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DUBLIN (AP) — Conor McGregor has appeared in a court in Dublin charged with six driving offenses. The biggest star in mixed martial arts was…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have acquired right-handed pitchers Chris Paddack and Emilio Pagán from the San Diego Padres for All-Star…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has approved new financial monitoring rules for European soccer clubs and dropped…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods is back. The five-time Masters champion shot a 1-under 71 in his first…

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A hole-by-hole look at how Tiger Woods played the first round of the Masters on Thursday: No. 1, 445 yards, par 4: Driver down…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Two-time Masters champion Tom Watson has joined an elite fraternity at Augusta National. The…

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The fate of a decorated former water polo coach at the University of Southern California…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Karim Benzema is reaching the pinnacle of his career at an age when most top athletes are…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Barely a week went by in the first half of the season when Mohamed Salah wasn’t being declared the best…

By The Associated Press Cubs veteran Kyle Hendricks is set to deliver the first pitch of the season against Corbin Burnes and Milwaukee at Wrigley…

By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Angel Cabrera was an unlikely champion to begin with, a street urchin who grew up without…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods will put his surgically repaired right leg to the test…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former UCLA and St. John’s coach Steve Lavin has been hired to take over the struggling…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Norman Powell scored 24 points after being out two months, Paul George added 19 points in three…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Elias Pettersson scored twice and had two assists to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-1 victory…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Michael Stone got his first goal of the season and an assist in his 500th NHL game, and…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Albert Rusnák and Jordan Morris scored in the first half, Nicolás Lodeiro added a penalty kick goal…

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 27 points, Rudy Gobert added 20 points and 10 rebounds and the Utah…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Sam Gagner scored twice to top 500 career points, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1. Michael Rasmussen…

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ville Husso made 28 saves to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken.…