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PRAGUE (AP) — Czech Republic coach Jaroslav Šilhavý has been given a contract extension despite the team’s failure to reach the World Cup in…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Thiago Alcantara is establishing himself as a vital part of Liverpool’s bid for a historic quadruple and has…

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has fined Senegal’s soccer federation $180,000 for fan disorder at a World Cup playoff against Egypt. Fans with laser pointers…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich players are facing criticism and scrutiny for taking a short holiday in Ibiza after…

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Vera Rasnake laughed as she led a trio of barking, jostling dogs into the Iowa Greyhound…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Figure skating’s governing body has detailed a proposal to raise the athlete age limit to 17 at…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer It was only a matter of time before baseball’s next no-hitter. The way it unfolded was somewhat appropriate. The…

By The Associated Press Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has hit five home runs in his last five games, part of a surge that’s helped New York win nine…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LEEDS, Ala. (AP) — The honeymoon is over for Romain Grosjean. If Barber Motorsports Park had hosted a boxing…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant and Stephen Curry are two of the NBA’s most entertaining players. If…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes are among the contenders looking to get over the…

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby is moving closer to normalcy after two years of upheaval amid COVID-19…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Hollingshead broke a scoreless tie with a goal in the 82nd minute, José Cifuentes scored in the final minute of full time…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dominic Smith went 4 for 4 with three RBIs to back an inconsistent Max Scherzer, and the New…

LANGFORD, British Columbia (AP) — Lily Dick scored late as Australia rallied to beat New Zealand 21-17 in the final of the World Rugby Sevens…

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Brinae Alexander is joining the Maryland women’s basketball team as a graduate transfer. The 6-foot Alexander was…

PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (AP) — Marina Alex won the Palos Verdes Championship on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour title, breaking a tie with a…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Luis Arraez and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a one-year contract worth $2,125,000, avoiding a salary arbitration…

DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jorge Polanco drove in four runs with a pair of doubles, Carlos Correa had his fourth…

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Steven Alker is now the man to beat on the PGA Tour Champions. One week after he threw away a chance to win, Alker shot…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed during a game in December 2020 and hasn’t…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yadiel Hernandez drove in a career-high five runs with three hits as the Washington…

CHICAGO (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani says he expects to play Monday, a day after making an early exit because of tightness in his…

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Walker Buehler pitched five scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the…

By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Triston McKenzie threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the…

GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Kelsie Whitmore played left field and batted ninth for the Staten Island FerryHawks on Sunday, becoming the first woman to…

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer The Tampa Bay Lightning begin their quest for a third consecutive Stanley Cup championship on the road against…

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Acura continued its dominance at Laguna Seca in the IMSA sports car series as Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque teamed to…

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Jon Rahm is a winner again and it wasn’t easy. Rahm has won the Mexico Open with a 69 in the final round at…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets reliever Sean Reid-Foley has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a partially torn elbow ligament that will…

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Jordan Lyles pitched six gritty innings, Rougned Odor homered in a six-run sixth and the…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Randall Leal scored on a penalty kick in the 85th minute and Nashville SC opened GEODIS Park and gained a 1-1 draw with the…

By MICHAEL KELLY The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Kyle Freeland tossed seven strong innings for his first win of the season, and the Colorado…

By ALAN SAUNDERS Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Musgrove struck out eight over seven solid innings and the San Diego Padres beat the…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — For most of Game 1 of their second-round series opener against Milwaukee, the Celtics did pretty…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid’s players went back to training after celebrating the club’s latest…

MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Trout homered, doubled and scored three runs, Michael Lorenzen pitched into the ninth inning and…

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Harrison Bader and Nolan Arenado homered in the seventh inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis Garcia highlighted a three-hit, four-RBI day with a bases-clearing triple in the third inning to help the Texas…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Luis Severino had a good vantage point to watch Aaron Judge send a pitch 453 feet to…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Golden State forward Draymond Green has been ejected shortly before halftime of Game 1 against the Memphis Grizzlies. Green…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor scored his 47th goal of the season at 9:05 of the third period to rally the Winnipeg Jets to a season-ending…

