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By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A raging thunderstorm that washed out activities Sunday morning at Churchill Downs symbolized the dark clouds hanging over the Triple Crown after a troubling string of horse deaths. Seven horses have died following injuries at the track since April 27, including Derby entrant Wild

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The NBA just completed its highest-scoring regular season in 53 years, its teams scoring 282,127 points while a record 20 players made at least 200 3-pointers. And now two low-seeded playoff teams are surging toward the conference finals with dominant defense. The Lakers and

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UFC veteran Tony Ferguson was arrested early Sunday morning in Hollywood for suspicion of drunken driving after he allegedly crashed into parked cars and flipped his truck, police said. Los Angeles police arrested Ferguson at around 2 a.m. Police said Ferguson’s truck hit at least two parked vehicles and flipped over

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Canelo Alvarez returned home and remained the undisputed super middleweight champion Saturday night, beating John Ryder by unanimous decision before more than 50,000 fans in his first fight in Mexico since 2011. Alvarez bloodied the British challenger’s nose and knocked him down, cruising to the victory

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Defender Lalas Abubakar scored early, Connor Ronan had three assists and the Colorado Rapids defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1 on Saturday night. It took just 14 minutes for Abubakar to give Colorado the lead, using an assist from Ronan to find the net for the first time this season. Kévin

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Interim Los Angeles Dodgers manager Danny Lehmann improved to 1-0 in his career thanks to Chris Taylor and Dustin May. Taylor hit a two-run homer and May kept San Diego in check for six innings as the NL West-leading Dodgers held off the Padres 2-1

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cristian Espinoza scored two goals, the second coming on a late penalty kick, and the San Jose Earthquakes handed defending-champion Los Angeles FC its first loss of the season with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night. A red-hot Espinoza scored eight minutes into the match to give San Jose (5-3-3)

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Willie Mays was on hand as his 92nd birthday was celebrated, and Alex Cobb led the San Francisco Giants to a 4-1 victory on Saturday that stretched the Milwaukee Brewers’ losing streak to six. Thairo Estrada homered and rookie infielder Brett Wisely also connected for his

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer British sailing star Sir Ben Ainslie strengthened his chances of reaching the $1 million, winner-take-all Grand Final of SailGP’s third season with finishes of second, first and second in the San Francisco regatta on Saturday. Ainslie’s Emirates Great Britain team came into the regatta in fourth place in the

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California’s reparations task force voted Saturday to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies. The nine-member committee, which first convened nearly two years ago, gave final approval at a meeting

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Ido David had a season-high 23 kills to help top-seeded UCLA beat two-time defending national champion Hawaii 28-26, 31-33, 25-21, 25-21 Saturday to win the 20th NCAA men’s volleyball championship in program history — and the first since 2006. Alex Knight tied his career highs with 15 kills and 18.5 points

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James’ oldest son, Bronny, says he will play basketball at the University of Southern California in the fall. Bronny James abruptly announced his much-anticipated decision on social media Saturday, about two hours before his father’s Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Golden State Warriors in