Winning one Indianapolis 500 was a career-changing moment for Alex Palou.

West Ham and Tottenham are battling to avoid the final relegation spot heading into the last round of the Premier League when English soccer will bid farewell to Pep Guardiola and Mohamed Salah.

Home player Arthur Gea ran off the court for an emergency bathroom break early in the first set of his French Open debut.

Marta Kostyuk’s first-round win at the French Open becomes one of her toughest matches after she finds out beforehand that a missile almost hit her parents’ home in Ukraine.

Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Mikal Bridges added 22 and the New York Knicks moved within one game of their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 with a 121-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavalier.

Nikolaj Ehlers got loose up the center of the ice and popped the puck past Jakub Dobes at 3:29 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes past the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night to level the Eastern Conference Final at one game apiece.

Turns out, Taylor Swift likes basketball, too.

Si Woo Kim lost all of the five-shot lead he built a day earlier while flirting with sub-60 history at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

Sabrina Ionescu is ready to make her season debut for New York after suffering a foot injury in the preseason.

The president of the governing body of Iranian soccer says the nation’s World Cup training base has been moved to Mexico from the United States after getting approval from FIFA.

Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming complications, according to a statement released by his family.

Sprinter Fred Kerley says he isn't taking performance enhancers as he embarks on the next phase of a career that officially kicks off Sunday at the Enhanced Games, where drugs are allowed.

Scott McLaughlin has waited 12 months to erase the worst memory of his life.

Scott Remer is the country's only full-time, professional coach for kids competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points and 12 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder climbed out of a 15-point hole minutes into the game to beat the San Antonio Spurs 123-108 on Friday night and take a 2-1 lead in their series.

Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev scored in a 2:07 span in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights stunned the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Final.

Roger Clemens let loose a fastball from the mound again at Fenway Park.

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole pitched six shutout innings in his return from elbow ligament reconstruction that caused a 569-day absence.

Apopka resident and Boxing Hall of Famer Christy Martin was honored for her support of domestic violence survivors, receiving a national Purple Ribbon Award. She talks with WKMG Sports Director Jamie Seh.

Si Woo Kim just missed out on a 59 at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, bogeying the final hole when a par would have given him the 16th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history.

Richard Childress Racing is temporarily retiring Kyle Busch’s No. 8 Cup Series car — at least until the late driver's 11-year-old son Brexton is ready to take over behind the wheel.

The event that tackles the age-old question, “What would happen if we just let all the athletes take drugs?”.

Anthony Volpe will start working out at second base for the New York Yankees.

Jordan Spieth could only watch a year ago as good buddy Scottie Scheffler became the first of the two to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, the hometown event they both cherish.

Rafael Nadal, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula were among the players paying tribute to Howard Fendrich a day after the longtime AP Tennis Writer died.

A 911 call obtained by The Associated Press reveals NASCAR driver Kyle Busch experienced shortness of breath, felt overheated, and was coughing up blood the day before he died at the age of 41.

Josh Hart was frustrated with a postseason shooting slump, wondering why what he was doing in practice wasn’t showing up in the games.

Defending champion Coco Gauff has upheld her part in a protest by top players at the French Open.

Three-time U.S. Olympian Meghan Duggan is leaving her player developmental job with the NHL New Jersey Devils to become general manager of the PWHL’s expansion franchise in Hamilton, Ontario.

Pep Guardiola said he is leaving Manchester City at the end of the season, bringing to a close a trophy-laden, 10-year spell in which he established the club as one of major forces in Europe while changing the face the English soccer.

Michael Carrick has been handed a two-year contract by Manchester United after passing his audition for the job of head coach.

A renowned Mount Everest guide who scaled the peak a record 32nd time this week says there's an urgent need to limit climbers on the summit.

Kyle Busch grew to expect — even appreciate — the boos.

The Carolina Hurricanes emerged from having 11 days between playoff series by giving up four goals in the first 11-plus minutes of a 6-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens to open the Eastern Conference Final.

Questions persist about whether Cleveland Cavaliers leading scorer Donovan Mitchell playing through injury after he and his teammates lost Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals to the New York Knicks.

The Montreal Canadiens pounced for four first-period goals on slow-starting Carolina — coming off the longest postseason break in more than a century — and handed the Hurricanes their first loss of the playoffs with a 6-2 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final.

Josh Hart scored a playoff career-high 26 points, Jalen Brunson had 19 points and 14 assists, and the New York Knicks moved halfway to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-93.

NASCAR driver Kyle Busch died Thursday at 41, three days before he was set to run the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The WNBA has warned the Indiana Fever for not properly reporting an injury to star guard Caitlin Clark.

Reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Matthew Stafford has agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2027 season with the Los Angeles Rams.

Alexi Lalas has criticized U.S. soccer players for citing pressure ahead of the World Cup at home.

Kurt Warner is finally getting into Northern Iowa's athletic hall of fame.

Cristiano Ronaldo has finally won a major trophy with Al-Nassr.

Alexander Rossi hobbled into his Indianapolis 500 media day interview on crutches Thursday.

The United States has a new injury worry three weeks before the start of the World Cup.

Marlins left-hander Robby Snelling will undergo surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow.

While frustration mounts across big-time college sports, the leader of the agency formed to police NIL payments has a simple reminder: These are the rules you wrote.

Scottie Scheffler won’t be the wire-to-wire winner of his hometown CJ Cup Byron Nelson again this year.