MIAMI (AP) — Logan Gilbert kept up his run of impressive starts, Julio Rodríguez hit his first major league homer and the Seattle Mariners ended…

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — John Force won the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals on Sunday at zMAX Dragway for his 155th Funny Car victory. The…

By ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marcus Stroman threw two-hit ball for seven innings, outpitching Cy Young Award winner Corbin…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have proven they can win playoff games without All-Star Devin Booker. The Dallas…

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel highlight a 41-member U.S. swimming team that will compete at this summer’s world…

MADRID (AP) — Naomi Osaka and Garbiñe Muguruza were among leading players to be knocked out of the Madrid Open on a day of upsets. Spain’s Sara…

ZURICH (AP) — American forward Jordan Pefok scored his Swiss league-leading 22nd goal, converting a penalty kick in the seventh minute of…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers have had Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl together for seven seasons.…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Major League Baseball batting average this April was a lousy .231, once again on pace to fall…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The eight playoff teams in the Eastern Conference have been set since before the All-Star break. They jockeyed for…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had his second career postseason triple-double to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LEEDS, Ala. (AP) — Pato O’Ward picked up his first win of the IndyCar season with a bold pass on Rinus…

GIRONA, Spain (AP) — Home favorite Adri Arnaus finally won a dramatic playoff to beat Oliver Bekker at the Catalunya Championship and claim his…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The Kentucky Derby leads off the first Triple Crown season in decades without the chance of Bob Baffert officially…

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have criticized Wimbledon’s decision to exclude players from Russia and Belarus from taking part in…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin and Aaron Ekblad both practiced on Sunday. Those are excellent…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins will begin their first-round playoff matchup with the New York Rangers without Tristan Jarry. Head coach…

MADRID (AP) — Novak Djokovic says he is “heartbroken” for his former coach Boris Becker after the tennis great was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in…

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer After two straight trips to the Stanley Cup semifinals, there were high expectations this season for the New York…

LONDON (AP) — Headers from defenders Gabriel and Rob Holding have nudged Arsenal closer to a return to the Champions League with a 2-1 victory at…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes knew it would be a difficult season after jettisoning players and…

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal remained in fourth place after Gabriel’s header secured a 2-1 win at West Ham in the Premier League. That kept Arsenal…

By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press When amputee athlete Jacky Hunt-Broersma says her mantra is, “I can do hard things,” she’s not kidding…

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Zurich has been crowned champion of Switzerland to end a 13-year wait for a league title. Zurich won 2-0 at second-place…

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have released veteran quarterback Nick Foles two years after acquiring the former Super Bowl MVP to…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer The Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers meet in a second-round playoff series that may have turned before it even…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Ryan experienced just about everything during his 14-year career in Atlanta. He won an…

VILLARS-SUR-OLLON, Switzerland (AP) — Russian cyclist Aleksandr Vlasov won the six-day Tour de Romandie after being fastest in the closing…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — AC Milan was the beneficiary of a massive mistake by Fiorentina’s goalkeeper in a 1-0 win that kept…

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton forward Richarlison threw a lit flare after picking it up from the field while celebrating scoring. His goal…

MUNICH (AP) — Danish teenager Holger Rune has won the BMW Open final. He claimed his first ATP Tour title after Botic van de Zandschulp was forced…

PARIS (AP) — A wasteful Marseille saw its lead in the race for second place shrink to three points after losing to Lyon 3-0 in the French league.…

By The Associated Press New York Mets ace Max Scherzer starts at night against Bryce Harper and the Phillies at Citi Field. Scherzer is 3-0 with a…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL is set to stage its first normal postseason since 2019 with full buildings expected for…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Javier Báez and Austin Meadows each drove in two runs and the Detroit Tigers snapped a six-game…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — WBO champion Shakur Stevenson handed Oscar Valdez the first loss of his career Saturday night in…

CHICAGO (AP) — Patryk Klimala scored two goals late in the second half and the New York Red Bulls became just the second team in MLS history to…

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Diego Rubio scored on a first-half penalty kick and William Yarbrough saved all three shots he faced to lead Colorado…

By The Associated Press New York Mets ace Max Scherzer starts at night against Bryce Harper and the Phillies at Citi Field. Scherzer is 3-0 with a…