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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago White Sox right-hander Lance Lynn was pulled from his final spring training start Saturday night with right knee discomfort. He will be further evaluated Sunday. Lynn limped off the field after a pitch during the fourth inning. The 34-year-old had issues with the same knee late last season and went

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The Dallas Stars used four first-period goals to beat the San Jose Sharks 5-4, leapfrogging idle Vegas into the second Western Conference wild-card spot with 81 points. Vladislav Namestnikov, Jani Hakanpaa, Roope Hintz, Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelski scored for Dallas, which won its third

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Fafà Picault scored twice to lead the Houston Dynamo over Inter Miami 3-1. The Dynamo improved to 2-1-2 with the victory and Miami fell to 0-4-1.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago White Sox right-hander Lance Lynn was pulled from his final spring training start Saturday night with right knee discomfort. Lynn limped off the field after a pitch during the fourth inning. The 34-year-old had issues with the same knee last season and went on the injured list for 10 days.

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Caleb Love and North Carolina proved they could play their outside-shooting finesse style better than Duke could play bully ball. And that helped the Tar Heels claim a titanic third battle this year in the Final Four — their first meeting ever in the NCAA

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles and slugger Trey Mancini have agreed on a $7.75 million, one-year deal to avoid arbitration that includes a $10 million mutual option for the 2023 season. Mancini missed all of 2020 after being diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer that March. He returned in 2021 and batted .255

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 36 points, including nine points in the final minute, and the streaking Atlanta Hawks overcame Kevin Durant’s career-high 55 points to hold off the Brooklyn Nets 122-115 for their fifth consecutive win. Atlanta moved into eighth place in the Eastern Conference. Brooklyn and

By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 36 points and the Golden State Warriors erased a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Utah Jazz 111-107. Jordan Poole added 31 and Andrew Wiggins had 17 as the Warriors snapped a four-game losing streak and clinched a playoff spot. The Warriors have

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Brent Kallman scored the game-winning own goal in the Seattle Sounders’ 2-1 win over Minnesota United. The Sounders are now 2-2-1 with the victory and United dropped to 2-1-2.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cade Cowell scored the tying goal for the San Jose Earthquakes in a 2-2 draw against Austin. The Earthquakes are now 0-3-2 and Austin is 2-1-2.

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 22 points, Kyle Lowry and Tyler Herro added 19 apiece, and the Eastern Conference-leading Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 127-109. Bam Adebayo scored 16, and the hot-shooting Heat reached the 50-win mark for the first time since the 2013-14 season. Miami also

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ilie Sanchez scored the deciding goal in a 4-2 win for Los Angeles FC over Orlando City. LAFC is now 4-0-1 after the victory and Orlando fell to 2-2-2.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Matt Polster scored an all-important own goal while Carlos Miguel stopped the five shots he faced as the New York Red Bulls earned a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution. The Red Bulls are now 3-1-1 with the victory and the Revolution dropped to 1-3-1.

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Julian Carranza put the Philadelphia Union ahead for good in a 2-0 win over Charlotte. The Union moved to 4-0-1 with the victory and Charlotte dropped to 2-4-0.

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nick Suzuki scored in the shootout, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4. Suzuki beat Brian Elliott on a nifty backhander in the third round as Montreal won for the fourth time in 13 games (4-5-4). Cole Caufield, Corey Schueneman, Josh Anderson and