Katherine Legge missed the Indianapolis 500 media day festivities Thursday because of a flight delay in New York.

Howard Fendrich, a longtime national sports writer for The Associated Press, has died at 55.

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Stubal threw his third bullpen session since his rehab program from elbow surgery began.

Philadelphia Eagles edge rusher Nolan Smith Jr. was arrested last week in Georgia for driving 135 mph in a 70 mph zone.

Some lucky New York City residents will soon get a chance to snag cheap seats to this summer’s high-priced World Cup.

Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR’s three national series, has died.

Jannik Sinner is set to begin his quest for a career Grand Slam at the French Open this weekend.

Berlin’s state parliament has given the go-ahead for the city’s bid to rehost the Olympic Games on or after the 100th anniversary of the 1936 Games staged by the Nazis.

Ed Orgeron returned to LSU’s football program Wednesday, seven years after he coached the Tigers to the 2019 national title.

Shohei Ohtani returned to his full two-way form for the Los Angeles Dodgers in San Diego, and the results were formidable.

A Western Conference Final loaded with offensive firepower was ignited by the unlikeliest of sparkplugs.

Victor Wembanyama fouled Jalen Williams on a shot attempt in the opening minutes of Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday night.

Trey Yesavage outpitched Cam Schlittler in a marquee matchup between young aces, and the Toronto Blue Jays edged the New York Yankees 2-1.

Carter Hart has made a strong comeback with the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch of the game before throwing five sharp innings of three-hit ball in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres.

The MVP looked like the MVP again, and the Western Conference finals are knotted up.

Dylan Coghlan scored his first Stanley Cup playoff goal to get Vegas rolling, Carter Hart made 36 saves and the Golden Knights opened the Western Conference final by holding off the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Wednesday night.

Thunder guard Jalen Williams, who missed six games earlier in these playoffs with a strained left hamstring, was ruled out for the second half of Game 2 of Oklahoma City’s matchup against the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals on Wednesday night.

Once again, San Antonio guard De’Aaron Fox tried to go through a pregame workout.

Dallas’ Cooper Flagg, Charlotte’s Kon Knueppel and Philadelphia’s VJ Edgecombe were all unanimous first-team selections for the NBA’s All-Rookie team, which was unveiled Wednesday night.

The Huskies won 2-0 against Western High School to win the state title.

Jalen Brunson against Donovan Mitchell was the matchup splashed across the screens to hype the Eastern Conference finals.

Aaron Rodgers is running it back one last time before calling it a career.

A former arbitrator of NCAA infractions cases says Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby faces an uphill fight trying to force the NCAA to stand down on enforcing the policy that permanently bans athletes who are found to have wagered on their own team.

Alex Palou senses a change among IndyCar fans these days.

Nashville has given a hint of what the NFL and football fans can expect in 2030 from Music City for Super Bowl 64.

The Big Ten is pushing to expand the College Football Playoff to 24 teams, but the question is who will televise it.

Aaron Rodgers says his 22nd season in the NFL will be his last.

Dallas Mavericks president Masai Ujiri says it was a difficult decision, and his alone, to remove Jason Kidd as the team’s coach after five seasons.

At times, especially early, the Colorado Avalanche looked disjointed on defense.

Arsenal fans in Botswana were briefly excited by the apparent announcement of a public holiday to celebrate their team's first Premier League title win in 22 years.

Call it a comeback.

Southampton’s appeal against its expulsion from the Championship playoff final because of spying offenses was dismissed.

Congo’s soccer team has canceled a three-day World Cup preparation training camp and a planned farewell to fans in the capital Kinshasa because of an outbreak of Ebola in the east of the country.

The NBA has announced the New Orleans Pelicans and San Antonio Spurs will play regular-season games in Paris and Manchester next year.

Players at the French Open are planning a media protest over prize money.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken time out from dealing with his own sticky political situation to congratulate his favorite soccer team Arsenal on winning the Premier League.

In front of the future king of England, Unai Emery reaffirmed his status as the king of the Europa League.

Coco Gauff has a new approach for her second time around attempting to defend a Grand Slam title.

Andy Pages dug in against Mason Miller and refused to give in.

San Antonio Spurs coach Mitch Johnson sounds like he's been yelling a lot.

Jeff Ulbrich hopes his brief tenure as interim head coach of the New York Jets doesn’t prevent him from leading his own team.

James Harden's struggles to defend Jalen Brunson down the stretch stuck out as a big factor in the Cleveland Cavaliers blowing a 22-point fourth-quarter lead and losing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals in overtime.

Major League Baseball is experiencing an epidemic of (mostly) guys being dudes.

Jalen Brunson sparked one of the NBA's greatest postseason comebacks, a rally from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, and he finished with 38 points as New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

The first live MMA event broadcast on Netflix — featuring a double-comeback bout between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano — attracted the most U.S. viewers in the sport's history.

Jason Kidd is out as coach of the Dallas Mavericks after five seasons, and two weeks after the club hired former Toronto Raptors executive Masai Ujiri as team president and governor.

By now, anyone following college football knows the Big Ten wants to double the size of the playoff to 24 teams.

Gerrit Cole is scheduled to return from Tommy John surgery Friday night and make his season debut for the New York Yankees against Tampa Bay.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league is cooperating with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier after being issued a subpoena last week.

The painting over of a giant mural in Dallas of swimming whales to make way for art related to the upcoming World Cup matches has spurred an outcry.

Women’s flag football is on track to gaining NCAA championship status.