The Paris Games may be over, but the flame is still rising — just don’t call it Olympic.

The toughest test in golf is underway at the course reputed to be the toughest in America.

Just weeks after winning the Champions League for the first time in its history, Paris Saint-Germain’s eyes are now on FIFA’s shiny new Club World Cup.

TJ McConnell stole inbounds passes not once, not twice, but three times in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

The Florida Panthers have the chance to move to the verge of winning the Stanley Cup for a second consecutive year.

It’s no stretch to say Alistair Docherty is simply happy to be at the U.S. Open, but the journeyman player is looking for more than just a good memory out of this trip to Oakmont.

Game 1, a loss on the opposition’s final shot.

Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins made some headlines prior to his first career start against the Yankees last week when he said he’d rather retire than pitch for New York.

The New York Knicks have been denied permission to speak with coaches Jason Kidd of Dallas, Ime Udoka of Houston and Chris Finch of Minnesota in a slow start to find Tom Thibodeau’s replacement.

New Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf is quickly making an impression.

Referees at the Club World Cup will wear eye-level cameras to finally allow fans to see exactly what the officials are looking at during a soccer match.

Missouri lawmakers have approved hundreds of millions of dollars of incentives to try to persuade the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to keep playing in Missouri.

A New York man is laying claim to the record for most consecutive hours playing golf — a 35-hour stint on a course on Long Island.

On the 25-year anniversary of Woods’ historic dismantling of Pebble Beach in the U.S. Open — a milestone win that some thought might puncture golf’s stereotype as a sport for rich, white men — Chase Johnson is the only player of Black heritage in the 156-man field at Oakmont.

Eight female athletes have filed an appeal of a landmark NCAA antitrust settlement.

The soundtrack for the summer tentpole “F1” needed to sound as massive as the pinnacle of motorsport itself.

The Chicago Sky are struggling with a new coach and revamped roster.

Tyler Adams says the U.S. soccer team has tuned out criticism from former players.

Cale Makar captured the Norris Trophy as the league’s top defenseman for a second time in four seasons.

Deion Sanders posted on social media that “everything is OKAY” after not being able to attend football camps in Boulder, Colorado, so far this spring.

Bennedict Mathurin scored 27 off the bench, Tyrese Haliburton scored 22 and the Indiana Pacers reclaimed the lead in the NBA Finals by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 in Game 3 on Wednesday night.

German coach Thomas Tuchel was brought in as England manager to get the national team from soccer’s birthplace “over the line” at a World Cup for the first time since 1966.

Rick Carlisle used the line after the Indiana Pacers won the Eastern Conference title earlier this month, the one that is the official motto for the state’s basketball Hall of Fame and surely has been uttered for generations.

The U.S. conceded four goals in the first half, failed to get a shot on target and were embarrassed in a 4-0 blowout loss to Switzerland in a friendly.

Roman Anthony hit a two-run double for his first major league hit and added a sliding catch in right field to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1.

Aaron Judge has hit the third-longest homer in the majors this season in the first inning of the Yankees' game against the Royals.

Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony hit a two-run double on Tuesday night in Boston’s game against Tampa Bay for his first career base hit.

Josh Allen’s broad grin was familiar.

Aaron Rodgers added another ring to his collection before he even signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton began a rehab assignment at Double-A Somerset on Tuesday night, though New York manager Aaron Boone said that it was too early to tell when the slugger might return to the big leagues.

Scottie Scheffler has been such a big favorite in golf that he had to get rid of his Venmo account.

Aaron Rodgers says his decision to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers is centered on his love for the game.

Micah Parsons has shown up for mandatory minicamp with the Dallas Cowboys.

England left the field to boos after a 3-1 loss to Senegal in a friendly which marked the first defeat of Thomas Tuchel’s tenure as coach.

New England Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs is declining to share specifics about his conversations with coach Mike Vrabel and the team in the aftermath of a viral video that showed him passing what appeared to be a bag of pink crystals to women on a boat last month.

Heading into the U.S. Open this week, Rory McIlroy has been disabused of any notion that life once he completed the career Grand Slam with that win at the Masters would be smooth sailing.

There’s a giant, gold-outlined rat emblazoned on the hat that dangles in Brad Marchand’s locker.

Deion Sanders hasn't attended football camps in Boulder, Colorado, this spring.

Victor Wembanyama is in China, and it’s not all about vacation.

The Mexican national soccer team will change hotels in Los Angeles ahead of their Gold Cup match on Saturday because of safety concerns amid the protests against immigration raids in the city.

Online abuse related to sports betting decreased during the NCAA’s March Madness basketball tournaments compared with the prior year.

Aaron Rodgers is ready to take the practice field for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Now that the NCAA has taken care of its business, its president wants Congress to deliver.

Major League Baseball has agreed on a strategic partnership with Jomboy Media and will acquire a stake in the company.

Buffalo Bills running back James Cook put aside his contract concerns — and avoided the potential of being fined — by attending the start of the team’s three-day mandatory series of practices.

A year from the largest World Cup ever, there has been no announcement on general ticket sales, prices for most seats, location of a draw and security arrangements as FIFA mostly avoids disclosing details of an event set for 16 stadiums across the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Women’s Champions League winner Arsenal has pledged to use the club’s 60,000-seat main stadium for all home games in the domestic league next season.

The wheels came off for the Edmonton Oilers in their 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Otto Kemp went undrafted out of Point Loma Nazarene University in California.

Andy Pages led off the 10th inning with an RBI double before scoring on Tommy Edman’s single, and the Los Angeles Dodgers hung on to open their season series against the San Diego Padres with an 8-7 victory.

