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By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Freddie Freeman’s biggest play at first base in the season opener may have been offering a supportive shoulder. The new Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman knew all too well the feelings Colorado’s José Iglesias was experiencing after Iglesias recently lost his father. After reaching on a

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Chip Ganassi Racing scored a second consecutive IMSA victory by winning the Long Beach Grand Prix sports car race on Saturday. Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande won from the pole in the No. 01 Cadillac in a 1-2 finish for Ganassi.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler shot a 1-under 71 and holds a three-shot lead over Cameron Smith through three rounds at the Masters. Scheffler is at 9 under after 54 holes as he seeks his first major title. Smith bounced back from a rough second round to post a 4-under 68, the best score

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sophia Smith scored three goals and the U.S. women’s national team beat Uzbekistan 9-1 on Saturday, extending its unbeaten streak on American soil to 66 games. Jaelin Howell and Ashley Sanchez scored their first national team goals. Aziza Norboeva scored for 48th-ranked Uzbekistan, the first goal the U.S. has conceded on

By SARAH TROTTO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki drove in three runs for his first big league RBIs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-0 for a testy win in which five batters were hit by pitches and the benches cleared. The teams exchanged words but no punches in the eighth

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy’s wait to complete the career Grand Slam will extend into at least 2023. His 14th Masters will not be the one where he gets the green jacket slipped over his shoulders. The four-time major championship winner shot a 1-under 71 in the third

By CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Prized rookie Bobby Witt Jr. made an eye-popping play at third base to nail a runner at the plate in the top of the 10th inning, then Adalberto Mondesi’s RBI single in the bottom half lifted the Kansas City Royals over the Cleveland Guardians 1-0.

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton became the first player to homer against Boston in six straight games, hitting a tiebreaking, two-run drive in the sixth inning that gave the New York Yankees a 4-2 win over the Red Sox. Anthony Rizzo homered for the second straight day to start

By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk has opened a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour for Peace” with a 1-0 loss at Greek league leader Olympiakos. Shakhtar players wore the names of heavily bombarded cities on their jerseys in Saturday’s game. The tour aims

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods struggled to a 6-over 78 during the third round of the Masters. That marks his worst score in 24 trips to Augusta National and leaves him well back of the leaders heading into the final round. Woods struggled with his putter, three-putting four

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Luka Doncic will be able to play for the Dallas Mavericks in their regular-season finale after the NBA office rescinded his 16th technical foul of the season Saturday, wiping out an automatic one-game suspension. The Mavericks, already guaranteed opening the playoffs at home, host San Antonio on Sunday night.

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jesús Sánchez hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, and the Miami Marlins held on to beat San Francisco 2-1. Starter Carlos Rodón had a strong showing in his Giants debut with 12 strikeouts and one run in five innings. Brian Anderson doubled and scored

HOUSTON (AP) — Tall, big-hitting Americans John Isner and Reilly Opelka joke about being “serve-bots” and their similar styles of play will be on display against each other in the final of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. The fourth-seeded Isner hit 17 aces Saturday to eliminate reigning champion Cristian Garin 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Ons Jabeur continued her strong showing in the season’s opening clay-court tournament with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Amanda Animisova to reach the championship of the Credit One Charleston Open on Saturday. Jabeur from Tunisia rallied from 3-1 down in the final set to advance. She will face Olympic gold

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Taiba won the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby by 2 1/4 lengths on the last weekend of major prep races for the Kentucky Derby. Taiba overtook pacesetter Messier in the stretch. At Keeneland, Zandon rallied from the back of the field to overtake favorite Smile Happy

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies are bringing back retired first baseman Todd Helton to serve as a special assistant to general manager Bill Schmidt. Helton’s new role includes pitching in with some draft preparation and scouting but mostly focusing on assisting at the minor-league level. Helton spent 17