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BORDEAUX, France (AP) — Belgian cyclist Jasper Philipsen has secured a hat trick of Tour de France stages by winning a mass sprint in Bordeaux. Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard has kept the yellow jersey. Philipsen was expertly led to the front by his Alpecin–Deceuninck teammate Mathieu van der Poel then comfortably countered a move by

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Brighton, Toulouse and Aston Villa have been cleared by UEFA to play in European competitions next season despite their owners having ties to other clubs that qualified, including AC Milan. All three were under threat of being removed by UEFA. UEFA drafted rules on multi-club ownership

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Ken Griffey Jr. holds a plethora of titles, especially in this part of the country. Hall of Famer. Cultural icon. The guy who made baseball in the Pacific Northwest relevant. Arguably, the greatest of his generation. He even holds a title in association with Major League

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — United States forward Ricardo Pepi has signed for PSV Eindhoven and will stay in the Dutch league where he impressed last season. PSV says the 20-year-old Pepi signed a five-year contract with the club which finished runner-up in the Eredivisie last season. Pepi is familiar with the league after scoring 12

LEEDS, England (AP) — Travis Head and Mitch Marsh have held off England to extend Australia’s fragile lead to 142 runs after two days of the third Ashes test at Headingley. Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith squandered a perfect batting track against a depleted England bowling attack by gifting their wickets after tea to Moeen

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Andy Murray didn’t know. As he was asked to dissect his loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round of Wimbledon — a rollicking five-setter that lasted more than 4 1/2 hours spread over two days before a packed Centre Court filled with thousands of

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Suspended Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah of Kuwait has been warned by the IOC about getting involved in an election on Saturday to replace him as president of the Asian Games organizer. The Olympic Council of Asia’s presidential election in Bangkok, Thailand, is between two Kuwaiti candidates. One is

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Just seven months ago, the hurdler with the fastest time in the world this season wasn’t even hurdling at all. Cordell Tinch was selling the latest versions of cell phones and watches at a store in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The 22-year-old was just waiting to unlock the newest version

By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — NHL great Dominik Hašek says Russian and Belarusian athletes must state loud and clear they condemn Russia for the war in Ukraine or be banned from next year’s Paris Olympics. The former Olympic champion says he is certain their presence at the Paris Games would otherwise result

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele stood before tens of thousands of roaring sports fans with a message: I am not a dictator. “They say we live in a dictatorship,” Bukele said, but “ask bus passengers, people eating in restaurants, waiters. Ask whomever you want.

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy and Freddie Freeman homered and Julio Urias pitched six innings to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2. The Dodgers took three of four from Pittsburgh to pull within a half-game of slumping Arizona for the NL West lead. Freeman

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Francisco Lindor homered and had two triples among his five hits, Francisco Alvarez homered for the third straight game and the New York Mets crushed the the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-0. Carlos Carrasco allowed three hits in eight innings and the once-struggling Mets had 17 hits for

By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The 12th ejection of Brandon Hyde’s managerial career was his most unusual.Hyde was tossed in the eighth inning of the Baltimore Orioles’ 14-1 win over the New York Yankees after he argued with home plate umpire Dan Iassogna. The plate umpire had just warned both benches

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star outfielder Corbin Carroll has left Thursday night’s game against the New York Mets with a right arm injury. Carroll was injured on a swing in the seventh inning, immediately grabbing his upper arm. The rookie walked to the dugout and was met by Arizona’s trainer before heading into the

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Some facts and figures after the first round of the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach. Xiyu Janet Lin and Hyo Joo Kim are tied for the lead at 68. Rose Zhang shot a 74, while top-ranked Jin Young Ko had a 79.

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez and Josh Naylor homered on consecutive pitches in the sixth inning, powering the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Ramírez homered to left field and, Naylor, who missed the previous two games because of tendinitis in his right wrist,

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena and Texas’ Adolis García are close friends and the Rays slugger expects quite a performance when the duo meet in the first-round in the All-Star Game’s Home Run Derby on Monday. Arozarena is happy to be able to compete against his fellow Cuban and feels the