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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani earned another win on the mound despite giving up five runs in a nightmare…

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer Horse racing’s new antidoping program won’t get underway until after the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in mid-May.…

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks could go out on a rehab assignment next week in a big step…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — A EuroLeague basketball game between Real Madrid and Partizan Belgrade has been called off with less…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Garrett Cooper came through with a two-out, two-run double that capped a stunning five-run ninth…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Newcastle is closing in on Champions League qualification in some style and quicker than the club’s Saudi…

By SCOTT HELD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Eric Hosmer and Nelson Velázquez hit back-to-back homers and Dansby Swanson added his first of the…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Coach Steve Kerr has said no playoff series truly begins until a team wins on…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — It took a stoppage-time goal by teenager Javi Guerra for Valencia to seal its comeback and leave the…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dick Groch is more famously known as the scout who signed Hall of Famer Derek Jeter for the New…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The first-round games of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff will be played on Friday night…

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Newcastle moved in sight of Champions League qualification with a 4-1 win at Everton that kept the home team in the…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Five years after he fell to the end of the first round, draft day was a huge payday for…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — They brawled in 1997. Jeff Van Gundy clung to Alonzo Mourning’s leg in 1998. Allan Houston got…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisville transfer Hailey Van Lith is heading to reigning national champion LSU. The sought-after guard posted an image of…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — The Cavs waited five years to make the NBA playoffs again. Their return lasted just 11…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona reached its third straight Women’s Champions League final after a 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Thursday in front of…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Strahm has advocated for teams to cut off beer sales in — and for his starts to go…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard has a meniscus tear in his right knee, although his…