AP National Sports

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Olympic bronze medalist Shoma Uno concluded a dominant performance at the figure skating world championships by winning the gold medal, while Vincent Zhou of the U.S. used a strong free skate to catapult from sixth after his short program to earn the bronze medal. In ice dance, Gabriella Papadakis

GOODYEAR, Arizona (AP) — Guardians reliever James Karinchak could miss the start of the regular season with a shoulder strain suffered earlier this week in camp. One of Cleveland’s top bullpen arms, Karinchak underwent an MRI that revealed a mild strain in his right teres major muscle. The team said he won’t throw for at

By CHUCK KING Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — The Grapefruit League debut of St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has been pushed back another day in order to give him more time to hone his swing, manager Oliver Marmol said on Saturday. Molina had been scheduled to play in Sunday’s game against the New

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Formula One drivers have taken to the track in Saudi Arabia as scheduled after receiving “detailed assurances” of their safety a day after an attack on the kingdom by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. F1 confirmed racing would go ahead with the third practice and

By ISIFU WIRFENGLA Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — It was a surprise when Samuel Eto’o announced he was standing as a candidate to be president of the Cameroon soccer federation. And even more of a shock when he won last December. The former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker has now set himself the task

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Caleb Love hit game-tying and go-ahead 3-pointers 37 seconds apart and North Carolina moved within a victory of its 21st Final Four. The Tar Heels beat UCLA 73-66 in a March Madness matchup of power programs. Love finished with a career-high 30 points, including six 3s

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jalen Green had 23 points including five 3-pointers and the Houston Rockets built a big early lead before coasting to a 125-106 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Jae’Sean Tate added 17 points and the win snapped Houston’s 11-game losing streak on the road.

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Lexie Hull scored 19 points in her hometown, Haley Jones added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and top-seeded Stanford rolled into the regional final with 72-66 win over No. 4 seed Maryland. The defending national champion Cardinal dominated Maryland for the first three quarters and

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Johnny Gaudreau scored his 30th goal and added two assists to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Matthew Tkachuk also scored his 30th, and Elias Lindholm and Rasmus Andersson added goals for Calgary. Michael Carcone and Vladislav Kolyachonok scored their first NHL goals for Arizona,

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Remy Martin scored a season-high 23 points and Kansas did its part as the only No. 1 seed left in the NCAA Tournament, holding Providence to 17 first-half points and hanging on for a 66-61 victory to reach the Elite Eight. The Jayhawks made it farther

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Iga Swiatek started her week by deciding that she wanted to set her sights on becoming the No. 1 player in the world, without knowing how long that quest would take. A few days and one surprising retirement by Ashleigh Barty later, mission accomplished.