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    Oakland A's fans protest Las Vegas move with Opening Day tailgate party outside stadium

    The A's announced in May an agreement to build a 33,000-seat stadium on the Las Vegas strip.

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    NBA playoff races to watch, predictions and first-round matchups we want to see

    With just over two weeks left in the regular season, our NBA writers break down the most intriguing playoff races to watch and make predictions for the stretch run.

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    Alonso says he is staying with Bayer Leverkusen. Announcement ends Liverpool and Bayern speculation

    LEVERKUSEN, Germany — Xabi Alonso will stay as coach of Bayer Leverkusen, ending speculation linking him with the soon-to-be vacant Liverpool and Bayern Munich jobs. “This is the right place for me to be, to develop as a coach,” Alonso said Friday, adding that his squad's drive to succeed was a key reason to remain. “They gave me so many reasons to keep believing in the team, for their commitment, for their desire, for their hunger to have a great season. I feel that my job is not over here,” th

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    Jaguars LB Foye Oluokun signs 3-year extension that includes $22.5M guaranteed, AP source says

    Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Foye Oluokun signed a three-year contract extension Friday that includes $22.5 million guaranteed, a person familiar with negotiations said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because financial details were not released publicly. Oluokun’s agent, AJ Vaynerchuk, confirmed the length of the extension on X, formerly Twitter. The 28-year-old Oluokun was entering the final year of a three-year, $45 million contract he signed in 2022. He

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    Former KHL club CSKA Moscow goaltender Ivan Fedotov joins Philadelphia Flyers

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nine years after he was drafted by Philadelphia, goalie Ivan Fedotov has joined the Flyers. Fedotov — whose NHL career was delayed following a forced stint in Russian military service — had his contract in Russia’s KHL terminated Thursday by CSKA Moscow. Fedotov and Flyers general manager Danny Briere are set to meet the media on Friday at the team's headquarters in New Jersey. CSKA announced the abrupt termination with one year remaining on it, saying it keeps his KHL rights

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    Tyler O'Neill celebrates baseball's return with 5th straight Opening Day home run

    O'Neill's blast moved him past Todd Hundley, Gary Carter, and Yogi Berra for most consecutive Opening Day home runs.

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    'Energetic' coach Vanni Sartini set to return to Vancouver Whitecaps

    VANCOUVER — Vanni Sartini has done a lot of self reflection lately. Barred from the Vancouver Whitecaps' first four games of the Major League Soccer season, the club's head coach has had time. The animated Italian was handed a five-game suspension and a $20,000 fine in November for his on-field actions and post-game comments after a playoff loss to Los Angeles FC that ended the Whitecaps season. Sartini also got an automatic one-game suspension when he was shown the red card late in the match. M

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    Gushue on world curling championship: 'I'm going into this like it could be the last'

    Brad Gushue is approaching this year's men's world curling championships like it could be his last. The veteran skip from St. John's, N.L., won the world title in 2017 and lost in the final three times, including the last two years. The 43-year-old isn’t taking his future for granted. “At this point, you have to treat every one like it’s the last one," Gushue said in recent media availability before leaving for Schaffhausen, Switzerland. "I'm going into this like it could be the last because, wh

  • The Canadian Press

    A capsule look at the teams competing at the world men's curling championship

    A team-by-team look at the field for the world men’s curling championship, March 30 to April 7 at the KSS Sports Complex in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. CANADA Skip — Brad Gushue, Third — Mark Nichols, Second — E.J. Harnden, Lead — Geoff Walker St. John’s Curling Club Gushue, the 2006 Olympic gold medallist, won the 2017 world championship but lost back-to-back finals in 2022 and 2023. --- CZECHIA Skip — Lukas Klima, Third — Marek Cernovsky, Second — Martin Jurik, Lead — Lukas Klipa Curling Club Z

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    CF Montreal's MLS road trip continues Saturday against D.C. United

    WASHINGTON — CF Montreal is back from a week off and on the road again as their Major League Soccer season-opening trip continues Saturday against D.C. United. Montreal is coming off its first loss of the young MLS season, a wild 4-3 decision to Chicago Fire on March 15. Sparked by a red card to Montreal wingback Raheem Edwards, Chicago erased a 3-1 deficit with three late goals. Kellyn Acosta scored the injury-time winner with a kick from half that sailed over goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois to cap

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    French soccer federation limits support for players' Ramadan observance. Critics see discrimination

    For Muslim soccer players in deeply secular France, observing Ramadan is a tall order, and this is not about to change. Wielding the principle of religious neutrality enshrined in the French constitution, the country’s soccer federation does not make things easy for international players who want to refrain from drinking or eating from dawn to sunset during the Islamic holy month. Ahead of training camps which took place in March, the federation made clear it would not change the schedule for me

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    One fateful decision summed up North Carolina's Sweet 16 demise

    Jae’Lyn Withers shot UNC's most important 3-pointer of the game when he had no business firing away. And now the No. 1 Tar Heels are going home.

