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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Yu Darvish pitched effectively into the sixth inning before leaving with an apparent injury, and…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Blazing Sevens has been withdrawn from the Kentucky Derby, allowing Jace’s Road into the 20-horse field for the 149th…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Nick Hardy and Davis Riley birdied four of their final six holes to give both players their…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Masataka Yoshida homered twice during Boston’s nine-run outburst in the eighth inning as the…

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Mookie Betts homered and drove in four runs in his first career start at shortstop, and the Los…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Ward, Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani hit consecutive homers in the sixth inning, and…

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning will never be mistaken for Philadelphia’s…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jacob deGrom struck out 11 batters in six innings to take the major league lead as the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland…

ATLANTA (AP) — Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been cleared to play in Game 4 of the playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks after landing hard on…

By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jorge Polanco homered and Bailey Ober pitched three-hit ball into the sixth inning, helping the…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Adam Frazier dashed home on Mason Englert’s wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning to…

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Gausman struck out 11 in seven shutout innings, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Daulton Varsho…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — It’s taken only three games for Nathan MacKinnon to declare this the toughest first-round series of…

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Logan Allen struck out eight over six innings in his major league debut and his Cleveland…

By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vince Velasquez struck out 10 in seven innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Hunter Greene and…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Zach Eflin pitched five effective innings in his return from injury and the Tampa Bay…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes snapped an eight-game postseason road losing…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Win Game 1, lose Game 2, win Game 3. The Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat have followed the same…