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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Without Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United has been dealt a further setback in its bid to secure Champions League…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees minor league manager Rachel Balkovec is back on the field, a week after she…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Karim Benzema has converted two of three penalty tries to lead Real Madrid to a 2-1 win…

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Braves reliever Luke Jackson has ligament damage in his right elbow and there’s no timetable for his return. A key part of…

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Lazio has boosted its bid for a European spot and put its derby nightmare behind it with a…

By BILL WHITEHEAD Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets ace Max Scherzer is dealing with a hamstring issue and isn’t sure…

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Denny Hamlin would love to think that a visit to his home track will produce a finish that…

LEEDS, England (AP) — James Ward-Prowse has David Beckham in his sights. The Southampton midfielder produced more free kick magic to earn his team…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers scratched defenseman Keith Yandle for Saturday’s game against Toronto. He was a healthy scratch. It…

LONDON (AP) — Christian Eriksen can’t stop scoring since his return to competitive soccer. The Denmark international’s latest goal was his…

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Ollie Watkins’ late goal from the penalty spot isn’t enough for Aston Villa as Wolverhampton holds on to win 2-1…

BURNLEY, England (AP) — Manchester City responds to the challenge laid down by title rival Liverpool by winning 2-0 at Burnley in the English…

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Neal Maupay misses a first-half penalty and Brighton and visiting Norwich play out a goalless draw in the English Premier…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Liverpool completed its 119-day mission to displace Manchester City from atop the English Premier League but it…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Robert Lewandowski failed to score. It didn’t matter though as others did for Bayern Munich to…

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The agent for Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard said Saturday that the Pro Bowler’s record-setting extension…

By The Associated Press U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev says he expects to be sidelined for one to two months after having hernia surgery. The No.…

PARIS (AP) — Martin Terrier has become the joint top scorer in the French league as Rennes salvaged a 1-1 draw at Nice to move into second place.…

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas appears unlikely to join other states this year in banning transgender athletes from…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — North Carolina, Duke and Kansas are bona fide basketball bluebloods, the best of the best…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 32 points, Brandon Ingram added 29 against his former team and the New…

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid’s second goal of the game 1:11 into overtime lifted the Edmonton Oilers to a 6-5 win over the St. Louis…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Jack Eichel scored twice in his first multigoal game since being traded to Vegas, Logan Thompson made…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The South Carolina Gamecocks have had the top spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll the…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 14 points and UConn advanced to the national championship game with…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are still polishing their playoff credentials and Karl-Anthony Towns…

By The Associated Press American forward Daryl Dike has a knee injury in a setback as he tries to regain fitness after hurting a hamstring in his…

By The Associated Press All three U.S. first-round matches at this year’s World Cup will kick off at 2 p.m. EST, the latest in the day possible in…

CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Dillon Brooks scored 30 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Phoenix Suns 122-114 in a…

By JORDAN GODWIN Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored 25 points, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 122-117. It…

By TONY SELLARS Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Killian Hayes scored a career-high 26 points and Frank Jackson also had 26 to lead the…

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Recently acquired Mathieu Joseph scored three times in the third period for his first career hat…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum had 31 to help the Boston Celtics stop a rare…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ross Colton scored two goals and added an assist, Steven Stamkos and Brayden Point both had a…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Victor Olofsson scored the go-ahead goal with 5:35 left in the second period, and the Buffalo…

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist, Semyon Varlamov stopped 27 shots for his 36th career…