Devin Booker wins NBA 2K20 Players in all-Phoenix Suns final
Devin Booker won the NBA 2K20 Players Tournament on Saturday night, sweeping Phoenix Suns teammate Deandre Ayton in the best-of-three final.
Clemson star Isaiah Simmons a do-it-all talent for the NFL
Several years before building a Super Bowl roster in San Francisco, John Lynch the broadcaster was pining for a new kind of defensive playmaker.
XFL suspends operations, lays off employees
The XFL has suspended operations and laid off its employees.
Pandemic puts first-year football coaches in deeper bind
Nick Rolovich dived right in when Washington State hired him in January. Like all first-year coaches, he had to make up ground in a hurry.
AP Interview: Ravelli on USA ’94, the virus, being different
Thomas Ravelli was talking about the coronavirus — what else? — when his thoughts turned to Sweden’s fairly relaxed attitude to a pandemic that has sh...
On-the-go sports stars embrace family time during shutdown
Blake Wheeler and the Winnipeg Jets would have been on the road last week, trying to make a final push for the playoffs had the National Hockey League...
Official: Saints emails on clergy crisis should stay secret
Hundreds of emails detailing the New Orleans Saints’ efforts to conduct damage control for the area's Roman Catholic archdiocese amid its clergy sexua...
AP Was There: Nicklaus wins epic battle for 5th green jacket
A survey of 15 golf writers voted on the top best Masters. They are being republished this week because the Masters has been postponed due to the coro...
Ex-Ranger Hamilton indicted, accused of beating daughter, 14
FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton has been indicted on a felony charge of injury to a child after his teenage daughter accus...
A path forward: NBA, NHL and MLB tinker with restart options
While the world wrestles with the coronavirus pandemic, the three biggest U.S.-based sports leagues currently affected by the crisis are trying to fig...
AP Interview: Garnett talks SuperSonics, Kobe, Hall of Fame
Kevin Garnett always found Seattle to be a difficult place for opponents. He played in 27 games there during his NBA career, leaving the court as a wi...
Group monitoring tennis gambling ties alert rise to COVID-19
The group charged with monitoring gambling and punishing corruption in tennis found a near-doubling in the number of suspect matches during the first ...
College baseball talent level to go up with change to draft
As disappointing as it's been to have the college baseball season shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, Michigan coach Erik Bakich sees a sil...
Oklahoma State’s Gundy targets May 1 return to football
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said Tuesday he hopes to have his team return to its facilities on May 1, a proposed timetable that would defy federal...
Players, managers intrigued by MLB’s all-Arizona option
Boston’s Chris Sale, out for the season following Tommy John surgery, thought about the prospect of his teammates sequestered in the Phoenix area for ...
Iconic sports cities turn eerie during coronavirus shutdown
They are cities defined by iconic sporting events.
Bettman raises chance of NHL not completing regular season
For the first time since halting play four weeks ago, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman raised the possibility Tuesday of not completing the regular seaso...
Red Sox ace Sale confident he’ll be strong after Tommy John
BOSTON — Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale says he has no regrets about the timing of his recent Tommy John surgery and is confident he can return as a s...
Ex-MLB player finishes medical school, primes to fight virus
NEW YORK — If he wanted, Mark Hamilton could show off his World Series ring at work.
LA Rams hope to run ball by committee without Todd Gurley
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams' unceremonious release of Todd Gurley left an enormous hole in the middle of their offense.
NFL delays start of offseason workout programs for teams
CHARLOTTE, N.C — The NFL is delaying the start of its offseason workout program while formulating a plan with the NFL Players Association on how to pr...
8 unanimous picks for All-Decade Team include Brady, Watt
Tom Brady, J.J. Watt and Adrian Peterson are among eight unanimous selections to the 2010s NFL All-Decade Team announced Monday by the NFL and the Pro...
The Latest: F1′s ROKiT Williams Racing furloughs workers
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
NBA matchups if league resumes season with postseason play
Resuming the NBA season with the start of the playoff is one option for the league. Most teams had about 15 games left to play in the regular-season s...
Column: Virus will make the timeline for sports, too
The unthinkable, at least for sports fans, already has happened.
AP Was There: Villanova’s Jenkins beats Heels at ’16 buzzer
A panel of Associated Press sports writers voted in March 2020 on the top 10 men's basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament. They are be...
Ex-NFL kicker, Saints hero Tom Dempsey dies at 73
NEW ORLEANS — Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, who played in the NFL despite being born without toes on his kicking foot and made a record 63-yard field...
NFLPA accused of stonewalling ex-players on disability funds
The attorney representing retired NFL players alleges the players’ union stonewalled his clients when confronted with questions whether their Social S...
Jim Houston, Browns’ ‘Mr. Dependable,’ had CTE
Donna Houston knew her husband’s mind was deteriorating when the college football Hall of Famer and Cleveland Browns All-Pro known as “Mr. Dependable”...
Federal judge tosses fan lawsuit vs. MLB, Astros, Red Sox
NEW YORK — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by fantasy sports contestants who claimed they were damaged by sign stealing in Major League Baseba...