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By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer The United States will play either Ukraine, Wales or Scotland in its World Cup opener, then meet England and Iran in…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Talk about a rude welcome to the Master. The opening hole is known as “Tea Olive” because…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Tom Hanks will launch a new era of Cleveland baseball. The Oscar-winning actor will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Reigning Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama has withdrawn from the Valero Texas Open after nine holes of the second round, citing…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired eight-time All-Star reliever Craig Kimbrel from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bundesliga players’ salaries reached an all-time high of nearly 1.57 billion euros last season…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer Minor leaguers with wives and children are finding out days before the start of their seasons that some teams are…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays have extended manager Charlie Montoyo’s contract through the 2023…

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The most prolific leadoff hitter in Colorado Rockies’ history, Charlie Blackmon,…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Butler has fired coach LaVall Jordan after two straight losing seasons and a second consecutive finish near the bottom of the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson will serve a two-game suspension when the season starts next week for making contact with…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In addition to “Play ball!” and “Yer Out!”, big league umpires will be heard saying…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The rape trial involving Celta Vigo forward Santi Mina and another Spanish soccer player…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dawn Staley is not certain there will ever be true equity among the men’s and…

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool right back Trent Alexander-Arnold has recovered quickly from a hamstring injury and could play Saturday against…

PARIS (AP) — The French soccer league has approved an investment deal with private equity firm CVC Capital Partners as part of a new commercial…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Bruno Fernandes has signed a contract extension to stay at Manchester United through at least the 2025-26 season. The…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The most controversial World Cup ever will feature in Qatar the most politically charged…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A senior Qatari leader overseeing security for the World Cup has told The Associated Press…

By CHUCK KING Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets ace Jacob DeGrom will miss major time because of inflammation in his shoulder…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — North Carolina sophomore guard Caleb Love has helped power a Final Four push through his…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski isn’t the only one retiring after the Final Four. It’s also the last games for Bob…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer This year’s Final Four includes quite a collection of big-name programs — but this hasn’t been a particularly…

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Lias Andersson scored the deciding goal in the shootout, Cal Petersen made 26 saves and the Los Angeles Kings edged the…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 7:43 remaining, Pavel Francouz stopped 25…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 50 points and the Chicago Bulls rallied to beat the Los…

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored 3:57 into overtime and Rickard Rakell had two goals as the Pittsburgh…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Wrter Organizers of the World University Games — which open in just under three months in Chengdu, China — say they are…

NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Nunge made the go-ahead basket with 3.1 seconds left and Xavier won its first NIT championship in 64 years, rallying for a…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become Milwaukee’s career scoring…

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 50th goal of the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Winnipeg Jets 7-3. Matthews…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston College captain Marc McLaughlin scored in his NHL debut during a six-goal second-period…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 30 points and the surging Atlanta Hawks never trailed while beating the…

By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 37 shots for his third shutout of the season, leading the Florida…

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Frederik Andersen made 32 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, Andrei Svechnikov scored…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Longtime Miami associate head coach Chris Caputo has accepted a contract offer to…

By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Palmieri scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period to lift the New York Islanders…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Saddiq Bey scored 10 of his 20 points in the final 4:23 as the Detroit Pistons pulled away down the…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Anna Davis was among just nine players who have finished two rounds of the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Both NHL players named Sebastian Aho scored goals for their teams. And at nearly the exact same time Thursday night. Both also gave…