Rookie center fielder Denzel Clarke made yet another spectacular catch for the Athletics, this time reaching high above the wall to rob the Los Angeles Angels’ Nolan Schanuel of a home run.

In a single shift, Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett showed why he’s been one of the most unstoppable players in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

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Xander Schauffele concedes to being a sick person because he loves the U.S. Open.

The Boston Red Sox called up top prospect Roman Anthony two days after the 21-year-old outfielder hit a 497-foot grand slam for Triple-A Worcester.

Philadelphia’s host city executive for the 2026 World Cup says organizers accept that an immigration crackdown by the U.S. federal government may be among the outside events that impact next year’s tournament.

The normally budget-conscious Arizona Diamondbacks have been willing to spend big money over the past several years, taking chances on the notoriously volatile market of free agent starting pitching.

Caitlin Clark will sit out a fifth consecutive game with a quadriceps strain when Indiana visits Atlanta on Tuesday.

Matt Vogt is trading a drill for a driver at the U.S. Open.

The attorney for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco says he will ask the court to exonerate his client of all charges in a sexual abuse case involving a girl who was 14 years old at the time of the alleged crimes.

Conference commissioners lauded a judge’s approval of a $2.8 billion antitrust lawsuit settlement as a means for bringing stability and fairness to an out-of-control college athletics industry.

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The Cincinnati Bengals are releasing linebacker Germaine Pratt, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale is sticking around college basketball with a new contract extension and a new event named in his honor.

The takeaways from Carlos Alcaraz’s fifth-set tiebreaker victory over Jannik Sinner in the French Open men’s final are multiple and significant.

The Indiana Pacers simply couldn’t wait to get home early Monday.

Jaire Alexander has been released by the Green Bay Packers, ending a seven-year run in which he emerged as one of the NFL’s top cornerbacks before injuries limited his availability.

The Florida Panthers lead the Stanley Cup Final 2-1 after routing the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 in Game 3.

Last month, Scottie Scheffler made mention of a trend in golf design that rubs him wrong -- removing trees from courses.

A capsule look at key anniversaries this year for the U.S. Open, a list that includes Ben Hogan at Merion in 1950 and Tiger Woods at Pebble Beach in 2000.

The moment is clearly not too big for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

A 4-3 defeat at San Francisco dropped the Atlanta Braves to 10 games under.

Carlos Narváez put Boston ahead with a three-run homer against his former team, and the Red Sox overcame two home runs by Aaron Judge in an 11-7 victory over the New York Yankees.

For the Indiana Pacers, a chance at being perfect in Games 1 and 2 of these playoffs went awry.

Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson was not a fan of the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic — and chose his footwear for Game 2 of the NBA Finals accordingly.

A soccer fan has died during the Nations League final after falling from an overhead level onto the media area below.

Manny Pacquiao’s fighting days aren’t finished yet, as he’s coming out of retirement at 46 for a shot at another title next month.

Denny Hamlin outlasted the competition at Michigan, winning his third NASCAR Cup Series race this season and the 57th of his career.

U.S. Open week is off to a soggy start at Oakmont.

Don Nelson has been invited to the NBA Finals countless times in recent years, always declining those opportunities.

The Panthers are in the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight year.

Around her neck or around her waist, Kayla Harrison has a knack for winning gold.

Rúben Neves has scored the winning penalty kick as Portugal defeated Spain 5-3 in a shootout to win the Nations League.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, Alex Caruso added 20 off the bench and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers 123-107 on Sunday night to tie the NBA Finals at one game apiece.

A little bit of self-persuasion went a very long way for Coco Gauff, whose victory at the French Open gave the 21-year-old American a trophy she has long coveted, and a second major title.

Merab Dvalishvili retained his 135-pound championship when he tapped out Sean O’Malley in the third round in the main event of UFC 316 at the Prudential Center.

Former NFL player Kelvin Joseph is facing charges for his involvement in a crash that killed a female motorcyclist on a Dallas-area freeway, The Dallas Morning News reported.

The $2.8 billion NCAA settlement is being touted as a path to stability for college sports, clearing the way for schools to pay their athletes within certain parameters.

The Chicago Sky hosted the Indiana Fever in the first WNBA game at the United Center.

President Donald Trump walked out to a thunderous standing ovation just ahead of the start of the UFC pay-per-view card at the Prudential Center, putting his public feud with tech billionaire Elon Musk on hold to instead watch the fierce battles inside the cage.

Miami Marlins starter Ryan Weathers pitched three innings after he was struck in the head by catcher Nick Fortes’ throw to second base following the final warmup pitch before the bottom of the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays.

A third straight loss didn’t prevent Mauricio Pochettino from thinking big.

Bad starts in Grand Slam finals are nothing new for Carlos Alcaraz and each time it’s happened he has won the tournament anyway.

Turkey took advantage of a sloppy defense to beat the United States 2-1 in a rainy friendly, dealing the Americans their third straight loss as Arda Güler and Kerem Aktürkoğlu scored in a 2-minute, 20-second span midway through the first half.

Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey has sprained his left ankle again and the team says the All-Rookie team selection will need surgery.

Tony Gonsolin has been placed on the 15-day injured list by the Dodgers because of right elbow discomfort, joining fellow rotation members Tyler Glasnow, Roki Sasaki and Blake Snell among 14 Los Angeles pitchers on the IL.

Spencer Carbery of the Washington Capitals has won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's coach of the year.

Denny Hamlin says he is unfazed that a three-judge federal appellate panel vacated an injunction that required NASCAR to recognize 23XI, which he owns with Michael Jordan, and Front Row as chartered teams as part of an antitrust lawsuit.

Josh Hines-Allen tipped the scales like never before in 2024.

Cristiano Ronaldo says he’s almost certain he will not be playing at the Club World Cup.