NEW YORK — The party isn’t over for UCLA’s national champions. The Bruins had another big celebration at the WNBA draft. Lauren Betts, Gabriela Jaquez and Kiki Rice were taken with picks Nos. 4-6 on Monday night, barely a week after helping the Bruins win their first NCAA championship. ...

HOUSTON — Former Pittsburgh Pirate Phil Garner, a three-time All-Star infielder who went on to manage the Houston Astros to their first World Series appearance, died. He was 76. Garner’s family issued a statement Sunday saying Garner died Saturday after a two-plus-year battle with ...

WASHINGTON — Logan Thompson stopped 24 shots, and the Washington Capitals kept their slim playoff hopes alive by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 Sunday in perhaps the final home game of Alex Ovechkin’s brilliant career. To reach the postseason, the Capitals must defeat Columbus in the ...

MONACO — Jannik Sinner beat defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Sunday to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time and reclaim the No. 1 ranking from his biggest tennis rival. “The result is amazing,” Sinner said. “Getting back to No. 1 means a lot for ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tyrell Hatton can’t wait to see his soon-to-be born daughter in white Masters coveralls next year at Augusta National. That possibility became a reality on Sunday after Hatton was one of several players to receive an automatic invitation to next year’s Masters for ...

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Outdueling two NASCAR CupSeries champions for the first victory of his career, Ty Gibbs made an emphatic and emotional breakthrough Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway. The win came in the 131st Cup start for the grandson of NASCAR Hall of Fame team owner and former Super ...