By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jalen Brunson had trouble explaining just why he's always so productive against the Milwaukee Bucks. It's about the only time the New York Knicks guard struggled Sunday on a night when he flustered the Bucks once again. Brunson scored ...

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A capsule look at some of the anniversaries this year at the Masters: 75 years ago (1949) Sam Snead not only won the first of his three Masters, he won the first green jacket ever presented to a Masters champion. The previous champions ...

ROUBAIX, France (AP) — Dutch cycling star Mathieu Van der Poel broke away with 37 miles remaining to win the Paris-Roubaix cycling classic for the second straight year with a dominant performance on Sunday. With his archrival Wout van Aert recovering from multiple injuries sustained at the ...

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer The Patriots are re-signing safety Kyle Dugger to a four-year contract, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday. The new deal is worth a base salary of $58 million, which includes $32.5 million in guarantees, and has a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Semyon Varlamov had a season-high 41 saves for his third shutout of the season, and the New York Islanders beat the Nashville Predators 2-0 Saturday night, getting a crucial win in their playoff push. Noah Dobson and Kyle Palmieri scored as the Islanders won their fourth ...

MONTREAL (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his league-leading 64th goal of the season in a four-goal second period for the Maple Leafs, and Toronto defeated the archrival Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Saturday night. Matthews hit the 100-point mark for the second time in his career and extended his ...

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The final result showed UConn winning its 11th straight NCAA Tournament game by at least 13 points. The reality: The Huskies were tested unlike any other time during their run toward a possible second straight national ...

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — There was more than one team that came to the Final Four with a dream — more than one team hoping to add its own unforgettable chapter to college basketball's colorful history book. Zach Edey and Purdue have been thinking big all ...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Akshay Bhatia wrote a reminder on his wrist Saturday before the third round of the Valero Texas Open to "Race My Race." The idea was to not worry about anything but his own golf, and that gave the rest of the field plenty to worry about. Bhatia birdied his last two holes ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Referee Steve Kozari was taken off the ice on a stretcher after colliding with Tampa Bay defenseman Haydn Fleury in the third period of the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-4 win over the Lightning on Saturday. Kozari and Fleury ran into each other at center ice 6:11 into the third ...

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jesper Boqvist scored 2:05 into overtime, Linus Ullmark stopped 28 shots and the Boston Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Saturday in a matchup of the top two teams in the Atlantic Division. First-place Boston moved five points ahead of ...

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the baseball players' association thinks a shorter pitch clock has contributed to a series of pitcher injuries. "Despite unanimous player opposition and significant concerns regarding health and safety, the commissioner's ...

By PATRICK ROSE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched out of two early jams in five scoreless innings for his first career major league victory, Max Muncy hit a two-run single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Saturday. Shohei Ohtani had two ...

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Stronghold defeated favored Imagination in a furious duel to the finish to win the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby by a neck on Saturday and earn a spot in next month's Kentucky Derby. It will be the first Derby starter for trainer Phil ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Joel Embiid had 30 points and 12 rebounds in just 23 minutes, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 17 points and the Philadelphia 76ers pulled within a half-game of seventh place in the Eastern Conference by beating the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies 116-96 on Saturday night. Embiid ...

By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Bunting snapped a tie with 5:28 left in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Saturday. Referee Steve Kozari was taken off the ice on a stretcher after colliding with Lightning defenseman ...

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — J.T. Realmuto followed an intentional walk to Bryce Harper by driving a hanging curveball over the wall for a three-run homer, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Saturday. "If I try to go up there ...

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oneil Cruz singled home the winning run in the 11th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Cruz drove in automatic runner Henry Davis from second base. Orioles center fielder Cedric ...

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Damon Severson and Zach Werenski each scored twice, Jet Greaves had 37 saves and the Columbus Blue Jackets extended the Philadelphia Flyers' skid to seven games with a 6-2 win on Saturday night. Erik Gudbranson and Nick Blankenburg ...

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — David Fry hit a three-run homer and seven Cleveland pitchers combined on a two-hitter, helping the Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Saturday. On a day when they lost ace Shane Bieber to season-ending elbow surgery, the ...