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    Cubs OF Cody Bellinger sidelined by two fractured ribs on his right side

    CHICAGO (AP) — Cody Bellinger has two fractured ribs on his right side, sidelining another key player for the Chicago Cubs. Bellinger got hurt when he hit the wall in center while trying to make a play on Yainer Diaz's RBI double in the fourth inning of Tuesday night's 7-2 victory over Houston. He was replaced in the field before the Astros batted in the seventh. X-rays were negative, and Bellinger downplayed the injury after the win. But he had a CT scan on Wednesday morning that showed the fra

  • The Canadian Press

    Leafs winger William Nylander sits 3rd straight playoff game with undisclosed injury

    TORONTO — William Nylander seems to be getting closer. The Maple Leafs winger also still isn't quite ready join the playoff fray. Nylander missed a third straight game to open Toronto's first-round series with the Boston Bruins on Wednesday as he continues to work his way back from an undisclosed injury. The 27-year-old took part in line rushes alongside Calle Jarnkrok and Pontus Holmberg at Wednesday's morning skate after missing the first two contests of the Original Six matchup, but stayed ou

  • The Canadian Press

    Francisco Lindor slugs a pair of 2-run homers and Mets end 3-game skid with 8-2 win over Giants

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Francisco Lindor hit a pair of two-run homers and the New York Mets avoided a three-game series sweep on Wednesday with an 8-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. Lindor went 4 for 5 with four RBIs and recorded the 16th multi-homer game of his career. Tyrone Taylor homered and added a two-run double, and Jeff McNeil had an RBI single as New York snapped a three-game skid. Tyler Fitzgerald homered for San Francisco, which was seeking its first three-game winning streak of the

  • The Canadian Press

    Crystal Palace ensure Premier League safety by beating Newcastle 2-0

    LONDON (AP) — Crystal Palace made certain of Premier League safety after a 2-0 win against Newcastle on Wednesday. Jean-Philippe Mateta scored for a fifth straight home match to secure the win and Palace's resurgence under Oliver Glasner following recent victories against West Ham and Liverpool. Mateta broke the deadlock at Selhurst Park with a smart 55th-minute finish before he added a second late on to end Newcastle’s four-match unbeaten run. Palace is 14th in the standings and 14 points above

  • Yahoo Sports

    Timberwolves C Naz Reid wins NBA Sixth Man of the Year

    Naz Reid helped fuel the Timberwolves' rise from the bench this year.

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    Blue Jays place Kiermaier on 10-day DL, call up prospect Barger

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Toronto Blue Jays have placed centre fielder Kevin Kiermaier on the 10-day injured list with a left hip injury. Kiermaier left Toronto's game at Kansas City on Tuesday in the sixth inning. He has struggled early in his second season in Toronto with a .193 batting average through 22 games. In a corresponding move, Toronto recalled Addison Barger from Triple-A Buffalo and activated him before Game 3 of their four-game series with the Royals on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Barg

  • The Canadian Press

    'We feel good about ourselves:' Jets coach Bowness optimistic after Game 2 loss

    WINNIPEG — Rick Bowness always goes to bed with hockey looping in his mind, but Tuesday night’s thoughts weren’t all bad for the Winnipeg Jets head coach. Despite the Jets losing 5-2 to the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday in a Game 2 that evened their first-round playoff series at 1-1, Bowness saw improvements in his team’s play from Sunday’s wild 7-6 victory. “We were better (Tuesday) night,” Bowness told reporters at the airport Wednesday before the team flew to Denver for Friday’s Game 3 and Sunda

  • The Canadian Press

    Shohei Ohtani's hard-hit blast adds to torrid start in 1st season with Dodgers

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s 450-foot home run on Tuesday night at Nationals Park was the hardest hit of his career. The Los Angeles Dodgers star's ninth-inning shot to the second deck in right field off Washington Nationals reliever Matt Barnes in the Dodgers 4-1 win left his bat at 118.7 mph. “I thought I hit it really good,” Ohtani said Wednesday through his interpreter, Will Ireton. “I felt really good about it. Probably the best.” It is the hardest-hit home run by a Dodger in the Statc

