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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho does not want to extend his stay at the English club to a 10th year and plans to return to his native Brazil at the end of the season. The 36-year-old holding midfielder says his desire for more game time was behind his decision to

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Joey Logano has had his share of conflict during a career that began with his appointment as “Sliced Bread” upon arrival. He was eager to prove himself and Logano scrapped with just about all of NASCAR’s biggest stars. Now he watches with bemusement as Ty Gibbs, the 19-year-old

MADRID (AP) — Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho does not want to extend his stay at the English club to a 10th year and plans to return to his native Brazil at the end of the season. The 36-year-old holding midfielder says his desire for more game time was behind his decision to leave City. Fernandinho

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Final bids are being prepared for European champion Chelsea as the process to end the ownership of sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich steps up. Abramovich put the London club up for sale six weeks ago. Steve Pagliuca, co-owner of the NBA’s Boston Celtics, went public for the first

DUBLIN (AP) — Some of the biggest figures in boxing have been urged to cut ties with a promoter who fronts an Irish organized crime gang targeted with sanctions by the American government. The U.S. government is offering a reward of $5 million for information that will lead to the “financial destruction” of the Kinahan

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Defense alone won’t be enough to keep Atlético Madrid alive in the Champions League this time. Diego Simeone’s team needs its attack to wake up if it wants to overcome the 1-0 first-leg loss to Manchester City in the quarterfinals of the European competition. The team

LONDON (AP) — The Australian state of Victoria has been confirmed as the host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. It will be the first-ever predominantly regional Commonwealth Games with events in several cities including Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat and Gippsland. Australia has hosted five other times. The Commonwealth Games Federation made the announcement Tuesday. The

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Evan Mobley isn’t just any rookie. Cleveland’s young forward has had a major impact in his first season as one of the biggest reasons for the Cavs’ turnaround. After missing five recent games with a sprained ankle, the 20-year-old Mobley is back and ready for his

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Manny Machado’s RBI groundout in the seventh inning put San Diego ahead, Austin Nola hit his first home run of the season and the Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2. Twin brothers relieving for opposing clubs, Taylor and Tyler Rogers, both pitched and factored

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Michael Lorenzen allowed one run on two hits over six innings in his Angels debut and Brandon Marsh hit a three-run homer in Los Angeles’ 6-2 victory over the Miami Marlins. Jo Adell also went deep for the Angels, who bounced back after losing three

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — J.T. Realmuto hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Rhys Hoskins and Didi Gregorius followed with run-scoring doubles that helped the Philadelphia Phillies rally past the New York Mets 5-4. The Phillies trailed 4-0 before they scored five runs against two Mets relievers. Realmuto’s

By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Byron Buxton and Luis Arraez each had three hits and Dylan Bundy earned his first win in a Twins uniform as Minnesota won its series finale against the Seattle Mariners by a 4-0 final Monday at Target Field. After Jorge Polanco doubled in Buxton for the first

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — J.T. Realmuto hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Rhys Hoskins and Didi Gregorius followed with run-scoring doubles that helped the Philadelphia Phillies rally past the New York Mets 5-4. The Phillies trailed 4-0 before they scored five runs against two Mets relievers. Realmuto’s

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Paul Blackburn allowed three hits in five scoreless innings, Seth Brown and Elvis Andrus both hit three-run homers, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 13-2. It was Tampa Bay’s first loss after opening the season with a three-game sweep of Baltimore. Blackburn struck

MONTREAL (AP) — Evgeny Svechnikov scored a tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2. Morgan Barron had a goal and an assist and Paul Stastny also scored for Winnipeg. Adam Lowry added an empty-net goal, and Dylan Samberg had two assists. Starting back-to-back games, Connor Hellebuyck

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin has been suspended four games for cross-checking Nashville’s Mark Borowiecki in the face. The NHL’s department of player safety announced the suspension after holding a hearing with Malkin about the play. Malkin was initially given only a four-minute double-minor penalty after striking Borowiecki in