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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Dominant on the mound for much of the past three seasons, Shohei Ohtani has struggled over the last six weeks. The two-way Japanese star is 2-2 with a 4.88 ERA in his last eight starts. He has allowed at least three runs in all but

DALLAS (AP) — Brittney Griner and her Phoenix Mercury teammates were confronted by a “provocateur” at a Dallas airport on Saturday. The WNBA said in a statement it was looking into the team’s run-in with a “social media figure” whose “actions were inappropriate and unfortunate.” “The safety of Brittney Griner and all WNBA players is

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Guardians reliever James Karinchak has been optioned to the minor leagues following his latest ineffective outing. The team made the move a day after the right-hander allowed one run and walked two in the eighth inning of the Guardians’ 10-9, 14-inning comeback win over the

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Nick Ahmed hit a two-run homer in the second inning, Lourdes Gurriel followed with a three-run blast in the fifth and the Arizona Diamondbacks sent the Detroit Tigers to their eighth straight loss, 5-0. NL West-leading Arizona is 14 over .500 for the first time in

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer ISTANBUL (AP) — Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne’s Champions League final came to an early end — again. Injured with so much of the game still left to play just like in 2021. But this time it did not matter. Two years ago he sustained facial injuries after

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The New York Mets designated for assignment veteran right-hander Tommy Hunter on Saturday in a series of roster moves involving the bullpen. The Mets also recalled left-hander Josh Walker and right-hander John Curtiss from Triple-A Syracuse and optioned lefty Zach Muckenhirn to the same club. Hunter pitched in 14 games for the

PARIS (AP) — A year after squandering three match points in the final, fourth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Austin Krajicek of the United States won the men’s doubles title at the French Open on Saturday by beating unseeded Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-4, 6-1. Unlike last year’s tension-filled final, this one was

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic set the record for the most Grand Slam singles trophies won by earning No. 23 at the 2023 French Open. Djokovic beat Casper Ruud in the final at Roland Garros on Sunday. Djokovic entered that match with 22, tied with Rafael Nadal. Roger Federer,

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Aston Villa has reached a deal to sign Leicester midfielder Youri Tielemans on a free transfer, the Premier League club said Saturday. The Belgian international’s contract with recently relegated Leicester will expire at the end of the month, after which he will officially complete his move to Villa. The length of

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have shown a lot of poise in their first NBA Finals. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray have led the way as the Nuggets have taken a 3-1 series lead over the Miami Heat. The Nuggets could win the title as early as Monday

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer ISTANBUL (AP) — The Champions League final in Istanbul is the biggest test of UEFA’s cup final operations since the chaotic and near-fatal title game in Paris last year. UEFA last month detailed an overhaul of its big-game management ahead of its biggest game of the year, with Manchester

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Dale Whitnell will take a four-shot lead into the final round of the Scandinavian Mixed after Yannik Paul cut into his advantage. The 34-year-old Whitnell took a big step toward his first career win on the European tour when he shot an 11-under 61 Friday. He kept that advantage largely intact

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Well-traveled point guard Ish Smith is on his NBA-record 13th different team with the Denver Nuggets. It’s proving to be lucky No. 13, too. The Nuggets sit one win away from the franchise’s first championship. It hardly matters to Smith that he doesn’t play much, because

PARIS (AP) — Japanese teenager Tokito Oda won the French Open wheelchair final to become the youngest man to win a Grand Slam tournament in any discipline and Diede De Groot won the women’s final for her 18th major singles title. The 17-year-old Oda was seeded second and beat top-seeded Alfie Hewett of Britain 6-1,

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LE MANS, France (AP) — NASCAR’s entry for the 24 Hours of Le Mans at last got racing Saturday after NBA superstar LeBron James waved the French flag to start the most iconic sports car race in the world. NASCAR has a special entry in the centenary running

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Here are 10 players who can contend at the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club. This will be the first time the North course at LACC hosts a major. It had a Walker Cup in 2017. Collin Morikawa and Scottie Scheffler were still amateurs

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer ISTANBUL (AP) — Manchester City won the Champions League title for the first time by beating Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul’s Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadium on Saturday. Rodri struck in the 68th minute to see the Premier League champions and FA Cup winners complete a treble of trophies this season.