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    Dallas Stars clinch playoff spot with 3-1 win over Vancouver Canucks

    VANCOUVER — Special teams proved to be the difference in a key matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and Dallas Stars on Thursday. The Stars capitalized on their power-play chances and clinched a spot in the NHL playoffs with a 3-1 win. The Canucks struggled with the man advantage and will have to wait to secure their post-season berth. “This is the kind of hockey it’s probably going to be the rest of the way, the kind of hockey it is around the league right now," said Canucks goalie Casey DeSmi

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    Logan Cooley has 1st NHL hat trick, Coyotes stop Predators' points streak at 18 with 8-4 win

    TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Logan Cooley had his first NHL hat trick, Clayton Keller added a goal and three assists and the Arizona Coyotes snapped the Nashville Predators’ point streak at 18 games with an 8-4 victory Thursday night. Nashville had been 16-0-2 since its last loss Feb. 15 at home against Dallas. It was the longest points streak in Predators history and the longest in the NHL this season. Arizona overcame a two-goal deficit to win its second straight and went 3-0-1 against the Predators th

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    NHL roundup: Malkin reaches 20 goals for 15th time, Penguins edge Columbus 3-2

    PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored twice to reach the 20-goal milestone for the 15th time and Pittsburgh extended their mastery over Columbus with a 3-2 win on Thursday night. The Russian became the 31st player in league history to score 20 goals in 15 seasons, doing it with a pair of power-play blasts — one from the right circle, one from the left circle — that erased one-goal deficits. Drew O’Conner’s 12th goal 35 seconds into the third period put Pittsburgh in front to stay. Sidney Crosby

  • The Canadian Press

    Disputed foul tip that put Rangers behind in opener not reviewable. Heim makes up for miscue

    ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim was going down to block a low pitch when he heard the ball tip off the bat and saw it change directions. Home plate umpire Chad Fairchild didn't hear or see the same thing in the ninth inning of the season opener for the World Series champions, and the Chicago Cubs took the lead on that disputed play before Texas rallied to win 4-3 on Heim's game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning Thursday night. As the ball rolled behind the plate, Heim

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    Tyler O'Neill homers for record-setting 5th straight opening day as Red Sox top Mariners 6-4

    SEATTLE (AP) — Tyler O’Neill homered in his fifth straight opening day game to set a major league record, this time against the organization that drafted him, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Thursday night. Rafael Devers homered and doubled off Seattle ace Luis Castillo, but it was O’Neill’s homer on the first pitch from Cody Bolton in the eighth inning that gave the Red Sox a 6-4 lead and made history. O’Neill homered the previous four opening days with St. Louis, tying

  • The Canadian Press

    Panarin and Trocheck score shootout goals to lift NHL-leading Rangers past Avalanche 3-2

    DENVER (AP) — Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck scored shootout goals, Igor Shesterkin made 38 saves through overtime and two more in the shootout to lead the NHL-leading New York Rangers to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. Chris Kreider and Kaapo Kakko scored in regulation for New York, which won its fourth in a row to reach 102 points, tops in the league. The Rangers’ last three wins have come after regulation. “It shows resiliency,” New York coach Peter Laviolette sa

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    McDavid, Draisaitl help Oilers rule over Kings 4-1

    EDMONTON — If it was a playoff preview, the Edmonton Oilers liked how they looked in rehearsal. Connor McDavid scored a goal and added two assists as the Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Thursday as the two teams jostle for home ice advantage in what has often appeared like a destined first-round clash in the NHL playoffs. “It’s always hard against these guys. They are as solid as they come,” McDavid said. “They’re structured and responsible. They’re good, it’s always difficult. “It

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    Shane Bieber and Guardians blank Athletics 8-0 as Stephen Vogt gets first win as manager

    OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shane Bieber struck out 11 in six shutout innings, David Fry had three hits and Stephen Vogt won his managerial debut as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Oakland Athletics 8-0 on Thursday night. Bieber, the 2020 Cy Young Award winner, made his fifth consecutive opening day start and allowed four hits in six innings. Vogt spent six seasons as a player with the A’s in two stints before retiring in 2022. He was hired by Cleveland to replace Terry Francona after a year as a bu

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    March Madness: Illinois fends off Iowa State in the second half to advance to Elite Eight

    Illinois is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2005.

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    D-backs unload on Rockies with 14 runs in third, most runs in inning on opening day since 1900

    PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks got their season started with an offensive flourish, scoring 14 runs in the third inning of their opening-day game against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night. It broke the records for most hits, runs and batters in a single inning in franchise history. It's also the most runs in an inning on opening day for any team since 1900, according to Elias Sports. It took 34 minutes for the Rockies to get three outs. The D-backs led 16-1 after three innings. The

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    Cubs lefty Justin Steele exits 1st opening-day start with left hamstring strain

    ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chicago Cubs pitcher Justin Steele exited his first career opening-day start with a left hamstring strain after going down awkwardly while fielding a sacrifice bunt in the fifth inning against World Series champion Texas on Thursday night. Steele came off the mound and lunged while reaching to pick up a ball. After tossing the ball to first base to get out Leody Taveras, Steele went down to the ground in foul territory, grabbing the back of his left leg above his knee. Af

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    Barbashev helps Knights beat skidding Jets 4-1

    WINNIPEG — Head coach Bruce Cassidy felt some extra satisfaction after his Vegas Golden Knights grounded the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Thursday. The game was physical from the get-go and tied 1-1 after two periods. Forward Ivan Barbashev then led the charge, scoring the game-winner with 5:29 remaining in the third. He added an empty-netter with 1:45 left and Jack Eichel notched one with 34 seconds on the clock. “At the end of the day, those types of wins mean a little bit more,” Cassidy said. “They’r

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    Tearful Caleb Love left to lament missed chances as Arizona falters in Sweet 16 yet again

    Love went cold at the worst moment on Thursday, and the Wildcats are once again heading home from an NCAA tournament early.