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AP Soccer Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Christine Sinclair scored in her celebratory retirement match and the Portland Thorns clinched a playoff spot with a 3-0 victory over Angel City on Friday night. Sinclair, who is playing in her final season, scored in the 16th minute in front of 23,212 fans at Providence Park. Sophia

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Rookies Gabriel Pec and Joseph Paintsil scored first-half goals, Riqui Puig scored twice during second-half stoppage time, and the Los Angeles Galaxy polished off a first-round sweep of the Colorado Rapids with a 4-1 victory in MLS Cup action on Friday night. Pec, who had 16 goals during the regular

Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ashton Jeanty ran for 149 yards and two touchdowns, Maddux Madsen threw for 307 yards and four scores — both career highs — and No. 15 Boise State routed San Diego State 56-24 on Friday night for its sixth straight victory. Jeanty had his eighth straight 100-yard game to

AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry will sit out a third straight game for the Golden State Warriors on Saturday at Houston nursing a left ankle injury but resumed practicing in some drills Friday. He was re-evaluated earlier in the day and the Warriors’ medical staff determined the NBA career 3-point leader

Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Anthony Davis scored a season-high 38 points and had 12 rebounds, LeBron James had 27 points and 10 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers never trailed in a 131-125 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Austin Reaves scored 20 points and D’Angelo Russell had 19 as the Lakers

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored a season-high 31 points and the Sacramento Kings held off the short-handed Atlanta Hawks 123-115 for their third straight win. DeMar DeRozan had 27, the fifth straight game he’s scored more than 20 since joining the Kings in the offseason. Domantas Sabonis scored 15 points and grabbed

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Citizen Bull won the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by 1 1/2 lengths and Gaming was second at Del Mar on Friday, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert a 1-2 finish and his record sixth career victory in the race for 2-year-olds. Ridden by Martin Garcia, Citizen Bull ran

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Wide receiver DK Metcalf was ruled out of the Seattle Seahawks’ game Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams because of a right knee sprain. It will be the second game Metcalf misses because of an MCL sprain that he sustained at Atlanta on Oct. 20. Seattle coach Mike Macdonald said earlier

NANAIMO, British Columbia (AP) — A transgender college basketball player in Canada says she was physically targeted by opponents during a game after their coach said she shouldn’t be allowed to play against women. Harriette Mackenzie, a 21-year-old forward for Vancouver Island University, spoke with The Canadian Press and on social media in hopes that

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Wave have relocated their final regular-season game to the home stadium of opponent Racing Louisville because of field conditions at Snapdragon Stadium. The National Women’s Soccer League game will take place Sunday night at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. “The safety and well-being of all players is

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua is questionable to play against Seattle on Sunday after aggravating a knee injury in practice this week. Nacua originally hurt his right knee in training camp before aggravating it in the opener at Detroit, forcing him to miss five games while on injured reserve.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A man faces a felony assault charge after an unprovoked attack on a fellow passenger who was sleeping during a cross-country flight this week, according to authorities. An FBI agent said Everett Chad Nelson punched the other man repeatedly in the face and head, leaving the man bleeding, before another passenger

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Left-hander Blake Snell has exercised his right to opt out of his contract with the San Francisco Giants to become a free agent for the second straight offseason. The two-time Cy Young Award winner agreed in March to a $62 million, two-year contract that included a $17 million signing bonus payable

LOS ANGELES (AP) — World Series MVP Freddie Freeman played with a rib injury during the Dodgers’ run to the championship, in addition to his other ailments. Freeman said at Friday’s World Series celebration that he had an intercostal strain. The painful injury involving the ribs usually sidelines a player for months. Los Angeles manager

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lyft is paying $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the ride-hailing service of exaggerating how much money drivers could make while the company was trying to recover from a steep downturn in demand during the pandemic. The agreement resolves a case filed by the U.S. Justice Department a week ago

AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Zack Minasian and older brother Perry get chatting, they typically focus the talk on their children more than baseball. That is partly because Major League Baseball rules limit what they can discuss when it comes to personnel on their respective teams — but now, they’re both general

AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward returned to practice Friday and could be cleared to play Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers after suffering his sixth documented concussion last week. Ward is listed on the injury report as questionable. He’s progressed all week and was given the go-ahead to

PHOENIX (AP) — Grand Canyon has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference no later than 2026, according to an announcement sent by the school Friday. The Antelopes will join a conference that has six existing members, including Air Force, New Mexico, Nevada, San Jose State, UNLV and Wyoming. UTEP and Hawaii have

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Los Angeles Dodgers fans thronged to the World Series victory parade in Los Angeles on Friday, many had their eyes on most valuable player Freddie Freeman. But in the mix was another MVP — the Dodgers’ most valuable pet: Decoy Ohtani, dog of Shohei. The much-memed Decoy, a

AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert was adamant throughout training camp that the Los Angeles Chargers offense would be a work in progress early in the season. Since the bye week, though, the offense has begun to hit its stride and has started to resemble what Chargers fans have been used