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By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Cristian Pache hit a go-ahead home run in the ninth inning, Sean Murphy also connected and the Oakland Athletics beat Toronto 7-5, snapping a six-game losing streak against the Blue Jays. Facing Blue Jays right-hander Julian Merryweather (0-2), Pache hammered a 1-0 pitch into the right field

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Harold Varner III shot an 8-under 63 to take a one-shot lead in the RBC Heritage on Saturday in pursuit of his first PGA Tour victory. Varner had eight birdies in a bogey-free round to match Cameron Young’s opening score as the lowest

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners placed outfielder Mitch Haniger on the COVID-19 injured list after he reported symptoms and tested positive. Seattle manager Scott Servais said Haniger took an at-home test that was positive and followed up with a subsequent test at the ballpark that confirmed the original. Haniger had started each of the

By SARAH TROTTO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — José Abreu homered for the first time this season, closer Liam Hendriks left the bases loaded in the ninth inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2. Michael Kopech threw five solid innings, and Yasmani Grandal singled away from the shift to put

MONTREAL (AP) — Djordje Mihailovic scored in the opening minutes, Romell Quioto struck early in the second half and Montreal beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 on Saturday. Montreal (3-3-1) has a four-game unbeaten streak, winning three in a row. Brian White scored for Vancouver (1-5-1).

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Gerard Moreno has scored one goal and set up another before being injured during Villarreal’s 2-1 win at Getafe in the Spanish league. Gerard has been key to Villarreal’s impressive run to the Champions League semifinals after ousting Juventus and Bayern Munich in the knockout rounds.

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — First-year coach Willie Green has helped lead the New Orleans Pelicans to the NBA playoffs after beating the Clippers in the play-in tournament. The Pelicans will face the top-seeded Phoenix Suns in the first round beginning on Sunday. Green was the Suns’ top assistant last season

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Oklahoma captured its fifth NCAA women’s gymnastics title, rallying from last after the first rotation to the top spot at the end behind a stellar performance from junior Ragan Smith. The Sooners posted a team score of 198.200, just ahead of Florida at 198.075.

By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sergio Alcantara snapped a scoreless tie with a two-run homer in the seventh inning, Ketel Marte added an RBI double and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Mets 3-2. Arizona ended an 11-game skid at Citi Field with its first victory in Queens since Aug.

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police say two men have been arrested in a fatal shooting from a vehicle in which a Dallas Cowboys player was riding. Dallas cornerback Kelvin Joseph is not mentioned in a police news release that says 28-year-old Aries Jones and 21-year-old Tivione English were identified as the shooters and arrested Saturday.

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers missed the playoffs again. That doesn’t tell the story of their season. Cleveland doubled up its win total from last year despite a slew of injuries and just missed the postseason. With a young, talented core led by All-Star guard Darius Garland and forward

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer Zippy Chippy was horse racing’s lovable loser for never winning in 100 races. The bay gelding was acquired by owner-trainer Felix Montserrate by trading a 1988 Ford truck for him. Zippy Chippy finished second eight times and was third 12 times. He had career earnings of nearly $31,000. Eventually,

By The Associated Press Uruguayan winger Diego Rossi has been acquired by the Turkish club Fenerbahce from Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles FC, turning a loan that started last September into a permanent transfer. The Turkish team says the transfer fee is 5.5 million euros ($5.9 million). The 24-year-old has four goals in 25 league

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 of his 32 points after halftime, Bojan Bogdanovic finished with 26 and the Utah Jazz opened the playoffs with a 99-93 victory over Dallas. The Mavericks were without injured two-time All-Star guard Luka Doncic. The fourth-seeded Mavericks started the playoffs at home

By The Associated Press American forward Jordan Pefok scored his Swiss league-leading 19th goal of the season in Young Boys’ 2-1 loss at Zurich. With Young Boys trailing by two goals, Pefok made a backheel pass of a centering feed from Ulisses Garcia back to Garcia, who one-timed a cross. Pefok redirected the ball with

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Twins manager Rocco Baldelli says an MRI on star Byron Buxton’s right knee didn’t reveal any structural issues. Baldelli said a team doctor would examine Buxton, but that for now they anticipate he’ll be traveling with the team for their next series at Kansas City, which