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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks acquired forward Egor Afanasyev from the Nashville Predators for forward Ozzy Wiesblatt. The 23-year-old Afanasyev led Milwaukee of the AHL with 54 points and 27 goals in 56 games this past season. He added five goals and four assists in 15 games in the Calder Cup

NEW YORK (AP) — J.D. Davis was acquired by the Yankees from the Oakland Athletics along with cash for minor league infielder Jordan Groshans as New York sought reinforcement after first baseman Anthony Rizzo broke a forearm and Giancarlo Stanton strained a hamstring. Davis hit .232 with four homers and five RBIs in 135 plate

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Type some combination of the words “greatest” “track” and “comebacks” into the browser and, even to this day, a video from the 2018 NCAA championships will come up on the first screen. That video starts with Kendall Ellis of USC nearly dropping the baton at

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The NHL draft is later this week and Boston University center Macklin Celebrini is the presumptive No. 1 pick. The 18-year-old likes to joke about his basketball skills. His father Rick Celebrini is an executive with the Golden State Warriors and he’s the nephew of former NBA star Steve

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kei Kamara scored in the first half to pass Landon Donovan for the second-most goals in MLS history, and Mateusz Bogusz scored two goals in Los Angeles FC’s 6-2 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes. Bogusz, Denis Bouanga, Kamara and Ryan Hollingshead scored in an

By The Associated Press Jane Campbell had three saves to add to her league-leading total and the Houston Dash held the San Diego Wave to a scoreless draw in the National Women’s Soccer League. Campbell, the reigning NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year, has a league-best 67 saves this season. She recently signed a contract extension

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Glasnow pitched seven strong innings and Shohei Ohtani homered for the second straight game against his old team to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Angels 7-2. The teams split the two-game Freeway Series. Ohtani blasted a 459-foot, two-run shot for his 23rd

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Rookie Gabriel Pec scored the lone goal late in the second half and John McCarthy made it stand up as the Los Angeles Galaxy snapped Real Salt Lake’s single-season club-record 15-match unbeaten streak with a 1-0 victory after RSL lost captain Cristian “Chicho” Arango to concussion protocol in the first half.

PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Huntington broke a tie with 3:15 left and the defending champion Hershey Bears moved within a victory of their record-extending 13th Calder Cup title, rallying to beat the Coachella Valley Firebirds 3-2 on Saturday night in Game 5. Huntington took a pass from Alex Limoges and beat goalie Chris

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — USC basketball star JuJu Watkins had a different kind of ball in her hand at Dodger Stadium. She threw out a ceremonial first pitch before the Freeway Series matchup between the Los Angeles Angels and Dodgers. Watkins says it’s the most nervous she’s ever been

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Jackson Merrill hit a 440-foot, three-run homer to the base of the batter’s eye in center field and had a bat flip to match as the San Diego Padres beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 for their fourth straight win. Ha-Seong Kim and

By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton left a game against the Atlanta Braves because of left hamstring tightness. Stanton doubled off the center-field wall in the fourth inning and winced when he rounded third base on Gleyber Torres’ double. Stanton scored to give New York a 4-1

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz has found the Allegheny River on the fly. The 6-foot-7 Cruz blasted a 445-foot homer against Tampa Bay that splashed down into the river that runs next to PNC Park. The shot marked the sixth time a homer has landed in

By ERIC HE Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Bailey Ober struck out 10 in a four-hitter for his first career complete game and the Minnesota Twins used a seven-run second inning to rout the Oakland Athletics 10-2. Ober needed just 89 pitches to finish the 13th complete game in the majors this season. He

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres are without star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr., left fielder Jurickson Profar and catcher Luis Campusano for the third game of a four-game series against the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. Tatis suffered a bruised left triceps when he was hit with a pitch just above his elbow

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Two-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou continued his mastery of Laguna Seca Raceway by winning the pole Saturday in a qualifying session dominated by Honda drivers. It was the second pole of the season for the Chip Ganassi Racing driver who has finished on the podium in all three of his previous

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart had 33 points, seven assists and six blocks to help the New York Liberty beat the Los Angeles Sparks 98-88. Sabrina Ionescu added 24 points and Kayla Thornton had 20 for New York, which has won 10 of its last 11 games, including

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alec Burleson had a career-high five RBIs with his first multi-homer game and the St. Louis Cardinals overcame a three-run, first-inning deficit to beat the San Francisco Giants 9-4 and move back over .500. Paul Goldschmidt and Brendan Donovan also homered for the Cardinals, who at

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrats in California have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about 426,000 health care workers to help balance the state’s budget. The agreement between Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders is part of a larger plan to close an estimated $46.8 billion shortfall —

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer French teenager Zaccharie Risacher headlines the list of forwards in the upcoming NBA draft. Risacher has length and a rangy game that could make him the No. 1 overall draft pick. The position’s top prospects include two forwards who bypassed college basketball in G League Ignite’s Matas Buzelis and