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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians will play the opener of a three-game series without their managers Friday night. Detroit’s A.J. Hinch is out because he isn’t feeling well but tested negative for COVID-19. Bench coach George Lombard will manage the team. Terry Francona will miss the game for Cleveland because

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Angell, the celebrated baseball writer and reigning man of letters who during an unfaltering 70-plus years helped define The New Yorker’s urbane wit and style through his essays, humor pieces and editing, has died. He was 101. Angell died Friday of heart failure, according

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds activated Canadian slugger Joey Votto off the injured list before Friday’s game in Toronto against the Blue Jays. Votto grew up in Toronto but has played only nine games at Rogers Centre. Also Friday, the Reds put left-hander Ross Detwiler on the bereavement list

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics got outworked by the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals but returned the favor in Game 2. A big factor for the Celtics was having Marcus Smart back. The Defensive Player of the Year brought his signature energy in

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Finland got back to winning ways at the world ice hockey championship when it beat Britain 6-0. Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia was among six different players to score for host Finland. Jussi Olkinuora faced 10 shots for the shutout as the Finns rained 42 shots on the British net. The

NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees game has been postponed due to a forecast of inclement weather. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader Sunday. The Yankees announced the postponement about 3 1/2 hours before the scheduled first pitch. The doubleheader Sunday will begin at 3:05

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Justin Thomas is playing his best golf in the strongest wind. Thomas has set a daunting target in the PGA Championship. He shot another 67 at Southern Hills. That put him one shot ahead of Rory McIlroy, who plays in the afternoon. Conditions were strong

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer The St. Louis Blues made all the right moves against Colorado to tie the second-round series at a game apiece. The Blues shuffled their lines to generate more offense and clogged up the middle to frustrate Colorado’s fast flyers. It’s now Colorado’s move as the series shifts to St.

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson’s week included meeting with NFL investigators and golf in the Bahamas with his new Browns teammates. Next week he’ll be back on the field, and under more public scrutiny. Some of the women who have accused Cleveland’s quarterback of sexual misconduct during massage therapy

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 Conference suffered a 36% decrease in revenue for the 2020-21 fiscal year due in large part to pandemic-related cancellations in football and basketball. The conference announced Friday that it had total revenues of $344 million and distributions to member schools of $238 million. The $19.8 million payouts per school

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — The women’s and men’s professional tennis tours say they will not award ranking points for Wimbledon this year because of the All England Club’s ban on players from Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine. The WTA and ATP announced their decisions two days before

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Jacksonville State offensive coordinator Calvin Magee has died. He was 59. The school said the longtime college football coach died on Friday but didn’t release the cause of death. New Jacksonville State coach Rich Rodriguez hired Magee in December, the fourth school where they have worked together.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni included striker Paulo Dybala in his squad on Friday for his team’s friendly against Italy on June 1st, but left recovering Leandro Paredes out. The match will take place at Wembley Stadium in London. Dybala was a doubt among Argentina’s strikers as he leaves Juventus at

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Rick Bowness will not return as the coach of the Dallas Stars. He had been their head coach for nearly three seasons, leading them to the 2020 Stanley Cup Final and the playoffs again this season. Bowness was not under contract past this season. The 67-year-old coach says he

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Storm have announced plans to build a practice facility and training center for the franchise that would house the team’s basketball and business operations. The facility will sit on a 50,000-square-foot parcel and include two practice courts along with locker rooms, a lounge and a nutrition center for players, and