  • The Canadian Press

    Ravens agree to 2-year extension with wide receiver Rashod Bateman

    OWINGS MILLS, Md (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens gave wide receiver Rashod Bateman a two-year contract extension on Wednesday that will keep the 2021 first-round pick with the team through the 2026 season. The team announced the extension Wednesday, ending speculation about whether the team would trade him. They had until May 2 to decide whether or not to exercise a fifth-year option. Bateman, drafted 27th overall, instead became the first first-round wide receiver to sign a second contract with the

  • The Canadian Press

    Everton beats Liverpool 2-0 in Jurgen Klopp's last Merseyside derby

    LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored as Everton beat Liverpool 2-0 in the Premier League on Wednesday. The win at Goodison Park delivered a blow to Liverpool's hopes of winning the title this season and boosted Everton's bid to avoid relegation. Branthwaite squeezed a shot past Alisson in the 27th minute after Liverpool failed to clear the danger following a free kick. Calvert-Lewin added a second for Sean Dyche's team in the 58th when rising at the far p

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    College Football Playoff will not consider Army-Navy game in selection process

    The decision ends one of the more pressing issues for the CFP Management Committee this week in Dallas.

  • The Canadian Press

    Man United beats Sheffield United 4-2 after twice falling behind against last-place team

    MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Bruno Fernandes scored twice as Manchester United beat Sheffield United 4-2 in the Premier League on Wednesday. Erik ten Hag's team went behind 1-0 and 2-1 against last-placed Sheffield at Old Trafford before eventually securing a win that moved it up to sixth in the standings. Jayden Bogle capitalized on an Andre Onana error to open the scoring after 35 minutes, but Harry Maguire leveled against his former club seven minutes later. Sheffield went ahead through Ben Bre

  • The Canadian Press

    Lightning and Islanders searching for answers to rebound from 2-0 deficits in NHL playoffs

    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Experience tells the Tampa Bay Lightning it’s time to go to work — not panic. The New York Islanders are also down 2-0 after playing well at times and losing their first two games of the NHL playoffs on the road. Both teams understand it’ll take a lot more than a return to home ice Thursday night — the Lightning versus Florida, and the Islanders hosting Carolina —to alter the course of those first-round matchups. New York blew a three-goal lead in its Game 2 loss to the Hurric

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    2024 NFL Draft Care/Don't Care: Minnesota's QB conundrum, the WR bonanza and more

    Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon reveals his final thoughts on the eve of the 2024 NFL Draft, including what the Vikings will do at the most important position.

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    What’s going on with the Houston Astros? And can they turn it around before it's too late?

    Injuries to the rotation, underperformance from the bullpen and bad luck on offense have sunk the Astros to last in the AL West.

  • The Canadian Press

    Marcel Hirscher retired from skiing at the top. He's back to race for a country with no mountains

    Marcel Hirscher, one of the most successful ski racers of all time, is planning to return next season after five years in retirement. And the record eight-time overall World Cup champion is going to compete for the Netherlands — his mother’s country — instead of his native Austria. The Austrian winter sports federation, known as the OSV, announced Wednesday that it had released the 35-year-old Hirscher and endorsed his nation change. “For people asking, why are you doing this, for me it’s clear

  • The Canadian Press

    Liverpool's Premier League title hopes hit by 2-0 loss to Everton. Man United survives another scare

    LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Jurgen Klopp's hopes of a dream send-off were left in tatters after a 2-0 loss at Everton dealt a major blow to Liverpool's Premier League title bid on Wednesday. Goals from Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin at Goodison Park meant Klopp tasted a bitter defeat in his last Merseyside derby before standing down at the end of the season. The loss keeps Liverpool three points behind league leader Arsenal in second place and one ahead of defending champion Manchest

  • The Canadian Press

    Mbappe nets twice in win over Lorient but PSG's title party delayed by Monaco victory

    LORIENT, France (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain will have to wait at least a few more days to try to clinch the French league title. Kylian Mbappé scored twice and provided an assist in a 4-1 win over Lorient on Wednesday, but there were no celebrations because second-place Monaco beat Lille 1-0 later in the evening. The lead atop the standings is 11 points with four games remaining. Defending champion PSG can clinch its record-extending 12th French league title at home on Saturday against Le Havre.

