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By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Cornerback Stephon Gilmore spent a month looking for the perfect fit. He finally found it — with the Indianapolis Colts. Shortly after team officials announced they had signed the NFL’s 2019 Defensive Player of the Year and five-time Pro Bowler, Gilmore told local reporters why he

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta goalkeeper Brad Guzan ruptured his right Achilles tendon and needs surgery. Guzan was hurt during Saturday’s game. Atlanta says surgery will take place this week. Guzan left the field on a stretcher in the 73rd minute and collapsing to the artificial turf. A former Chivas USA, Aston Villa, Hull and Middlesbrough

CLEVELAND (AP) — The game between the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians scheduled for Monday night has been postponed by bad weather. The game was called about five hours before the scheduled 6:10 p.m. first pitch after rain and snow showers fell most of the day and temperatures dropped into the 30s. The teams

LONDON (AP) — Wayne Rooney’s Derby County has been relegated to the third tier of English soccer to cap a miserable season that also saw the club docked 21 points for breaches of financial rules. A 1-0 loss at Queens Park Rangers left Derby 10 points from safety with three games remaining in the second-tier

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Boston Marathon women’s division by winning a see-saw sprint down Boylston Street. Evans Chebet of Kenya won the men’s division as the race returned to its traditional Patriots’ Day spot in the schedule for the

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Audios stolen from the Spanish soccer federation by hackers reveal Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué helped to negotiate a 24 million euros commission to take the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia. The federation changed the format of the Super Cup in 2020. It created a “Final

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) — The president of the World Boxing Council has acknowledged making an “innocent mistake” by meeting with a promoter who fronts an Irish organized crime gang that has been targeted with sanctions by the American government. Mauricio Sulaiman attended a boxing event in Dubai last month and was pictured alongside Daniel

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The NFL’s Washington Commanders denied several allegations of financial impropriety in a letter written to the Federal Trade Commission. The 105-page letter including testimony, emails and other documents comes as a response to the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee asking the FTC to look into

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — A pair of familiar faces made it to top of the winner’s stand in the wheelchair division of the 126th Boston Marathon. American Daniel Romanchuk won his second career men’s wheelchair  title, claiming the victory with a time of 1 hour, 26 minutes and 58 seconds.

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox catcher Kevin Plawecki tested positive for COVID-19 along with two staff members, manager Alex Cora said before Boston faced the Twins in its annual Patriots’ Day game. Cora said the 31-year-old Plawecki is vaccinated. He was placed on the COVID-19 related injured list and the

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — American Daniel Romanchuk has won his second career men’s wheelchair Boston Marathon title, claiming the victory in the 126th edition of the race in 1 hour, 26 minutes and 58 seconds. The 23-year-old led for 23 miles of the 26.2-mile course, besting a field that didn’t

NEW YORK (AP) — Valentin Castellanos became New York City FC’s first player with a four-goal game, and Real Salt Lake was sent to its worst margin of defeat in a Major League Soccer match with a 6-0 rout. Castellanos scored in the ninth minute, converted penalty kicks in the 40th and 57th and got

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Game 1s brought greatness out of some. Game 2s will give others a bounce-back chance. A trio of Game 2s are on Tuesday’s NBA schedule. Atlanta is at Miami, Minnesota is at Memphis and New Orleans is at Phoenix. The top-seeded Heat and top-seeded Suns both opened the postseason

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press HOPKINTON, Mass. (AP) — The Boston Marathon returned to its springtime spot for the first time since the pandemic began. Race Director Dave McGillivray sent a group of about 20 from the Massachusetts National Guard out at 6 a.m., announcing the start of the 126th Boston Marathon in Hopkinton. It

By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Figure Skating in Harlem celebrates its 25th anniversary with a gala on April 25, and has become a success story built on academics, social growth and the ice rink. Founder Sharon Cohen says she’s proud of “how many people have come together for such a