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MIAMI (AP) — The defending champion United States will play its CONCACAF Gold Cup opener against Jamaica at Chicago on June 24. The Americans will meet Curaçao, St. Kitts and Nevis, Guyana or Sint Maarten four days later at St. Louis, then finish Group A against Nicaragua on July 2 at Charlotte, North Carolina. Mexico

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — El Niño is coming. It could be quite the storm. Thursday night at Arizona, Fernando Tatis Jr. will be announced as the leadoff hitter for the San Diego Padres and settle into a big league batter’s box for the first time since the last game

By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The parents of two transgender girls in Arizona filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a year-old state law banning trans girls from participating in school sports. Attorneys for the families, whose names are concealed in court documents out of fear for their childrens’ safety, filed a complaint in

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man has been sentenced to death for the second time in the 2010 murder of his prison cellmate, who was castrated and had his throat slit. In the first Arizona capital case to be brought back for a do-over since twin U.S. Supreme Court rulings earlier this year, a Maricopa

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The road to the U.S. Open began this week for thousands of players, with an 18-hole local qualifier in the Houston area on Monday and another in North Carolina on Wednesday. A dozen or so players from LIV Golf already decided to pass by not entering. That includes Louis

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pavin Smith hit his first career grand slam, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. While he was in the on-deck circle, Smith admitted the thought of hitting a grand slam entered his mind. “I was on-deck

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Before Donovan Mitchell faced his hometown Knicks in the playoffs, the Cavaliers’ All-Star guard was asked when the inner New Yorker — fast-moving, tough-minded, ultra-competitive — in him comes out most often. Mitchell paused and smiled. “Good question,” he said. “We’ll see.” It’s already time for

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema reported raising just over $2.1 million in her first full fundraising quarter since leaving the Democratic Party, a smaller haul than the $3.7 million raised by Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, who is hoping to win her seat in 2024. Sinema, who has

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Tribal colleges and universities around the U.S. will be able to tap nearly $15 million in grant funding to boost clean energy development as part of the federal government’s latest investment in creating more reliable and sustainable electricity generation for Native American communities. The U.S.

PHOENIX (AP) — The bodies of two 38-year-old men have been recovered from Phoenix’s Salt River and they’re believed to be kayakers reported missing for a week, according to authorities. Phoenix police said the body of Shane Coates was recovered Saturday with Ryan Jacob’s body recovered Sunday. City fire department crews were called to the

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Frustrated by college diversity initiatives he says are “fomenting radical and toxic divisions,” Texas state Rep. Carl Tepper set out to put an end to diversity, equity and inclusion offices in higher education. The freshman Republican lawmaker filed a bill to ban such offices. Three months later, he filed

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer expressed cautious optimism regarding the status of Giannis Antetokounmpo after the two-time MVP left Milwaukee’s Eastern Conference playoff opener with a bruised lower back. Antetokounmpo isn’t the only prominent player already dealing with a health issue after the first weekend of the playoffs. Injuries

By WILL WEISSERT and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — For many progressives, the past decade has been littered with disappointments. But recent down-ballot victories are providing hope of reshaping the Democratic Party from the bottom up, rather than from Washington. In Chicago earlier this month, a former teacher’s union organizer unexpectedly won the

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kawhi Leonard had a great shooting night while Russell Westbrook had a horrible one. Both players nonetheless had a huge impact for the Los Angeles Clippers in their 115-110 win over the Phoenix Suns in the teams’ Western Conference playoff series opener on Sunday. Leonard poured

CHICAGO (AP) — Midfielder Cristian Roldan and forward Paul Arriola were dropped from the U.S. roster for Wednesday night’s exhibition against Mexico because of injuries and midfielder Paxton Pomykal was added. Arriola has tightness in his right hamstring and will remain with Dallas and Roldan has entered concussion return to play protocol after being diagnosed

MIAMI (AP) — Zac Gallen pitched two-hit ball into the seventh inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Sandy Alcantara and the Miami Marlins 5-0 on Sunday. Corbin Carroll homered for Arizona, and Pavin Smith and Christian Walker also had two hits apiece. Gallen (2-1) retired his first 13 batters before Bryan De La Cruz singled

MIAMI (AP) — Luis Arraez hit a tiebreaking pinch-hit single in the seventh inning and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Saturday. Avisaíl García had two hits and Garrett Hampson homered for the Marlins, who won their fourth straight. Scott McHugh (0-2) relieved Arizona starter Ryne Nelson to start the

MIAMI (AP) — Trevor Rogers allowed one run in six-plus innings and the Miami Marlins beat Madison Bumgarner and the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Friday night. Garrett Cooper and Bryan De La Cruz had three hits each for the Marlins, who won their third straight. After being unable to complete five innings in his first

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland joined members of Nevada’s congressional delegation and tribal leaders on Friday to celebrate Avi Kwa Ame, the state’s newly designated national monument, saying the recognition of the desert mountain heralds a “new era” of environmental conservation in which the federal government and tribal nations