  • The Canadian Press

    Atalanta beats 10-man Fiorentina 4-1 to reach Italian Cup final vs. Juventus

    BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — Atalanta advanced to the Italian Cup final with a 4-1 win over 10-man Fiorentina on Wednesday to set up a meeting with Juventus for the trophy. The decisive goal by Ademola Lookman in stoppage time was initially ruled offside. Then the goal was awarded following a VAR review. Teun Koopmeiners, Gianluca Scamacca and Mario Pasalic also scored for Atalanta, while Lucas Martinez Quarta scored for Fiorentina, which had Nikola Milenkovic sent off early in the second half for a fo

  • The Canadian Press

    Bears unveil $5 billion plan for lakefront stadium and seek public funding to make it happen

    CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion proposal Wednesday for an enclosed stadium next door to their current home at Soldier Field as part of a major project that would transform the city's lakefront, and they are asking for public funding to help make it happen. The plan calls for $3.2 billion for the new stadium plus an additional $1.5 billion in infrastructure. The team and the city said the project would add green and open space while improving access to the city's Mus

  • The Canadian Press

    Red Sox lose another starting pitcher, RHP Brayan Bello placed on injured list with a tight back

    CLEVELAND (AP) — Boston's pitching staff took another big hit Wednesday as the Red Sox placed starter Brayan Bello on the injury list with upper back tightness. Bello's injury means the Red Sox are missing three of five starters, and that doesn't include Lucas Giolito, the team's biggest offseason acquisition, who is out for the season with a torn elbow ligament. Bello felt tightness in his back following his most recent start, and the Red Sox decided to be cautious and put him on the IL. Bello

  • The Canadian Press

    The Pirates are sticking to the plan with Paul Skenes, even as pitching prospect dominates in minors

    PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes is looking every bit the ace the Pittsburgh Pirates thought they were getting when they selected the hard-throwing right-hander with the first overall pick in last year's draft. Just don't expect Pirates general manager Ben Cherington to shift whatever internal timeline the club has on Skenes' arrival in Pittsburgh. Yes, the 21-year-old has been electric at Triple-A Indianapolis, his fastball reaching triple digits with startling regularity. He was impressive again

  • The Canadian Press

    LSU's Jayden Daniels downplays issues with Commanders, says he'd be 'blessed' to go No. 2 overall

    DETROIT (AP) — Jayden Daniels handled the media with the same poise and command he displays in the pocket. Asked a few times about speculation that he doesn’t want to play for Washington and whether he prefers going to another team, Daniels understandably took a diplomatic approach one day before the NFL draft. “I’m blessed to go wherever I’m called,” Daniels said Wednesday. “Whoever calls my phone, whoever gives the card to the Commissioner that says my name, I’m blessed to go and they’re gonna

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    Sue Bird joins Seattle Storm ownership group after 21 years of starring for them

    Sue Bird won four championships and made the playoffs 18 times with the Storm.

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    76ers, Magic, Lakers head home for Game 3 trailing 2-0 in NBA playoff series

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid and the 76ers had just dropped two straight playoff games in New York that left them feeling like — well, like their playoff series against the Knicks was far from over. “We’re going to win this series," Embiid said. A bold statement from last season's NBA MVP, for sure. It's one the Sixers — and Orlando and the Lakers — have to believe is possible with all three teams facing 2-0 deficits heading into a trio of Game 3s on Thursday in the NBA playoffs. All three te