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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Neptune knows pressure is high to keep Villanova’s basketball team a national…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Kayvon Thibodeaux doesn’t lack any confidence, already proclaiming himself the best player in the NFL draft.…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — This year’s NFL draft class speaks reluctantly about its COVID-19 experiences. To some,…

By MARK MOSCHETTI Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Lias Andersson’s first goal of the season for Los Angeles snapped a tie early in the third…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 30 points in his return to Golden State’s starting lineup and the…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicolás Lodeiro scored on a pair of penalty kicks late in the second half, and the Seattle Sounders rallied for a 2-2 draw with…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Major League Soccer’s Portland Timbers and the Portland Thorns of the National…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Willson Contreras gave Chicago the lead with a run-scoring double in the 10th inning, Patrick…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kyle Tucker hit a three-run double in the fifth inning and Cristian Javier won his first start of the season as the Houston…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Jani Hakanpaa scored on the first shot of the game for Dallas, Joe Pavelski had two assists to…

By TIM CRONIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Johnson scored in the seventh round of the shootout, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Vegas 4-3,…

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Ryan threw seven innings of one-hit ball and Max Kepler stayed hot with a pair of home…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pablo López lowered his majors-best ERA to 0.39 by throwing six shutout innings, Jesús…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Jurickson Profar hit a three-run homer, MacKenzie Gore struck out 10 over five innings and the…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Xander Bogaerts had four hits and the Boston Red Sox celebrated the return of manager Alex Cora by…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and nine rebounds and the defending NBA champion Milwaukee…

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Byrce Harper had a triple among his three hits, Odubel Herrera homered and drove in two runs,…

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit his 350th career homer and lifted a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the sixth…

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Ashby combined with four relievers on a one-hitter, Tyrone Taylor singled home the…

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Drew Rasmussen struck out nine in six shutout innings, Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-run…

By The Associated Press The Mets have been drilled 19 times in 20 games this season, leading the league by a wide margin. Mets pitcher Chris Bassitt…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins CEO David Morehouse has stepped down. Morehouse’s decision ended a 16-year run with the franchise that…

ATLANTA (AP) — All-Atlantic Coast Conference guard Cameron Swartz has transferred from Boston College to Georgia Tech. Yellow Jackets coach Nell…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — When some of the first-round picks at Thursday night’s NFL draft are on stage with…

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United has reacquired goalkeeper Rocco Ríos Novo for the rest of the year after a season-ending injury to Brad Guzan. The…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer James Clarkson of the Houston Dash is the latest National Women’s Soccer League coach to face allegations of…

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Following a trip to the NCAA Tournament, Akron has extended coach John Groce’s contract through the 2029-30 season. Groce led…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former vice president of the National Basketball Players Association was…

TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Football League is moving its hashmarks closer to the center of the field and will allow teams to take the ball at the…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Puck and player tracking in the NHL has taken major leaps since it was first tested in January 2019. Coaches…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There was something different about Zach Wilson when the second-year quarterback…

TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Hockey League said Wednesday that Russian and Belarusian players will be ineligible for selection in its July 1 import…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Former No. 1 Naomi Osaka enters the clay-court season with the goal of not being too hard on…

By IAN HARRSION Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora rejoined the team in Toronto after missing the past six games…

CHICAGO (AP) — Andrew Vaughn hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox stopped an eight-game slide with a…

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The New York Mets’ hit-by-pitch frustrations boiled over when reliever Yoan López threw a pitch…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool looks like being one European giant too many for Villarreal. A third…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Very little is certain heading into an NFL draft. Not that the prospects on hand seem to…

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — The death of a James Madison softball star has been classified as an apparent suicide. Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have picked up the fifth-year option on defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons. The Titans announced they…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The Philadelphia 76ers were up 3-0 in their series against the Toronto Raptors just a few days ago. The lead has…

ROME (AP) — A goalkeeping blunder handed Bologna a 2-1 win as Inter Milan wasted a lead and a chance to reclaim the Serie A lead in a match that…

MUNICH (AP) — Eighteen-year-old Danish player Holger Rune has stunned top-seeded Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the BMW…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Melvin Gordon III is returning to the Denver Broncos, but it’s likely that…

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Two-time FIFA Player of the Year Carli Lloyd is re-joining NJ/NY Gotham FC as a minority owner six months after retiring from…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The St. Louis Blues are no longer the big, bruising team they were when they won the Stanley Cup in 2019. This…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner remains detained in Russia and it’s unclear how an unexpected prisoner exchange between the…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer The NCAA is looking for a new president. Mark Emmert will step down from the job no later than June 2023.…

by PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks fought hard just to make the playoffs. They battled to the very last second…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper threw his support behind struggling head coach Matt…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The Washington Commanders have picked up edge rusher Montez Sweat’s fifth-year option as expected. Sweat was…

LONDON (AP) — West Ham great Mark Noble will stick to his decision to retire at the end of the season even if the team qualifies for the Champions…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have picked up the fifth-year contract option on Pro Bowl linebacker Devin White, who has 15 sacks,…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — High-scoring Buffalo guard Dyaisha Fair has transferred to Syracuse. The Rochester, New York native averaged 23.1 points over…

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has promoted Nate Schmidt from recruiting and player development…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A Russian official is among the candidates for the International Skating Union’s elections in…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer Johnny Gaudreau is playing at a different level this year with the Calgary Flames. Gaudreau has a career-best 39 goals…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has fired women’s soccer coach Tony Amato and changed direction less than a year…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer This year’s NFL draft has the chance to be unlike any other in recent years with a possible long wait before…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil will play a friendly against Japan as part of its preparations for the World Cup in Qatar. The Brazilian soccer…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer A retired New York State Supreme Court Justice has recommended a two-year suspension for trainer Bob Baffert for…

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Dalila Eshe, who helped lead the Princeton women’s basketball team to the NCAA Tournament as an assistant coach, has been…

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars essentially have ruled out taking a left tackle with the top…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Chicago Bulls won’t have guards Zach LaVine and Alex Caruso available when they try to keep their season alive in Game 5 of…

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Last-place Venezia has fired coach Paolo Zanetti less than a year after he helped the club earn what might be a short-lived…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Athletes Unlimited and ESPN have reached a new rights agreement for women’s pro softball and lacrosse. At least…

MADRID (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the Madrid Open because of a sore arm. Swiatek has won four straight titles and was going…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid is holding on to the positives after coming close to being routed by Manchester City but…

HOBART, Australia (AP) — A 59-year-old driver has been killed in a crash at the Targa Tasmania rally in Australia, a year after three competitors…

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London’s Metropolitan Police force says five officers will face a gross misconduct hearing over the…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian soccer season has officially been called off because of the Russian invasion. The league says after a video…

By The Associated Press Miami Marlins right-hander Pablo López will carry a majors-leading 0.52 ERA into his start at Washington. Nationals righty…