Unhappy with the status quo, more than 200 of the world’s top female hockey players declared Thursday they will not compete in North America next season in a dramatic attempt to establish a single, economically viable professional league. The players announced their decision in a joint statement released to The Associated Press before being posted […]

BOSTON — Boston Celtics President Danny Ainge had a mild heart attack and is expected to fully recover. The 60-year-old executive received immediate medical attention Tuesday night in Milwaukee, the team said in a statement Thursday. The Celtics were facing the Bucks in the second round of the playoffs. Ainge, who also had a mild […]

BOSTON — Michael Chavis has only played one homestand in Fenway Park and he’s already seen enough crazy bounces for an entire career. The rookie second baseman earned a single that led to the tying run when his grounder up the middle, a potential double play ball, kicked off of second base and safely into […]

Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia will begin an injury rehab assignment Thursday with the Portland Sea Dogs at Hadlock Field when the Sea Dogs host the Binghamton Rumble Ponies at 6 p.m. His rehab assignment in Portland, first reported on Sunday, was announced by the Sea Dogs on Wednesday. Pedroia, 35, irritated his […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky.  — Suddenly, the Kentucky Derby is wide open. Favorite Omaha Beach was scratched because of a breathing problem Wednesday night, leaving a pair of Hall of Famers on the sideline — trainer Richard Mandella and jockey Mike Smith. Churchill Downs oddsmaker Mike Battaglia revised the morning line to make Game Winner the 9-2 […]

NEW YORK — Cincinnati manager David Bell notices the difference from his playing days. “There’s just no question that swings are geared for more home runs,” he said. “The swings are different than they used to be. It’s pretty obvious when you pull up a video of 20 years ago, 30 years ago.” Baseball’s all-or-nothing […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Robert Kraft wound down a three-day hearing Wednesday by arguing surveillance video capturing the New England Patriots owner inside a Florida massage spa should be suppressed in his prostitution case because a warrant allowing it should never have been granted. The judge in state court in South […]

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points and 10 rebounds, Khris Middleton made seven of Milwaukee’s 20 3-pointers, and the Bucks beat the Boston Celtics 123-102 on Tuesday night to even their second-round playoff series at a game apiece. Antetokounmpo bounced back from a sub-par performance in Game 1, repeatedly attacking the rim with powerful […]