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ATLANTA (AP) — Giorgos Giakoumakis became just the second player in MLS history to score in each of his first five starts and Atlanta United used…

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 (AP) — Blazing Sevens has been withdrawn from the Kentucky Derby, allowing Jace’s Road into the 20-horse field for the 149th…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