Raptors beat Hornets, clinch play-in tournament spot
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 36 points, Fred VanVleet added 20 points and a career-high 20 assists…
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Bumgarner gets MRI, remains scheduled to make next start
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner returned to Phoenix to be evaluated by medical staff after he felt fatigue during…
Continue Reading Springs pitches 6 hitless innings, Greene singles in 7th
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay’s Jeffrey Springs was pulled after six hitless innings, and Riley Greene got the Detroit Tigers’ first…
Continue Reading Don Zimmer becomes 1st member of Rays Hall of Fame
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Don Zimmer, a popular fixture in professional baseball for 66 years as a manager,…
Continue Reading Newgarden holds off O’Ward for back-to-back wins at Texas
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Josef Newgarden won at Texas Motor Speedway for the second consecutive year when a…
Continue Reading Willock, Wilson goals earn Newcastle 2-0 win over Man United
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Joe Willock and Callum Wilson scored second-half goals to lead Newcastle to a 2-0 win over Manchester United in the…
Continue Reading Monaco rallies to beat Strasbourg; leader PSG faces Lyon
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Monaco’s teenage talent made the difference as it rallied to beat Strasbourg 4-3 in the French…
Continue Reading Man United stumbles at Newcastle, top-4 EPL spot not assured
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer It wasn’t long ago that Manchester United was being talked up as a potential outsider for the Premier League…
Continue Reading Giants place catcher Joey Bart on 10-day IL with back strain
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — San Francisco Giants catcher Joey Bart has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a…
Continue Reading Providence guard Breed suspended after gun charges
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence suspended guard Alyn Breed after he was charged with pointing a gun at his girlfriend and other crimes over the…
Continue Reading Benzema nets 7-minute hat trick, Madrid beats Valladolid 6-0
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema has scored a hat trick in a seven-minute span as second-place Real Madrid crushed…
Continue Reading As Final Four closes, basketball on unpredictable ground
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The once semipredictable ground that underpinned college basketball has been changing at lightning…
Continue Reading AC Milan routs Napoli 4-0 in Champions League warning
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Defending Serie A champion AC Milan has routed this season’s runaway leader Napoli 4-0 in the first…
Continue Reading Hoffenheim beats Bremen to ease pressure on Matarazzo
BREMEN, Germany (AP) — American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo has picked up his second consecutive win as Hoffenheim beat Werder Bremen 2-1 to ease…
Continue Reading Pogacar wins Tour of Flanders for 1st time, Van der Poel 2nd
AUDENARDE, Belgium (AP) — Two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar has joked that he can now retire happy from cycling after winning the Tour…
Continue Reading West Ham beats last-place Saints, out of EPL relegation zone
LONDON (AP) — West Ham has climbed out of the Premier League’s relegation zone and left Southampton in last place with a tense 1-0 win. Morocco…
Continue Reading Gymnastics leader visits Ukraine as Olympic standoff deepens
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The president of the International Gymnastics Federation has paid a visit to Ukraine for talks with senior political figures…
Continue Reading Bangalore and Rajasthan enjoy resounding victories in IPL
HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis have smashed half centuries to give Royal Challengers Bangalore a perfect start in…
Continue Reading March Madness betting guide: Iowa favorite in women’s final
By The Associated Press One of the craziest NCAA Tournaments will conclude with the women’s final between Iowa and LSU and the men’s final…
Continue Reading Leicester fires Rodgers with team battling relegation in EPL
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Relegation-threatened Leicester has fired manager Brendan Rodgers in a late-season bid to preserve its Premier…
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