronger dose of maturity into playoff rematch with Denver
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The ball left Anthony Edwards' right hand and bounced off the back rim at the buzzer, sending him sprinting off the court in anger over his miss of a tying 3-point try for … more
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San Francisco Giants' Mike Yastrzemski (5) is congratulated after his solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
A visit from 'Papa Yaz' and a home run makes for a memorable day for Giants OF Mike Yastrzemski
BOSTON (AP) — A visit from “Papa Yaz” before the game and a home run during it made for a memorable afternoon for Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski. The grandson of Hall of Famer Carl … more
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Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson, centre right, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Tottenham's Champions League hopes hit further by 2-0 loss at Chelsea in Premier League
LONDON (AP) — Tottenham’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League are getting thinner by the day. By falling 2-0 at Chelsea on Thursday, Tottenham slumped to a second loss to a London … more
Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz, center, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal with his teammates during the Europa League semifinal first leg soccer match between Roma and Bayer Leverkusen at Rome's Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Bayer Leverkusen's record unbeaten march continues with a 2-0 win at Roma in Europa League
ROME (AP) — An imposing stadium in a major foreign capital did nothing to stop Bayer Leverkusen’s record unbeaten march across Europe. The freshly crowned first-time Bundesliga champion … more
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New York Yankees left fielder Alex Verdugo prepares to make a catch on a sacrifice fly by Baltimore Orioles' Jorge Mateo during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Mouncastle and Mateo propel Orioles to 7-2 win over Yankees in series clincher
Ryan Mountcastle and Jorge Mateo each homered and drove in two runs to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a series-deciding 7-2 victory over the New York Yankees. Ryan McKenna also connected and Jordan … more
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New York Mets catcher Omar Narváez, left, watches as Chicago Cubs' Christopher Morel crosses home plate after hitting a three-run homer during the fifth inning of a baseball game at Citi Field, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Average game time drops 1 minute to 2:37 in second season of MLB pitch clock
NEW YORK (AP) — The average time of a nine-inning game is 2 hours, 36 minutes through the first full month of the major league season, down 1 minute from 2023 in the second year of the pitch … more
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Ryan Garcia celebrates after winning a super lightweight boxing match against Devin Haney early Sunday, April 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Promoter stands by Ryan Garcia after a report he tested positive for a banned substance
Golden Boy Promotions said in a statement Thursday that it stands by Ryan Garcia after a report that he had tested positive for a banned substance before his dominant victory over Devin Haney last … more
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FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Aug. 26, 2023, in Boston. The former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Urías has been charged with five misdemeanors stemming from his his arrest last September on suspicion of domestic violence, authorities said Tuesday April, 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías pleads no contest to misdemeanor domestic battery charge
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías pleaded no contest to one count of misdemeanor domestic battery on Wednesday. According to court records, four other … more
Iga Swiatek of Poland reacts after defeating Madison Keys of USA during the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Swiatek returns to Madrid Open final by beating Keys in straight sets
MADRID (AP) — Iga Swiatek cruised to a straight-set win over Madison Keys to reach the Madrid Open final for the second consecutive year on Thursday. Top-ranked Swiatek beat 20th-ranked Keys … more
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FILE - Washington Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth celebrates after scoring the winning run in a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, in Washington. The Nationals won 6-5 in 11 innings. Werth won the World Series with Philadelphia and played 63 playoff games during his major league career with the Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Phillies and Nationals, and still nothing compares with the adrenaline rush of his new favorite sport, horse racing. Werth owns over two dozen thoroughbreds, including Dornoch, who will run in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Jayson Werth's love of horse racing after baseball has led him to the Kentucky Derby
Jayson Werth got to Churchill Downs in the middle of Kentucky Derby week and was overcome by a familiar feeling. “It has some fragrance of the World Series,” he said. “Things are totally … more
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FILE -Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Tim Howard celebrates as time runs out in the team's MLS soccer match against the Portland Timbers on Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Commerce City, Colo. The Rapids won 2-1. Tim Howard will join Tony Meola, Kasey Keller and Brad Friedel on Saturday, May 4, 2024, as modern-era American goalkeepers in the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Tim Howard, last in line of top American goalkeepers, enters U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame
Tim Howard was 10 years old when he walked into Giants Stadium's upper deck in June 1989 for a United States-Peru friendly that featured goalkeeper Tony Meola making his second international … more
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Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen (62) celebrates the goal by Casey Mittelstadt (37) on Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) during the third period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
NHL players are refining the art of the bank shot via ricochet off the masks of the goaltenders
Off the goaltender's mask, off a defenseman's back, nothing but net. Well, at least in the net. That is how Colorado's Casey Mittelstadt got his first goal of the NHL playoffs this year, and it … more
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz, of Spain, left, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur, center, and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, of Monaco, pose for a photograph in recognition of Ferrari's partnership with HP, ahead of the Miami Formula One Grand Prix, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Off-track soap opera follows F1 into first 2023 stop in U.S. Andrettis plan to meet with series
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Five races into the Formula 1 season, Max Verstappen and the globe-trotting series have arrived in the United States for the first of three appearances in a year the Red … more
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San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) celebrates a score with guard Devonte' Graham (4) during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in San Antonio, Friday, April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Wembanyama coming to Paris as San Antonio Spurs to face Indiana Pacers in two NBA games next January
PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama will return to Paris, he hopes as an Olympic champion, when the San Antonio Spurs face the Indiana Pacers in two regular-season NBA games early next year. The NBA … more
Iranian wrestler Iman Mahdavi, 28, a member of the Refugee Team for the Paris Olympics, poses at the Lotta Club Seggiano gym, in Pioltello, near Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. The Refugee Team for the Paris Olympics will feature 36 athletes from 11 countries in 12 sports. International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says the team was selected from more than 70 scholarships. Instead of competing under the Olympic flag, the refugees will have their own emblem featuring a heart at its center surrounded by arrows. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Refugee Team for Paris Olympics has 36 athletes from 11 countries across 12 sports
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Refugee Team for the Paris Olympics will feature 36 athletes from 11 countries in 12 sports. They were picked from more than 70 scholarships, International … more
Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid (21) reacts after a turnover during the second half of Game 5 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the New York Knicks, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
76ers owners buy 2,000 tickets for home playoff game. Aim for fewer Knicks fans in arena for Game 6
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers off-court strategy heading into Game 6 of their NBA playoff series is to keep New York Knicks fans out of Wells Fargo Arena on Thursday night. Team … more
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