IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Christian Pulisic trained apart from his U.S. teammates on Wednesday for the third straight day because of his calf injury, increasing concerns about his availability to face Australia on Friday in the Americans' second game of the World Cup. Pulisic played a dynamic ...

Darryn Peterson looked every bit like a possible No. 1 overall NBA draft pick as a Kansas freshman — when he was on the court. The 6-foot-5, 199-pound combo guard averaged 20.2 points but missed 11 games with a variety of injuries and illnesses. He headlines a position featuring freshman ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is expanding its schedule to 50 games per team next season — the most in the league's 30-year history. The new collective bargaining agreement that was ratified earlier this year allows the league to play up to 50 games for the next two seasons. There can be up to ...

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Angel Reese looked like a perfect fit for Atlanta when she was traded from the Chicago Sky to the Dream. Dream guard Rhyne Howard predicted before the season Reese "could be exactly what we were missing." After 13 games, the fit still looks perfect. As it ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Curtis Mead hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Washington Nationals to a 6-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Nasim Nuñez tripled twice and scored three times for the Nationals, who will go for a three-game ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lionel Messi registered his first World Cup hat trick while moving into a tie for first on the tournament's career scoring list Tuesday night, sending defending champion Argentina to a dominant 3-0 victory over Algeria in its group-stage opener. Messi scored his first ...