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    Former Dodgers P Julio Urías placed on probation, ordered to counseling after pleading no contest to domestic battery charge

    Urías has been on administrative leave from MLB since his September arrest.

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    Real Madrid can clinch Spanish league title as it seeks another Champions League crown

    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Chasing another Champions League crown, Real Madrid already has its fingertips on the Spanish league title. The 14-time European Cup winner could clinch the Spanish league on Saturday when Madrid hosts Cadiz and Barcelona visits Girona if everything goes its way. Madrid can lock up title No. 36 with four games left in two scenarios: If Madrid beats Cadiz and Barcelona fails to beat Girona, or if Madrid draws with Cadiz and Barcelona loses at Girona. Madrid leads Barcelona

  • The Canadian Press

    Top-seeded Celtics roll over Heat and into second round. They'll play Cleveland or Orlando

    BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics ran away from the rest of the NBA in the regular season. So far, the playoffs have been more of the same. The team that won 64 games to claim the league's overall top seed dumped the Miami Heat in five games, winning 118-84 on Wednesday night to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. In their four wins, the Celtics' biggest leads were 34, 29, 28 and 37. “We got past the first step,” said Celtics guard Derrick White, who scored 25 points. “We don’t start th

  • The Canadian Press

    Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

    The Edmonton Oilers are, so far, the only Canadian team to punch their ticket to the second round of the NHL playoffs. The Vancouver Canucks can make it two teams with a victory Friday in Nashville, or Sunday in Vancouver. The only game in the NHL tonight is in Toronto, where the Boston Bruins can finish off the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena, or make plans for another Game 7 showdown at TD Garden. Here are five things to know about the NHL playoffs: OILERS COMPLETE PLAYOFF 'HAT TRICK' The Los