Baseball

García HR, 5 RBIs; Brewers end Cards’ 4-game win streak, 9-5

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<p>ST. LOUIS &mdash; Avisaíl García homered, doubled and drove in five runs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat St. Louis 9-5 on Saturday, ending the...

Ohtani homers, drives in 4 as Angels beat Blue Jays 7-1

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DUNEDIN, Fla. — Shohei Ohtani homered and drove in four runs, Andrew Heaney pitched six scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the...

Chasing Ledecky: Leah Smith keeps coming after US star

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<p>MISSION VIEJO, Calif. &mdash; If Katie Ledecky wasn’t setting world records and piling up Olympic medals, Leah Smith would be the top middle-to-long distance...

Astros remain hot in home opener with 6-2 win over Athletics

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HOUSTON — Carlos Correa, Yordan Alvarez and Jose Altuve homered as the Houston Astros kept up their hot start by treating the home crowd...

Buxton buzz: Twins excited by budding star’s powerful start

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<p>MINNEAPOLIS &mdash; Since selecting Byron Buxton with the second overall pick in the 2012 draft, the Minnesota Twins have waited patiently for their center...

Hill sharp, Kluber roughed up as Rays beat Yankees 10-5

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rich Hill pitched six strong innings, Austin Meadows led a hit parade against Corey Kluber and New York's bullpen, and...

London mayor wants to host IPL matches in British capital

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LONDON — The mayor of London wants to bring Indian Premier League cricket matches to the British capital. ...

Dodgers put Cody Bellinger on injured list with calf problem

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<p>LOS ANGELES &mdash; The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed former NL MVP Cody Bellinger on injured reserve with a bruised left calf.</p> ...

Stats pioneer Bill James: Don’t blame us for boring baseball

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BOSTON — The analytics crowd isn't accepting blame for baseball's big slowdown. ...

Tigers’ Teheran scratched before start with triceps issue

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<p>CLEVELAND &mdash; Detroit Tigers starter Julio Teheran felt tightness in his right triceps while warming up for Friday's game against the Indians and was...