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    Bobrovsky mkes 23 saves for first shutout of the postseason, Panthers beat Rangers 3-0 in Game 1

    NEW YORK (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots for his first shutout of the postseason, Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist and the Florida Panthers beat the New York Rangers 2-0 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final. Carter Verhaege and Sam Bennett also scored. Bobrovsky, who had six shutouts during the regular season, had the second of his career in the playoffs. Igor Shesterkin finished with 24 saves for Presidents' Trophy-winning Rangers. They lost for the thir

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    Doncic leads strong close by Mavericks for 108-105 win over Wolves in Game 1 of West finals

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Dallas Mavericks to a 108-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday night. Kyrie Irving scored 24 of his 30 in the first half for the Mavericks, who trailed 102-98 after a 3-pointer by Anthony Edwards with 3:37 left before an 8-0 run the Wolves didn't stop until a tip-in with 10.5 seconds to go. Jaden McDaniels had his third straight 20-plus-point gam

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    NBA Playoffs: Luka Dončić, Kyrie Irving lead Mavericks to win in Game 1 thriller

    The Mavericks won a game with 14 lead changes.

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    Lamar Jackson is shedding weight in his prime like past Super Bowl-winning QBs

    The difference now — in theory — is that Jackson should be more elusive when he’s running the ball or navigating the pocket, while also not wearing down late in games while pushing a higher tempo scheme.

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    Mark Davis: 'Nothing wrong' with Aces sponsorship that sparked WNBA probe, points to Caitlin Clark shoe deal

    Davis wants to know why there's a problem with $100K sponsorships for Aces players while Caitlin Clark reportedly has an 8-figure deal with Nike.

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    US, Canada squads at the Twenty20 World Cup are a melting pot of nationalities

    The U.S. cricket team which will co-host the Twenty20 World Cup may be a fitting cross-section of its country as a roster of migrants, a melting pot of nationalities and cultures. The 15-man squad includes players born in India, Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa. Home-grown players include vice-captain Aaron Jones, who was born in Queens, and allrounder Steven Taylor, of Hialeah, Florida. The team provides a snapshot of U.S. cricket at this formative stage, as Major League Cricket jostles f

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    Carlos Correa homers to lead Twins over Nationals 3-2

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Carlos Correa hit a solo home run and made a diving play to prevent a game-tying run, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Wednesday. Max Kepler also had a solo shot, doubled and scored a late run to win the game and series, which the Twins entered having lost seven in a row. Minnesota starter Simeon Woods allowed three hits and a walk over 4 and 2/3 scoreless innings, and Steven Okert (1-0) retired four straight batters — after hopping on the Nationals’

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    Giants hit 3 RBI singles in 4-run 10th inning and rally from a 5-run deficit to top the Pirates 9-5

    PITTSBURGH (AP) — Patrick Bailey hit the first of three RBI singles in a four-run 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied from a five run deficit for a 9-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Bailey started with a single to right off Carmen Mlodzinski (0-1), scoring automatic runner Thairo Estrada, before Jorge Soler followed with one up the middle to bring in Matt Chapman. A sacrifice fly from Brett Wisely plated Bailey ahead of another RBI single from Luis Matos. Ryan

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    Peyton Manning says he has no desire to go from broadcasting to an NFL executive position

    DENVER (AP) — Peyton Manning was honored for his community work at a banquet Wednesday night. Ahead of the event, he was asked if he had any desire to run an NFL franchise and he said he'd rather stick to his “Monday Night Football” Manningcast with brother Eli that just won its second Sports Emmy award. “Eli and I really have a lot of fun doing the show. I think a big reason for that is I do it from here in Denver and he does it from New Jersey,” Manning said. “I think we’re very happy about be

  • The Canadian Press

    Soto homers twice, Judge, Verdugo also go deep as Yankees beat Mariners 7-3 to stop 2-game skid

    NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto homered twice, Aaron Judge and Alex Verdugo also went deep and the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 7-3 on Wednesday night to stop their first two-game losing streak in three weeks. Nelson Cortes (3-4) gritted through five scoreless innings for the AL-best Yankees (34-17), who improved to 3-0 when Judge and Soto both homer. The three homers by Soto and Judge were opposite-field drives off Bryce Miller (3-5). Soto had three RBIs with his second multihomer game

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    Fried pitches a 3-hitter and Ozuna homers to help the Braves beat the Cubs 9-2

    CHICAGO (AP) — Max Fried struck out nine while throwing a three-hitter for his second complete game of the season, and the Atlanta Braves beat Justin Steele and the Chicago Cubs 9-2 on Wednesday night. Marcell Ozuna, Matt Olson and Adam Duvall homered for Atlanta, which had dropped five of six. The Braves were 2 for 7 with runners in scoring position one night after they went 0 for 14 in those situations in a 10-inning loss in the series opener. Fried (4-2) retired his first 15 batters before Ia

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    Bichette homers as Jays crush White Sox 9-2 for first series win in a month

    TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays erupted for seven runs in the second inning and rolled to a 9-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night for their first series win in a month. Bo Bichette capped the early outburst with a two-run homer as Toronto took the rubber game of the three-game set between last-place clubs. Daulton Varsho and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scored two runs apiece for the Blue Jays, who outhit Chicago 10-6. Tommy Pham hit a solo shot and Nicky Lopez had two hits for the

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    Mario Andretti claims CEO of Formula 1 owner promised to shut out son Michael

    The bid to add an 11th team to the grid is reportedly getting personal.

