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By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — A person familiar with the decision says Denver’s Nikola Jokic has won his second consecutive Most…

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has laughed off some barbs from counterpart Pep Guardiola that have inflamed the Premier…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Everton, Leeds and Burnley are fighting for top-flight survival in England and are being led by the type of manager…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A European soccer fan group has urged UEFA and club leaders to overturn some of the changes to the…

MONTAUBAN, France (AP) — French rugby club Montauban says Samoan player Kelly Meafua has died after falling off a bridge in southwestern France.…

ROME (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from this week’s Italian Open because of a right ankle injury following his victory at the Madrid Open.…

By The Associated Press The scraped-up White Sox hope third baseman Yoán Moncada can make his season debut when Chicago opens a three-game home…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins dodged a major problem this past week. There were initial concerns that…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams said the NBA should consider having a special section in the stands reserved for…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jonathan Quick lost his catching glove in the second period and still kept defending Los…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson and Dearica Hamby posted double-doubles and Kelsey Plum provided a spark in the fourth quarter to lead the Las…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden scored 31 points, Joel Embiid had 24 points and 11 rebounds and the Philadelphia…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Natasha Cloud scored all 19 of her points in the first half, Shakira Austin had a double-double in her first career start and…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Walker Buehler marked his 100th career start with his usual performance. Cool. Calm. Efficient.…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Mark Delgado drilled a shot just inside the left post from 35 yards out in the 6th minute and Jonathan Bond made it stand up…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the deal confirms to The Associated Press that Mikyla…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer The Sacramento Kings have agreed to hire Golden State assistant Mike Brown as their head coach. A person familiar with…

By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Abraham Toro hit a tying homer in the ninth inning, Ty France singled home the winning run in the…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — It was a happy Mother’s Day indeed for Consuelo Buelvas, who called her son’s…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dave Romney broke a scoreless tie with a goal in the 63rd minute, C.J. Sapong scored in stoppage time and Nashville SC…

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou and David Perron each scored twice, Jordan Binnington made 28 saves in his first…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski hit a tiebreaking home run into McCovey Cove in the sixth inning, and the…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Joey Logano bumped leader William Byron from behind and into the wall on the next to…

By The Associated Press The scraped-up White Sox hope third baseman Yoán Moncada can make his season debut when Chicago opens a three-game home…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Alexander Zverev has criticized the ATP Tour for its scheduling of late-night matches and says he…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Tosaint Ricketts scored in the 90th minute to give the Vancouver Whitecaps a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC 1-0 on…

DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Steve Flesch is a winner again on the TPC Sugarloaf. Four years after his only other PGA Tour Champions win, Flesch won the…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic tumbled toward the baseline after getting bumped by Chris Paul just before the…

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Makenzie Fischer scored four goals and Ryann Neushul added three more and Stanford pulled away over the final 3 minutes to…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs scratched Marcus Stroman for Sunday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and then lost Justin Steele…

By PAUL HODOWANIC Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jorge Polanco delivered another key hit and the Minnesota bullpen combined for 6 2/3 innings…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Memphis guard Ja Morant is unlikely to play in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Max Verstappen used an aggressive early pass on Formula One championship leader…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Colin Moran hit a grand slam and a two-run homer against his former team, powering the Cincinnati…

By JORDAN GODWIN Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Aledmys Díaz hit a grand slam, Jake Odorizzi threw five innings of one-hit ball and the Houston…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Liz Cambage had 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds, Brittney Sykes added 17 points and had five steals and…