NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Ohtani, Los Angeles, .364; Betts, Los Angeles, .347; Willi.Contreras, Milwaukee, .341; Merrill, San Diego, .329; W.Smith, Los Angeles,…

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Altuve, Houston, .357; Kwan, Cleveland, .347; Rosario, Tampa Bay, .341; Perez, Kansas City, .337; Peña, Houston, .330; Rutschman,…

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore 16 8 .667 — New York 16 8 .667 —…

Cardinal Elementary School in Arlington held an hourlong pep rally Wednesday for the Washington Capitals, complete with cheers, hockey lessons from Caps staff and a visit from mascot Slapshot.

PHOENIX (AP) — A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions won approval from the state House Wednesday after…

BOSTON (AP) — The Miami Heat have broken their franchise record for 3-pointers in a playoff game. Jaime Jaquez Jr.…

NBA Thursday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at ORLANDO 2 (198½) Cleveland at PHILADELPHIA 4½ (202½) New York at LA LAKERS…

NEW YORK (AP) — The former Instagram influencer known as “ Jay Mazini ” who swindled millions of dollars from…

Police tangled with student demonstrators in Texas and California while new encampments sprouted Wednesday at Harvard and other colleges as school leaders sought ways to defuse a growing wave of pro-Palestinian protests.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Royals right-hander Alec Marsh was hit on his throwing arm by a line…

D.C. is adding cameras to some school bus stop arms, as part of a push to crack down on drivers who don’t slow down when buses are stopped.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people gathered across Australia and New Zealand for dawn services and street…

HARTFORD (AP) — The Connecticut Senate pressed ahead Wednesday with one of the first major legislative proposals in the U.S.…

Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of college campuses following last week’s arrest…

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — Max Scherzer gave up three runs and five hits pitching into the third inning of…