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    Harper, Sosa, Realmuto homer to lead Phillies past Rangers 11-4 and to best start in team history

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper and J.T. Realmuto hit solo homers and Edmundo Sosa had a three-run shot to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the Texas Rangers 11-4 on Wednesday night and send them off to the best 50-game start in franchise history. Realmuto extended his hitting streak to 12 games and added three RBIs and Alec Bohm hit a two-RBI double in the sixth inning that made it 10-3 and gave him an NL-best 46 RBIs. Already boasting the best record in baseball, the Phillies are 36-14 --

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    Abreu and Wong both drive in 2 runs, Red Sox beat Rays 8-5 to complete a three-game sweep

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Wilyer Abreu and Connor Wong both drove in two runs, Brayan Bello overcome a tough second to go six innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-5 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Boston swept the Rays on the road for the first time since April 19-21, 2019. The Red Sox had lost 15 of their previous 16 games at Tampa Bay entering the series. Boston star Rafael Devers had his 11-game hitting streak end after going 0 for 4. His team record o

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    Padres place 4-time All-Star Xander Bogaerts on injured list with fractured shoulder

    Bogaerts' injury is worse than initially feared.

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    High-flying Oilers, well-balanced Stars set for Western Conference final clash

    DALLAS — Pete DeBoer met with his captain shortly after arriving in Texas.

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    Colonial gets modern upgrades during a Hanse-led restoration inspired by 1941 US Open

    FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Work was already underway on a complete renovation of the historic Colonial course the day after Emiliano Grillo won on the second playoff hole last May. There are plenty of modern upgrades at “Hogan's Alley,” but a significant goal of the $20 million-plus project was to restore the course to much of it original form. Colonial Country Club opened in 1936, five years before a U.S. Open was there and 10 years before it began hosting what is now the longest-running PGA Tour

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    Arraez has 4 hits, including a leadoff homer, and Padres beat Reds 7-3

    CINCINNATI (AP) — Luis Arraez went 4 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs and the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-3 on Wednesday night. He led off with his first homer of the season off Nick Martinez (1-3). It was his first home run since Sept. 16, 2023 when he also led off with a homer against Atlanta. Arraez, who has 25 home runs in 585 games, has seven leadoff homers for his career. Jeimer Candelario's fifth home run of the season tied the score 1-1 in the first. That was the Reds'

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    Luzardo throws eight scoreless innings and Chisholm homers as Marlins shut out Brewers 1-0

    MIAMI (AP) — Jesús Luzardo threw eight scoreless innings of three-hit ball in his longest career start and the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Wednesday night. Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered for the only run of the game as the Marlins won their third consecutive series. The game was completed in 1 hour and 54 minutes. Luzardo (2-3) struck out four and retired 17 straight until Gary Sanchez’s one out single in the eighth. Jackson Chourio reached on a fielder’s choice then stole second

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    Thunder's Gilgeous-Alexander receives unanimous first-team All-NBA selection

    NEW YORK (AP-CP) — Canadian basketball star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder is a unanimous selection to the All-NBA first team. Hamilton's Gilgeous-Alexander and NBA MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets were the only consensus first-team selections on this season's All-NBA team, which was revealed by the league on Wednesday night. Dallas' Luka Doncic, Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo and Boston's Jayson Tatum also made the first team. Gilgeous-Alexander and Doncic are in

  • Yahoo Sports

    Shohei Ohtani reportedly buys $7.85 million Los Angeles mansion from Adam Carolla

    Ohtani will live about 20 minutes from Dodger Stadium.

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    Atalanta's hat trick hero Ademola Lookman writes himself into European soccer history

    DUBLIN (AP) — There was an unlikely answer Wednesday to the question of who would score the first hat trick in a men’s European club final since 1975. Ademola Lookman scored all three goals in Atalanta’s 3-0 beating of Bayer Leverkusen to win the Europa League title and each had much to admire. Stealth in the penalty area, balance on the ball, deft footwork, and precise shooting with both feet were factors in a standout performance. And yet even Atalanta coach, Gian Piero Gasperini, acknowledged

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    NCAA votes to approve $2.8B settlement in House, Hubbard and Carter cases

    In a landmark agreement that will transform the course of major college athletics, the NCAA has left behind its archaic rules and changed the way it's going to do business.

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    Canucks' Rick Tocchet wins Jack Adams Award as NHL's coach of the year

    NEW YORK — Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks is this season's Jack Adams Award winner as the NHL's coach of the year. The league announced Tocchet as the recipient, as selected by the NHL Broadcasters’ Association, on Wednesday. “This really is a team award, and I couldn’t have done any of this without the support of our staff and complete buy-in from the players," Tocchet said in a statement. "I am truly honoured and humbled by this achievement and look forward to getting back to work this