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By KEITH JENKINS Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed pitcher Noah Syndergaard on the 15-day injured list with a blister on the index finger of his right throwing hand. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Thursday the timetable for Syndergaard’s return is unknown despite the 15-day designation. Syndergaard allowed six runs and

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer Amanda Nunes is still upset at herself for believing she took Julianna Pena too lightly when they met on Dec. 11, 2021. Pena defeated Nunes with a rear-naked choke in the second round to strip her of the bantamweight crown. Nunes was so stunned that she said she considered

By DEBORA REY Associated Press LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Italy and Uruguay will meet Sunday for the Under-20 World Cup title. Italy knocked out South Korea with a 2-1 win and Uruguay beat Israel 1-0 in the earlier semifinal. Both semifinals took place at the Único Diego Armando Maradona Stadium at La Plata, which

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Minnesota’s Bailey Ober retired all nine batters,through three innings against the MLB-best Tampa Bay Rays. Then the umpires had him wash his hands after a foreign substance inspection before taking the mound in the fourth and before the inning was done the 6 foot 9

By KEITH JENKINS Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Clayton Kershaw pitched seven scoreless innings, Chris Taylor hit his 10th home run of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6-0 on Thursday afternoon. Kershaw scattered five hits, struck out nine and walked two to help Los Angeles snap its four-game losing

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Noah Gragson will miss Sunday’s NASCAR race at Sonoma Raceway with concussion-like symptoms from a crash last weekend outside St. Louis. Legacy Motor Club said Thursday that Truck Series driver Grant Enfinger will make his Cup debut as Gragson’s replacement in the No. 42 Chevrolet. In 15 starts this season, Gragson

By TIM REYNOLDS and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writers SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — South Florida has suddenly become the center of the sports universe. The Miami Heat are in the NBA Finals, the Florida Panthers are in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Final and the area is hosting championship-series games an unprecedented four nights in a

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The Belmont Stakes this year will not crown a Triple Crown winner. But work at Belmont Park set to begin next year could bring the best horses to New York all at once for the first time in decades. The 118-year-old racetrack will soon be renovated for the first

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — NCAA President Charlie Baker wants a federal law to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for name, image and likeness that creates a registry of deals, agent certification and uniform contract standards. Baker hopes a bill can move through Congress in the

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees placed Nestor Cortes on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a left rotator cuff strain that will sideline the left-hander for at least two starts. The move is retroactive to Monday and Cortes will be shut down for at least 15 days. Cortes is

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer Jena Antonucci has been around  horses most of her life and worked more than her share of jobs. The 47-year-old rode show horses and later trained them for almost two decades. She switched to thoroughbreds and learned under Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. The journey continued with

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy resumed his throwing program, Trey Lance looked healthy and showed off his improved mechanics and Sam Darnold got acclimated to a new offense. The San Francisco 49ers ended their offseason program and headed off for summer break with some encouraging signs

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Payments to minor leaguers in the $185 million settlement by Major League Baseball of a suit alleging violations of federal minimum wage laws are being held up over an appeal filed by four objectors to the attorneys fees specified in the deal. Four former minor leaguers are challenging the settlement filed

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals expressed skepticism of umpire Ángel Hernández’s attempt to reinstate his race discrimination lawsuit against Major League Baseball. The Cuba-born Hernández, hired as a big league umpire in 1993, alleged he was discriminated against because he had not been

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Yannik Paul of Germany and Niklas Norgaard of Denmark set the pace with 7-under 65s in the first round of the Scandinavian Mixed event as women and men played on the same course for one prize fund and trophy. The leading female player was Trichat Cheenglab of Thailand. She was in

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Veteran receiver Demarcus Robinson is joining the Los Angeles Rams. Robinson spent last season with the Ravens, becoming Baltimore’s second-leading receiver with 48 catches for 458 yards and two touchdowns. He spent the first six seasons of his NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs. Los Angeles’ passing game struggled

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have given rookie quarterback Bryce Young the first-team reps in practice this week, a move that coach Frank Reich said is the next step in his progression. Reich anticipates Young will continue to get first-team reps “for now” as the Panthers head

LONDON (AP) — Jack Draper will miss Wimbledon because of a shoulder injury that forced him out of the French Open. The 21-year-old British player says he needs time to recover from his latest injury setback. At Roland Garros last Monday, Draper retired from his first-round match against Tomas Martin Etcheverry while trailing by a

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LE MANS, France (AP) — NASCAR is at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France this weekend. The American stock car series is celebrating its new car in its 75th season during the 100th running of the most prestigious endurance race in the world. The Chevrolet

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — No. 1 Iga Swiatek has moved closer to a second consecutive French Open championship by defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 7-6 (7) in the semifinals. The victory Thursday also assured Swiatek of keeping the No. 1 ranking after the tournament. The 22-year-old from Poland is trying